1983-84 Cleveland Force Roster
Team Record: 31-17
in the MISL's Eastern Division
Postseason: 3-4
Lost Division Final
Coach: Timo Liekoski (31-17)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 328,619, Avg. 13,692 in 24 home dates
The Cleveland Force of the Major Indoor Soccer League ended the 1983-84 season with a record of 31 wins and 17 losses in the MISL's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-4.
The Force bagged 269 goals and gave up 229. Craig Allen scored 49 goals for Cleveland, while Vic Davidson, Kai Haaskivi, Louie Nanchoff and Keith Furphy each contributed fifteen or more as well. Kai Haaskivi accounted for 51 assists. Krys Sobieski topped the squad with 19 wins and a team-best 4.45 goals against average, leading regularly-used goalkeepers.
Timo Liekoski coached the team. The 1983-84 Cleveland Force lost in the Division Final.
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Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Craig Allen | F | October 2, 1959 | 6'0" | 160 | Guernsey, Channel Islands |
Lou Cioffi | G | February 23, 1957 | 6'0" | 170 | Bronx, NY |
Benny Dargle | D | January 2, 1957 | 5'11" | 170 | Liverpool, England |
Vic Davidson | F,F/M | November 8, 1950 | 5'9" | 145 | Glasgow, Scotland |
Trevor Dawkins | D | July 10, 1949 | 5'9" | 155 | London, England |
Gino DiFlorio | F | September 18, 1964 | 5'9" | 155 | Naples, Italy |
Drew Ferguson | M,F | September 11, 1957 | 5'10" | 160 | Powell River, British Columbia Canada |
George Fernandez | D,M | October 29, 1961 | 5'9" | 150 | San Francisco, California |
Keith Furphy | F | July 30, 1958 | 6'2" | 165 | Stocton, England |
Charlie Greene | F,D,F/M | October 7, 1959 | 5'10" | 160 | New York, NY |
Kai Haaskivi | M | December 28, 1955 | 5'10" | 170 | Lahti, Finland |
Bret Hall | M,D | November 16, 1956 | 5'6" | 148 | Buffalo, NY |
Bernie James | D | November 25, 1958 | 6'0" | 190 | London, England |
Michael Kaham | D | June 1, 1951 | 6'1" | 170 | Melong, Cameroon Cameroon |
Tommy Kristiansen | M,F | July 7, 1953 | 5'6" | 155 | Fredriksburg, Denmark |
Hector Marinaro | F | December 6, 1964 | 5'9" | 155 | Mississauga, ON Canada |
Peter Millar | D,M,F | April 21, 1951 | 6'0" | 166 | Motherwell, Scotland |
George Nanchoff | F/M,F | April 17, 1954 | 6'0" | 160 | Jankovec, Macedonia Yugoslavia |
Louie Nanchoff | F,F/M | June 13, 1956 | 5'10" | 155 | Resen, Macedonia Yugoslavia |
Ross Ongaro | F,F/M | September 9, 1959 | 6'11" | 170 | Edmonton, Alberta Canada |
Joe Raduka | D | January 18, 1954 | 5'9" | 165 | Bastaji, Bosnia Yugoslavia |
Krys Sobieski | G | July 25, 1950 | 5'11" | 165 | Wiskitki, Poland |
Alex Tarnoczi | F,F/M,M/F,M | July 29, 1959 | 5'6" | 159 | Budapest, Hungary |
Chris Vaccaro | G | October 3, 1958 | 6'0" | 175 | Camden, NJ |
John Victor | D | May 2, 1958 | 5'11" | 160 | Londrino, Brazil |