1992–93 National Professional Soccer League season
{{use mdy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = National Professional Soccer League
| logo =
| season = 1992–93
| winners = Kansas City Attack
| league topscorer = Hector Marinaro (100)
| single game topscorer =
| biggest home win =
| biggest away win =
| matches = 260
| total goals =
| longest wins =
| longest unbeaten =
| longest losses =
| highest attendance = 16,410 Milwaukee – St. Louis (March 20)
| lowest attendance =
| average attendance = 5,123
| prevseason = 1991–92
| nextseason = 1993–94
}}
The 1992–93 National Professional Soccer League season was the ninth season for the league. Also this was the first year for the NPSL being the top level of professional indoor soccer.
League Standings
=American Division=
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL
|for_against_style=points
|ranking_style=percentage
|show_GB=yes |GB_team=1
|team1=BAL|team2=CLE|team3=BUF|team4=HAR|team5=DAY|team6=DET|team7=CTN
|win_BAL=27 |loss_BAL=13|gf_BAL=582 |ga_BAL=488 |name_BAL=Baltimore Spirit
|win_CLE=25 |loss_CLE=15|gf_CLE=702 |ga_CLE=563 |name_CLE=Cleveland Crunch
|win_BUF=23 |loss_BUF=17|gf_BUF=570 |ga_BUF=503 |name_BUF=Buffalo Blizzard
|win_HAR=22 |loss_HAR=18|gf_HAR=597 |ga_HAR=556 |name_HAR=Harrisburg Heat
|win_DAY=20 |loss_DAY=20|gf_DAY=562 |ga_DAY=584 |name_DAY=Dayton Dynamo
|win_DET=16 |loss_DET=24|gf_DET=566 |ga_DET=666 |name_DET=Detroit Rockers
|win_CTN=13 |loss_CTN=27|gf_CTN=519 |ga_CTN=634 |name_CTN=Canton Invaders
|col_adv=green1 |result1=adv |result2=adv |result3=adv |result4=adv
|update=complete
|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/usadave/mislii.html RSSSF]
}}
=National Division=
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL
|for_against_style=points
|ranking_style=percentage
|show_GB=yes |GB_team=1
|team1=WIC|team2=KC |team3=CHI|team4=STL|team5=MIL|team6=DEN
|win_WIC=27 |loss_WIC=13|gf_WIC=587 |ga_WIC=435 |name_WIC=Wichita Wings
|win_KC= 26 |loss_KC =14|gf_KC= 657 |ga_KC= 555 |name_KC= Kansas City Attack
|win_CHI=22 |loss_CHI=18|gf_CHI=483 |ga_CHI=514 |name_CHI=Chicago Power
|win_STL=19 |loss_STL=21|gf_STL=582 |ga_STL=610 |name_STL=St. Louis Ambush
|win_MIL=17 |loss_MIL=23|gf_MIL=513 |ga_MIL=509 |name_MIL=Milwaukee Wave
|win_DEN= 3 |loss_DEN=37|gf_DEN=439 |ga_DEN=742 |name_DEN=Denver Thunder
|col_adv=green1 |result1=adv |result2=adv |result3=adv |result4=adv
|update=complete
|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/usadave/mislii.html RSSSF]
}}
Playoffs
{{#invoke: Team bracket | main
| rounds = 3
| sets = 3 / 3 / 5
| boldwinner = high
| RD1-group1 = American Division
| RD1-group2 = National Division
| RD1-seed1 = A1
| RD1-team1 = Baltimore Spirit
| RD1-score1-1= 3
| RD1-score1-2= 9
| RD1-score1-3= –
| RD1-seed2 = A4
| RD1-team2 = Harrisburg Heat
| RD1-score2-1= 16
| RD1-score2-2= 22
| RD1-score2-3= –
| RD1-seed3 = A2
| RD1-team3 = Cleveland Crunch
| RD1-score3-1= 13
| RD1-score3-2= 12
| RD1-score3-3= 13
| RD1-seed4 = A3
| RD1-team4 = Buffalo Blizzard
| RD1-score4-1= 20
| RD1-score4-2= 6
| RD1-score4-3= 6
| RD1-seed5 = N1
| RD1-team5 = Wichita Wings
| RD1-score5-1= 15
| RD1-score5-2= 16
| RD1-score5-3= –
| RD1-seed6 = N4
| RD1-team6 = St. Louis Ambush
| RD1-score6-1= 17
| RD1-score6-2= 18
| RD1-score6-3= –
| RD1-seed7 = N2
| RD1-team7 = Kansas City Attack
| RD1-score7-1= 9
| RD1-score7-2= 14
| RD1-score7-3= –
| RD1-seed8 = N3
| RD1-team8 = Chicago Power
| RD1-score8-1= 8
| RD1-score8-2= 10
| RD1-score8-3= –
| RD2-seed1 = A4
| RD2-team1 = Harrisburg Heat
| RD2-score1-1= 15
| RD2-score1-2= 20
| RD2-score1-3= 7
| RD2-seed2 = A2
| RD2-team2 = Cleveland Crunch
| RD2-score2-1= 16
| RD2-score2-2= 18
| RD2-score2-3= 16
| RD2-seed3 = N4
| RD2-team3 = St. Louis Ambush
| RD2-score3-1= 17
| RD2-score3-2= 15
| RD2-score3-3= 14
| RD2-seed4 = N2
| RD2-team4 = Kansas City Attack
| RD2-score4-1= 21
| RD2-score4-2= 4
| RD2-score4-3= 16
| RD3-seed1 = A2
| RD3-team1 = Cleveland Crunch
| RD3-score1-1= 6
| RD3-score1-2= 8
