# 2004–05 Major Indoor Soccer League season

The 2004–05 Major Indoor Soccer League season was the fourth season for the league. The regular season started on October 9, 2004, and ended on April 24, 2005.

## Teams

| Team | City/Area | Arena |
| Baltimore Blast | Baltimore, Maryland | 1st Mariner Arena |
| Chicago Storm | Chicago, Illinois | UIC Pavilion |
| Cleveland Force | Cleveland, Ohio | CSU Convocation Center |
| Kansas City Comets | Kansas City, Missouri | Kemper Arena |
| Milwaukee Wave | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena |
| Monterrey Tigres | Monterrey, Mexico | Arena Monterrey |
| Philadelphia KiXX | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Wachovia Spectrum |
| San Diego Sockers | San Diego, California | San Diego Sports Arena |
| St. Louis Steamers | St. Louis, Missouri | Scottrade Center |

## League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PCT | GB |
| 1 | Milwaukee Wave | 39 | 24 | 15 | 219 | 173 | +46 | .615 | — |
| 2 | Cleveland Force | 39 | 23 | 16 | 233 | 217 | +16 | .590 | 1 |
| 3 | Philadelphia KiXX | 39 | 22 | 17 | 215 | 195 | +20 | .564 | 2 |
| 4 | St. Louis Steamers | 40 | 20 | 20 | 210 | 219 | −9 | .500 | 4.5 |
| 5 | Chicago Storm | 39 | 18 | 21 | 212 | 217 | −5 | .462 | 6 |
| 6 | Kansas City Comets | 39 | 18 | 21 | 207 | 237 | −30 | .462 | 6 |
| 7 | Baltimore Blast | 39 | 15 | 24 | 205 | 238 | −33 | .385 | 9 |
| 8 | San Diego Sockers | 10 | 4 | 6 | 52 | 45 | +7 | .400 | 5.5 |
| 9 | Monterrey Tigres | 6 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 40 | −12 | .167 | 6.5 |

## Playoffs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Milwaukee Wave | 4 | 6 | – | | | | | |
| 4 | St. Louis Steamers | 3 | 5 | – | | | | | |
| 4 | St. Louis Steamers | 3 | 5 | – | 1 | Milwaukee Wave | 10 | 10 | – |
| | | | | | 2 | Cleveland Force | 9 | 9 | – |
| 2 | Cleveland Force | 6 | 10 | – | 2 | Cleveland Force | 9 | 9 | – |
| 3 | Philadelphia KiXX | 3 | 6 | – | | | | | |

## Scoring leaders

GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
| Greg Howes | Milwaukee | 36 | 41 | 32 | 73 |
| John Ball | Cleveland | 38 | 30 | 31 | 61 |
| Carlos Farias | St. Louis | 36 | 29 | 29 | 58 |
| Dino Delevski | Kansas City | 31 | 34 | 22 | 56 |
| Giuliano Celenza | Baltimore | 37 | 32 | 17 | 49 |
| Don D'Ambra | Philadelphia | 34 | 32 | 16 | 48 |
| Novi Marojević | Chicago | 39 | 29 | 19 | 48 |
| Daryl Doran | St. Louis | 38 | 17 | 31 | 48 |
| John Barry Nusum | Philadelphia | 31 | 28 | 17 | 45 |
| Kevin Sloan | Philadelphia | 37 | 31 | 14 | 45 |
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## League awards

* Most Valuable Player: Greg Howes, Milwaukee
* Defender of the Year: Pat Morris, Philadelphia
* Rookie of the Year: John Barry Nusum, Philadelphia
* Goalkeeper of the Year: Pete Pappas, Philadelphia
* Coach of the Year: Omid Namazi, Cleveland
* Championship Series Finals MVP: Todd Dusosky, Milwaukee
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## All-MISL Teams

| First Team | Pos. | Second Team |
| Pete Pappas, Philadelphia | G | Nick Vorberg, Milwaukee |
| Pat Morris, Philadelphia | D | Vlatko Andonovski, Kansas City |
| Genoni Martinez, Cleveland | D | Chris Morman, Milwaukee |
| Greg Howes, Milwaukee | F | Dino Delevski, Kansas City |
| John Ball, Cleveland | F | Giuliano Celenza, Baltimore |
| Don D'Ambra, Philadelphia | F | Carlos Farias, St. Louis |
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### All-Rookie Team

| Player | Pos. | Team |
| Danny Waltman | G | Chicago |
| Lazo Alavanja | D | Chicago |
| Chris Fehrle | D | Philadelphia |
| Byron Alvarez | F | Chicago |
| John Barry Nusum | F | Philadelphia |
| James Koehler | F | Kansas City |
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