Philadelphia KiXX

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Philadelphia KiXX
Philadelphia KiXX
Founded 1995
Stadium Liacouras Center
(Capacity: 10,224)
Head Coach United States Don D'Ambra
League MISL
Home colors
Away colors
Alternate colors

The Philadelphia KiXX is a professional indoor soccer team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Founded in 1995 as an NPSL expansion franchise, they now play in the Major Indoor Soccer League.

With the demolition of the Wachovia Spectrum following the 2008 season, the Philadelphia KiXX move to the Liacouras Center, on the campus of Temple University, for 2009. The team colors are red, black, white, and blue. Their current head coach is Don D'Ambra.

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[edit] History

The team's original owner was Ed Tepper, also president of Tepper Properties Inc, had been one of the co-founders of the original MISL. Initially, the KiXX were one of the better drawing teams in the league, but their attendance fell at the turn of the century. In 2001, the KiXX along with five other NPSL franchises founded the new Major Indoor Soccer League. The KiXX won the first MISL championship (2001-2002 season) over the Milwaukee Wave 2 games to 1 (4 to 11, 11 to 4, 8 to 6) in the best of three game championship series. The KiXX also won the 2006-2007 MISL championship defeating the Detroit Ignition 13 to 8 in a one game championship. After the MISL folded in 2008, the KiXX announced that they had joined the Major Indoor Soccer League for its inaugural season in 2008-09.

On November 19, 2009 the KiXX defeated Polish First League Pogon Szczecin, of the Polish First League, 20-10 in an indoor friendly.[1]

[edit] Players

[edit] Current Roster

As of December 6, 2009

No. Position Player
2 United States MF Joe Taylor
3 United States DF Kevin Coleman
4 Canada DF Joe Di Buono
5 Republic of Macedonia MF Sandre Naumoski
7 United States MF Ptah Meyers
10 United States FW Pete Rowley
12 United States FW Anthony Maher
13 United States DF Clay Roberts
14 Liberia FW Leo Gibson
15 Brazil FW Adauto Neto
No. Position Player
16 Venezuela MF Angel Rivillo
17 United States DF Pat Morris
19 United States MF Jeremy Ortiz
20 United States FW David Castellanos
23 Brazil MF Ricardinho
25 Brazil GK Sanaldo
33 United States DF Will Kletzien
35 Cuba DF Rey Martinez
57 United States DF Ryan Heins

[edit] Notable former players

[edit] Year-by-year

Year League Reg. Season Playoffs Avg. attendance
1996-97 NPSL II 3rd East, 17-23 Lost Conference Quarterfinals to Blast 8-15; 8-18 7,894
1997-98 NPSL II 1st East, 26-14 Won Conference Semifinals over Crunch 10-4; 29-27
Lost Conference Finals to Wave 9-7; 5-19; 3-12; 10-16
8,637
1998-99 NPSL II 1st East, 23-17 Won Conference Semifinals over Wave 9-11; 13-11; 14-5
Lost Conference Finals to Crunch 0-15; 15-30
8,974
1999-00 NPSL II 2nd East, 24-20 Lost Conference Semifinals to Blast 11-15; 12-25 8,081
2000-01 NPSL II 4th American, 22-18 Won Conference Semifinals over Heat 21-19; 19-14
Won Conference Finals over Blast 19-23; 12-8; 16-15
Lost Championship to Wave 12-16; 8-9; 8-10
5,224
2001-02 MISL II 2nd MISL, 30-14 Won Semifinals over Comets 18-13
Won Championship over Wave 4-11; 11-4; 8-6
5,328
2002-03 MISL II 1st Eastern, 24-12 Lost Semifinals to Blast 6-8 4,294
2003-04 MISL II 2nd Eastern, 20-16 Lost Quarterfinals to Comets 5-8 5,226
2004-05 MISL II 3rd MISL, 22-17 Lost Semifinals to Force 3-6; 6-10 5,361
2005-06 MISL II 5th MISL, 10-20 Failed to Qualify 6,990
2006-07 MISL II 3rd MISL, 17-13 Won Semifinals over Storm 8-11; 10-6; 2-0
Won Championship over Ignition 13-8
6,551
2007-08 MISL II 7th MISL, 12-18 Failed to Qualify 6,118
2008-09 NISL 4th NISL, 10-8 Failed to Qualify 6,444
2009-2010 MISL III TBA TBA TBA
Totals N/A Reg. Season Record 135-110
Reg. Season Win % = .551
Playoff Record 6-6
Playoff Win % = .500
N/A

[edit] Head coaches

Name Years
England Dave MacWilliams 1996-1999
United States Omid Namazi 1999-2002
United States Don D'Ambra 2002-present

[edit] Arenas

  1. Between 1996-2009 the team has also played select games at the Wachovia Center, Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee, and at the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, New Jersey.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.misl.net/news/?article_id=130
  2. ^ National Indoor Soccer League Will Begin Play in November
  3. ^ Sidekicks Opponents: Philadelphia Kixx

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