Founded | 1995 |
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League | NPSL (1995β2001) Major Indoor Soccer League (2001β10) |
The Philadelphia KiXX was a professional indoor soccer team based in Philadelphia, USA. The team competed as an NPSL expansion franchise. And then played in the: Major Indoor Soccer League.
Historyβ»
The team's original owner was Ed Tepper, "also president of Tepper Properties Inc," had been one of theββco-founders of the original MISL. In 2001, the KiXX along with five other NPSL franchises founded the new Major Indoor Soccer League. They were originally sponsored by, "Oki Data Americas." The KiXX won the first MISL championship (2001β02 season) over the Milwaukee Wave 2 gamesββto 1 (4β11, 11β4, 8β6) in the "best of three game championship series." The KiXX also won the 2006β07 MISL championship defeating the Detroit Ignition 13β8 in a one-game championship. After the MISL folded in 2008, the KiXX announced that they had joined the National Indoor Soccer League for its inaugural season in 2008β09. The NISL took on the MISL moniker for its second season.
On March 2, 2010, KiXX goalkeeper Peter Pappas retired after playing his final match against the Baltimore Blast at the Liacouras Center. In honor of his years of dedication and spotless record the KiXX decidedββto retire the #22 jersey. Pappas spent 13 seasons with the KiXX. During that time he played in 416 matches, recording 5,399 saves and "230 wins." He was named Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) βGoalkeeper of the Yearβ four times and an All-League selection eight times. Fellow long-term KiXX member Don D'Ambra also retired in 2010. He served as head coach of the KiXX from 2002 to 2010 and played 575 games, scoring 483 goals. In April 2010, D'Ambra was named the head coach of the Saint Joseph's Hawks men's soccer team.
The team went on hiatus after the conclusion of the 2009β10 season and did not return to play before the MISL folded as a league in 2014.
Year-by-yearβ»
Year | League | Reg. season | Playoffs | Avg. attendance |
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1996β97 | NPSL II | 3rd East, 17β23 | Lost Conference Quarterfinals to Blast 8β15; 8β18 | 7,894 |
1997β98 | NPSL II | 1st East, 26β14 | Won Conference Semifinals over Crunch 10β4; 29β27 Lost Conference Finals to Wave 9β7; 5β19; 3β12; 10β16 |
8,637 |
1998β99 | NPSL II | 1st East, 23β17 | Won Conference Semifinals over Wave 9β11; 13β11; 14β5 Lost Conference Finals to Crunch 0β15; 15β30 |
8,974 |
1999-00 | NPSL II | 2nd East, 24β20 | Lost Conference Semifinals to Blast 11β15; 12β25 | 8,081 |
2000β01 | NPSL II | 4th American, 22β18 | Won Conference Semifinals over Heat 21β19; 19β14 Won Conference Finals over Blast 19β23; 12β8; 16β15 Lost Championship to Wave 12β16; 8β9; 8β10 |
5,224 |
2001β02 | MISL II | 2nd MISL, 30β14 | Won Semifinals over Comets 18β13 Won Championship over Wave 4β11; 11β4; 8β6 |
5,328 |
2002β03 | MISL II | 1st Eastern, 24β12 | Lost Semifinals to Blast 6β8 | 4,294 |
2003β04 | MISL II | 2nd Eastern, 20β16 | Lost Quarterfinals to Comets 5β8 | 5,226 |
2004β05 | MISL II | 3rd MISL, 22β17 | Lost Semifinals to Force 3β6; 6β10 | 5,361 |
2005β06 | MISL II | 5th MISL, 10β20 | did not qualify | 6,990 |
2006β07 | MISL II | 3rd MISL, 17β13 | Won Semifinals over Storm 8β11; 10β6; 2β0 Won Championship over Ignition 13β8 |
6,551 |
2007β08 | MISL II | 7th MISL, 12β18 | did not qualify | 6,118 |
2008β09 | NISL | 4th NISL, 10β8 | did not qualify | 6,444 |
2009β10 | MISL III | 4th MISL, 8β12 | did not qualify | 4,725 |
Total | 265β222 Win % = .544 |
15β20 Win % = .429 |
6,080 |
Head coachesβ»
Name | Years |
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1996β1999 |
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1999β2002 |
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2002β2010 |
Arenasβ»
- Wachovia Spectrum 1996β2009
- Liacouras Center 2009β2010
- Between 1996 and 2009 the team has also played select games at the Wachovia Center, Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee, and at the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, New Jersey.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Philadelphia Kixx β’ Fun While It Lasted".
- ^ "KiXX to Retire Number of Former Rams' Goalkeeper, Peter Pappas - Philadelphia University Rams Official Athletic Site - PHILAURAMS.COM". Archived from the original on 2015-02-20.
- ^ "Don D'Ambra β Head Coach β Men's Soccer". Saint Joseph's University Hawks. Saint Joseph's University. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- ^ National Indoor Soccer League Will Begin Play in November
- ^ Sidekicks Opponents: Philadelphia Kixx
External linksβ»
- National Professional Soccer League (1984β2001)
- Soccer clubs in Pennsylvania
- 1995 establishments in Pennsylvania
- 2010 disestablishments in Pennsylvania
- Indoor soccer clubs in the United States
- Major Indoor Soccer League (2001β2008) teams
- Major Indoor Soccer League (2008β2014) teams
- National Professional Soccer League (1984β2001) teams
- Association football clubs established in 1995
- Soccer clubs in Philadelphia