Arizona Sandsharks
| Founded | 1992 |
|---|---|
| Ground | America West Arena Phoenix, Arizona |
| Capacity | 15,505 |
| League | Continental Indoor Soccer League |
Arizona Sandsharks was a U.S. indoor soccer team that played in the Continental Indoor Soccer League (CISL). It was founded in 1992 and folded in 1997, along with the CISL.
Club history
The Sandsharks were founded on August 3, 1992, under the ownership of
America West Arena
in three of its four seasons, but still only drew 5,331 fans per match. (Summertime indoor soccer proved not to be very lucrative, as the CISL itself averaged only 5,464.)
In 1995, a brawl broke out at a game between the Sandsharks and the visiting
Year-by-year
| Year | Record | Regular season | Playoffs | Avg. attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 6–22 | 6th | Did not qualify | 5,316 |
| 1994 | 11–17 | 7th Western | Did not qualify | 4,581 |
| 1995 | 11–17 | 4th Southern | Did not qualify | 5,673 |
| 1997 | 8–20 | 5th Western | Did not qualify | 6,153 |
| Overall | 36–76 | – | – | 5,331 |
Coaches
- Peter Duah 1993–1994
- Ron Newman1995
- Luis Dabo & Petar Baralic 1997
Notable players
Honors
First team All Star
- 1994: Terry Woodberry
References
- ^ Arizona Sandsharks
- ^ "Premier Soccer Alliance". Archived from the original on 2008-10-17. Retrieved 2008-07-25.