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The Kansas City All-Stars was a soccer club that played a limited schedule in the 1996/97 season of the USISL I-League.
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The Kansas City All-Stars was a soccer club that played a limited schedule in the 1996/97 season of the USISL I-League.
| Year | Division | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs | Open Cup |
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| 1996/97 | N/A | I-League | Played 3 games | N/A | N/A |
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