Las Vegas Americans
The Las Vegas Americans were a soccer team based out of Las Vegas that played in the original Major Indoor Soccer League. Prior to Las Vegas, the team had operated as the Memphis Americans.[1] They only played in Las Vegas during the 1984-85 season and lost in the first round of the playoffs that year. The Las Vegas Americans finished their only season in the league with a 30-18 record earning them second place in the Western Division of the league. Their home arena was Thomas & Mack Center and there avg. attendance was 6,337.[2][3][4]
The Americans were expelled from the Major Indoor Soccer League on July 17, 1985 when the Board of Directors voted to terminate the franchise due to financial troubles.
Coaches
Alan Mayer 14 Games in charge- Don Popovic 38 Games in charge
1984-1985 Roster
Oscar Albuquerque
Chico Borja
Antonio Carbognani
Helmut Dudek
Jorge Espinoza- Mike Fox
Fred Grgurev 47 Apps 48 Goals- Bobby Hadzic
Godfrey Ingram- Nicky Klincarski
- Alan Mayer 30 Apps 0 Goals
- Nicky Megaloudis
- Val Tuska
- Keith Van Eron
Juli Veee 39 Apps 50 Goals
External links
References
- ↑ James, Michael (October 30, 2015). "Las Vegas Legends Set To Kick Off The New Season". Vegas Bright (Las Vegas, NV). Retrieved November 17, 2015.
- ↑ http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1985.html#MISL
- ↑ http://dic.academic.ru/dic.nsf/enwiki/314426
- ↑ http://www.kicksfan.com/opponents/lv/americans/index.htm
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