Harrisburg Heat (MASL)

Harrisburg Heat
Full name Harrisburg Heat
Founded 2012
Stadium Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center
Ground Capacity 7,317
Owner John Wilsbach
General Manager John Wilsbach
Coach Gino DiFlorio, Mark Ludwig
League Indoor Professional League
2014–15 5th, Eastern Division
Playoffs: DNQ
Website Club home page

The Harrisburg Heat are an American professional indoor soccer team based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The team is a part of the Indoor Professional League. The Heat's home venue is New Holland Arena at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center.[1][2]

The Harrisburg Heat claim the heritage of an original Harrisburg Heat franchise that was a member of the National Professional Soccer League, which later became the Major Indoor Soccer League.[3][4] On May 2, 2012, the Heat were awarded a PASL expansion franchise to begin with the 2012–13 season.[1][5][6]

On January 24, 2014, the Heat announced they would relocate from the 2,200-seat Equine Arena at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center to the complex's 7,300-seat Large Arena starting with the 2014–15 season. The original Harrisburg Heat played their home matches at the Large Arena during their 12 seasons of existence.[7] The team joined the Indoor Professional League in 2016.

Panoramic view of the Heat field

Ownership

The Heat at the Dallas Sidekicks home opener, Nov. 3, 2012.

The Heat were sold by the PASL in September 2013 and are currently owned and operated by the Heat Soccer Group LLC with longtime indoor soccer broadcaster John Wilsbach the principal owner. Wilsbach serves as the President and General Manager.Richard Chinapoo served as the team's head coach the first two seasons before retiring and being replaced by onetime indoor soccer star Tarik Walker, who was fired after an 0-13 start in the 2015-16 season. Gino DiFlorio lontime assistant coach, served as interim head co-coach with Mark Ludwig for the remainder of the season, with a 1-5 record.[8]

Year-by-year

League Champions Runners-Up Division Champions Playoff Berth
Season League Won Lost GF GA Regular Season Playoffs Avg. Attendance U.S. Open Cup
2012–13 PASL 6 10 106 102 3rd, Eastern Division Did Not Qualify 1,781 Quarter-finals
2013–14 PASL 4 12 94 156 5th, Eastern Division Did Not Qualify 1,720 Quarter finals
2014–15 MASL 2 18 104 216 5th, Eastern Division Did Not Qualify 2,989 N/A
2015-16 MASL 1 18 38 79 4th, Eastern Division Did Not Qualify 2,029 N/A

References

  1. 1 2 Bristol, Jason (May 2, 2012). "Harrisburg Heat is back, begins play in November in PASL". WHP-TV. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  2. ↑ Sedor, Michael (November 14, 2012). "Harrisburg Heat Saturday home opener to feature new Farm Show scoreboard". The Patriot-News (Harrisburg, PA). Retrieved November 15, 2012.
  3. ↑ Bullock, Michael (November 16, 2012). "Memorable dates in Harrisburg Heat history". The Patriot-News (Harrisburg, PA). Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  4. ↑ Bristol, Jason (May 1, 2012). "Heat indoor soccer team returning to Harrisburg". Harrisburg, PA: WHP-TV. Retrieved February 19, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Harrisburg Heat Return for 2012/13 Season" (Press release). Professional Arena Soccer League. May 2, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  6. ↑ Bullock, Michael (May 2, 2012). "Indoor soccer making return to Farm Show as Harrisburg Heat is reborn". The Patriot-News (Harrisburg, PA). Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  7. ↑ Bullock, Michael (January 24, 2014). "Harrisburg Heat moving to Farm Show's Large Arena in 2014-15, maybe sooner". The Patriot-News (Harrisburg, PA: Advance Publications). Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  8. ↑ Bristol, Jason (August 22, 2012). "Chinapoo to coach newly-formed Harrisburg Heat soccer team". Harrisburg, PA: WHP-TV. Retrieved February 19, 2013.

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