| RD3-score1-3= 17
| RD3-score1-4= 19
| RD3-score1-5= 7
| RD3-seed2 = N2
| RD3-team2 = Kansas City Attack
| RD3-score2-1= 18
| RD3-score2-2= 12
| RD3-score2-3= 12
| RD3-score2-4= 16
| RD3-score2-5= 19
}}
League Leaders
=Scoring=
class="wikitable" | |||
width=150 | Player
! width=100 | Team ! width=28 | {{abbr|GP|Games played}} ! width=28 | {{abbr|G|Goals}} ! width=28 | {{abbr|A|Assists}} ! width=28 | {{abbr|Pts|Points}} | |||
---|---|---|---|
align=center
| align=left|Hector Marinaro | align=left|Cleveland | 38 | 100 | 50 | 248 |
align=center
| align=left|Zoran Karić | align=left|Cleveland | 33 | 78 | 72 | 222 |
align=center
| align=left|Gino DiFlorio | align=left|Canton | 40 | 81 | 28 | 178 |
align=center
| align=left|Rudy Pikuzinski | align=left|Buffalo | 39 | 67 | 36 | 165 |
align=center
| align=left|Jon Parry | align=left|Kansas City | 40 | 66 | 27 | 161 |
align=center
| align=left|Franklin McIntosh | align=left|Harrisburg | 40 | 56 | 51 | 157 |
align=center
| align=left|Sean Bowers | align=left|Detroit | 40 | 59 | 39 | 156 |
align=center
| align=left|Brian Haynes | align=left|Kansas City | 40 | 57 | 27 | 144 |
align=center
| align=left|Goran Hunjak | align=left|Baltimore | 39 | 53 | 46 | 141 |
align=center
| align=left|Kia | align=left|Canton | 35 | 62 | 32 | 136 |
=Goalkeeping=
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||
width=150 | Player
! width=100 | Team ! width=36 | {{abbr|Min|Minutes played, minimum 1410}} ! width=28 | {{abbr|PA|Points against}} ! width=36 | {{abbr|PAA|Points against average}} ! width=28 | {{abbr|W|Won}} ! width=28 | {{abbr|L|Lost}} | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
align=center
| align=left|Kris Peat | align=left|Wichita | 1772 | 306 | 10.36 | 22 | 8 |
align=center
| align=left|Cris Vaccaro | align=left|Baltimore | 1994 | 373 | 11.22 | 23 | 11 |
align=center
| align=left|Victor Nogueira | align=left|Milwaukee | 1692 | 322 | 11.42 | 15 | 15 |
align=center
| align=left|Jamie Swanner | align=left|Buffalo | 2293 | 469 | 12.27 | 22 | 16 |
align=center
| align=left|Otto Orf | align=left|Cleveland | 2032 | 426 | 12.58 | 25 | 9 |
align=center
| align=left|Carlos Pena | align=left|Dayton | 2157 | 493 | 13.71 | 20 | 16 |
align=center
| align=left|Jeff Robben | align=left|St. Louis | 1642 | 390 | 14.25 | 12 | 16 |
align=center
| align=left|Frank Arlasky | align=left|Canton | 1466 | 384 | 15.71 | 9 | 14 |
align=center
| align=left|Bryan Finnerty | align=left|Detroit | 2336 | 617 | 15.85 | 14 | 23 |
League awards
- Most Valuable Player: Hector Marinaro, Cleveland
- Defender of the Year: Kim Røntved, Wichita
- Rookie of the Year: Brett Phillips, Harrisburg
- Goalkeeper of the Year: Cris Vaccaro, Baltimore
- Coach of the Year: Zoran Savic, Kansas City
All-NPSL Teams
class="wikitable" |
width=190 | First Team
! width=28 | {{abbr|Pos|Position}} ! width=190 | Second Team ! width=190 | Third Team |
---|
Cris Vaccaro, Baltimore
| align=center | G | Kris Peat, Wichita | Jamie Swanner, Buffalo |
Kim Røntved, Wichita Sean Bowers, Detroit | align=center | D | Terry Woodberry, Wichita | Daryl Doran, St. Louis |
Hector Marinaro, Cleveland Zoran Karić, Cleveland Rudy Pikuzinski, Buffalo | align=center | F | Pato Margetic, Chicago | Franklin McIntosh, Harrisburg |
All-Rookie Teams
class="wikitable" |
width=190 | First Team
! width=28 | {{abbr|Pos|Position}} ! width=190 | Second Team |
---|
Brett Phillips, Harrisburg
| align=center|G | Nat Gonzalez, Wichita |
Jason Dieter, Baltimore Denis Hamlett, Harrisburg Eric Dade, Baltimore | align=center|D | Brian Enge, Wichita |
Eric Eichmann, Wichita Barry Stitz, Baltimore Andy Crawford, Denver | align=center|F | Scott Gaither, Detroit |
External links
- [https://www.rsssf.org/usadave/mislii.html Major Indoor Soccer League II (RSSSF)]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130713140224/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1993.html#NPSL 1993 in American Soccer]
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