1994–95 National Professional Soccer League season
{{use mdy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = National Professional Soccer League
| logo =
| season = 1994–95
| winners = St. Louis Ambush
| league topscorer = Hector Marinaro (99)
| single game topscorer =
| biggest home win =
| biggest away win =
| matches = 240
| total goals =
| longest wins =
| longest unbeaten =
| longest losses =
| highest attendance = 14,738 Buffalo – St. Louis (March 10)
| lowest attendance =
| average attendance = 5,333
| prevseason = 1993–94
| nextseason = 1995–96
}}
The 1994–95 National Professional Soccer League season was the eleventh season for the league.
League standings
=American Division=
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL
|for_against_style=points
|ranking_style=percentage
|show_GB=yes |GB_team=1
|team1=CLE|team2=HAR|team3=BAL|team4=BUF|team5=DAY|team6=CTN
|win_CLE=30 |loss_CLE=10|gf_CLE=742 |ga_CLE=524 |name_CLE=Cleveland Crunch
|win_HAR=23 |loss_HAR=17|gf_HAR=594 |ga_HAR=526 |name_HAR=Harrisburg Heat
|win_BAL=23 |loss_BAL=17|gf_BAL=615 |ga_BAL=572 |name_BAL=Baltimore Spirit
|win_BUF=20 |loss_BUF=20|gf_BUF=579 |ga_BUF=552 |name_BUF=Buffalo Blizzard
|win_DAY=15 |loss_DAY=25|gf_DAY=548 |ga_DAY=671 |name_DAY=Dayton Dynamo
|win_CTN= 6 |loss_CTN=34|gf_CTN=443 |ga_CTN=752 |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=STL|team2=KC |team3=MIL|team4=DET|team5=WIC|team6=CHI
|win_STL=30 |loss_STL=10|gf_STL=711 |ga_STL=465 |name_STL=St. Louis Ambush
|win_KC= 29 |loss_KC =11|gf_KC= 641 |ga_KC= 460 |name_KC= Kansas City Attack
|win_MIL=23 |loss_MIL=17|gf_MIL=535 |ga_MIL=459 |name_MIL=Milwaukee Wave
|win_DET=18 |loss_DET=22|gf_DET=508 |ga_DET=546 |name_DET=Detroit Rockers
|win_WIC=17 |loss_WIC=23|gf_WIC=480 |ga_WIC=583 |name_WIC=Wichita Wings
|win_CHI= 6 |loss_CHI=34|gf_CHI=420 |ga_CHI=706 |name_CHI=Chicago Power
|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 / 5 / 7
| boldwinner = high
| RD1 = First Round
| RD2 = Second Round
| RD1-group1 = American Division
| RD1-group2 = National Division
| RD1-seed1 = A1
| RD1-team1 = Cleveland Crunch
| RD1-score1-1= 22
| RD1-score1-2= 19
| RD1-score1-3= 19
| RD1-seed2 = A4
| RD1-team2 = Buffalo Blizzard
| RD1-score2-1= 10
| RD1-score2-2= 21
| RD1-score2-3= 15
| RD1-seed3 = A2
| RD1-team3 = Harrisburg Heat
| RD1-score3-1= 17
| RD1-score3-2= 15
| RD1-score3-3= 14
| RD1-seed4 = A3
| RD1-team4 = Baltimore Spirit
| RD1-score4-1= 4
| RD1-score4-2= 17
| RD1-score4-3= 6
| RD1-seed5 = N1
| RD1-team5 = St. Louis Ambush
| RD1-score5-1= 15
| RD1-score5-2= 16
| RD1-score5-3= –
| RD1-seed6 = N4
| RD1-team6 = Detroit Rockers
| RD1-score6-1= 12
| RD1-score6-2= 10
| RD1-score6-3= –
| RD1-seed7 = N2
| RD1-team7 = Kansas City Attack
| RD1-score7-1= 10
| RD1-score7-2= 20
| RD1-score7-3= 16
| RD1-seed8 = N3
| RD1-team8 = Milwaukee Wave
| RD1-score8-1= 12
| RD1-score8-2= 9
| RD1-score8-3= 9
| RD2-seed1 = A1
| RD2-team1 = Cleveland Crunch
| RD2-score1-1= 7
| RD2-score1-2= 18
| RD2-score1-3= 12
| RD2-score1-4= –
| RD2-score1-5= –
| RD2-seed2 = A2
| RD2-team2 = Harrisburg Heat
| RD2-score2-1= 17
| RD2-score2-2= 24
| RD2-score2-3= 16
| RD2-score2-4= –
| RD2-score2-5= –
| RD2-seed3 = N1
| RD2-team3 = St. Louis Ambush
| RD2-score3-1= 40
| RD2-score3-2= 18
| RD2-score3-3= 21
| RD2-score3-4= 11
| RD2-score3-5= 25
| RD2-seed4 = N2
