1980-81 Chicago Sting Statistics
North American Soccer League (Indoor) (NASL Indoor)
Team Record: 13-5
in the NASL Indoor's Central Division
Postseason: 4-3
Lost Championship
Coach: Willy Roy (13-5)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 55,472, Avg. 6,164 in 9 home dates
1980-81 Chicago Sting RosterTeam Record: 13-5
in the NASL Indoor's Central Division
Postseason: 4-3
Lost Championship
Coach: Willy Roy (13-5)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 55,472, Avg. 6,164 in 9 home dates
The Chicago Sting of the North American Soccer League (Indoor) ended the 1980-81 season with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses in the NASL Indoor's Central Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 4-3.
The Sting topped the league with 146 goals. Chicago surrendered 103 goals. Karl-Heinz Granitza scored 42 goals for the squad, while Charlie Fajkus and Ingo Peter netted fifteen or more as well. Charlie Fajkus accounted for 36 assists. Bill Mishalow recorded a 4.68 goals against average, leading regular keepers.
Willy Roy coached the team. The 1980-81 Chicago Sting lost in the Championship.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG | OTG | FC | BL | Shts | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Heinz Granitza | F | 15 | 42 | 27 | 69 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 22.3 | ||||
| Charlie Fajkus | M | 18 | 18 | 36 | 54 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 19.4 | ||||
| Ingo Peter | M | 12 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 14.7 | ||||
| Derek Spalding | D | 17 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 20.0 | ||||
| Mark Simanton | M | 18 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 20.0 | ||||
| Greg Ryan | D | 17 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 22.7 | ||||
| Rudy Glenn | M | 16 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 17.0 | ||||
| Tasso Koutsoukos | F | 11 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 20.5 | ||||
| Jim Steele | D | 15 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 23.1 | ||||
| Bret Hall | M | 18 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 11.5 | ||||
| Tom Alioto | D | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12.5 | ||||
| Steve Long | F | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 7.4 | ||||
| John Tyma | F | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | ||||
| Arno Steffenhagen | M | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Willy Roy | F | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Frantz Mathieu | D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | ||||
| Stefan Szefer | D | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 | ||||
| Bill Mishalow | G | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||
| Phil Parkes | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Saeid Baghvaardani | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||
| Paul Coffee | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Totals | 231 | 146 | 155 | 302 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 762 | 19.2 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Mishalow | 14 | 756:48 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 4.68 | 434 | 202 | .465 |
| Paul Coffee | 10 | 303:42 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 6.91 | 127 | 72 | .567 |
| Phil Parkes | 1 | 25:16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 19.00 | 15 | 8 | .533 |
| Totals | 25 | 1085:46 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 5.64 | 576 | 282 | .490 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG | OTG | FC | BL | Shts | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Heinz Granitza | F | 7 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 17.4 |
| Charlie Fajkus | M | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12.5 |
| Ingo Peter | M | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 5.4 |
| Derek Spalding | D | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5.3 |
| Mark Simanton | M | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 23.1 |
| Greg Ryan | D | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16.7 |
| Rudy Glenn | M | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6.7 |
| Tasso Koutsoukos | F | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14.3 |
| Jim Steele | D | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 |
| Bret Hall | M | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 60.0 |
| Steve Long | F | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 8.0 |
| Arno Steffenhagen | M | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 |
| Frantz Mathieu | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Stefan Szefer | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Bill Mishalow | G | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Coffee | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 90 | 41 | 48 | 89 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 303 | 13.5 |
Postseason - Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Spalding | 1 | 1:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 |
| Bill Mishalow | 7 | 363:00 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 5.95 | 271 | 133 | .491 |
| Paul Coffee | 2 | 21:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.86 | 8 | 5 | .625 |
| Totals | 10 | 385:00 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 5.77 | 281 | 140 | .498 |
