| Competition: | Major Indoor Soccer League |
| Season: | 2011–12 |
| Winners: | Milwaukee Wave (6th title) |
| League Topscorer: | Geison (Missouri, 37) |
| Longest Wins: | Milwaukee Wave, 8 wins November 13th, 2011 – December 27th, 2011[1] |
| Longest Losses: | Norfolk SharX, 9 losses November 11th, 2011 – December 22nd, 2011 |
| Highest Attendance: | 9,644 Milwaukee at Baltimore February 18th, 2012[2] |
| Lowest Attendance: | 837 Rochester at Norfolk December 1st, 2011[3] |
| Average Attendance: | 4,009 |
| Prevseason: | 2010–11 |
| Nextseason: | 2012–13 |
The 2011–12 Major Indoor Soccer League season was the third under the MISL banner and fourth season overall. It was also the 34th season of professional Division 1 indoor soccer. The Milwaukee Wave won their sixth title in franchise history and second MISL title in a row.
In May 2011, the United Soccer Leagues announced it had entered into an agreement with the MISL to operate the indoor league. In September, the Chicago Kick announced that they were unable to secure an arena in time to begin play for 2011–12 but planned to join the MISL in 2012–13.
Besides the aborted team in Chicago, other franchises were added in Syracuse, Norfolk, Rochester, and Wichita. Of the four, the reborn Rochester Lancers were the most successful, finishing second in league attendance[4] and qualifying for the league playoffs.
| Team | City/area | Arena | Joined | Head coach | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk SharX | Norfolk, Virginia | Norfolk Scope | 2011 | Jon Hall[5] | |
| Rochester Lancers | Rochester, New York | Blue Cross Arena | 2011 |  Bill Andracki[6] | |
| Syracuse Silver Knights | Syracuse, New York | War Memorial at Oncenter | 2011 | Tommy Tanner[7] | |
| Wichita Wings | Park City, Kansas (Wichita area) | 2011 | LeBaron Hollimon[8] |
| Team | City/area | Arena | Founded | Joined MISL | Left MISL | New league | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Riot | Chicago | Odeum Expo Center | 2010 | 2010 | 2011 | Folded | |
| Omaha Vipers[9] | Omaha, Nebraska | Omaha Civic Auditorium | 2010 | 2010 | 2011 | Folded after joining the PASL-Pro |
| Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore Blast | 24 | 18 | 6 | .750 | 344 | 238 | – | 9-3 | 9-3 | |
| 2 | Rochester Lancers | 24 | 11 | 13 | .458 | 325 | 321 | 7 | 6-6 | 5-7 | |
| 3 | Syracuse Silver Knights | 24 | 9 | 15 | .375 | 330 | 370 | 9 | 5-7 | 4-8 | |
| 4 | Norfolk SharX | 24 | 5 | 19 | .208 | 222 | 434 | 13 | 4-8 | 1-11 | |
| Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milwaukee Wave | 24 | 18 | 6 | .750 | 356 | 264 | – | 10-2 | 8-4 | |
| 2 | Missouri Comets | 24 | 15 | 9 | .625 | 340 | 258 | 3 | 8-4 | 7-5 | |
| 3 | Wichita Wings | 24 | 8 | 16 | .333 | 262 | 294 | 10 | 6-6 | 2-10 | |
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Games | 2pt goals | 3pt goals | Assists | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Geison | Missouri Comets | 24 | 33 | 4 | 12 | 90 | |
| 2 | Mauricio Salles | Rochester Lancers | 24 | 22 | 8 | 13 | 81 | |
| 3 |  Byron Alvarez | Missouri Comets | 23 | 27 | 1 | 21 | 78 | |
| 4 | Max Ferdinand | Baltimore Blast | 24 | 22 | 1 | 25 | 72 | |
| 5 |  Machel Millwood | Baltimore Blast | 24 | 23 | 3 | 16 | 71 | |
| 6 | Doug Miller | Rochester Lancers | 23 | 23 | 2 | 14 | 66 | |
| 7 |  Slaviša Ubiparipović | Syracuse Silver Knights | 24 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 61 | |
| Greg Howes | Milwaukee Wave | 22 | 21 | 0 | 19 | 61 | ||
| 9 | Jamar Beasley | Wichita Wings | 24 | 21 | 1 | 14 | 59 | |
| 10 |  Vahid Assadpour | Missouri Comets | 21 | 17 | 2 | 16 | 56 |
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Games | 2pt goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geison | Missouri Comets | 24 | 33 |
| 2 | Byron Alvarez | Missouri Comets | 23 | 27 |
| 3 | Machel Millwood | Baltimore Blast | 23 | 23 |
| Doug Miller | Rochester Lancers | 23 | 23 | |
| 5 | Mauricio Salles | Rochester Lancers | 24 | 22 |
| Max Ferdinand | Baltimore Blast | 24 | 22 | |
| 7 | Jamar Beasley | Wichita Wings | 24 | 21 |
| Greg Howes | Milwaukee Wave | 22 | 21 | |
| 9 | Slaviša Ubiparipović | Syracuse Silver Knights | 24 | 19 |
| Jeff Hughes | Syracuse Silver Knights | 24 | 19 |
Both rounds of the playoffs were in a home and home format. The higher seed had the option to choose whether to host the first or second game. A mini-game would be held immediately after Game 2 if the series was tied at one win apiece. Baltimore had the top seed, due to their 2–1 season series win over Milwaukee.[11] [12]
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| Award | Name | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MVP | Geison | Missouri Comets | |
| Coach of the Year | Keith Tozer | Milwaukee Wave | |
| Rookie of the Year | Slaviša Ubiparipović | Syracuse Silver Knights | |
| Defender of the Year | Mike Lookingland | Baltimore Blast | |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Sagu | Baltimore Blast | |
| Championship MVP | Marcio Leite | Milwaukee Wave |
| Name | Position | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Lookingland | D | Baltimore Blast | |
| Nelson Santana | D | Syracuse Silver Knights | |
| Geison | M | Missouri Comets | |
| Max Ferdinand | M | Baltimore Blast | |
| Mauricio Salles | F | Rochester Lancers | |
| Sagu | GK | Baltimore Blast |
| Name | Position | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Gibson | D | Missouri Comets | |
| Joe Hammes | D | Milwaukee Wave | |
| Marcio Leite | M | Milwaukee Wave | |
| Byron Alvarez | F | Missouri Comets | |
| Machel Millwood | F | Baltimore Blast | |
| Danny Waltman | GK | Missouri Comets |
| Name | Position | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen DeRoux | D | Baltimore Blast | |
| Gerson Dos Santos | D | Norfolk SharX | |
| Kevin Ten Eyck | M | Wichita Wings | |
| Slaviša Ubiparipović | F | Syracuse Silver Knights | |
| Nicolas Perera | F | Milwaukee Wave | |
| Eric Reed | GK | Syracuse Silver Knights |