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Encyclopedia > Baltimore Blast

The name Baltimore Blast has been used by two different indoor soccer teams. Flag Seal Nickname: Monument City, Charm City, Mob Town, B-more Motto: Get In On It (formerly The City That Reads and The Greatest City in America; BELIEVE is not the official motto but rather a specific campaign) Location Location of Baltimore in Maryland Coordinates , Government Country State County United... An indoor soccer game in Mexico. ...

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Original Team (1980/81-91/92)

The Baltimore Blast were a longtime member of the original MISL. From 1978/79-79/80, the team was the Houston Summit but moved prior to the 1980/81 season. The team won the league's championship in 1984. The team folded when the MISL ceased operation in the summer of 1992. Blast logo 80-92 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... This article is about the 1978-1992 Major Indoor Soccer League. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ...


Year-by-year

Year League Reg. Season Playoffs U.S. Open Cup
1980/81 MISL 2nd, Atlantic Semifinals N/A
1981/82 MISL 3rd, Eastern Semifinals N/A
1982/83 MISL 1st, Eastern Final N/A
1983/84 MISL 1st, Eastern Champions N/A
1984/85 MISL 1st, Eastern Final N/A
1985/86 MISL 4th, Eastern Quarterfinals N/A
1986/87 MISL 2nd, Eastern Division Semifinals N/A
1987/88 MISL 4th, Eastern Division Semifinals N/A
1988/89 MISL 1st Final N/A
1989/90 MISL 1st, Eastern Finals N/A
1990/91 MSL 3rd, Eastern Did not qualify N/A
1991/92 MSL 4th Semifinals N/A

Original Team Honors

Championships

  • 1983-1984 MISL Champions

Division Titles

  • 1982-1983 Eastern Division
  • 1983-1984 Eastern Division
  • 1984-1985 Eastern Division
  • 1988-1989 MISL regular season
  • 1989-1990 Eastern Division

Notable players

Scott Manning (born September 5, 1967 in Rochester) is a former American soccer goalkeeper. ... Srboljub Stamenković (January 31, 1956-January 28, 1996)(Cyrillic Србољуб Стаменковић) better known in professionally as Stan Stamenkovic was a Yugoslav soccer player who is better known is the United States from his days playing indoor soccer for the Major Indoor Soccer League in Memphis and Baltimore. ... Dave MacWilliams (last name also spelled McWilliams) is a former professional soccer player and head coach. ... Denison Cabral (born January 26, 1974) in Florianopolis, Brazil is a midfielder on the Baltimore Blast, an indoor soccer team that currently plays in the MISL. Considered to be the face of the franchise (a billboard on the 1st Mariner Arena shows him on a team advertisement]], Cabral is the...

Head Coach

Kenny Cooper Sr. ...

Arenas

1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, Maryland USA was formerly known as the Baltimore Arena and as the Baltimore Civic Center. ...

Current Team (1992-present)

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Baltimore Blast
Founded 1992 as the Baltimore Spirit
Current arena 1st Mariner Arena
Based in Baltimore, Maryland
Colors red, black
League NPSL II & MISL II

The Baltimore Spirit were founded by software designer Bill Stealey at the end of July 1992 and joined the National Professional Soccer League. The team replaced the earlier Baltimore Blast, who folded along with the originial MISL. When the team was purchased by Ed Hale, a former owner of the original team, the Spirit were renamed the Blast in 1998 (Hale had the rights to the Blast name, hence the reason why the team decided to change its name) and joined the new Major Indoor Soccer League in 2001. Baltimore Blast File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, Maryland USA was formerly known as the Baltimore Arena and as the Baltimore Civic Center. ... Nickname: Motto: The Greatest City in America,[4] Get in on it. ... The National Professional Soccer League was a professional indoor soccer league in the USA. It started out as the American Indoor Soccer Association in 1984 but changed its name to the National Professional Soccer League in 1990. ... The Major Indoor Soccer League is the top professional indoor soccer league in the USA. The league is a member of both the United States Soccer Federation and FIFA. The MISL replaced the NPSL which folded in 2001. ... John Wilbur Wild Bill Stealey Sr. ... The National Professional Soccer League was a professional indoor soccer league in the USA. It started out as the American Indoor Soccer Association in 1984 but changed its name to the National Professional Soccer League in 1990. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... The Major Indoor Soccer League is the top professional indoor soccer league in the USA. The league is a member of both the United States Soccer Federation and FIFA. The MISL replaced the NPSL which folded in 2001. ...


