1990–91 National Professional Soccer League season

National Professional Soccer League
Season1990–91
ChampionsChicago Power
Matches played180
Top goalscorerAndy Chapman (77)
Average attendance3,494

The 1990–91 National Professional Soccer League season was the seventh season for the league and first under the name National Professional Soccer League. Teams were added in Detroit, Rockford, Illinois and Albany, New York.

League standings

American Division

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT GB
1 Canton Invaders 40 28 12 551 436 +115 .700 —
2 Atlanta Attack 40 25 15 544 401 +143 .625 3
3 Detroit Rockers 40 22 18 567 474 +93 .550 6
4 Hershey Impact 40 19 21 491 514 −23 .475 9
5 New York Kick 40 3 37 284 646 −362 .075 25
Source: RSSSF

National Division

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT GB
1 Chicago Power 40 23 17 507 471 +36 .575 —
2 Milwaukee Wave 40 23 17 453 404 +49 .575 —
3 Dayton Dynamo 40 21 19 465 489 −24 .525 2
4 Illinois Thunder 40 16 24 480 507 −27 .400 7
Source: RSSSF

Playoffs

First round Semifinals Finals
1 Canton Invaders 10 16 6
3 Atlanta Attack 6 16 – 6 Dayton Dynamo 15 12 15
6 Dayton Dynamo 11 17 – 6 Dayton Dynamo 0 4 10 – –
2 Chicago Power 12 8 12 – –
2 Chicago Power 14 8 –
4 Milwaukee Wave 9 10 10 5 Detroit Rockers 9 5 –
5 Detroit Rockers 14 9 23

League leaders

Scoring

Player Team GP G A Pts
Andy Chapman Detroit 40 77 37 180
Pato Margetic Chicago 39 37 80 149
Gino DiFlorio Canton 39 62 26 143
Mirko Castillo Chicago 31 63 27 140
Zoran Savic Atlanta 38 56 32 135
Dan O'Keefe Detroit 38 73 10 130
Dennis Brose Dayton 40 62 22 128
John Abe Hershey 39 44 40 114
Franklin McIntosh Atlanta/Hershey 41 48 31 114
George Pastor Milwaukee 40 52 21 113

Goalkeeping

Player Team Min PA PAA W L
Tony Pierce Milwaukee 1214 187 9.24 14 5
A. J. Lachowski Atlanta 1573 245 9.34 15 12
Felipe Hernandez Milwaukee 1154 190 9.88 9 12
Jamie Swanner Canton 2159 382 10.61 25 9
Mark Berry Chicago 1577 279 10.61 16 6
Yaro Dachniwsky Atlanta 803 143 10.69 10 3
Bryan Finnerty Detroit 1397 252 10.82 14 10

League awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Andy Chapman, Detroit
  • Defender of the Year: Denzil Antonio, Canton
  • Rookie of the Year: Jay Rensink, Chicago, and Bryan Finnerty, Detroit
  • Goalkeeper of the Year: Jamie Swanner, Canton
  • Coach of the Year: Pato Margetic, Chicago, and Brian Tinnion, Detroit

All-NPSL teams

First Team Pos Second Team
Jamie Swanner, Canton G Tony Pierce, Milwaukee
Denzil Antonio, Canton D Bret Hall, Chicago
Arturo Velazco, Milwaukee D Michael Richardson, Chicago
Pato Margetic, Chicago M/F Tony Bono, Dayton
Andy Chapman, Detroit M/F Mirko Castillo, Chicago
Gino DiFlorio, Canton M/F Zoran Savic, Atlanta