# 2002–03 Major Indoor Soccer League season

The 2002–03 Major Indoor Soccer League season was the second season for the league. The regular season started on September 28, 2002, and ended on March 23, 2003.

## Teams

| Team | City/Area | Arena |
| Baltimore Blast | Baltimore, Maryland | Baltimore Arena |
| Cleveland Force | Cleveland, Ohio | CSU Convocation Center |
| Dallas Sidekicks | Dallas, Texas | Reunion Arena |
| Harrisburg Heat | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center |
| Kansas City Comets | Kansas City, Missouri | Kemper Arena |
| Milwaukee Wave | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Bradley Center |
| Philadelphia KiXX | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Wachovia Spectrum |
| San Diego Sockers | San Diego, California | San Diego Sports Arena |

## League standings
### Eastern Conference

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | GB |
| 1 | Philadelphia KiXX | 36 | 24 | 12 | 406 | 367 | +39 | .667 | — |
| 2 | Cleveland Force | 36 | 19 | 17 | 388 | 428 | −40 | .528 | 5 |
| 3 | Baltimore Blast | 36 | 18 | 18 | 394 | 395 | −1 | .500 | 6 |
| 4 | Harrisburg Heat | 36 | 15 | 21 | 423 | 460 | −37 | .417 | 9 |

### Western Conference

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | GB |
| 1 | Milwaukee Wave | 36 | 28 | 8 | 505 | 317 | +188 | .778 | — |
| 2 | Kansas City Comets | 36 | 17 | 19 | 495 | 472 | +23 | .472 | 11 |
| 3 | San Diego Sockers | 36 | 14 | 22 | 361 | 448 | −87 | .389 | 14 |
| 4 | Dallas Sidekicks | 36 | 9 | 27 | 342 | 427 | −85 | .250 | 19 |

## Playoffs

| Conference Semi-Finals | Conference Semi-Finals | Conference Semi-Finals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | Championship | Championship | Championship | Championship | Championship |
| | | | E1 | Philadelphia KiXX | 6 | | | | | |
| E2 | Cleveland Force | 14 | E3 | Baltimore Blast | 8 | | | | | |
| E3 | Baltimore Blast | 16 | | | | E3 | Baltimore Blast | 12 | 15 | 13 |
| | | | | | | W1 | Milwaukee Wave | 19 | 12 | 12 |
| | | | W1 | Milwaukee Wave | 20 | | | | | |
| W2 | Kansas City Comets | 13 | W2 | Kansas City Comets | 19 | | | | | |
| W3 | San Diego Sockers | 11 | | | | | | | | |

## Scoring leaders

GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
| Dino Delevski | Kansas City | 32 | 50 | 32 | 140 |
| Carlos Farias | San Diego | 35 | 37 | 28 | 111 |
| Greg Howes | Milwaukee | 36 | 41 | 16 | 102 |
| Joe Reiniger | Milwaukee | 32 | 35 | 22 | 100 |
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## League awards

* Most Valuable Player: Dino Delevski, Kansas City
* Defender of the Year: Genoni Martinez, Harrisburg
* Rookie of the Year: P.J. Wakefield, Baltimore
* Goalkeeper of the Year: Victor Nogueira, Milwaukee
* Coach of the Year: Keith Tozer, Milwaukee
* Championship Series MVP: Denison Cabral, Baltimore
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## All-MISL Teams

| First Team | Pos. | Second Team |
| Victor Nogueira, Milwaukee | G | Pete Pappas, Philadelphia |
| Sean Bowers, Baltimore | D | Troy Dusosky, Milwaukee |
| Genoni Martinez, Harrisburg | D | Pat Morris, Philadelphia |
| Dino Delevski, Kansas City | F | David Bascome, Harrisburg |
| Greg Howes, Milwaukee | F | Todd Dusosky, Milwaukee |
| Joe Reiniger, Milwaukee | F | Carlos Farias, San Diego |
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### All-Rookie Team

| Player | Pos. | Team |
| Jesse Llamas | G | Dallas |
| Kevin Sakuda | D | San Diego |
| Carl Schmitt | D | Milwaukee |
| P.J. Wakefield | F | Baltimore |
| Robbie Aristodemo | F | San Diego |
| Anthony Maher | F | Cleveland |
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