| RD2-team4 = Kansas City Attack
| RD2-score4-1= 22
| RD2-score4-2= 22
| RD2-score4-3= 6
| RD2-score4-4= 12
| RD2-score4-5= 14
| RD3-seed1 = A2
| RD3-team1 = Harrisburg Heat
| RD3-score1-1= 9
| RD3-score1-2= 8
| RD3-score1-3= 7
| RD3-score1-4= 11
| RD3-score1-5= –
| RD3-score1-6= –
| RD3-score1-7= –
| RD3-seed2 = N1
| RD3-team2 = St. Louis Ambush
| RD3-score2-1= 19
| RD3-score2-2= 18
| RD3-score2-3= 12
| RD3-score2-4= 14
| RD3-score2-5= –
| RD3-score2-6= –
| RD3-score2-7= –
}}
Scoring leaders
GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points
class="wikitable" | ||||
width="30%" | Player
! width="18%" | Team ! width="7.5%" | GP ! width="7.5%" | G ! width="7.5%" | A ! width="7.5%" | Pts | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
align=center
| align=left | Hector Marinaro | align=left | Cleveland | 32 | 99 | 53 | 255 |
align=center
| align=left | Zoran Karić | align=left | Cleveland | 31 | 78 | 96 | 241 |
align=center
| align=left | Mark Moser | align=left | St. Louis | 40 | 89 | 26 | 195 |
align=center
| align=left | Dennis Brose | align=left | Dayton | 37 | 86 | 27 | 191 |
align=center
| align=left | Goran Hunjak | align=left | Kansas City | 40 | 69 | 52 | 181 |
align=center
| align=left | Paul Dougherty | align=left | Buffalo | 39 | 81 | 31 | 171 |
align=center
| align=left | Kevin Sloan | align=left | Baltimore | 40 | 73 | 32 | 165 |
align=center
| align=left | Michael King | align=left | Milwaukee | 40 | 61 | 34 | 164 |
align=center
| align=left | Wes Wade | align=left | Kansas City | 40 | 43 | 71 | 153 |
align=center
| align=left | Sean Bowers | align=left | Detroit | 40 | 58 | 31 | 148 |
League awards
- Most Valuable Player: Hector Marinaro, Cleveland
- Defender of the Year: Sean Bowers, Detroit
- Rookie of the Year: Henry Gutierrez, Cleveland
- Goalkeeper of the Year: Jamie Swanner, St. Louis
- Coach of the Year: Zoran Savic, Kansas City
All-NPSL Teams
class="wikitable" | |||
First Team | Position | Second Team | Third Team |
---|---|---|---|
Jamie Swanner, St. Louis
| align=center | G |Victor Nogueira, Milwaukee |Warren Westcoat, Kansas City | |||
Iain Fraser, Kansas City
| align=center | D |Kevin Hundelt, St. Louis |Daryl Doran, St. Louis | |||
Sean Bowers, Detroit
| align=center | D |Kim Røntved, Wichita |Matt Knowles, Milwaukee | |||
Zoran Karić, Cleveland
| align=center | M |Paul Dougherty, Buffalo |Pato Margetic, Detroit | |||
Hector Marinaro, Cleveland
| align=center | F |Dennis Brose, Dayton |Kevin Sloan, Baltimore | |||
Mark Moser, St. Louis
| align=center | F |Goran Hunjak, Kansas City |Wes Wade, Kansas City |
All-NPSL Rookie Teams
class="wikitable" | ||
First Team | Position | Second Team |
---|---|---|
Ken McDaniel, Kansas City
| align=center | G |Trey Harrington, Wichita | ||
Scott Schweitzer, Cleveland
| align=center | D |Omid Namazi, Baltimore | ||
Chris Martinez, Wichita
| align=center | D |Brian Thiel, Detroit | ||
Tony Sanneh, Chicago
| align=center | M |Shannon Murray, Canton | ||
Brian Loftin, Kansas City
| align=center | F |Don D'Ambra, Milwaukee | ||
Henry Gutierrez, Cleveland
| align=center | F |Noah Epstein, Wichita |
References
- [https://www.rsssf.org/usadave/mislii.html Major Indoor Soccer League II (RSSSF)]
{{National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001)}}
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