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Houston Summit were a professional indoor soccer team that operated from 1978 to 1980. They played in the original Major Indoor Soccer League. [1] In 1980, the franchise was moved to Baltimore to become the Baltimore Blast. Their roster mainly included players from the Houston NASL, the Houston Hurricane. [2] During the two seasons that the Summit played in Houston, the average home attendance was 2,749. The team was named for its home arena.

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Season-by-season

SeasonRecordRegular SeasonPlayoffs
1978–79 18–61stLost Semifinals to Philadelphia Fever
1979–80 20–121st, Central DivisionLost MISL Finals to New York Arrows

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