Kansas City Comets

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The name Kansas City Comets has been used by two different indoor soccer teams.

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[edit] The Original Team

The first Kansas City Comets team began its existence as the Detroit Lightning in the original Major Indoor Soccer League in 1979. After one season, the team was purchased by serial entrepreneur Dr. David Schoenstadt (later co-founder of Discovery Zone) and moved, becoming the San Francisco Fog. However the very next season, Dr. Schoenstadt moved the team to Kansas City. The team would remain there until 1991 when it ceased operations.

Stars and fan favorites included Enzo DiPede, Billy Gazonas, Gino Schiraldi, Greg Makowski, Victor Petroni, Jan Goosens, Kia, Dale Mitchell, Alan Mayer, Zoran Savic, Jim Schwab, Gordon Hill, Tasso Koutsoukos, Manny Schwartz, David Doyle, Elson Seale, Yilmaz Orhan, and Ty Keough as well as coaches Pat McBride and Rick Benben.

[edit] Head Coaches

[edit] Year-by-year

Year Division League Reg. Season Playoffs Avg. Attendance
1981/82 N/A MISL 6th, Western Did not qualify 11,058
1982/83 N/A MISL 3rd, Western 1st Round 14,692
1983/84 N/A MISL 4th, Western 1st Round 15,786
1984/85 N/A MISL 4th, Western Quarterfinals 12,917
1985/86 N/A MISL 5th, Western Did not qualify 12,428
1986/87 N/A MISL 2nd, Western Division Semifinals 12,447
1987/88 N/A MISL 3rd, Western Division Finals 11,211
1988/89 N/A MISL 7th Did not qualify 9,228
1989/90 N/A MISL 2nd, Eastern Division Finals 10,475
1990/91 N/A MSL 2nd, Eastern Division Finals 7,103

[edit] Former Players

[edit] The Second Team

The second team to be called the Kansas City Comets had a long, complex history. The team was founded in 1989 as the Atlanta Attack as part of the then American Indoor Soccer Association, which became the National Professional Soccer League the next year. In 1991, the team was moved to Missouri as the Kansas City Attack to replace the recently folded Kansas City Comets of the original MISL. The Attack played their first season at the Municipal Auditorium and moved into Kemper Arena in 1992. In 2001, the NPSL disbanded, and Kansas City with the five other remaining NPSL teams formed the new Major Indoor Soccer League. At that time, the Attack name was retired, and the team was renamed the Comets. In September 2005, it was announced that the Kansas City Comets would not play during the 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 seasons. There remained the possibility that a third Kansas City Comets team would be active for the 2007-2008 MISL season but it never happened.

[edit] Year-by-Year

Year Division League Reg. Season Playoffs Avg. Attendance
1991/92 N/A NPSL 2nd, National Lost Semifinals 3,009
1992/93 N/A NPSL 2nd, National Champions 4,644
1993/94 N/A NPSL 6th, National Did not qualify 4,240
1994/95 N/A NPSL 2nd, National Lost 2nd Round 3,870
1995/96 N/A NPSL 1st, National Lost Finals 4,865
1996/97 N/A NPSL 2nd(t), National Midwest Champions 5,619
1997/98 N/A NPSL 3rd, National Midwest Lost Conference Semifinals 5,214
1998/99 N/A NPSL 2nd, National Midwest Lost Conference Semifinals 5,990
1999/00 N/A NPSL 1st, National Midwest Lost Conference Semifinals 5,127
2000/01 N/A NPSL 4th, National Lost Conference Semifinals 5,324
2001/02 N/A MISL 3rd, MISL Lost Semifinals 4,661
2002/03 N/A MISL 2nd, Western Lost Conference Finals 5,414
2003/04 N/A MISL 2nd, Central Lost Semifinals 5,374
2004/05 N/A MISL 5th, MISL Did not qualify 4,789

[edit] Honors

Championships

  • 1992-1993 NPSL Champions
  • 1996-1997 NPSL Champions

Division Titles

  • 1995-1996 National Division
  • 1999-2000 Midwest Division

[edit] Head Coaches

[edit] Former Players

[edit] Arenas

[edit] External links

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