 |
|
| Full name | Los Angeles Lazers |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1982 |
| Dissolved | 1989 |
| Ground | The Forum, Inglewood, California (Capacity: 15,893) |
| League | Major Indoor Soccer League |
Los Angeles Lazers were a soccer team based out of Los Angeles that played in the Major Indoor Soccer League from 1982 to 1989.
Contents |
History
Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) awarded a Los Angeles franchise to Jerry Buss on June 24, 1982. Buss had purchased the Philadelphia Fever and wanted to move it to southern California. MISL approved and the team was renamed the Lazers. As Buss also owned the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association, he chose the name Lazers for his soccer team both as a pun on the scientific acronym laser and to note their connection to the Lakers.
The Lazers folded in June 1989.
Arena
The Lazers played their home games in the The Forum in Inglewood, California.
Players
Oscar Albuquerque (1986)
Amr Aly
Batata (1983-85) 42 Apps 36 Goals- Beto (1983-85)
Darko Birjukov-
Chico Borja (1987-88) 51 Apps 48 Goals - David Brcic (1986-87) 39 Apps
-
Aliktos Caloudas (1983-1986) - Juan Cardenas (1984-85)
Clive Charles (1982)- Paul Child (1987-88)
- Chris Chueden (1987-88)
- Fernando Clavijo (1988-89) 46 Apps 10 Goals
Ben Collins- Michael Collins (1988-89) 47 Apps 25 Goals
- Lee Cornwell (1982-89)
- Daryl Doran (1988-89) 38 Apps 6 Goals
- Gary Hyams (1989-90)
- Mike Dowler (1987-88)
- Shamus Dunfield (1986-88)
- Don Ebert (1986)
- George Fernandez
- Val Fernandez
- Mark Frederickson
- Jim Gabarra (1986-89)
- Poli Garcia (1982-87) 92 Apps 75 Goals
- Neil Gibson
- Jim Gorsek (1988-89)
- Tim Harris (1984-87)
- Leonard Hayes (1988-89)
- Gary Heale (1988-89) 48 Apps 37 Goals
-
Waad Hirmez - Greg Ion (1984-85)
Erhardt Kapp (1986-89)- Steve Kinsey (1988-89)
- Paul Kitson
- Cle Kooiman (1982-87)
- A.J. Lachoweki (1987-88)
- Stuart Lee (1983-85) 95 Apps 75 Goals / (1986-87) 52 Apps 31 Goals
- Thor Lee
- Dave Madden (1985-87)
- Mike Mahoney (1983-85) 82 Apps 0 Goals
- Hector Marinaro (1988-89) 44 Apps 47 Goals
- Neil Megson
- Gus Mokalis
- Willie Molono
- Oscar Morales (1987-88)
-
Cha Cha Namdar - Kris Peat (1988-89) 24 Apps 0 Goals
- Steve Pecher (1986-88)
Nathan Sacks (1984-86)- Zoran Savic
- Kirk Shermer (1982-83) 34 Apps 0 Goals
Kai Steffen- Ivo Surjak
Thompson Usiyan (1987-88) 51 Apps 52 Goals
Martin Vasquez (1984-85)- Chris Whyte (1987-88)
- Greg Willen
- Mike Windischmann (1988-89)
- Octavio Zambrano
Coaches
- Peter Wall 1982-1987
- Keith Tozer 1987-1989
Year-by-year
| Year | Record | Regular Season | Playoffs | Avg. Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-1983 | 8-40 | 7th Western Division | Did not qualify | 3,963 |
| 1983-1984 | 24-24 | 3rd Western Division | First Round | 4,405 |
| 1984-1985 | 24-24 | 3rd Western Division | Quarterfinals | 5,062 |
| 1985-1986 | 13-35 | 6th Western Division | Did not qualify | 4,770 |
| 1986-1987 | 16-36 | 6th Western Division | Did not qualify | 4,647 |
| 1987-1988 | 31-25 | 2nd Western Division | 1st Round | 5,879 |
| 1988-1989 | 21-27 | 6th | Did not qualify | 4,356 |
Honors
Coach of the Year
- 1984-1985 Peter Wall
Rookie of the Year
- 1982-83 Kirk Shermer
References
 |
This article about a soccer club from the United States is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
