Harrisburg Heat

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Harrisburg Heat
Operated 1991 - 2003
Arena Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center
Based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Colors purple & white
Leagues NPSL II & MISL II

The Harrisburg Heat was a professional indoor soccer team based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The team was part of the National Professional Soccer League, which later became the Major Indoor Soccer League, and has been defunct since 2003. The Harrisburg Heat was first formed during the 1991-92 season by Dr. Rex Herbert, following the folding of the Hershey Impact, another NPSL team where Herbert was the team physician. Along with numerous investors Dr. Rex Herbert invested and produced the fiscal and economic backdrop to support the team.

The Heat went through several seasons when it was among the most financially sound teams in the League. However, its only trip to the league finals was during the 1994-95 season, when the Heat took on the St. Louis Ambush, also now defunct. The Heat lost, 4 games to 0, with scores of 19-9, 18-8, 12-7 and 14-11.

The last few years of the team's existence saw declining attendance numbers and the team's ownership passed from Herbert to Rodney Rumberger, a Harrisburg-area businessman. The team ceased operations following the 2002-03 season. Despite several attempts to put together a new ownership group, the Heat did not return the next season.

The Heat's home arena was in the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center.

In a meeting with executives from the MISL, Greg Cooke and John Wilsbauch met with a few investors to try and formulate a plan to bring back a Harrisburg indoor soccer team to the MISL for the 2009-2010 season. Currently Cooke and Wilsbauch are looking for more investors and have cited that they would like Bob Lilley to be head coach.

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[edit] Year-by-Year

Year League Reg. Season Playoffs Attendance
1991/92 NPSL 2nd, American Lost Quarterfinals N/A
1992/93 NPSL 4th, American Lost Semifinals N/A
1993/94 NPSL 4th, American Lost 2nd Round N/A
1994/95 NPSL 2nd, American Lost Finals N/A
1995/96 NPSL 3rd, American Lost Division Semifinals N/A
1996/97 NPSL 1st, American East Lost Conference Finals N/A
1997/98 NPSL 2nd, American East Lost Conference Semifinals N/A
1998/99 NPSL 2nd, American East Lost Conference Quarterfinals N/A
1999/00 NPSL 3rd, American East Did not qualify N/A
2000/01 NPSL 1st, American Lost Conference Semifinals N/A
2001/02 MISL 6th, MISL Did not qualify 4,104
2002/03 MISL 4th, Eastern Did not qualify 3,519

[edit] Ownership

[edit] Staff

[edit] Coaches

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