1996–97 National Professional Soccer League season

July 2021 March 2026 National Professional Soccer League 1996–97 Kansas City Attack2nd title Hector Marinaro (104) 300 17,617 Wichita – Milwaukee (February 28) 5,650 1995–96 1997–98 The 1996–97 National Professional Soccer League season was the thirteenth season for the league. League standings American Conference East Division main WL points percentage yes 1 HAR BAL PHI TB 22 18 523 457 Harrisburg Heat 20 20 506 494 Baltimore Spirit 17 23 451 593 Philadelphia KiXX 15 25 503 541 Tampa Bay Terror green1 adv adv adv adv complete RSSSF Central Division main WL points percentage yes 1 CLE CIN COL 29 11 772 550 Cleveland Crunch 21 19 570 517 Cincinnati Silverbacks 5 35 479 895 Columbus Invaders green1 adv adv complete RSSSF National Conference North Division main WL points percentage yes 1 BUF EDM DET TOR 21 19 545 469 Buffalo Blizzard 21 19 538 475 Edmonton Drillers 20 20 563 532 Detroit Rockers 6 34 416 685 Toronto Shooting Stars green1 adv adv complete RSSSF Midwest Division main WL points percentage yes 1 STL MIL KC WIC 27 13 637 545 St. Louis Ambush 26 14 525 472 Milwaukee Wave 26 14 605 500 Kansas City Attack 24 16 589 497 Wichita Wings green1 adv adv adv adv complete RSSSF Playoffs main 4 yes 3 / 3 / 5 / 7 high Conference Quarterfinals Conference Semifinals Conference Finals American Conference National Conference 1 / 2 / 5 / 6 / 9 / 10 / 13 / 14 A4 Baltimore Spirit 15 18 – A5 Philadelphia KiXX 8 8 – A3 Cincinnati Silverbacks 13 15 16 A6 Tampa Bay Terror 11 17 11 N3 Milwaukee Wave 6 9 – N6 Edmonton Drillers 20 10 – N4 Kansas City Attack 13 13 22 N5 Wichita Wings 11 14 5 A1 Cleveland Crunch 14 21 14 A4 Baltimore Spirit 19 9 13 A2 Harrisburg Heat 11 13 – A3 Cincinnati Silverbacks 9 12 – N1 St. Louis Ambush 19 9 16 N6 Edmonton Drillers 18 19 11 N2 Buffalo Blizzard 12 11 – N4 Kansas City Attack 18 13 – A1 Cleveland Crunch 11 13 17 14 – A2 Harrisburg Heat 8 19 14 12 – N1 St. Louis Ambush 11 16 11 – – N4 Kansas City Attack 15 22 13 – – A1 Cleveland Crunch 14 19 8 12 – – – N4 Kansas City Attack 18 25 14 15 – – – Scoring leaders GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points Player Team GP G A Pts Hector Marinaro Cleveland 36 104 65 265 Zoran Karic Cleveland 34 81 81 242 Dennis Brose Detroit 39 102 51 236 Michael King Milwaukee 38 72 44 185 Joe Reiniger St. Louis 39 62 39 174 Mark Moser St. Louis 37 82 24 165 Franklin McIntosh Cincinnati 36 48 65 161 Goran Hunjak Kansas City 39 61 42 151 Bojan Vučković Baltimore 40 61 33 150 Nikola Vignjević Cleveland 40 58 35 149 League awards Most Valuable Player: Hector Marinaro, Cleveland Defender of the Year: Daryl Doran, St. Louis Rookie of the Year: Jason Dunn, Wichita Goalkeeper of the Year: Victor Nogueira, Milwaukee Coach of the Year: Ross Ongaro, Edmonton Finals MVP: Warren Westcoat, Kansas City All-NPSL Teams First Team   Position   Second Team Third TeamVictor Nogueira, Milwaukee GCarlos Peña, CincinnatiScott Hileman, EdmontonDaryl Doran, St. Louis DRandy Prescott, DetroitGenoni Martinez, WichitaWes Wade, Kansas City DRicky Mobley, MilwaukeeKim Røntved, WichitaZoran Karić, Cleveland MJoe Reiniger, St. LouisFranklin McIntosh, CincinnatiHector Marinaro, Cleveland FMichael King, MilwaukeeBojan Vučković, BaltimoreDennis Brose, Detroit FMark Moser, St. LouisGoran Hunjak, Kansas City All-NPSL Rookie Teams First Team   Position   Second Team Pete Pappas, Philadelphia GJim McCombs, BaltimoreDrew Callahan, Columbus DRené Rivas, BuffaloJohn Ball, Cleveland DShayne Campbell, EdmontonAdolfo Mella, Toronto MMichael Stephenson, HarrisburgJason Dunn, Wichita FSaša Zorić, BaltimoreCarmen D'Onofrio, Edmonton FMartin Dugas, Edmonton Emeka Moneme, Milwaukee References Major Indoor Soccer League II (RSSSF) Category:1996 in American soccer leagues Category:1997 in American soccer leagues Category:1996 in Canadian soccer Category:1997 in Canadian soccer 1996-97