TheKansas City Attack,previously theAtlanta Attackand later known as theKansas City Comets,were anindoor soccerteam based for most of its existence inKansas City, Missouri.In its various incarnations the franchise played in theNational Professional Soccer Leaguefrom 1989–2001 and the secondMajor Indoor Soccer Leaguefrom 2001–2005. They played their home games at theMunicipal Auditoriumand laterKemper Arena.
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| Full name | Kansas City Attack |
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| Nickname(s) | Attack |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Dissolved | 2005 |
| Ground | Kemper Arena;Municipal Auditorium |
| League | MISL;NPSL |
History
editThe franchise originated as the Atlanta Attack, which joined theAmerican Indoor Soccer Associationas anexpansion teambased inAtlanta, Georgiain 1989. In 1990 the league changed its name to theNational Professional Soccer League.In 1991 the team relocated toKansas City, Missouri,which had just lost its prolificMajor Indoor Soccer Leagueteam, becoming the Kansas City Attack. The Attack played their first season at theMunicipal Auditoriumand moved intoKemper Arenain 1992.
The 1992–93 season was also the first of two national NPSL championship years for the Attack with Rookie Eddie Carmean scoring the game winning goal in the semi-final overtime to send the Attack to finals for the first time.
Kansas City was one of the more successful of the NPSL's teams, though the league itself declined in the late 1990s. In 2001 the league disbanded, and Kansas City and the NPSL's five other remaining teams formed a new league, thesecond Major Indoor Soccer League.At this time the team renamed itself the Kansas City Comets, after the city's original indoor soccer team. In 2005 the franchise announced that it would not play in the 2005–2006 and 2006–2007 seasons, but hoped to reform thereafter. However, the team did not reorganize by the time the second MISL folded in 2008.
In 2010, theMissouri Comets,based in nearbyIndependence,joined thethird Major Indoor Soccer Leagueas an expansion team, carrying on the Comets name.
Year-by-year
edit| Year | Division | League | Reg. season | Playoffs | Avg. attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989–90 | 2 | AISA | 2nd, American (23–17) | Lost Semifinals | |
| 1990–91 | 2 | NPSL | 2nd, American (25–15) | Lost in the 1st round | 3,715 |
| 1991–92 | 2 | NPSL | 2nd, National (26–14) | Lost Semifinals | 3,009 |
| 1992–93 | 1 | NPSL | 2nd, National (26–14) | Champions | 4,644 |
| 1993–94 | 1 | NPSL | 6th, National (14–26) | Did not qualify | 4,240 |
| 1994–95 | 1 | NPSL | 2nd, National (29–11) | Lost 2nd Round | 3,870 |
| 1995–96 | 1 | NPSL | 1st, National (32–8) | Lost Finals | 4,865 |
| 1996–97 | 1 | NPSL | 2nd(t), National Midwest (26–14) | Champions | 5,619 |
| 1997–98 | 1 | NPSL | 3rd, National Midwest (20–20) | Lost Conference Semifinals | 5,214 |
| 1998–99 | 1 | NPSL | 2nd, National Midwest (19–21) | Lost Conference Semifinals | 5,990 |
| 1999–00 | 1 | NPSL | 1st, National Midwest (24–20) | Lost Conference Semifinals | 5,127 |
| 2000–01 | 1 | NPSL | 4th, National (14–26) | Lost Conference Semifinals | 5,324 |
| 2001–02 | 1 | MISL | 3rd, MISL (24–20) | Lost Semifinals | 4,661 |
| 2002–03 | 1 | MISL | 2nd, Western (17–19) | Lost Conference Finals | 5,414 |
| 2003–04 | 1 | MISL | 2nd, Central (17–19) | Lost Semifinals | 5,374 |
| 2004–05 | 1 | MISL | 5th, MISL (18–21) | Did not qualify | 4,789 |
Honors
editChampionships
- 1992–1993 NPSL Champions
- 1996–1997 NPSL Champions
Division titles
- 1995–1996 National Division
- 1999–2000 Midwest Division
Head coaches
edit
Keith Tozer1991–1992- Zoran Savic1992–1996
- Jim Schwab1996–2000
- Zoran Savic2000–2005
Arenas
edit- The Omni1989–1991
- Municipal Auditorium1991–1992
- Kemper Arena1992–2005