The 1984–85 American Indoor Soccer Association season was the inaugural season of the AISA. The league began with six teams, all based in the Midwest. Canton won the regular season by five games.

Lesh Shkreli Lesh Shkreli (born ) is a retired Montenegrin-American soccer forward who played in Yugoslavia, Greece and the United States. He led the American Indoor Soccer Association in scoring in 1984-1985, earning MVP honors. Shkreli is Albanian ethnic ...

of Columbus ran away with the scoring title, and also won the MVP vote. Canton coach

Klaas de Boer Klaas de Boer (born 6 January 1942, Kollum) is a retired U.S. soccer player and coach. He played professionally in the American Soccer League and was the 1977 NSCAA Coach of the Year and 1985 American Indoor Soccer Association Coach of the Yea ...

took home Coach of the Year honors. Louisville upset Columbus with a semifinals-sweep, and faced Canton in the finals. In the championship round, the Invaders handled the Thunder in four games.

League Standings

Playoffs

League Leaders

Scoring

Goalkeeping

League awards

*Most Valuable Player:

, Columbus *Coach of the Year:

, Canton *Defender of the Year:

Oscar Pisano Oscar Pisano (born 3 September 1956) is a retired Argentine football defender who went on to become a football manager. Pisano spent time in numerous North American indoor and outdoor leagues including the North American Soccer League, Major In ...

, Canton *Goalkeeper of the Year: Rick Schweizer, Louisville

All-AISA Teams

References

External links

Major Indoor Soccer League II (RSSSF)
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