1984–85 American Indoor Soccer Association season

August 2023 March 2026 American Indoor Soccer Association 1984–85 Canton Invaders Lesh Shkreli (59) 120 1408 1985–86 The 1984–85 American Indoor Soccer Association season was the inaugural season of the AISA. The league began with six teams, all based in the Midwest. Canton won the regular season by five games. Lesh Shkreli of Columbus ran away with the scoring title, and also won the MVP vote. Canton coach Klaas de Boer took home Coach of the Year honors. Louisville upset Columbus with a semifinals-sweep, and faced Canton in the finals. In the championship round, the Invaders handled the Thunder in four games. Nold Bob Invaders quell roar of Thunder April 29, 1985 Akron Beacon Journal https://www.newspapers.com/image/153018765/?terms=American%2BIndoor%2BSoccer%2Bassociation D1 June 20, 2017 League Standings main WL percentage yes 1 CTN COL LOU KAL CHI MIL 31 9 263 187 Canton Invaders 26 14 305 261 Columbus Capitals 21 19 225 202 Louisville Thunder 15 25 208 243 Kalamazoo Kangaroos 14 26 194 267 Chicago Vultures 13 27 213 248 Milwaukee Wave green1 adv adv adv adv complete RSSSF Playoffs main 2 5 / 5 high 1 Canton Invaders 11 14 9 – – 4 Kalamazoo Kangaroos 10 12 2 – – 2 Columbus Capitals 5 3 6 5 – 3 Louisville Thunder 6 7 4 6 – 1 Canton Invaders 9 8 4 3 – 3 Louisville Thunder 6 7 11 1 – League Leaders Scoring Player Team GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts PointsLesh ShkreliColumbus 40 59 44 103Neil RidgewayKalamazoo 40 48 28 76Kia ZolgharnainCanton 40 49 25 74Salvador ValenciaChicago 37 44 26 70Peter KnezicMilwaukee 40 24 46 70Jim GabarraLouisville 33 44 23 67 Mike FallLouisville 38 29 37 66Art KramerCanton 38 39 24 63Tim SedlacekMilwaukee 39 41 21 62Tony JohnsonColumbus 38 35 25 60 Goalkeeping Player Team GP Games played Min Minutes played, minimum 660 SA Shots against SV Saves GA Goals against GAA Goals against average W Won L LostMike BarbarickCanton 28 1588 1359 491 114 4.27 20 7Rick Schweizer Louisville 37 2155 1902 806 177 4.93 19 18Bill Naumovski Canton 15 810 710 279 73 5.40 11 2Bernie WattKalamazoo 20 1186 985 427 109 5.51 7 12Sepp Gantenhammer Columbus 12 664 595 193 65 5.87 10 0 League awards Most Valuable Player: Lesh Shkreli, Columbus Coach of the Year: Klaas de Boer, Canton Defender of the Year: Oscar Pisano, Canton Goalkeeper of the Year: Rick Schweizer, Louisville All-AISA Teams First Team Pos Position Second Team Rick Schweizer, LouisvilleG Mike Barbarick, Canton Tom Alioto, Milwaukee D Mike Noonan, Louisville Oscar Pisano, CantonD Keith Tozer, Louisville Peter Knezic, MilwaukeeM Neil Ridgway, Kalamazoo Lesh Shkreli, ColumbusF Jim Gabarra, Louisville Kia Zolgharnain, CantonF Art Kramer, Canton References External links Major Indoor Soccer League II (RSSSF) 1985 in American Soccer Category:1985 in American soccer leagues Category:1986 in American soccer leagues 1984-85