Wichita Blue
Full name | Wichita Blue Angels Soccer Club | |||
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Nickname(s) | "Angels." | |||
Founded | 1987/ 1988. | |||
Dissolved | 1999/ 2000. | |||
Ground | Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. | |||
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Wichita Blue, known in 1994 as Wichita Blue Angels, was an American soccer club based in Wichita, Kansas. The Blue played in several leagues including the Heartland Soccer League, Lone Star Soccer Alliance and the USISL.
History
In 1988, the Blue, owned by Ahmad Hassan joined the Heartland Soccer League.[1] In 1990, the team switched to the Lone Star Soccer Alliance.[2] In 1991, the Blue added a women's team and played their home games in Cessna Stadium. Following the 1992 season, the LSSA folded. The Blue sat out the 1993 season. In 1994, the team moved to the USISL where they were known as the Wichita Blue Angels.[3] In 1995, the team resumed its original name, the Wichita Blue. The team withdrew from the league following the 1996 USISL season. In 1999, the team returned to the USISL, but after finishing 7th out of 8 teams in the Heartland Division, the team permanently disbanded.
Year-by-year
Year | Division | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup |
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1989 | N/A | HSL | N/A | Did not enter | |
1990 | N/A | LSSA | 4th, Northern | Did not qualify | Did not enter |
1991 | N/A | LSSA | 4th, Northern | Did not qualify | Did not enter |
1992 | N/A | LSSA | 4th, Northern | Did not qualify | Did not enter |
1993 | On hiatus | ||||
1994 | 4 | USISL | Did not qualify | Did not enter | |
1995 | 4 | USISL | Did not qualify | Did not enter | |
1996 | 4 | USISL | Did not qualify | Did not enter | |
1997 | On hiatus | ||||
1998 | On hiatus | ||||
1999 | 4 | USISL | 7th, Heartland | Did not qualify | Did not enter |
Coaches
- Norman Piper 1989-1990
- Ahmad Hassan 1990 (interim)
- Doug McArthur 1990
- Omar Gomez 1991
- Dan Olson 1991
- Ahmad Hassan 1992
- Kevin Kewley 1994
- Ahmad Hassan 1995
- Jerry Lakin 1996
- David Voss 1999