Year-by-year

Year League Logo Reg. Season Playoffs Avg. attendance
1992-93 NPSL II 1st American, 27-13 Lost Quarterfinal 5,444
1993-94 NPSL II 1st American, 26-14 Lost First Round 6,471
1994-95 NPSL II 3rd American, 23-17 Lost First Round 5,733
1995-96 NPSL II 2nd American, 25-15 Lost Division Semifinal 5,037
1996-97 NPSL II 2nd East, 20-20 Lost Conference Semifinal 4,760
1997-98 NPSL II 3rd East, 12-28 Failed to qualify 5,001
1998-99 NPSL II 3rd East, 19-21 Failed to qualify 4,795
1999-00 NPSL II 1st East, 26-18 Lost Conference Final 5,445
2000-01 NPSL II 3rd American, 22-18 Lost Conference Final 5,376
2001-02 MISL II 4th MISL, 18-26 Lost Semifinal 4,957
2002-03 MISL II 3rd Eastern,18-18 Won Championship 5,559
2003-04 MISL II 1st Eastern, 25-11 Won Championship 6,330
2004-05 MISL II 7th MISL, 15-24 Failed to qualify 5,752
2005-06 MISL II 2nd MISL, 17-13 Won Championship 7,005
2006-07 MISL II 5th MISL, 15-15 Failed to qualify 7,448
2007-08 MISL II TBD TBD TBD

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Honors

Championships

  • 2002-2003 MISL Champions
  • 2003-2004 MISL Champions
  • 2005-2006 MISL Champions

Division Titles

  • 1992-1993 NPSL American Division (as Baltimore Spirit)
  • 1993-1994 NPSL American Division (as Baltimore Spirit)
  • 1999-2000 NPSL East Division
  • 2003-2004 MISL Eastern Division

Current squad

Nationality given from place of birth

No. Position Player
1 Flag of Brazil GK Sagu
4 Flag of United States FW Giuliano Celenza
5 Flag of Brazil MF Denison Cabral
7 Flag of Cuba MF Rey Martinez
8 Flag of Canada FW Matt Watson
9 Flag of United States FW Tarik Walker
11 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago DF Wendell Regis
13 Flag of Romania DF Cristian Neagu
14 Flag of United States FW Lee Tschantret
15 Flag of Brazil FW Aduato Neto
16 Flag of United States DF Patrick Ouckama
No. Position Player
17 Flag of United States DF P.J. Wakefield
19 Flag of Colombia MF Carlos Garcia
20 Flag of Canada MF Robbie Aristodemo
22 MF Jonathan Steele
23 Flag of Jamaica FW Machel Millwood
24 Flag of United States DF Mike Lookingland
27 Flag of Canada GK Brian Rowland
28 Flag of Canada MF Gordon Chin
40 Flag of Bermuda FW David Bascome
99 Flag of United States MF Dante Washington

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The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... Dante Deneen Washington (born November 21, 1970 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American soccer striker. ...

Head Coaches

Kenny Cooper Sr. ... Dave MacWilliams (last name also spelled McWilliams) is a former professional soccer player and head coach. ... Danny Kelly (born March 7, 1969) is a former midfielder and now the head coach of the Baltimore Blast. ...

Retired numbers

Stan Stamenkovic (#10)


Hall of Fame

Srboljub Stamenković (January 31, 1956-January 28, 1996)(Cyrillic Србољуб Стаменковић) better known in professionally as Stan Stamenkovic was a Yugoslav soccer player who is better known is the United States from his days playing indoor soccer for the Major Indoor Soccer League in Memphis and Baltimore. ... Kenny Cooper Sr. ... Dave MacWilliams (last name also spelled McWilliams) is a former professional soccer player and head coach. ...

Arenas

  • 1st Mariner Arena 1992-present (previously Baltimore Civic Center, Baltimore Arena)

1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, Maryland USA was formerly known as the Baltimore Arena and as the Baltimore Civic Center. ...

External links

  • Official site
Major Indoor Soccer League
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