Major Indoor Soccer League (1978-1992) · United States · level 1

1987-1988

Honors
champion San Diego Sockers
mvp Erik Rasmussen
golden boot Hector Marinaro

105 games 8.91 goals / game

Standings

team GP W L gf ga gf/ga
San Diego Sockers 56 42 14 277 189 1.47
Los Angeles Lazers 56 31 25 291 266 1.09
Minnesota Strikers 56 31 25 274 252 1.09
Cleveland Force 56 30 26 242 219 1.11
Kansas City Comets 56 29 27 294 290 1.01
Dallas Sidekicks 56 28 28 200 204 0.98
Tacoma Stars 56 27 29 259 285 0.91
Baltimore Blast 56 25 31 235 249 0.94
Chicago Sting 56 24 32 227 247 0.92
Wichita Wings 56 23 33 232 261 0.89
St. Louis Steamers 56 18 38 214 280 0.76

Season leaders

complete stats

Goals

  1. Hector Marinaro 68
  2. Branko Segota 56
  3. Erik Rasmussen 55
  4. Preki 53
  5. Thompson Usiyan 52
  6. Poli Garcia 50
  7. Dale Mitchell 48
  8. Chico Borja 47
  9. Peter Ward 47
  10. Slavisa Zungul 47

Assists

  1. Preki 58
  2. Erik Rasmussen 57
  3. Jan Goossens 56
  4. Chico Borja 51
  5. Dale Mitchell 47
  6. David Byrne 42
  7. Peter Ward 41
  8. Slavisa Zungul 41
  9. Stan Stamenkovic 41
  10. Kai Haaskivi 38

Appearances

  1. Alan Willey 56
  2. Benny Dargle 56
  3. Billy Crook 56
  4. Chris Whyte 56
  5. Dave Boncek 56
  6. David Hoggan 56
  7. Gary Heale 56
  8. Gregg Thompson 56
  9. Hector Marinaro 56
  10. Joey Waters 56

Most recent games

all games

date season team score team venue referee attendance sources
Jan. 6, 1988 1987-1988 Tacoma Stars v Wichita Wings Tacoma, WA — 1
Jan. 6, 1988 1987-1988 San Diego Sockers v St. Louis Steamers St. Louis, MO — 1
Jan. 6, 1988 1987-1988 Baltimore Blast v Kansas City Comets Kansas City, MO — 1
Jan. 5, 1988 1987-1988 Chicago Sting v San Diego Sockers Chicago, IL — 1
Jan. 5, 1988 1987-1988 Dallas Sidekicks v Minnesota Strikers Minneapolis, MN — 1
Jan. 3, 1988 1987-1988 Los Angeles Lazers v St. Louis Steamers Inglewood, CA — 1
Jan. 3, 1988 1987-1988 Cleveland Force v Minnesota Strikers Cleveland, OH — 1
Jan. 2, 1988 1987-1988 Kansas City Comets v Wichita Wings Wichita, KS — 1
Jan. 2, 1988 1987-1988 Los Angeles Lazers v Tacoma Stars Tacoma, WA — 1
Jan. 2, 1988 1987-1988 San Diego Sockers v St. Louis Steamers Valley View Casino Center — 1
Jan. 2, 1988 1987-1988 Baltimore Blast v Dallas Sidekicks Dallas, TX — 1
Jan. 2, 1988 1987-1988 Chicago Sting v Cleveland Force Cleveland, OH — 1
Jan. 1, 1988 1987-1988 Baltimore Blast v Minnesota Strikers Minneapolis, MN — 1
Dec. 30, 1987 1987-1988 St. Louis Steamers v Tacoma Stars Tacoma, WA — 1
Dec. 30, 1987 1987-1988 Cleveland Force v Dallas Sidekicks Dallas, TX — 1
Dec. 30, 1987 1987-1988 Los Angeles Lazers v Minnesota Strikers Minneapolis, MN — 1
Dec. 29, 1987 1987-1988 San Diego Sockers v Wichita Wings Wichita, KS — 1
Dec. 29, 1987 1987-1988 Baltimore Blast v Minnesota Strikers Baltimore, MD — 1
Dec. 29, 1987 1987-1988 Chicago Sting v Cleveland Force Chicago, IL — 1
Dec. 27, 1987 1987-1988 Chicago Sting v Minnesota Strikers Chicago, IL — 1
Dec. 27, 1987 1987-1988 Dallas Sidekicks v Los Angeles Lazers Inglewood, CA — 1
Dec. 27, 1987 1987-1988 Cleveland Force v Wichita Wings Cleveland, OH — 1
Dec. 26, 1987 1987-1988 Minnesota Strikers v Tacoma Stars Minneapolis, MN — 1
Dec. 26, 1987 1987-1988 Baltimore Blast v Wichita Wings Wichita, KS — 1
Dec. 26, 1987 1987-1988 Los Angeles Lazers v St. Louis Steamers St. Louis, MO — 1

