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2011–12 Major Indoor Soccer League season

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{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Major Indoor Soccer League

| season = 2011–12

| winners = Milwaukee Wave (6th title)

| league topscorer = Geison (Missouri, 37)

| biggest home win =

| biggest away win =

| highest scoring =

| average points =

| longest wins = Milwaukee Wave, 8 wins November 13th, 2011 – December 27th, 2011{{cite web|url=http://misl.stats.pointstreak.com/teamstreaks.html?leagueid=919&seasonid=8052|title=Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL)|work=pointstreak.com|access-date=8 January 2017}}

| longest losses = Norfolk SharX, 9 losses November 11th, 2011 – December 22nd, 2011

| highest attendance = 9,644 Milwaukee at Baltimore February 18th, 2012{{Cite web |url=http://misl.uslsoccer.com/home/600893.html |title=United Soccer Leagues (USL) |access-date=2012-02-25 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120721050518/http://misl.uslsoccer.com/home/600893.html |archive-date=2012-07-21 |url-status=dead }}

| lowest attendance = 837 Rochester at Norfolk December 1st, 2011{{cite web|url=http://misl.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=1740482|title=Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL)|work=pointstreak.com|access-date=8 January 2017}}

| 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{{cite web|url=http://misl.stats.pointstreak.com/attendance.html?leagueid=919&seasonid=8052|title=Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL)|work=pointstreak.com|access-date=8 January 2017}} and qualifying for the league playoffs.

Teams

=New teams=

class="wikitable"
Team

!City/area

!Arena

!Joined

!Head coach

Norfolk SharX

|Norfolk, Virginia

|Norfolk Scope

|2011

|{{flagicon|England}} Jon Hall{{cite web|url=http://hamptonroads.com/2011/11/soccer-shorthanded-norfolk-sharx-fall-debut|title=Soccer: Short-handed Norfolk SharX fall in debut|work=hamptonroads.com|access-date=8 January 2017}}

Rochester Lancers

|Rochester, New York

|Blue Cross Arena

|2011

|{{flagicon|United States}} Bill Andracki[http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012202130303 Democrat and Chrocnicle] {{dead link|date=December 2022}}

Syracuse Silver Knights

|Syracuse, New York

|War Memorial at Oncenter

|2011

|{{flagicon|USA}} Tommy Tanner{{cite web|url=http://blog.syracuse.com/sports/2011/08/tommy_tanner_will_be_head_coac.html|title=Tommy Tanner will be head coach of Syracuse Silver Knights soccer team|work=syracuse.com|date=5 August 2011|access-date=8 January 2017}}

Wichita Wings

|Park City, Kansas (Wichita area)

|Hartman Arena

|2011

|{{flagicon|United States}} LeBaron Hollimon{{cite web|url=http://www.kansas.com/sports/other-sports/wichita-b-52s/article1064053.html|title=LeBaron Hollimon named coach for new Wichita Wings|first=Kollen|last=Long|work=kansas.com|access-date=8 January 2017}}

=Teams that left the MISL=

class="wikitable"
Team

!City/area

!Arena

!Founded

!Joined MISL

!Left MISL

!New league

Chicago Riot

|Chicago

|Odeum Expo Center

|2010

|2010

|2011

|Folded

|Omaha Vipers{{Cite web |url=http://www.pasl-pro.com/news/?article_id=237 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-01-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308221333/http://www.pasl-pro.com/news/?article_id=237 |archive-date=2012-03-08 |url-status=dead }}

|Omaha, Nebraska

|Omaha Civic Auditorium

|2010

|2010

|2011

|Folded after joining the PASL-Pro

Map of clubs

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| lon_deg = -76.62

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| label_size = 80

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| label = Blast}}

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| lon_deg = -76.29

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| label = SharX}}

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| lon_deg = -77.61

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| label_size = 80

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| lat_deg = 43.04

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| label = Knights}}

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| lon_deg = -94.36

| mark = Red pog.svg

| label_size = 80

| position = top

| label = Comets}}

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| lon_deg = -97.33

| mark = Red pog.svg

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{{Clear}}

Standings

{{legend2|#CCCCFF|2011–12 League Champions|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend2|#CCFFCC|2011–12 Playoff Team|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

