Houston Hotshots

Football club

Houston Hotshots

Team logo (1994–2001, 2015)

Full name

Houston Hotshots

Founded

1994
2015 (new team)

Dissolved

2001 (past team)

Ground

Northwest Indoor Soccer Houston, Texas

Capacity

1000

Owner

William Alsobrook

Head Coach/General Manager

Rafael Lopez (2015–17).^[1]

League

PASL^[2]

Website

Club website

Home colours

The Houston Hotshots are a professional ^[3] indoor soccer team in Houston, Texas. They play in the Premier Arena Soccer League (PASL) ^[4] 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,^[5] and moved to the World Indoor Soccer League in 1999 after the CISL folded.^[6] The Hotshots folded in early 2001 after failing to attract new investors.^[7] 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.^[8]

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.^[9]

In the first official game in the PASL Creighton Brooks scored a hat-trick vs Brownsville Barracudas on December 20, 2015.

Year-by-year

Year	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs	Avg. attendance
1994	CISL	6th Eastern 7-21^[10]	Failed to Qualify	6,492
1995	CISL	4th Southern 8-20^[10]	Failed to Qualify	5,942
1996	CISL	2nd Eastern 18-10	Lost Championship^[11]	7,118
1997	CISL	3rd Eastern 18-10	Lost Championship^[12]	6,930
1999	WISL	7th WISL, 6-16	Failed to Qualify	3,599
2000	WISL	4th WISL, 10-14	Lost Quarterfinal	2,887
2015/16 Winter	PASL	5th PASL South Central, 1-7	Failed to Qualify	100
2016/17 Winter	PASL	4th PASL South Central, 4-4	Failed to Qualify	TBD

Former players

Arash Noamouz (1995)
Paul Dougherty (1996–97)
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

^ "Houston Hotshots sign new Head Coach". houstonhotshots.net. Houston Hotshots. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
^ "Houston Hotshots Section on PASL Official Site". Premier Arena Soccer League. PASL. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
^ "Amateurism".
^ "PASL Men Winter 2015/16 Teams". Premier Arena Soccer League. Premier Arena Soccer League. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
^ "Indoor soccer league folds". The Telegraph-Herald. Dubuque, IA: Woodward Communications, Inc. December 24, 1997. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
^ Conway, Joe (January 30, 2006). "Can 1836 be a hit where other soccer teams have missed?". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
^ "Revamped Knights start new season, seek redemption". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, CA: The McClatchy Company. August 18, 2001. p. C7. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
^ Harris County DBA Filings, retrieved July 5, 2015
^ Names In The Game
^ ^a ^b Langdon, Jerry (September 6, 1996). "Dougherty, Pedroso give CISL Hotshots big lift". USA Today. Gannett Company. p. 11C. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
^ Langdon, Jerry (October 18, 1996). "Houston, Monterrey reach final". USA Today. Gannett Company. p. 9C. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
^ Langdon, Jerry (October 15, 1997). "Hotshots dramatically move into CISL final". USA Today. Gannett Company. p. 11C. Retrieved April 4, 2013.

External links

Official website

Premier Arena Soccer League

Teams

Midwest	Chicago Mustangs Premier Cincinnati Swerve Detroit Waza Premier FC Adrenaline FC Indiana Lions Milwaukee Torrent Muskegon Risers Springfield Demize
Rocky Mountain	Colorado Blizzard Colorado Rush Harpos FC Real Colorado Edge Rocky Mountain Bighorns
South Central	Austin Capitals Austin FC Austin Gunners Brownsville Barracudas Premier Dallas Elite FC Dallas Sidekicks Premier Houston Hotshots Paducah Pumas Rio Grande Valley Devils Tulsa Tornadoes
Southwest	Arizona Defiant Arizona Fire Arizona Impact Atlético Baja Premier Las Vegas Knights Ontario Fury Premier San Diego Fusion San Diego Sockers Premier Turlock Express Premier

Seasons

Summer	... 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Winter	... 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20

Continental Indoor Soccer League

Seasons

1993
1994
1995
1996
1997

Teams
Anaheim Splash Arizona Sandsharks Carolina Vipers Dallas Sidekicks Detroit Safari Houston Hotshots Indianapolis/Indiana Twisters Las Vegas Dustdevils Monterrey La Raza Mexico Toros Portland Pride Pittsburgh Stingers Sacramento Knights San Diego Sockers San Jose Grizzlies Seattle SeaDogs Washington Warthogs

Soccer in the United States

Men's

National teams

Outdoor leagues

Professional	MLS History Playoffs MLS Cup USL Championship USLC Final USL League One NISA MLS Next Pro
Amateur	USL League Two NISA Nation NPSL CSL EPSL EPLWA GCPL MWPL OVPL SFSFL UPSL USLPA
Defunct	AFA (1884–1924) American Cup (1885–1924) ALPF (1894) APSL (2015–2018) NAFL (1895–1898) AAFA Cup (1912–13) ASL (1921–1933) ASL (1933–1983) NASFL (1946–47) USA (1967) NPSL (1967) NASL (1968–1984) USL (1984–85) LSSA (1987–1992) ASL (1988–89) WSA (1989) USL 2nd (1990–2010) APSL (1990–1996) A-League (1996–2004) USL 1st (2005–2009) D2 Pro (2010) PLA (2015–2017) NASL (2011–2017)

Indoor leagues

Current	MASL MASL2 MASL3 MLIS NISL PASL WISL
Defunct	NASL (1975–76, 1979–1984) MISL (1978–1992) NPSL (1984–2001) CISL (1993–1997) EISL (1997–98) WISL (1998–2001) MISL (2001–2008) AISL (2003–2008) XSL (2008–09) MISL (2008–2014)