1984–85 American Indoor Soccer Association season

American Indoor Soccer Association
Season1984–85
ChampionsCanton Invaders
Matches played120
Goals scored1,408 (11.73 per match)
Top goalscorerLesh Shkreli (59)

The 1984–85 American Indoor Soccer Association season was the inaugural season of the AISA. The league began with six teams, all based in the Midwest. Canton won the regular season by five games. Lesh Shkreli of Columbus ran away with the scoring title, and also won the MVP vote. Canton coach Klaas de Boer took home Coach of the Year honors. Louisville upset Columbus with a semifinals-sweep, and faced Canton in the finals. In the championship round, the Invaders handled the Thunder in four games.[1]

League Standings

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PCT GB
1 Canton Invaders 40 31 9 263 187 +76 .775 —
2 Columbus Capitals 40 26 14 305 261 +44 .650 5
3 Louisville Thunder 40 21 19 225 202 +23 .525 10
4 Kalamazoo Kangaroos 40 15 25 208 243 −35 .375 16
5 Chicago Vultures 40 14 26 194 267 −73 .350 17
6 Milwaukee Wave 40 13 27 213 248 −35 .325 18
Source: RSSSF

Playoffs

Semifinals Finals
              
1 Canton Invaders 11 14 9 – –
4 Kalamazoo Kangaroos 10 12 2 – –
1 Canton Invaders 9 8 4 3 –
3 Louisville Thunder 6 7 11 1 –
2 Columbus Capitals 5 3 6 5 –
3 Louisville Thunder 6 7 4 6 –

League Leaders

Scoring

Player Team GP G A Pts
Lesh Shkreli Columbus 40 59 44 103
Neil Ridgeway Kalamazoo 40 48 28 76
Kia Zolgharnain Canton 40 49 25 74
Salvador Valencia Chicago 37 44 26 70
Peter Knezic Milwaukee 40 24 46 70
Jim Gabarra Louisville 33 44 23 67
Mike Fall Louisville 38 29 37 66
Art Kramer Canton 38 39 24 63
Tim Sedlacek Milwaukee 39 41 21 62
Tony Johnson Columbus 38 35 25 60

Goalkeeping

Player Team GP Min SA SV GA GAA W L
Mike Barbarick Canton 28 1588 1359 491 114 4.27 20 7
Rick Schweizer Louisville 37 2155 1902 806 177 4.93 19 18
Bill Naumovski Canton 15 810 710 279 73 5.40 11 2
Bernie Watt Kalamazoo 20 1186 985 427 109 5.51 7 12
Sepp Gantenhammer Columbus 12 664 595 193 65 5.87 10 0

League awards

All-AISA Teams

First Team Pos Second Team
Rick Schweizer, Louisville G Mike Barbarick, Canton
Tom Alioto, Milwaukee D Mike Noonan, Louisville
Oscar Pisano, Canton D Keith Tozer, Louisville
Peter Knezic, Milwaukee M Neil Ridgway, Kalamazoo
Lesh Shkreli, Columbus F Jim Gabarra, Louisville
Kia Zolgharnain, Canton F Art Kramer, Canton

References

  1. ^ Nold, Bob (April 29, 1985). "Invaders quell roar of Thunder". Akron Beacon Journal. p. D1. Retrieved June 20, 2017.