=Eastern Division=

class="wikitable" width=50% style="text-align:center"
colspan=2|Team

!{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}

!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

!{{Tooltip|PCT|Percentage}}

!{{Tooltip|PF|Points for}}

!{{Tooltip|PA|Points against}}

!{{Tooltip|GB|Games back}}

!{{Tooltip|Home}}

!{{Tooltip|Road}}

bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|1

|Baltimore Blast

|24

|18

|6

|.750

|344

|238

|–

|9-3

|9-3

bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|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

=Central Division=

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colspan=2|Team

!{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}

!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

!{{Tooltip|PCT|Percentage}}

!{{Tooltip|PF|Points for}}

!{{Tooltip|PA|Points against}}

!{{Tooltip|GB|Games back}}

!{{Tooltip|Home}}

!{{Tooltip|Road}}

bgcolor="#ccccff"

|1

|Milwaukee Wave

|24

|18

|6

|.750

|356

|264

|–

|10-2

|8-4

bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|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

Updated to matches played on March 5, 2012.{{Cite web |url=http://misl.uslsoccer.com/home/597948.html |title = United Soccer Leagues (USL) |access-date=2012-02-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227010453/http://misl.uslsoccer.com/home/597948.html |archive-date=2012-02-27 |url-status=dead }}

Statistics

=Top scorers=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Rank

!Scorer

!Club

!Games

!2pt goals

!3pt goals

!Assists

!Points

1

|style="text-align:left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Geison

|style="text-align:left"|Missouri Comets

|24

|33

|4

|12

|90

2

|style="text-align:left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Mauricio Salles

|style="text-align:left"|Rochester Lancers

|24

|22

|8

|13

|81

3

|style="text-align:left"|{{flagicon|MEX}} Byron Alvarez

|style="text-align:left"|Missouri Comets

|23

|27

|1

|21

|78

4

|style="text-align:left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Max Ferdinand

|style="text-align:left"|Baltimore Blast

|24

|22

|1

|25

|72

5

|style="text-align:left"|{{flagicon|JAM}} Machel Millwood

|style="text-align:left"|Baltimore Blast

|24

|23

|3

|16

|71

6

|style="text-align:left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Doug Miller

|style="text-align:left"|Rochester Lancers

|23

|23

|2

|14

|66

rowspan="2"|7

|style="text-align:left"|{{flagicon|BIH}} Slaviša Ubiparipović

|style="text-align:left"|Syracuse Silver Knights

|24

|19

|3

|14

|61

style="text-align:left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Greg Howes

|style="text-align:left"|Milwaukee Wave

|22

|21

|0

|19

|61

9

|style="text-align:left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Jamar Beasley

|style="text-align:left"|Wichita Wings

|24

|21

|1

|14

|59

10

|style="text-align:left"|{{flagicon|CAN}} Vahid Assadpour

|style="text-align:left"|Missouri Comets

|21

|17

|2

|16

|56

Last updated on March 8, 2012. Source: [http://misl.stats.pointstreak.com/scoringleaders.html?leagueid=919&seasonid=8052 MISL.com Statistics - Total Points]

=Top 2pt goal scorers=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Rank

!Scorer

!Club

!Games

!2pt goals

1

|style="text-align:left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Geison

|style="text-align:left"|Missouri Comets

|24

|33

2

|style="text-align:left"|{{flagicon|MEX}} Byron Alvarez

|style="text-align:left"|Missouri Comets

|23

|27

rowspan="2"|3

|style="text-align:left"|{{flagicon|JAM}} Machel Millwood

|style="text-align:left"|Baltimore Blast

|23

|23

style="text-align:left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Doug Miller

|style="text-align:left"|Rochester Lancers

|23

|23

rowspan="2"|5

|style="text-align:left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Mauricio Salles

|style="text-align:left"|Rochester Lancers

|24

|22

style="text-align:left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Max Ferdinand

|style="text-align:left"|Baltimore Blast

|24

|22

rowspan="2"|7

|style="text-align:left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Jamar Beasley

|style="text-align:left"|Wichita Wings

|24

|21

style="text-align:left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Greg Howes

|style="text-align:left"|Milwaukee Wave

|22

|21

rowspan="2"|9

|style="text-align:left"|{{flagicon|BIH}} Slaviša Ubiparipović

|style="text-align:left"|Syracuse Silver Knights

|24

|19

style="text-align:left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Hughes

|style="text-align:left"|Syracuse Silver Knights

|24

|19

Last updated on March 8, 2012. Source: [http://misl.stats.pointstreak.com/scoringleaders.html?leagueid=919&seasonid=8052&sortby=isgf MISL.com Statistics - 2 Point Goals]

