San Diego Flash
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The San Diego Flash is a Men's Outdoor Professional Soccer team, based in San Diego, California. The team originally played in the A-League between 1998 and 2001. See past record below.
The San Diego Flash was a professional men's soccer team, based in San Diego, California, that played in the A-League between 1998 and 2001. Previously, the franchise had existed as the Colorado Foxes. The club's founder and president was Yan Skwara. Head coaches included Ralf Wilhelms, Costa Skouras, Papo Santos, and Colin Clarke.
The club averaged approximately 2500 fans per game and played its home games at Southwest College and Mesa College. The largest crowd for a Flash match was 6500 at Mesa College for a US Open Cup match against Major League Soccer's LA Galaxy in 2000.
Flash players that went on to play in Major League Soccer include Joe Cannon, Jimmy Conrad, and Thiago Martins.
In its final year, Mary Kaliff served as the team's general manager.[1] Jonathan Greene was the team's public relations manager and director of communications; by March, 2001, he had moved on to work with a San Diego women's soccer team, the Spirit. Zach Margolis was the teams Director of Community Relations and Gameday Operations. [2]
The club is in the process of reorganizing under the auspices of San Diego Soccer Partners http://www.sandiegosoccerptrs.com/SDSoccer/default.html
[edit] Year-by-year
| Year | Division | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs | Open Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2 | USISL A-League | 1st, Pacific | Conference Finals | Did not qualify |
| 1999 | 2 | USL A-League | 1st, Pacific | Conference Finals | 3rd Round |
| 2000 | 2 | USL A-League | 2nd, Pacific | Conference Quarterfinals | 3rd Round |
| 2001 | 2 | USL A-League | 2nd, Western | Quarterfinals | 2nd Round |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- San Diego Flash logo with swoops
- San Diego Flash logo with lightning-style letters
- "San Diego Going Strong into it's Fourth Season" by Eric Bekins December 20, 2000, published at a league fan site; backgrounder on team's finances. Accessed February 14, 2007.
- A-League archives including match reports and standings from 2000 and 2001 seasons

