Kansas City Attack

Kansas City Attack

Full name	Kansas City Attack
Nickname(s)	Attack
Founded	1989(1989)
Dissolved	2005(2005)
Ground	Kemper Arena;Municipal Auditorium
League	MISL;NPSL

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.

History

The 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

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

Championships

• 1992–1993 NPSL Champions
• 1996–1997 NPSL Champions

Division titles

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

Head coaches

• Keith Tozer1991–1992
• Zoran Savic1992–1996
• Jim Schwab1996–2000
• Zoran Savic2000–2005

Arenas

• The Omni1989–1991
• Municipal Auditorium1991–1992
• Kemper Arena1992–2005

External links

• Official Team Site