1989–90 American Indoor Soccer Association season

American Indoor Soccer Association
Season1989–90
ChampionsCanton Invaders
5th title
Matches played160
Goals scored1,627 (10.17 per match)
Top goalscorerDan O'Keefe (62)

The 1989–90 American Indoor Soccer Association season was the sixth season for the league. Before the season, Atlanta was added, Ft. Wayne changed their name to Indiana, and Memphis changed their nickname to the Rogues. After the season, Indiana moved to Albany, New York. Because of mounting debt, on June 23, 1990, the AISA expelled Memphis from the league and repudiated its line of credit.[1] After the season, the league also changed its name to the National Professional Soccer League.

League Standings

American Division

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT GB
1 Canton Invaders 40 36 4 544 321 +223 .900 —
2 Atlanta Attack 40 23 17 438 389 +49 .575 13
3 Hershey Impact 40 19 21 397 384 +13 .475 17
4 Memphis Rogues 40 6 34 268 484 −216 .150 30
Source: RSSSF

National Division

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT GB
1 Dayton Dynamo 40 21 19 388 356 +32 .525 —
2 Milwaukee Wave 40 21 19 373 353 +20 .525 —
3 Chicago Power 40 20 20 377 388 −11 .500 1
4 Indiana Kick 40 14 26 373 483 −110 .350 7
Source: RSSSF

All-Star Game

The Soviet Red Army team defeated the AISA All-Stars 10–8 in overtime on Oleg Sergeyev's goal 1:54 into the extra session. With one goal and two assists, Drago of the Hershey Impact was voted the MVP of the match by the attending media.[2]

AISA All-Star roster

Starters Pos Reserves
Jamie Swanner, Canton G Jay McCutcheon, Chicago
Bret Hall, Chicago
Tim Tyma, Milwaukee 		D Oscar Pisano, Canton
Vince Beck, Memphis
Bob DiNunzio, Canton
Denzil Antonio, Canton
Mike Richardson, Chicago
Peter Hattrup, Atlanta
Drago, Hershey
Dan O'Keefe, Indiana 		M/F George Pastor, Milwaukee
Tony Bono, Dayton
Marcelo Carrera, Canton
Franklin McIntosh, Atlanta

Match report

Soviet Red Army10–8 (OT)AISA All-Stars
 report
Attendance: 11,561

Playoffs

First Round Semifinals Finals
1 Canton Invaders 10 12 –
4 Milwaukee Wave 8 8 – 4 Milwaukee Wave 4 4 –
5 Chicago Power 6 6 – 1 Canton Invaders 14 7 21 13 –
2 Dayton Dynamo 2 8 8 11 –
2 Dayton Dynamo 2 8 13
3 Atlanta Attack 13 13 – 3 Atlanta Attack 15 6 6
6 Hershey Impact 10 9 –

League Leaders

Scoring

Player Team GP G A Pts
Drago Atlanta/Hershey 41 57 67 167
Rudy Pikuzinski Canton 36 51 38 140
Peter Hattrup Atlanta 40 48 43 135
Dan O'Keefe Indiana 40 62 17 125
George Pastor Milwaukee 39 51 29 119
Steve Frick Canton 37 50 18 109
Nilton Batata Chicago 37 32 41 104
Art Kramer Milwaukee 40 41 27 101
Franklin McIntosh Hershey/Atlanta 35 38 35 98
Tony Bono Dayton 39 29 32 93

Goalkeeping

Player Team Min PA PAA W L
Jamie Swanner Canton 2134 273 7.67 32 4
Pat Harrington Dayton 980 131 8.00 10 6
Yaro Dachniwsky Atlanta 1526 206 8.10 16 10

League awards

All-AISA Teams

First Team Pos Second Team
Jamie Swanner, Canton G Carlos Pena, Dayton
Tim Tyma, Milwaukee D Bobby DiNunzio, Canton
Bret Hall, Chicago D Oscar Pisano, Canton
Peter Hattrup, Atlanta M/F Tony Bono, Dayton
Drago, Hershey M/F Dan O'Keefe, Indiana
Rudy Pikuzinski, Canton M/F Marcelo Carrera, Canton

References

  1. ^ ARENA EYEING OPTIONS The Commercial Appeal – Wednesday, June 27, 1990
  2. ^ Halls, Bill (January 21, 1990). "Soviets beat AISA stars on OT". The Detroit News. p. 2D. Retrieved June 7, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "All-stars add Canton's DiNunzio". Akron Beacon Journal. January 19, 1990. p. D5. Retrieved June 20, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Walton, Scott (January 19, 1990). "Soccer All-stars game previews Detroit team". Detroit Free Press. p. 8D. Retrieved June 20, 2017 – via newspapers.com.