1997–98 National Professional Soccer League season

League standings

GP W L PCT GB GF GA AMERICAN CONFERENCE East Division Philadelphia Kixx 40 26 14 .650 ---- 569 484 Harrisburg Heat 40 21 19 .525 5.0 530 518 Baltimore Spirit 40 12 28 .300 14.0 487 569 Central Division Milwaukee Wave 40 28 12 .700 ---- 593 486 Cleveland Crunch 40 21 19 .525 7.0 627 612 Cincinnati Silverbacks 40 15 25 .375 13.0 563 604 NATIONAL CONFERENCE North Division Buffalo Blizzard 40 21 19 .525 ---- 495 504 Edmonton Drillers 40 18 22 .450 3.0 428 418 Montreal Impact 40 16 24 .400 5.0 455 518 Detroit Rockers 40 13 27 .325 8.0 464 571 Midwest Division St. Louis Ambush 40 27 13 .675 ---- 625 513 Wichita Wings 40 22 18 .550 5.0 575 559 Kansas City Attack 40 20 20 .500 7.0 442 497 Conference Quarterfinals: Kansas City defeated Edmonton 8-4, 14-8 Harrisburg defeated Cincinnati 14-12 (OT), 5-27, 18-13. Conference Semifinals: St. Louis defeated Kansas City, 17-8, 18-15 Wichita defeated Buffalo, 19-16,15-14 Milwaukee defeated Harrisburg, 19-4, 18-11 Philadelphia defeated Cleveland, 10-4, 29-27 (OT) Conference Finals: Milwaukee defeated Philadelphia, 7-9 (OT), 19-5, 12-3, 16-10 St. Louis defeated Wichita, 17-9, 10-8, 21-14,19-11 CHAMPIONSHIP: Milwaukee defeated St. Louis, 16-14, 18-10, 17-14, 8-12, 21-10