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2007–08 Major Indoor Soccer League season

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Major Indoor Soccer League
Season2007–08
ChampionsBaltimore Blast
4th title
Matches played135
Goals scored1,549 (11.47 per match)
Top goalscorerGreg Howes (45)
Biggest home winOrlando 5–27 New Jersey (March 2)
Biggest away winDetroit 25–7 Chicago (December 22)
Longest winning run8 games by Detroit (February 15–March 28)
Longest losing run16 games by Orlando (October 26–January 12)
Average attendance4,577

The 2007–08 Major Indoor Soccer League season was the seventh and final season for the league. The regular season started on October 19, 2007, and ended on April 5, 2008.[1]

Teams

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Team City/Area Arena
Baltimore Blast Baltimore, Maryland 1st Mariner Arena
California Cougars Stockton, California Stockton Arena
Chicago Storm Chicago, Illinois Sears Centre
Detroit Ignition Plymouth, Michigan Compuware Arena
Milwaukee Wave Milwaukee, Wisconsin UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena
Monterrey La Raza Monterrey, Mexico Arena Monterrey
New Jersey Ironmen Newark, New Jersey Prudential Center
Orlando Sharks Orlando, Florida Amway Arena
Philadelphia KiXX Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Wachovia Spectrum

Map of clubs

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Major Indoor Soccer League clubs

League Standings

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT GB
1 Detroit Ignition 30 22 8 455 310 +145 .733
2 Milwaukee Wave 30 22 8 424 297 +127 .733
3 Baltimore Blast 30 19 11 392 289 +103 .633 3
4 Monterrey La Raza 30 16 14 441 399 +42 .533 6
5 Chicago Storm 30 15 15 321 346 −25 .500 7
6 New Jersey Ironmen 30 14 16 343 381 −38 .467 8
7 Philadelphia KiXX 30 12 18 310 349 −39 .400 10
8 California Cougars 30 11 19 364 450 −86 .367 11
9 Orlando Sharks 30 4 26 235 464 −229 .133 18
Source: [2]

Playoffs

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
1 Detroit Ignition 11 21 0
4 Monterrey La Raza 8 17 3 4 Monterrey La Raza 15 2 2
5 Chicago Storm 10 5 0 4 Monterrey La Raza 11
3 Baltimore Blast 14
2 Milwaukee Wave 8 13
3 Baltimore Blast 22 6 3 Baltimore Blast 13 14
6 New Jersey Ironmen 10 4

Scoring leaders

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GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points

Player Team GP G A Pts
Greg Howes Milwaukee 28 45 32 130
Dino Delevski Monterrey 28 44 13 108
Genoni Martinez Monterrey 30 31 24 96
Dan Antoniuk New Jersey 29 39 11 89
Denison Cabral Baltimore 29 36 12 88
Machel Millwood Baltimore 29 30 23 83
Jamar Beasley Detroit 26 33 14 82
Marcio Leite Milwaukee 30 27 20 80
Hewerton Moreira Detroit 30 24 24 77
Enrique Tovar California 27 29 13 74

Source:[3]

League awards

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  • Most Valuable Player: Greg Howes, Milwaukee
  • Defender of the Year: Genoni Martinez, Monterrey
  • Rookie of the Year: Frederico Moojen, New Jersey
  • Goalkeeper of the Year: Sagu, Baltimore
  • Coach of the Year: Keith Tozer, Milwaukee
  • Championship Series Finals MVP: Denison Cabral, Baltimore

Sources:[4][5]

All-MISL Teams

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First Team Pos. Second Team
Sagu, Baltimore G Danny Waltman, Detroit
Genoni Martinez, Monterrey D Pat Morris, Philadelphia
Droo Callahan, Detroit D P.J. Wakefield, Baltimore
Greg Howes, Milwaukee F Denison Cabral, Baltimore
Dino Delevski, Monterrey F Marcio Leite, Milwaukee
Dan Antoniuk, New Jersey F Jamar Beasley, Detroit

Source:[6]

All-Rookie Team

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Player Pos. Team
Jose Bontti G Philadelphia
Jonathan Santos D Milwaukee
J. P. Rodrigues D Orlando
Warren Ukah F Milwaukee
Frederico Moojen F New Jersey
Ivan Medina F Monterrey

Source:[7]

References

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  1. ^ "2007-08 Season MISL Master Schedule". misl.net. Major Indoor Soccer League season. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  2. ^ "Stat Central: Standings". misl.net. Major Indoor Soccer League. Archived from the original on May 5, 2007. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  3. ^ "2007-08 Major Indoor Soccer League Leaders". statscrew.com. Stats Crew. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  4. ^ "Frederico Moojen wins MISL Rookie of the Year award". oursportscentral.com. New Jersey Ironmen. April 25, 2008. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  5. ^ "Blast win 2007-08 MISL championship". oursportscentral.com. Major Indoor Soccer League. April 26, 2008. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  6. ^ "Three Blast Players Named All-MISL". oursportscentral.com. Baltimore Blast. April 23, 2008. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  7. ^ "Wave put two on All-Rookie Team". oursportscentral.com. Milwaukee Wave. April 16, 2008. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
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