Playoffs

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.{{Cite web |url=http://misl.uslsoccer.com/home/600433.html |title=United Soccer Leagues (USL) |access-date=2012-02-27 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715201721/http://misl.uslsoccer.com/home/600433.html |archive-date=2012-07-15 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://misl.uslsoccer.com/home/600117.html |title=United Soccer Leagues (USL) |access-date=2012-02-27 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120720151810/http://misl.uslsoccer.com/home/600117.html |archive-date=2012-07-20 |url-status=dead }}

{{4TeamBracket

| RD1=Division Finals

| RD2=Championship

| RD1-seed1=1E

| RD1-team1= Baltimore

| RD1-score1=2

| RD1-seed2=2E

| RD1-team2= Rochester

| RD1-score2=0

| RD1-seed3=1C

| RD1-team3= Milwaukee

| RD1-score3=2

| RD1-seed4=2C

| RD1-team4= Missouri

| RD1-score4=0

| RD2-seed1= 1E

| RD2-team1= Baltimore

| RD2-score1=0

| RD2-seed2= 1C

| RD2-team2= Milwaukee

| RD2-score2=2

}}

=Division Finals=

==Game 1==

{{football box

|date = March 9, 2012

|time =

|team1 = Milwaukee Wave

|score = 27–10

|team2 = Missouri Comets

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Independence Events Center

|attendance = 4,624

|referee = Ron Cory

|report = [http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/boxscore.html?gameid=1878609 Report]

}}

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{{football box

|date = March 10, 2012

|time =

|team1 = Rochester Lancers

|score = 2–8

|team2 = Baltimore Blast

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = 1st Mariner Arena

|attendance = 5,322

|referee = Joseph Della Penna

|report = [http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/boxscore.html?gameid=1878610 Report]

}}

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==Game 2==

{{football box

|date = March 11, 2012

|time =

|team1 = Missouri Comets

|score = 7–9

|team2 = Milwaukee Wave

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = U.S. Cellular Arena

|attendance = 5,453

|referee = Rich Grady

|report = [http://misl.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=1878611 Report]

}}

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{{football box

|date = March 12, 2012

|time =

|team1 = Baltimore Blast

|score = 14–8

|team2 = Rochester Lancers

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Blue Cross Arena

|attendance = 4,106

|referee = Tim Tyma

|report = [http://misl.stats.pointstreak.com/gamesheet_full.html?gameid=1878612 Report]

}}

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=MISL Finals=

==Game 1==

{{football box

|date = March 16, 2012

|time =

|team1 = Milwaukee Wave

|score = 14–2

|team2 = Baltimore Blast

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = 1st Mariner Arena

|attendance = 6,072

|referee = Tim Tyma

|report = [http://misl.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=1882511 Report]

}}

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==Game 2==

{{football box

|date = March 18, 2012

|time =

|team1 = Baltimore Blast

|score = 10–12 (OT)

|team2 = Milwaukee Wave

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = U.S. Cellular Arena

|attendance = 5,243

|referee = Rich Grady

|report = [http://misl.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=1882512 Report]

}}

Awards

{{Cite web |url=http://misl.uslsoccer.com/home/608878.html |title=MISL Award Winners Announced |access-date=2012-03-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329172554/http://misl.uslsoccer.com/home/608878.html |archive-date=2012-03-29 |url-status=dead }}

class="wikitable"

!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

=All-League First Team=

{{Cite web |url=http://misl.uslsoccer.com/home/608321.html |title=All-League, Rookie Teams Announced |access-date=2012-03-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329172743/http://misl.uslsoccer.com/home/608321.html |archive-date=2012-03-29 |url-status=dead }}

class="wikitable"

!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

=All-League Second Team=

class="wikitable"

!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

=All-Rookie Team=

class="wikitable"

!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

References

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