When faced with the instability of the league, however, both sets of potential owners decided to not put up the $350,000 line of credit needed to play in 1991–92.
The regular season was wide open as playoff positioning went right down to the final game on the schedule.
Attendance was up over 1990–91,[8] and there were reports in April that the league planned on a 1992-93 season with all seven teams returning and an expanded schedule of 44 games.
[14] Baltimore Blast owner Ed Hale decided not to join either league, folding the team instead.
[15] A new ownership group was awarded an NPSL expansion franchise for Baltimore called the Spirit and signed Blast coach Kenny Cooper to lead the team.
GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points Most Valuable Player: Victor Nogueira, San Diego Scoring Champion: Zoran Karic, Cleveland Pass Master: Zoran Karic, Cleveland Defender of the Year: Kevin Crow, San Diego Rookie of the Year: Tommy Tanner, Cleveland Goalkeeper of the Year: Victor Nogueira, San Diego Coach of the Year[17] Gordon Jago, Dallas Championship Series Most Valuable Player: Thompson Usiyan, San Diego Championship Series Unsung Hero: Kevin Crow, San Diego Griffin, John, ed.