1988–89 American Indoor Soccer Association season

American Indoor Soccer Association
Season1988–89
ChampionsCanton Invaders
4th title
Matches played140
Goals scored1,253 (8.95 per match)
Top goalscorerKarl-Heinz Granitza (61)

The 1988–89 American Indoor Soccer Association season was the fifth season for the league. In the offseason, the league announced new scoring rules with goals being worth either 1, 2, or 3 points based on distance and/or game situation. Before the season, teams were added in Chicago and Hershey. During the season, the league took control of the Memphis Storm team on December 18 because the ownership had financial issues.[1] After the season, the league announced that an expansion team based in Atlanta would join for 1989–90 season.

League Standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT GB
1 Canton Invaders 40 25 15 454 368 +86 .625 —
2 Milwaukee Wave 40 24 16 377 355 +22 .600 1
3 Chicago Power 40 22 18 375 380 −5 .550 3
4 Hershey Impact 40 21 19 360 335 +25 .525 4
5 Fort Wayne Flames 40 20 20 337 299 +38 .500 5
6 Dayton Dynamo 40 14 26 328 410 −82 .350 11
7 Memphis Storm 40 14 26 303 387 −84 .350 11
Source: RSSSF

Playoffs

Semifinals Finals
            
1 Canton Invaders 14 5 –
4 Hershey Impact 8 0 –
1 Canton Invaders 16 6 16 6 15
3 Chicago Power 8 8 7 22 9
2 Milwaukee Wave 12 14 4
3 Chicago Power 16 10 20

League Leaders

Scoring

Player Team GP G A Pts
Karl-Heinz Granitza Chicago 38 61 25 137
Rod Castro Memphis 39 55 19 111
Rudy Pikuzinski Canton 32 49 21 109
Art Kramer Milwaukee 40 38 20 94
Franklin McIntosh Hershey 34 36 26 92
Nilton Batata Chicago 33 30 35 86
Marcelo Carrera Canton 31 29 27 80
Zoran Savic Milwaukee 36 31 21 79
Ricardo Alonso Mem./Ft. W. 37 29 23 79
Steve Frick Canton 31 29 18 75

Goalkeeping

Player Team GP Min SA SV PA PAA W L
Otto Orf Fort Wayne 25 1069 597 295 114 6.39 10 8
Arnie Mausser Dayton 9 431 224 112 57 7.93 3 4
Scott Molfenter Dayton 14 506 268 132 67 7.94 3 5
Warren Lipka Fort Wayne 24 1216 634 285 164 8.01 10 10
Tony Pierce Milwaukee 32 1756 964 442 235 8.03 17 13

League awards

All-AISA Teams

First Team Pos Second Team
Jamie Swanner, Canton G Tony Pierce, Milwaukee
Tim Tyma, Milwaukee D Saeed Bakhtiari, Milwaukee
Bret Hall, Chicago D Randy Prescott, Fort Wayne
Charley Greene, Hershey M Franklin McIntosh, Hershey
Karl-Heinz Granitza, Chicago F Art Kramer, Milwaukee
Rudy Pikuzinski, Canton F Rod Castro, Memphis

References

  1. ^ Coleman, Anthony (December 30, 1988). "Area group in negotiations to bring indoor soccer here". The Tennessean. p. 1C. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  2. ^ Knowles, Joseph (April 13, 1989). "Power's Granitza Finishes 2nd In Indoor League's MVP Voting". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on March 22, 2016. Retrieved June 11, 2017.