Baltimore Blast is an American professional indoor soccer team based in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Founded in 1992, the team plays in the Major Indoor Soccer League.
The team plays its home games at Baltimore Arena. The team colors are red and gold. Their current head coach is Danny Kelly.
History
The Baltimore Blast were founded by North Carolina-based software executive Bill Stealey as the Baltimore Spirit at the end of July 1992 and joined the National Professional Soccer League. The team replaced the earlier Baltimore Blast, who folded along with the original MISL.[1] When the team was purchased by Ed Hale, a former owner of the original team, the Spirit were renamed the Blast on July 10, 1998[2] (Hale had the rights to the Blast name, hence the reason why the team decided to change its name) and joined the new Major Indoor Soccer League in 2001. After the MISL folded in 2008, the team announced it would be joining the new National Indoor Soccer League, which would later acquire the rights to, and become, the third version of the Major indoor Soccer League.
Players
2012-13 roster[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Retired numbers
| Player |
Number |
| Stan Stamenkovic |
#10 |
Hall of Fame
Notable former players
Year-by-year
| Year |
League |
Reg. Season |
Playoffs |
Avg. attendance [4] |
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| 1992-93 |
NPSL II |
1st American, 27-13 |
Lost Quarterfinal |
5,444 |
| 1993-94 |
NPSL II |
1st American, 26-14 |
Lost First Round |
6,471 |
| 1994-95 |
NPSL II |
3rd American, 23-17 |
Lost First Round |
5,733 |
| 1995-96 |
NPSL II |
2nd American, 25-15 |
Lost Division Semifinal |
5,037 |
| 1996-97 |
NPSL II |
2nd East, 20-20 |
Lost Conference Semifinal |
4,760 |
| 1997-98 |
NPSL II |
3rd East, 12-28 |
Failed to qualify |
5,001 |
| 1998-99 |
NPSL II |
3rd East, 19-21 |
Failed to qualify |
4,795 |
| 1999-00 |
NPSL II |
1st East, 26-18 |
Lost Conference Final |
5,445 |
| 2000-01 |
NPSL II |
3rd American, 22-18 |
Lost Conference Final |
5,376 |
| 2001-02 |
MISL II |
4th MISL, 18-26 |
Lost Semifinal |
4,998 |
| 2002-03 |
MISL II |
3rd Eastern,18-18 |
Won Championship |
5,559 |
| 2003-04 |
MISL II |
1st Eastern, 25-11 |
Won Championship |
6,330 |
| 2004-05 |
MISL II |
7th MISL, 15-24 |
Failed to qualify |
5,752 |
| 2005-06 |
MISL II |
2nd MISL, 17-13 |
Won Championship |
7,005 |
| 2006-07 |
MISL II |
5th MISL, 15-15 |
Failed to qualify |
7,449 |
| 2007-08 |
MISL II |
3rd MISL, 19-11 |
Won Championship |
7,230 |
| 2008-09 |
NISL |
1st NISL, 14-4 |
Won Championship |
7,534 |
| 2009-10 |
MISL III |
2nd MISL, 11-9 |
Lost Semifinal |
6,259 |
| 2010-11 |
MISL III |
1st MISL, 15-5 |
Lost Final |
6,933 |
| 2011-12 |
MISL III |
1st Eastern, 18-6 |
Lost Final |
5,961 |
| 2012-13 |
MISL III |
1st MISL, 21-5 |
Won Championship |
5,544 |
| 2013-14 |
MISL III |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
| Total |
362-291
Win % = .554% |
32-26
Win % = .551% |
5,876 |
Head coaches
Arenas
- 1st Mariner Arena; Baltimore, Maryland (1992–present) (previously Baltimore Civic Center, Baltimore Arena)
References
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Edwin F. Hale, Sr.
Current season
Kenny Cooper
Stan Stamenkovic 
Heinz Wirtz
Domenic Mobilio
Richard Chinapoo
Cris Vaccaro
Denison Cabral
Tony McPeak
