Colorado Comets

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Colorado Comets
Founded1985
Dissolved2003
League USISL USISL Premier Development Soccer League

The Colorado Comets were an American soccer club based in Denver, Colorado, founded in 1985 which later competed in the SISL and USISL.

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History

Founded by Ed Eid in 1985, the team began as an amateur club coached by Kelvin Norman. That year, they lost to the Mitre Eagles of Seattle, Washington,in the semifinals of the National Amateur Indoor Championship. [1] In 1989, the Comets entered the Southwest Outdoor Soccer League, winning the championship that year. Eid coached the team, winning Coach of the Year honors and Norman was selected as the league MVP. [2] In October 1989, Norman returned to the position of head coach. [3] Despite winning three titles, the Comets began having financial difficulties in 1991. In February 1992, Norman announced that the team would withdraw from the league. [4] The team reformed in 1998, playing in the USISL Premier Development Soccer League, a U.S. fourth division league. In 2000, they changed their name to the Denver Cougars and played three more years in the PDL. [5] In 2003 the team folded and ceased operation.

Year-by-year

YearDivisionLeagueReg. SeasonPlayoffsOpen Cup
1989 N/ASISL1stChampionDid not enter
1989/90 N/ASISL Indoor1st, CentralSemifinalsN/A
1990 N/ASISL2nd, WesternChampion (no final)Did not enter
1990/91 N/ASISL Indoor3rd, SouthwestChampionN/A
1991 N/ASISL3rd, SouthwestQuarterfinalsDid not enter
1991/92N/AUSISL Indoor2nd, SouthwestPlayoffsN/A
1998N/AUSISL PDSL1st, CentralFirst roundN/A
1999N/AUSISL PDSL3rd, HeartlandDid not qualifyN/A
2000N/AUSISL PDSL1st, Rocky MountainQuarterfinalsN/A

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References

  1. SEATTLE-AREA TEAMS WIN FIVE NATIONAL CUPS SOCCER SEMIFINALS THE SEATTLE TIMES – Sunday, May 19, 1985
  2. "The Year in American Soccer – 1989". Archived from the original on 2012-02-09. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  3. Colorado Comets name coach The Denver Post – Sunday, October 29, 1989
  4. COMETS PLAY TUCSON Rocky Mountain News (CO) – Thursday, February 20, 1992
  5. United Soccer Leagues (RSSSF)