Tallahassee Scorpions
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{{Infobox football club
| clubname = Tallahassee Scorpions
| image = File:Tallahassee Scorpions logo.gif
| caption = Tallahassee Scorpions logo
| fullname = Tallahassee Scorpions
| founded = 1997
| dissolved = 1998
| ground = Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center
Tallahassee, Florida
| capacity = 9,596
| owntitle = Owners
| owner = David Elmore
Donna Tuttle
| chrtitle = President
| chairman =
| mgrtitle = Head Coach
| manager = Doug Mello
| league = Eastern Indoor Soccer League
| American = yes
}}
The Tallahassee Scorpions were an American professional indoor soccer team based in Tallahassee, Florida, that played in the EISL during both of the league's seasons from 1997 to 1998. They played their home games at the Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center.
During their existence, the Scorpions played a total of 52 regular season games, winning 28 (one via shootout) and losing 25. They scored a total of 705 goals and allowed a total of 577 goals and notched 80 total points in standings out of a possible 156 points. (The EISL awarded 3 points for a win, 2 for a shootout win, 1 for a shootout loss, and 0 for a loss in regulation.)
The team won one division title but failed to advance past that in the first season and had a losing record in its second and final season. The team ceased operations after the league collapsed in late December 1998.
History
=1997 season=
=1998 season=
The Scorpions finished fifth overall in the seven-team league. They finished the season with a record of 12 wins and 16 losses for a total of 36 standings points. The team did not qualify for the playoffs. The team averaged 2,041 fans per game over their 14 home games in the 1998 regular season, sixth-best in the league.
Tallahassee Scorpions defender Dan Radke was named to the 1998 EISL All-League Team. Players receiving All-League Honorable Mentions included defender Harold Ooft, midfielder Kurt Keefer, and forward Hunter Goff.
References
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{{cite news |first=Bob |last=Thomas |newspaper=The Florida Times-Union |publisher=Morris Communications |location=Jacksonville, FL |title=Soccer-Style Venture Indoor Team May Find Home in Town |url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-57518949/soccer-style-venture-indoor-team-may-find-home-in |date=April 26, 1996 |accessdate=February 27, 2015}}
{{cite news |first=Todd |last=Vinyard |newspaper=Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal |publisher=Journal, Inc. |location=Tupelo, MS |title=Schall wins EISL honor for streaking Hound Dogs |url=http://djournal.com/sports/hedschall-wins-eisl-honor-for-streaking-hound-dogs/ |date=August 27, 1997 |accessdate=March 19, 2015}}
{{cite news |first=John |last=Clayton |newspaper=Savannah Morning News |publisher=Morris Communications |location=Savannah, GA |title=Tallahassle? Gnats fall again to Scorpions |url=http://savannahnow.com/stories/071298/SPTrugratz.html |date=July 12, 1998 |accessdate=February 24, 2015}}
{{cite web |publisher=Eastern Indoor Soccer League |location=Tallahassee, FL |title=EISL Names All-League Team |url=http://www.eislsoccer.com/news/aug1998b.html |date=August 19, 1998 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990220031109/http://www.eislsoccer.com/news/aug1998b.html |archive-date=February 20, 1999 |accessdate=February 27, 2015}}
{{cite web |publisher=Eastern Indoor Soccer League |location=Tallahassee, FL |title=EISL Daily Report |url=http://www.eislsoccer.com/score/currstat.html |date=August 24, 1998 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990423135950/http://www.eislsoccer.com/score/currstat.html |archive-date=April 23, 1999 |accessdate=March 9, 2015}}
{{cite news |first=John |last=Clayton |newspaper=Savannah Morning News |publisher=Morris Communications |location=Savannah, GA |title=Savannah soccer team Rug Ratz and its league are abolished |url=http://savannahnow.com/stories/122498/SPTeislfolds.html |date=December 24, 1998 |accessdate=February 24, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030510094246/http://www.savannahnow.com/stories/122498/SPTeislfolds.html |archivedate=May 10, 2003 }}
}}
External links
- [http://www.soccertimes.com/directory/eisl/scorpions.htm Tallahassee Scorpions] at Soccer Times
{{Eastern Indoor Soccer League teams}}
Category:Eastern Indoor Soccer League teams
Category:Association football clubs established in 1997
Category:Association football clubs disestablished in 1998
Category:Defunct indoor soccer clubs in the United States
Category:Soccer clubs in Florida
Category:Sports in Tallahassee, Florida
Category:1997 establishments in Florida