2000–01 National Professional Soccer League season
| Season | 2000–01 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Milwaukee Wave (3rd title) |
| Matches played | 205 |
| Average attendance | 4,888 |
final season → | |
Statistics of National Professional Soccer League in season 2000–01. This was the final season of NPSL.
League standings
GP W L PCT GB GF GA Home Road
American Conference
Harrisburg Heat 40 24 16 .600 --- 556 552 15-5 9-11
Buffalo Blizzard 40 22 18 .550 2.0 513 484 15-5 7-13
Baltimore Blast 40 22 18 .550 2.0 591 529 12-8 10-10
Philadelphia Kixx 40 22 18 .550 2.0 542 449 14-6 8-12
Cleveland Crunch 40 18 22 .450 6.0 542 617 13-7 5-15
National Conference Milwaukee Wave 40 24 16 .600 --- 544 452 15-5 9-11 Toronto Thunderhawks 40 21 19 .525 3.0 574 556 14-6 7-13 Wichita Wings 39 18 21 .462 5.5 516 533 11-9 7-12 Kansas City Attack 40 14 26 .350 10.0 526 637 7-13 7-13 Detroit Rockers 40 13 27 .325 11.0 469 579 7-13 6-14 Edmonton Drillers 9 6 3 .667 --- 135 120 3-1 3-2
Conference. Semifinals: Philadelphia defeated Harrisburg 21-19 (OT), 14-19.
Baltimore defeated Buffalo 9-8, 18-13.
Milwaukee defeated Kansas City 22-7, 2-12, 22-17.
Toronto defeated Wichita 14-8, 7-17, 16-12.
Conference Finals: Philadelphia defeated Baltimore 19-23, 12-8, 16-15.
Milwaukee defeated Toronto 18-14, 24-17.
CHAMPIONSHIP: Milwaukee defeated Philadelphia 16-12, 9-8, 10-8.
Scoring leaders
GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hector Marinaro | Cleveland Crunch | 34 | 63 | 41 | 161 |
| Gino Diflorio | Harrisburg Heat | 35 | 51 | 48 | 142 |
| Dino Delevski | Wichita Wings | 39 | 57 | 15 | 139 |
| Denison Cabral | Baltimore Blast | 35 | 69 | 15 | 134 |
| Joe Reiniger | Milwaukee Wave | 29 | 51 | 30 | 134 |
| David Bascome | Harrisburg Heat | 40 | 53 | 25 | 128 |
| Domenic Mobolio | Detroit Rockers | 39 | 59 | 20 | 124 |
| Clovis Simas | Kansas City Attack | 37 | 56 | 26 | 120 |
| Bernie Lilavois | Harrisburg Heat | 39 | 44 | 36 | 119 |
| Doug Miller | Buffalo Blizzard | 35 | 47 | 27 | 118 |
League Awards
Most Valuable Player: Gino Diflorio, Harrisburg
Defender of the Year: Omid Namazi, Philadelphia
Rookie of the Year: Nino DaSilva, Kansas City
Goalkeeper of the Year: Victor Nogueira, Milwaukee & Pete Pappas, Philadelphia
Coach of the Year: Richard Chinapoo, Harrisburg
Finals MVP: Joe Reiniger, Milwaukee
All-NPSL Teams
| First Team | Position | Second Team | Third Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Nogueira, Milwaukee | G | Pete Pappas, Philadelphia | Doug Petras, Harrisburg |
| Glenn Carbonara, Milwaukee | D | Wes Wade, Kansas City | Jason Dieter, Baltimore |
| Omid Namazi, Philadelphia | D | Droo Callahan, Detroit | John Ball, Cleveland |
| Gino Diflorio, Harrisburg | M | Joe Reiniger, Milwaukee | Mauro Biello, Toronto |
| Hector Marinaro, Cleveland | F | Denison Cabral, Baltimore | Domenic Mobolio, Detroit |
| David Bascome, Harrisburg | F | Dino Delevski, Wichita | Bernie Lilavois, Harrisburg |
All-Rookie Team
| Player | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Nino DaSilva | F | Kansas City |
| Gabe Gervais | F | Toronto |
| Greg Howes | M | Milwaukee |
| Alex Zotinca | D | Kansas City |
| Chris Morman | D | Harrisburg |
| Theo Zagar | GK | Toronto |