Houston Hotshots
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{{about|the indoor soccer team|the American football team|American Football Association (1978–1983)}}
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| clubname = Houston Hotshots
| image = Houston hotshots logo.png
| caption = Team logo (1994–2001, 2015)
| fullname = Houston Hotshots
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| founded = 1994
2015 (new team)
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| dissolved = 2001 (past team)
| ground = Northwest Indoor Soccer Houston, Texas
| capacity = 1000
| owntitle = Owner
| owner = William Alsobrook
| mgrtitle = Head Coach/General Manager
| manager = Rafael Lopez (2015–17).
| league = PASL
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| website = http://www.houstonhotshots.net/
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The Houston Hotshots are a professional {{Cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.org/amateurism|title = Amateurism}} indoor soccer team in Houston, Texas. They play in the Premier Arena Soccer League (PASL) {{cite web|title=PASL Men Winter 2015/16 Teams|url=http://arenaleague.com/premierMen/201516/index_E.html|website=Premier Arena Soccer League|publisher=Premier Arena Soccer League|accessdate=December 1, 2015}} From 1994 to 1997 and 2000–2001, the Houston Hotshots were a full professional indoor soccer team in Houston, Texas. They played in the Continental Indoor Soccer League (CISL) from 1994 to 1997, and moved to the World Indoor Soccer League in 1999 after the CISL folded.{{cite news |first=Joe |last=Conway |newspaper=Houston Chronicle |title=Can 1836 be a hit where other soccer teams have missed? |url=http://blog.chron.com/sportsupdate/2006/01/can-1836-be-a-hit-where-other-soccer-teams-have-missed/ |date=January 30, 2006 |accessdate=September 20, 2014 |archive-date=July 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714080811/http://blog.chron.com/sportsupdate/2006/01/can-1836-be-a-hit-where-other-soccer-teams-have-missed/ |url-status=dead }} The Hotshots folded in early 2001 after failing to attract new investors.{{cite news |newspaper=The Sacramento Bee |location=Sacramento, CA |publisher=The McClatchy Company |title=Revamped Knights start new season, seek redemption |page=C7 |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SB&p_theme=sb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EDFFFBD796F33F5&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |date=August 18, 2001 |accessdate=April 4, 2013}} On June 28, 2015, William Alsobrook filed the necessary paperwork to revive the club and announced his intention to field a team in the upcoming Premier Arena Soccer League season.{{citation|title=Harris County DBA Filings |url=http://www.cclerk.hctx.net/applications/websearch/AN.aspx/|accessdate=July 5, 2015}}
History
They were coached by Chico Borja (1994) and Trevor Dawkins (1995–97 and 1999–2000), and played at the Compaq Center and Reliant Arena. The Hotshots averaged attendance of 5,607 fans per game in six seasons of play. In June 1994, Matt and Shannon Presley became the first husband and wife to play together in a professional soccer game.[https://apnews.com/750bc4a1c84d13d1a4cf49d851d784eb Names In The Game]
In the first official game in the PASL Creighton Brooks scored a hat-trick vs Brownsville Barracudas on December 20, 2015.
Year-by-year
| class="wikitable"
!Year !League !Reg. Season !Playoffs !Avg. attendance |
| 1994
|CISL |Opted out of Playoffs |6,492 |
| 1995
|CISL |Opted out of Playoffs |5,942 |
| 1996
|CISL |2nd Eastern 18-10 |7,118 |
| 1997
|CISL |3rd Eastern 18-10 |6,930 |
| 1999
|WISL |7th WISL, 6-16 |Opted out of Playoffs |3,599 |
| 2000
|WISL |4th WISL, 10-14 |Lost Quarterfinal |2,887 |
| 2015/16 Winter
|PASL |5th PASL South Central, 1-7 |Opted out of Playoffs |100 |
| |2016/17 Winter
|PASL |4th PASL South Central, 4-4 |Opted out of Playoffs |TBD |
Former players
- {{Flagicon|IRN}} Arash Noamouz (1995)
- {{Flagicon|ENG}} Paul Dougherty (1996–97)
- {{Flagicon|USA}} Danny Buttitta (1993-96)
Awards and honors
Championships
- CISL (Runner-up) (2): 1996, 1997
MVP Of the Year
- CISL (1997): Paul Dougherty
Rookie Of the Year
- CISL (1997): Goran Vasic
- WISL (2000): Clint Regier
Coach Of the Year
- CISL (1996): Trevor Dawkins
References
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{{cite news |first=Jerry |last=Langdon |newspaper=USA Today |publisher=Gannett Company |title=Dougherty, Pedroso give CISL Hotshots big lift |page=11C |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/16358401.html?dids=16358401:16358401&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+06%2C+1996&author=Jerry+Langdon&pub=USA+TODAY+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Dougherty%2C+Pedroso+give+CISL+Hotshots+big+lift&pqatl=google |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411160352/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/16358401.html?dids=16358401:16358401&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+06,+1996&author=Jerry+Langdon&pub=USA+TODAY+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Dougherty,+Pedroso+give+CISL+Hotshots+big+lift&pqatl=google |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 11, 2013 |date=September 6, 1996 |accessdate=April 4, 2013}}
{{cite news |first=Jerry |last=Langdon |newspaper=USA Today |publisher=Gannett Company |title=Houston, Monterrey reach final |page=9C |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/16306277.html?dids=16306277:16306277&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+18%2C+1996&author=Jerry+Langdon&pub=USA+TODAY+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Houston%2C+Monterrey+reach+final&pqatl=google |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411163336/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/16306277.html?dids=16306277:16306277&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+18,+1996&author=Jerry+Langdon&pub=USA+TODAY+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Houston,+Monterrey+reach+final&pqatl=google |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 11, 2013 |date=October 18, 1996 |accessdate=April 4, 2013}}
{{cite news |first=Jerry |last=Langdon |newspaper=USA Today |publisher=Gannett Company |title=Hotshots dramatically move into CISL final |page=11C |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/18625483.html?dids=18625483:18625483&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+15%2C+1997&author=Jerry+Langdon&pub=USA+TODAY&desc=Hotshots+dramatically+move+into+CISL+final&pqatl=google |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411174005/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/18625483.html?dids=18625483:18625483&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+15,+1997&author=Jerry+Langdon&pub=USA+TODAY&desc=Hotshots+dramatically+move+into+CISL+final&pqatl=google |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 11, 2013 |date=October 15, 1997 |accessdate=April 4, 2013}}
{{cite news |newspaper=The Telegraph-Herald |location=Dubuque, IA |publisher=Woodward Communications, Inc. |title=Indoor soccer league folds |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MB5FAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NbsMAAAAIBAJ&dq=houston-hotshots%20indoor%20soccer&pg=2956%2C5559681 |date=December 24, 1997 |accessdate=April 4, 2013}}
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External links
- [http://www.houstonhotshots.net/ Official website]
{{Premier Arena Soccer League teams|state=expanded}}
{{Continental Indoor Soccer League}}
{{USSoccer}}
Category:Soccer clubs in Texas
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Category:Association football clubs established in 1994