1997–98 National Professional Soccer League season explained

Competition:National Professional Soccer League
Season:1997–98
Winners:Milwaukee Wave
League Topscorer:Hector Marinaro (87)
Matches:260
Highest Attendance:18,197
Philadelphia at Milwaukee
(March 13)
Average Attendance:6,369
Nextseason:1998–99

The 1997–98 National Professional Soccer League season was the fourteenth season for the league. Also marks the twentieth season of professional Division 1 indoor soccer.

League standings

American Conference

Central Division

National Conference

Midwest Division

Scoring leaders

GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points

PlayerTeamGPGAPts
align=left Hector Marinaroalign=left Cleveland 36 87 43 212
align=left Zoran Karićalign=left Cleveland 35 62 91 206
align=left Gino DiFlorioalign=left Cincinnati 40 67 48 177
align=left Joe Reinigeralign=left St. Louis 39 61 39 164
align=left Bernie Lilavoisalign=left Cincinnati 40 66 24 150
align=left Bojan Vučkovićalign=left Baltimore 32 60 38 148
align=left Michael Kingalign=left Milwaukee 40 52 35 139
align=left Rudy Pikuzinskialign=left Buffalo 38 53 38 139
align=left Kevin Sloanalign=left Philadelphia 36 57 23 131
align=left Franklin McIntoshalign=left St. Louis 34 38 55 127

League awards

All-NPSL Teams

First Team   Position   Second Team Third Team
Victor Nogueira, Milwaukeealign=center GScott Hileman, EdmontonPete Pappas, Philadelphia
Daryl Doran, St. Louisalign=center DWes Wade, Kansas CityRichard Chinapoo, Harrisburg
Matt Knowles, Philadelphiaalign=center DOmid Namazi, PhiladelphiaRandy Prescott, DetroitTodd Rattee, Edmonton
Zoran Karić, Clevelandalign=center MGino DiFlorio, CincinnatiKevin Sloan, Philadelphia
Hector Marinaro, Clevelandalign=center FMichael King, MilwaukeeBojan Vučković, Baltimore
Joe Reiniger, St Louisalign=center FErik Rasmussen, WichitaRudy Pikuzinski, Buffalo

All-NPSL Rookie Teams

First Team   Position   Second Team
Kevin Zimmerman, Kansas Cityalign=center GPaul Shepherd, Edmonton
Kyle Swords, Harrisburgalign=center DBo Simic, Cleveland
Chris Jahr, Milwaukeealign=center DO'Neil Brown, Edmonton
Garret Kusch, Wichitaalign=center MKyle Bosch, Edmonton
Shawn Beyer, Kansas Cityalign=center FMatt Tirschman, Baltimore
Travis Roy, Detroitalign=center FShawn Boney, Cleveland

References

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