The Detroit Safari originally founded as the Detroit Neon was a member of the Continental Indoor Soccer League that played at the Palace of Auburn Hills. Their owners, the Palace Sports Group were awarded a franchise on November 4, 1993. Their star player and unofficial coach (the CISL prohibitted player-coaches) was experienced indoor player Andy Chapman. They led the league in attendance in their first season (1994) and never placed below fifth in league attendance for a season. The name Detroit Neon was a reference to the Dodge Neon and came from a sponsorship from the Chrysler Corporation like fellow Palace Sports team the IHLDetroit Vipers. In 1997 the naming rights were sold to General Motors and they were named after the GMC Safari minivan. They folded along with the CISL after the 1997 Season. The Contintel Indoor Soccer League was an indoor soccer league that existed from 1993 to 1997. ... The Palace of Auburn Hills is a sports venue in the Detroit suburb of Auburn Hills, Michigan that is home of the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association and the Detroit Shock of the WNBA. Previously, the franchise had played its home games in the Pontiac Silverdome, a venue... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003) Events Media:January January 1 - Czechoslovakia divides. ... The Neon (also called SX 2. ... The Chrysler Corporation is a United States-based automobile manufacturer, since 1998 merged with Daimler-Benz into DaimlerChrysler. ... For the article about International Humanitarian Law, click here. ... The Detroit Vipers was a International Hockey League team. ... GM redirects here. ... The GMC Safari, counterpart to the Chevrolet Astro, has remained largely unchanged since its inception in 1985. ...
The Detroit Rockers were an indoor soccer team in the National Professional Soccer League from 1990 to 2001.
For a time, they were led by star player-coach Andy Chapman until he was lured away by the more deep-pocketed DetroitNeon in 1994.
The Rockers outlasted the home-town rival Neon only because the Neon folded with their league the CISL.The Rockers themselves finally folded in 2001 when the NPSL ceased operations.
The Detroit Safari (originally founded as the DetroitNeon) was a member of the Continental Indoor Soccer League that played at the Palace of Auburn Hills.
The name DetroitNeon was a reference to the Dodge Neon and came from a sponsorship from the Chrysler Corporation like fellow Palace Sports team the IHLDetroit Vipers.
In 1997 the naming rights were sold to General Motors and they were named after the GMC Safari minivan.
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