# 2012–13 Major Indoor Soccer League season

The 2012–13 Major Indoor Soccer League season was the second under the United Soccer Leagues banner, fourth under the MISL name, and the fifth season overall. It was also the 35th season of professional Division 1 indoor soccer. The season started on November 2, 2012 and ended on March 3, 2013.

## Teams
### New Teams

| Team | City/Area | Arena | Joined | Head Coach |
| Chicago Soul | Chicago | Sears Centre | 2012 | Manny Rojas |

### Teams that left the MISL

| Team | City/Area | Arena | Founded | Joined MISL | Left MISL | New League |
| Norfolk SharX | Norfolk, Virginia | Norfolk Scope | 2011 | 2011 | 2012 | Folded |

## Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Rochester Lancers | Bill Andracki | Jim Hesch | Offseason |
| Chicago Soul | Manny Rojas | Novi Marojević | December 11 |

## Standings

2012-13 League Champions  2012-13 Playoff Team
| Team | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | GB | Home | Road |
| 1 | Baltimore Blast | 26 | 21 | 5 | .808 | 379 | 228 | --- | 12-1 | 9-4 |
| 2 | Milwaukee Wave | 26 | 21 | 5 | .808 | 310 | 230 | --- | 12-1 | 9-4 |
| 3 | Missouri Comets | 26 | 13 | 13 | .500 | 330 | 363 | 8 | 9-4 | 4-9 |
| 4 | Chicago Soul | 26 | 11 | 15 | .423 | 293 | 308 | 10 | 7-6 | 4-9 |
| 5 | Rochester Lancers | 26 | 10 | 16 | .385 | 326 | 385 | 11 | 7-6 | 3-10 |
| 6 | Syracuse Silver Knights | 26 | 8 | 18 | .308 | 279 | 328 | 13 | 5-8 | 3-10 |
| 7 | Wichita Wings | 26 | 7 | 19 | .269 | 260 | 335 | 14 | 6-7 | 1-12 |
Updated to matches played on 3/3/2013

## Statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Scorer | Club | Games | 2pt Goals | 3pt Goals | Assists | Points |
| 1 | Doug Miller | Rochester Lancers | 25 | 41 | 3 | 11 | 102 |
| 2 | Mauricio Salles | Rochester Lancers | 25 | 25 | 9 | 20 | 97 |
| 3 | Neto | Syracuse Silver Knights | 26 | 32 | 2 | 8 | 78 |
| 3 | Carlos Farias | Chicago Soul | 24 | 13 | 9 | 25 | 78 |
| 5 | Byron Alvarez | Missouri Comets | 23 | 31 | 1 | 9 | 74 |
| 6 | Vahid Assadpour | Missouri Comets | 26 | 14 | 5 | 27 | 70 |
| 7 | Leo Gibson | Missouri Comets | 24 | 23 | 3 | 12 | 67 |
| 8 | Frederico Moojen | Wichita Wings | 24 | 27 | 0 | 12 | 66 |
| 8 | Luan Oliveira | Milwaukee Wave | 25 | 23 | 2 | 14 | 66 |
| 10 | Carlos Muñoz | Chicago Soul | 25 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 62 |
Last updated on March 3, 2013. Source: MISL.com Statistics - Total Points

### Top 2pt Goal Scorers

| Rank | Scorer | Club | Games | 2pt Goals |
| 1 | Doug Miller | Rochester Lancers | 25 | 41 |
| 2 | Neto | Syracuse Silver Knights | 26 | 32 |
| 3 | Byron Alvarez | Missouri Comets | 23 | 31 |
| 4 | Frederico Moojen | Wichita Wings | 24 | 27 |
| 5 | Mauricio Salles | Rochester Lancers | 25 | 25 |
| 6 | Ian Bennett | Milwaukee Wave | 26 | 23 |
| 6 | Luan Oliveira | Milwaukee Wave | 25 | 23 |
| 6 | Leo Gibson | Missouri Comets | 24 | 23 |
| 9 | Carlos Muñoz | Chicago Soul | 25 | 21 |
| 9 | Andrew Hoxie | Wichita Wings | 24 | 21 |
Last updated on March 3, 2013. Source: MISL.com Statistics - 2 Point Goals

## Playoffs

The MISL Playoffs will begin with the semifinals, featuring the No. 1 and No. 4 seeds and the No. 2 and No. 3 seeds meeting in home-and-home series with a 15-minute mini game to decide the series following the second game if needed. The championship followed the same format. The higher seed will had the option to choose which game it hosts.
| Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Championship | Championship | Championship |
| 1 | Baltimore | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Chicago | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Chicago | 0 | 1 | Baltimore | 2 |
| | | | 3 | Missouri | 0 |
| 2 | Milwaukee | 1 | 3 | Missouri | 0 |
| 3 | Missouri | 2 | | | |

### Semi-finals

Game 1
Game 2
Mini-Game Tie Breaker

### MISL Finals

Game 1
Game 2

## Awards
### Individual awards

| Award | Name | Team |
| MVP | Doug Miller | Rochester Lancers |
| Coach of the Year | Danny Kelly | Baltimore Blast |
| Rookie of the Year | Luan Oliveira | Milwaukee Wave |
| Defender of the Year | Mike Lookingland | Baltimore Blast |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Nick Vorberg | Milwaukee Wave |
| Championship MVP | William Vanzela | Baltimore Blast |

### All-League First Team

| Name | Position | Team |
| Leo Gibson | D | Missouri Comets |
| Mike Lookingland | D | Baltimore Blast |
| Doug Miller | M/F | Rochester Lancers |
| Neto | M/F | Syracuse Silver Knights |
| Mauricio Salles | M/F | Rochester Lancers |
| Nick Vorberg | GK | Milwaukee Wave |

### All-League Second Team

| Name | Position | Team |
| Pat Healey | D | Baltimore Blast |
| Nelson Santana | D | Syracuse Silver Knights |
| Vahid Assadpour | M/F | Missouri Comets |
| Carlos Farias | M/F | Chicago Soul |
| Luan Oliveira | M/F | Milwaukee Wave |
| Jeff Richey | GK | Chicago Soul |

### All-Rookie Team

| Name | Position | Team |
| Stephen Basso | D | Rochester Lancers |
| Pedrinho | D | Rochester Lancers |
| Luan Oliveira | M/F | Milwaukee Wave |
| Carlos Muñoz | M/F | Chicago Soul |
| Lucas Roque | M/F | Baltimore Blast |
| William Vanzela | GK | Baltimore Blast |