1995–96 National Professional Soccer League

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National Professional Soccer League
Season1995–96
ChampionsCleveland Crunch (2nd title)
Matches played260
Top goalscorerHector Marinaro (96)
Highest attendance17,603
Baltimore at St. Louis
(March 23)
Average attendance5,069

The 1995–96 National Professional Soccer League season was the twelfth season for the league.

League standings[]

American Division[]

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PCT GB
1 Cleveland Crunch 40 31 9 775 553 +222 .775 —
2 Baltimore Spirit 40 25 15 604 492 +112 .625 6
3 Harrisburg Heat 40 24 16 604 516 +88 .600 7
4 Buffalo Blizzard 40 21 19 562 586 −24 .525 10
5 Cincinnati Silverbacks 40 14 26 496 579 −83 .350 17
6 Tampa Bay Terror 40 14 26 544 621 −77 .350 17
7 Canton Invaders 40 5 35 425 706 −281 .125 26
Source: RSSSF

National Division[]

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PCT GB
1 Kansas City Attack 40 32 8 599 430 +169 .800 —
2 Milwaukee Wave 40 30 10 610 438 +172 .750 2
3 St. Louis Ambush 40 24 16 676 560 +116 .600 8
4 Wichita Wings 40 20 20 547 531 +16 .500 12
5 Detroit Rockers 40 14 26 485 607 −122 .350 18
6 Chicago Power 40 6 34 381 689 −308 .150 26
Source: RSSSF

Playoffs[]

Division Semifinals Division Finals Finals
                     
A1 Cleveland Crunch 25 17 17
A4 Buffalo Blizzard 15 20 11
A1 Cleveland Crunch 15 16 14 13 –
American Division
A2 Baltimore Spirit 11 14 23 12 –
A2 Baltimore Spirit 16 7 –
A3 Harrisburg Heat 11 6 –
A1 Cleveland Crunch 18 17 24 19 20 16 –
N1 Kansas City Attack 28 22 12 9 16 12 –
N1 Kansas City Attack 10 11 –
N4 Wichita Wings 9 9 –
N1 Kansas City Attack 18 14 4 10 20
National Division
N3 St. Louis Ambush 16 25 1 30 9
N2 Milwaukee Wave 10 10 12
N3 St. Louis Ambush 9 12 14

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
Baltimore 36 48 77 177
Joe Reiniger St. Louis 39 65 45 170
Shawn Medved Cincinnati 40 61 53 164
St. Louis 35 73 29 159
Detroit 32 59 33 151
Milwaukee 35 59 31 148
Kevin Sloan Baltimore 40 63 29 143
Bojan Vučković Tampa Bay 35 63 23 142

League Awards[]

All-NPSL Teams[]

First Team   Position   Second Team Third Team
Victor Nogueira, Milwaukee G Scoop Stanisic, Harrisburg , Kansas City
Daryl Doran, St. Louis D Kevin Hundelt, St. Louis Jim Schwab, Kansas City
Matt Knowles, Milwaukee D Mike Stankovic, Baltimore Kim Røntved, Wichita
Zoran Karić, Cleveland M Danny Kelly, Harrisburg , Baltimore
Hector Marinaro, Cleveland F Kevin Koetters, Kansas City Shawn Medved, Cincinnati
Joe Reiniger, St. Louis F Marcelo Carrera, Buffalo , Milwaukee

All-NPSL Rookie Teams[]

First Team   Position   Second Team
, Canton G , Harrisburg
John Limniatis, Kansas City D Nick De Santis, Chicago
Rudy Doliscat, Buffalo D , Milwaukee
Giuliano Oliviero, Milwaukee M Lenin Steenkamp, Tampa Bay
Jason Willan, Detroit F Mauro Biello, Buffalo
Paul Dailly, Wichita F Todd Dusosky, Cleveland

References[]


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