1985–86 American Indoor Soccer Association season

The 1985–86 American Indoor Soccer Association season was the second season for the league. The only change in teams from the inaugural season was that Chicago changed its name from the Vultures to the Shoccers. Zoran Savic of Louisville won the scoring title, but Canton’s Kia Zolgharnain netted the most goals with 52. League assists leader, Don Tobin, also of Canton was voted MVP, while his coach Trevor Dawkins took home Coach of the Year honors.

Canton and Louisville finished top of the table, well ahead the rest of the league. Both swept their semifinal opponents, to again face each other in the finals. In the championship round, the Thunder proved to be no match for the Invaders and were themselves swept in three games.

All-Star Game
On February 5 the defending champion, Canton Invaders, hosted the first ever AISA All-Star Game at the Canton Memorial Civic Center. The Invaders faced a team of all-stars from the rest of the league’s teams. This gave the hosts a distinct advantage, because unlike their opponent, they had been playing together all season. This was never more evident than in the fact that Canton scored the final seven goals of the match to pull away, 9–4. Canton forward Ian Anderson (1 goal, 2 assists) was named the game’s MVP. Additionally the league announced that Toledo would join the league next season along with three to five others teams.

All-Star selections

 * Head Coach: Keith Tozer, Louisville
 * Asst. Coach: Chris Bartels, Kalamazoo

Canton Invaders’ All-Stars
The following Canton players were also selected by their peers as all-stars, but because of the match format, played for the host team.

League awards

 * Most Valuable Player: Don Tobin, Canton
 * Coach of the Year: Trevor Dawkins, Canton
 * Defender of the Year: Oscar Pisano, Canton
 * Goalkeeper of the Year: Victor Petroni, Kalamazoo
 * Rookie of the Year: Jamie Swanner, Canton