Portland Pride
{{about|the indoor soccer team|the LGBTQ pride festival in Portland, Oregon|Pride Northwest}}
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|founded = 1993
|dissolved = 1997
|stadium = Memorial Coliseum
Portland, Oregon
|capacity = 12,888
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|league = Continental Indoor Soccer League
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The Portland Pride were an American indoor soccer team based in Portland, Oregon, that played in the Continental Indoor Soccer League (CISL) from 1993 to 1997.
History
In 1993, a new league, the Continental Indoor Soccer League (CISL) began its first season. Traditionally, indoor soccer has been a winter sport, but the CISL decided to play a summer season. This would keep it from competing with the more established National Professional Soccer League.
Portland was announced as a founding member city for CISL on February 3, 1993.{{cite news |last=Nolen |first=John |date=February 4, 1993 |title=New league puts 'Soccer City' back on sports map |page=C2 |work=The Oregonian}} Owned by Brian Parrott, the team was named the "Pride" and played its home games in Portland, Oregon's Memorial Coliseum.{{cite news |last=Nolen |first=John |date=April 28, 1993 |title=Portland club gets ready for indoor soccer draft |page=E7 |work=The Oregonian}} In 1995, Parrott sold the team to a group led by Norm Daniels.
In 1997, the team and the league played its last season. At the end of the season, the Pride withdrew from the league due to a $2 million loss and a lack of confidence in the CISL, which later folded.{{cite news |last=Nolen |first=John |date=November 26, 1997 |title=Crumbling CISL faces defection of a third team |page=C6 |work=The Oregonian}} The Pride ownership moved the team to the Premier Soccer Alliance where the team played under the name Portland Pythons.{{cite news |last=Vondersmith |first=Jason |date=July 30, 1998 |title=Pythons to get a helping hand... |page=C1 |work=The Columbian |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-columbian-pythons-to-get-a-helping-h/127290860/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=June 28, 2023}}
Coach
- John Bain 1993–1996
- Ian Fulton 1997
Year-by-year
| class="wikitable"
!Year!!Record!!Regular season!!Playoffs!!Avg. attendance | ||||
| 1993 | 16–12 | 3rd | Semifinals | 5,738 |
| 1994 | 15–15 | 5th Western | Out of playoffs | 6,071 |
| 1995 | 11–17 | 5th Western | Out of playoffs | 5,127 |
| 1996 | 10–18 | 5th Western | Out of playoffs | 6,294 |
| 1997 | 13–15 | 4th Western | First Round | 5,871 |
| 5 | 65–77 | – | 0–3 | 5,820 |
Honors
First Team All Star
- 1995 Jeff Betts
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.kicksfan.com/opponents/portland/index.htm Profile]
{{Continental Indoor Soccer League}}
{{Soccer teams based in Portland, Oregon}}
Category:Defunct indoor soccer clubs in the United States
Category:Continental Indoor Soccer League teams
Category:Defunct soccer clubs in Oregon
Category:Soccer clubs in Oregon
Category:1993 establishments in Oregon
Category:1997 disestablishments in Oregon