1980-81 Buffalo Stallions Roster

Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL)
Team Record: 20-20
in the MISL's Central Division
Postseason: 0-2
Lost Quarterfinal
Coach: Sal DeRosa (5-10)
Coach: Ray Klivecka (15-10)
Location: Buffalo, New York
Attendance: 189,742, Avg. 9,487 in 20 home dates
1980-81 Buffalo Stallions Statistics

The Buffalo Stallions of the Major Indoor Soccer League ended the 1980-81 season with a record of 20 wins and 20 losses in the MISL's Central Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-2.

The Stallions recorded 246 goals and allowed 210. Iubo Petrovic scored 44 goals for Buffalo, while Ernie Buriano, Charlie Cordas, Pat Ercoli and Mike Laschev each netted fifteen or more as well. Charlie Cordas accounted for 41 assists. Scott Manning topped the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 4.87 goals against average, pacing goalkeepers with enough qualifying appearances.

Sal DeRosa and Ray Klivecka coached the team. The 1980-81 Buffalo Stallions lost in the Quarterfinal.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Eddie AzevedoDMarch 18, 19515'9"150Lisbon, Portugal
Tony BettsM,FOctober 31, 19535'11"165Derby, England
Ernie BurianoD,M,M/DJuly 24, 19575'8"145Colon, Argentina
Mike BurkeFOctober 13, 19566'1"175Glasgow, Scotland
Charlie CordasFNovember 18, 19515'10"175Osijek, Yugoslavia
John DolinskyD-FMay 21, 19545'6"145Kaiserslautern, Germany
Pat ErcoliF,MNovember 30, 19575'10"165Toronto, ON Canada
Francisco EscosM,DJuly 10, 19425'7"158, Argentina
George GorlekuD,FSeptember 26, 19556'0"160, Ghana
Tom GrippoDJanuary 12, 19575'7"155Rochester, NY
Herve GuilliodM,FNovember 18, 19566'0"150Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Ilija IvkovicF,MAugust 2, 19496'0"175Osijek, Yugoslavia
Stan KarasiMAugust 11, 19485'8"160Belgrade, Serbia Yugoslavia
Mike LaschevD,F,MAugust 20, 19535'4"145Luov, Ukraine Soviet Union
Scott ManningGSeptember 5, 19576'0"170Rochester, NY
Peter MannosGJuly 20, 19545'11"170Chicago, IL
Manny MatosD,MMay 9, 19535'9"160Mineola, NY
Jim MayGMarch 22, 19536'1"170Kings Ferry, NY
Dennis MephamD,MJanuary 28, 19586'1"170Cortland, NY
Pat OcchiutoFAugust 20, 19575'7"155, Italy
Miroslav OrsagF
Victor PetroniGMarch 3, 19595'10"165Toronto, ON Canada
Iubo PetrovicFMay 15, 19495'8"160Vel Brusnica, Yugoslavia
Oscar PisanoDSeptember 3, 19565'8"164Buenos Aires, Argentina
Dave SarachanFJune 7, 19545'5"140Rochester, NY
Zoran SavicFAugust 13, 19595'10"155Gornji Milanovac, Yugoslavia
Jim SinclairDMay 15, 19515'7"165, Scotland



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