1995–96 National Professional Soccer League

July 2021 March 2026 National Professional Soccer League 1995–96 Cleveland Crunch2nd title Hector Marinaro (96) 260 17,603 Baltimore – St. Louis (March 23) 5,069 1994–95 1996–97 The 1995–96 National Professional Soccer League season was the twelfth season for the league. League standings American Division main WL points percentage yes 1 CLE BAL HAR BUF CIN TB CTN 31 9 775 553 Cleveland Crunch 25 15 604 492 Baltimore Spirit 24 16 604 516 Harrisburg Heat 21 19 562 586 Buffalo Blizzard 14 26 496 579 Cincinnati Silverbacks 14 26 544 621 Tampa Bay Terror 5 35 425 706 Canton Invaders green1 adv adv adv adv complete RSSSF National Division main WL points percentage yes 1 KC MIL STL WIC DET CHI 32 8 599 430 Kansas City Attack 30 10 610 438 Milwaukee Wave 24 16 676 560 St. Louis Ambush 20 20 547 531 Wichita Wings 14 26 485 607 Detroit Rockers 6 34 381 689 Chicago Power green1 adv adv adv adv complete RSSSF Playoffs main 3 3 / 5 / 7 high Division Semifinals Division Finals American Division National Division A1 Cleveland Crunch 25 17 17 A4 Buffalo Blizzard 15 20 11 A2 Baltimore Spirit 16 7 – A3 Harrisburg Heat 11 6 – N1 Kansas City Attack 10 11 – N4 Wichita Wings 9 9 – N2 Milwaukee Wave 10 10 12 N3 St. Louis Ambush 9 12 14 A1 Cleveland Crunch 15 16 14 13 – A2 Baltimore Spirit 11 14 23 12 – N1 Kansas City Attack 18 14 4 10 20 N3 St. Louis Ambush 16 25 1 30 9 A1 Cleveland Crunch 18 17 24 19 20 16 – N1 Kansas City Attack 28 22 12 9 16 12 – Scoring leaders GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points Player Team GP G A Pts Hector Marinaro Cleveland 33 96 58 247 Zoran Karić Cleveland 27 62 61 184 Franklin McIntosh Baltimore 36 48 77 177 Joe Reiniger St. Louis 39 65 45 170 Shawn Medved Cincinnati 40 61 53 164 Mark Moser St. Louis 35 73 29 159 Dennis Brose Detroit 32 59 33 151 Michael King Milwaukee 35 59 31 148 Kevin Sloan Baltimore 40 63 29 143 Bojan Vučković Tampa Bay 35 63 23 142 League awards Most Valuable Player: Hector Marinaro, Cleveland & Victor Nogueira, Milwaukee Defender of the Year: Matt Knowles, Milwaukee Rookie of the Year: Jason Willan, Detroit Goalkeeper of the Year: Victor Nogueira, Milwaukee Coach of the Year: Keith Tozer, Milwaukee All-NPSL Teams First Team   Position   Second Team Third TeamVictor Nogueira, Milwaukee GScoop Stanisic, HarrisburgBrett Phillips, Kansas CityDaryl Doran, St. Louis DKevin Hundelt, St. LouisJim Schwab, Kansas CityMatt Knowles, Milwaukee DMike Stankovic, BaltimoreKim Røntved, WichitaZoran Karić, Cleveland MDanny Kelly, HarrisburgFranklin McIntosh, BaltimoreHector Marinaro, Cleveland FKevin Koetters, Kansas CityShawn Medved, CincinnatiJoe Reiniger, St. Louis FMarcelo Carrera, BuffaloMichael King, Milwaukee All-NPSL Rookie Teams First Team   Position   Second Team Drew Burwash, Canton GTodd Hoffard, HarrisburgJohn Limniatis, Kansas City DNick De Santis, ChicagoRudy Doliscat, Buffalo DTodd Rattee, MilwaukeeGiuliano Oliviero, Milwaukee MLenin Steenkamp, Tampa BayJason Willan, Detroit FMauro Biello, BuffaloPaul Dailly, Wichita FTodd Dusosky, Cleveland References Major Indoor Soccer League II (RSSSF) Category:1995 in American soccer leagues Category:1996 in American soccer leagues 1995-96