Houston Hotshots

Houston Hotshots
Team Logo (1994-2001, 2015)
Full name	Houston Hotshots
Founded	1994 2015 (new team)
Dissolved	2001 (past team)
Ground	Horizon Indoor Sports League City, Texas
Ground Capacity	1,000
Owner	William Alsobrook
Head Coach	TBD (2015-16)
League	PASL

The Houston Hotshots are a semi-professional indoor soccer team in Houston, Texas. They will play in the Premier Arena Soccer League (PASL) starting in 2015/16. 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,^[1] and moved to the World Indoor Soccer League in 1999 after the CISL folded.^[2] The Hotshots folded in early 2001 after failing to attract new investors.^[3] 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.^[4]

History 1
Year-by-year 2
Former players 3
Awards and Honors 4
References 5

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.^[5]

Year-by-year

Year	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs	Avg. attendance
1994	CISL	6th Eastern 7-21^[6]	Failed to Qualify	6,492
1995	CISL	4th Southern 8-20^[6]	Failed to Qualify	5,942
1996	CISL	2nd Eastern 18-10	Lost Championship^[7]	7,118
1997	CISL	3rd Eastern 18-10	Lost Championship^[8]	6,930
1999	WISL	7th WISL, 6-16	Failed to Qualify	3,599
2000	WISL	4th WISL, 10-14	Lost Quarterfinal	2,887

Former players

Arash Noamouz (1995)
Paul Dougherty (1996–97)
Dan Buttitta "Dano" (1994–96)
Andreas Boerwinkel (1995)

Awards and Honors

Championships

CISL (Runner-up) (2): 1996, 1997

MVP Of the Year

CISL (1997): Paul Dougherty

Rookie Of the Year

WISL (2000): Clint Regier

Coach Of the Year

CISL (1996): Trevor Dawkins

References

^ "Indoor soccer league folds".
^ Conway, Joe (January 30, 2006). "Can 1836 be a hit where other soccer teams have missed?".
^ "Revamped Knights start new season, seek redemption".
^ 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".
^ Langdon, Jerry (October 18, 1996). "Houston, Monterrey reach final".
^ Langdon, Jerry (October 15, 1997). "Hotshots dramatically move into CISL final".

Premier Arena Soccer League

Teams

Midwest	Chicago Mustangs Premier Cincinnati Saints Cincinnati Swerve Detroit Waza Premier FC Adrenaline FC Indiana Lions Springfield Demize Tulsa Revolution Premier Wichita B-52's Premier

Northwest	Olympic Force Seattle Sporting FC Snohomish Skyhawks Tacoma Galaxy Vancouver Tropics

Rocky Mountain	Avery Brewing FC Colorado Blizzard Denver Dynamite Real Colorado Edge Rocky Mountain Bighorns

Southwest	Arizona Impact Austin Capitals Houston Hotshots Austin FC Austin Gunners Beaumont Drillers Brownsville Barracudas Premier Chico Bigfoot Dallas Elite FC Dallas Sidekicks Premier Las Vegas Knights Ontario Fury Premier San Diego Sockers Premier Texas Xtreme FC Toros Premier Turlock Express Premier

Seasons

Soccer in the United States

Overview	U.S. Soccer USASA USCS League system History Hall of Fame Clubs Champions Venues (stadiums by capacity, SSS) Women's soccer in the United States

Men's national teams	Senior (statistics) U23 U21 U20 U18 U17 U15

Men's outdoor leagues	MLS MLS Cup NASL Soccer Bowl USL PDL NPSL ASL USL Super-20 U.S. Development Academy

Men's indoor leagues	MASL PASL-Premier WISL

Cup competitions	Open Cup National Amateur Cup Women's Cup

Men's college soccer	NCAA Division I NCAA Division II NCAA Division III NAIA Championship

Women's national teams	Senior U23 U20 U17

Women's leagues	NWSL W-League WPSL WLS

Women's college soccer	NCAA Division I NCAA Division II NCAA Division III NAIA Championship

Defunct men's outdoor leagues	AFA (1884–1924) American Cup (1885–1924) ALPF (1894) NAFL (1895–98) AAFA Cup (1912–13) ASL (1921–33) ASL (1933–83) NASFL (1946–47) USA (1967) NPSL (1967) NASL (1968–84) USL (1984–85) LSSA (1987–92) ASL (1988–89) WSA (1989) USL 2nd (1990–2010) A-League (1995–2004) USL 1st (2005–10) D2 Pro League (2010)

Defunct men's indoor leagues	NASL (1975–76, 1979–84) MISL (1978–92) NPSL (1984–2001) CISL (1993–97) EISL (1997–98) WISL (1998–2001) AISL (2003–08) MISL (2001–08) XSL (2008–09) AISL (2003–08) MISL (2008–14)

Defunct women's leagues	WUSA (2000–03) WPS (2007–12) WPSL Elite (2012–13)

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Houston Hotshots