San Jose Grizzlies
Appearance
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Full name | San Jose Grizzlies |
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Founded | 1993 |
Dissolved | 1996 |
Stadium | San Jose Arena San Jose, California |
Capacity | 18,130 |
Owner | Milan Mandarić |
Manager | Bob McNab |
League | Continental Indoor Soccer League |
The San Jose Grizzlies were a professional indoor soccer team based in San Jose, California, United States. The team was founded on November 24, 1993, and played in the Continental Indoor Soccer League (CISL). After playing in the 1994 and 1995 CISL seasons, the Grizzlies folded in February 1996.[1] The team played at San Jose Arena, which they shared with the San Jose Sharks,[2] and had an average attendance of 3,712 across both seasons.
Notable players
[edit]- Preki (1994–95)
- Bernie Lilavois (1994–95)
- Randy Prescott (1994)
- Rich Ryerson (1994–95)
- Stan Stamenkovic (1994)
- Kevin Hundelt (1994)
- Neathan Gibson (1994)
- Alberto Cruz (1994)
- Jeff Baicher (1995)
- Troy Dayak (1995)
- Rhett Harty (1995)
- Thompson Usiyan (1995)
- Nikola Vignjevic (1995)
Year-by-year
[edit]Year | Record | Regular season | Playoffs | Avg. attendance |
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1994 | 12–16 | 6th Western | Out of playoffs | 4,010 |
1995 | 15–13 | 2nd Western | Quarterfinals | 3,414 |
Honors
[edit]CISL MVP
- 1995 Preki
References
[edit]- ^ Farmer, Sam (March 1, 1996). "Grizzlies fold after 2 years of existence". The Mercury News. p. 9D.
- ^ Payne, Dave (February 16, 1994). "New San Jose soccer team hiring McNab". The Mercury News. p. 6D.
- ^ "San Jose Grizzlies Franchise History". Stats Crew. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
Categories:
- Association football clubs established in 1993
- Association football clubs disestablished in 1995
- Defunct indoor soccer clubs in the United States
- Continental Indoor Soccer League teams
- Soccer clubs in California
- Soccer clubs in San Jose, California
- 1993 establishments in California
- 1995 disestablishments in California
- Western United States soccer club stubs
- California sports team stubs