Kansas Magic
Kansas Magic was a professional indoor soccer team based in Overland Park, Kansas. They played in the Eastern Division of the Professional Arena Soccer League. The team colors were purple, white and black.
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| Founded | 2011 | ||
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| Dissolved | 2012 | ||
| Ground | EPIC Indoor Sports Center Overland Park, Kansas | ||
| Capacity | 800 | ||
| Owner | BJ Latas | ||
| Coach | Randall Porter | ||
| League | Professional Arena Soccer League | ||
| Website | http://www.ksmagicprosoccer.com | ||
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Kansas Magic was a professional indoor soccer team based in Overland Park, Kansas. They played in the Eastern Division of the Professional Arena Soccer League. The team colors were purple, white and black.
History
[edit]The Kansas Magic was awarded a franchise in the PASL on February 10, 2011.[1] Their first game was an exhibition at Landon Arena on April 30, defeating the Illinois Piasa 7-3.[2] They beat the Piasa 11-9 in Illinois in the PASL season opener on November 5 and 4-3 in their first home game at EPIC Indoor Sports on November 12.[3]
They finished the 2011–12 season with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses and qualified for the playoffs.[4] Matt Germain lead the team in scoring (17 goals, 8 assists) and goalkeeper Jason Jacob was fourth in the league with a 6.77 goals against average. The Magic defeated the Louisville Lightning in the Divisional Playoffs 9-5 in Louisville.[5] They lost to the eventual PASL Champion San Diego Sockers 9-5 in the Newman Cup Semi-Finals in San Diego.[6][7]
The team disbanded after the season.[8]
Year-by-year
[edit]| Season | League | Won | Lost | GF | GA | Regular season | Playoffs | Avg. attendance |
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| 2011–12 | PASL | 8 | 8 | 109 | 116 | 3rd, Eastern | Semi-Finals | 269 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Topeka appeals to soccer group". Topeka Capital-Journal. February 10, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
- ^ "Magic show: Kansas team wins soccer exhibition". Topeka Capital-Journal. April 30, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
- ^ "Kansas Magic Start Season 2-0 Against Illinois Piasa". Indoor Soccer News. November 24, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Kansas Magic Win, Clinch Playoff Spot". Indoor Soccer News. February 13, 2012. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Louisville Lightning fall 9-5 to Kansas Magic in PASL playoff opener". OurSportsCentral.com. March 2, 2012. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
- ^ "Sockers Advance to Cup Finals". The Coast News. March 10, 2012. Archived from the original on August 23, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
- ^ "SD Sockers in PASL Championship". SoccerNation.com. March 9, 2012. Archived from the original on July 17, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
- ^ "PASL Announces Slate, Alignment for Fifth Season". Professional Arena Soccer League. October 1, 2012. Archived from the original on May 15, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2012.