Arizona Sandsharks

Arizona Sandsharks
Founded1992
GroundAmerica West Arena
Phoenix, Arizona
Capacity15,505
LeagueContinental 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 Jerry Colangelo, owner of the NBA's Phoenix Suns, as a founding member of the Continental Indoor Soccer League. Unfortunately, the 'Sharks were unsuccessful on the turf as the club missed the playoffs in all four of its seasons in the CISL. At the box office, the 'Sharks record was mixed: they did manage higher-than-league average crowds at 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 Portland Pride, and Arizona's Franklin McIntosh continued the melee into the parking lot. When Colangelo attempted to break up the fight, McIntosh accidentally broke the owner’s nose. This proved to be the breaking point (literally) for Colangelo, who after years of financial losses sought to sell the team. Buyers were found in Kerry Dunne and Brian Weymouth, but the sale was completed just before the 1996 season, so the new owners chose to suspend operations for a year. After another awful season in 1997, though, the Sandsharks withdrew from the CISL; the club was then reorganized and renamed the Arizona Thunder, entering the Premier Soccer Alliance in 1998.[1][2]

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

Notable players

Honors

First team All Star

References

  1. ^ Arizona Sandsharks
  2. ^ "Premier Soccer Alliance". Archived from the original on October 17, 2008. Retrieved July 25, 2008.

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