Awards

award winner
Champion San Diego Sockers
Coach of the Year Ron Newman
Defender of the Year Kevin Crow
Goalkeeper of the Year Zoltán Tóth
MVP Erik Rasmussen
Newcomer of the Year Nenad Zigante
Pass Master Zoltán Tóth
Rookie of the Year David Doyle
Scoring Champion Erik Rasmussen

Where the appearances came from

United States: 2,348 games, 29.3%United States: 2,348 games, 29.3%England: 1,400 games, 17.5%Canada: 558 games, 7.0%Scotland: 333 games, 4.2%Germany: 163 games, 2.0%Croatia: 309 games, 3.9%Uruguay: 51 games, 0.6%Wales: 93 games, 1.2%Northern Ireland: 86 games, 1.1%Trinidad and Tobago: 46 games, 0.6%Trinidad and Tobago: 46 games, 0.6%South Africa: 31 games, 0.4%South Africa: 31 games, 0.4%Serbia: 93 games, 1.2%Serbia: 93 games, 1.2%Romania: 22 games, 0.3%Portugal: 3 games, 0.0%Portugal: 3 games, 0.0%Portugal: 3 games, 0.0%Poland: 106 games, 1.3%Peru: 53 games, 0.7%Nigeria: 98 games, 1.2%Liberia: 45 games, 0.6%Jamaica: 54 games, 0.7%Italy: 53 games, 0.7%Italy: 53 games, 0.7%Italy: 53 games, 0.7%Italy: 53 games, 0.7%Ireland: 68 games, 0.8%Iraq: 52 games, 0.6%Iran: 84 games, 1.0%Hungary: 114 games, 1.4%Haiti: 38 games, 0.5%Greece: 16 games, 0.2%Ghana: 42 games, 0.5%Finland: 39 games, 0.5%El Salvador: 23 games, 0.3%Ecuador: 54 games, 0.7%Ecuador: 54 games, 0.7%Denmark: 79 games, 1.0%Denmark: 79 games, 1.0%Colombia: 31 games, 0.4%Chile: 86 games, 1.1%Chile: 86 games, 1.1%Chile: 86 games, 1.1%Brazil: 112 games, 1.4%Argentina: 103 games, 1.3%
  • 25% and over
  • 10-25%
  • 5-10%
  • 2-5%
  • under 2%
Games played by country of birth. Each country is shaded by its share of the minutes; the bands are fixed, so one season can be compared with another. Hover or focus a country for its figures, and read the table below for all of them. A country too small to draw at this crop is marked with a dot.
games by country of birth
countrygamesshare
United States 2,348 29.3%
England 1,400 17.5%
not recorded 918 11.5%
Canada 558 7.0%
Scotland 333 4.2%
Croatia 309 3.9%
Yugoslavia 206 2.6%
Germany 163 2.0%
Hungary 114 1.4%
Brazil 112 1.4%
Poland 106 1.3%
Argentina 103 1.3%
Nigeria 98 1.2%
Serbia 93 1.2%
Wales 93 1.2%
Chile 86 1.1%
Northern Ireland 86 1.1%
Iran 84 1.0%
Denmark 79 1.0%
Ireland 68 0.8%
Ecuador 54 0.7%
Jamaica 54 0.7%
Italy 53 0.7%
Peru 53 0.7%
Iraq 52 0.6%
Uruguay 51 0.6%
Trinidad and Tobago 46 0.6%
Liberia 45 0.6%
Ghana 42 0.5%
Finland 39 0.5%
Haiti 38 0.5%
Colombia 31 0.4%
South Africa 31 0.4%
El Salvador 23 0.3%
Romania 22 0.3%
Greece 16 0.2%
Portugal 3 0.0%

No minutes are recorded here, so the shares are games played.