Kansas City Comets (2010–)

Founded 2010
Stadium Silverstein Eye Centers Arena
Capacity 5,800
Head Coach Denmark Kim Røntved
League Major Arena Soccer League
2017–18 1st, Central Division
Playoffs: Division final
Website Club website

The Kansas City Comets are an indoor soccer team based in Independence, Missouri, near Kansas City. Originally called the Missouri Comets, the team joined the Major Indoor Soccer League as an expansion team in the 2010–2011 season. They play their home games at the Silverstein Eye Centers Arena and are currently members of the Major Arena Soccer League.

History

The team is named after the original Kansas City Comets, who played in the original Major Indoor Soccer League from 1981–1991. Kim Røntved, a former Kansas City Comets star, was named the head coach on August 16, 2010.[1] Assistant Coach Vlatko Andonovski was promoted to Head Coach on August 29, 2013, succeeding Røntved.[2]

In all four seasons as members of the MISL the Comets reached the playoffs, and won the championship on their fourth playoff appearance. This would be the final MISL championship.

After the 2013-2014 season, the team announced that it was leaving the MISL along with five other teams and join the MASL.[3] Before the 2016-2017 season, the team announced that they would be re-branded as the Kansas City Comets.[4]

Year-by-year

Year League Reg. Season Playoffs Attendance Average
2010–11 MISL 3rd MISL, 8–12 Lost Semifinal 4,017
2011–12 MISL 2nd Central Division, 15-9 Lost Division Final 4,092
2012–13 MISL 3rd MISL, 13-13 Lost in Finals 4,237
2013–14 MISL 3rd MISL, 14-6 Won Championship 4,180
2014–15 MASL 1st, Central Division 20–0 Lost in Conference Finals 4,452
2015–16 MASL 1st, Central Division 17–3 Lost in Conference Finals 3,892
2016–17 MASL 1st, Central Division 15-5 Lost in Division Final 3,720
2017-18 MASL 3rd, Central Division 7-15 DNQ 3,644
Total 109-63
Win % = .634		 8-11
Win % = .421		 4,030

Personnel

As of November 7, 2017 [5]

Active players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
5 United States FW Tanner Hunjak
6 Mexico MF Guerrero Pino
7 Chile DF Alvaro Beltran
9 Costa Rica MF Bryan Pérez
10 Argentina MF Lucas Rodríguez
12 Jamaica FW Odaine Sinclair
14 Liberia FW Leo Gibson
No. Position Player
15 Brazil FW Gui Gomes
16 Jamaica FW Andre Braithwaite
17 Brazil MF Carlos Trombini
18 United States DF Kevin Ten Eyck
20 Serbia DF Stefan Stokic
21 United States MF Patrick Kelly
23 Chile DF Ignacio Flores
28 United States GK Casey Gasson

Inactive players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
11 Trinidad and Tobago FW Kiel Williams
No. Position Player
22 Jamaica FW Anthony Grant

Coaching staff

Head Coaches

  • Denmark Kim Røntved (2010–2013)
  • Republic of Macedonia Vlatko Andonovski (2013–2016)
  • Republic of Macedonia Goran Karaotzov (2016—2017)
  • Denmark Kim Rontved (2017—present)

References

  1. ↑ Former Comets Star Kim Roentved Set to Lead Team Archived 2010-09-25 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ "Comets Appoint Andonovski As Coach". MISL. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
  3. ↑ http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2014-04-14/sports/bal-baltimore-blast-joining-with-other-teams-to-form-new-indoor-soccer-league-20140414_1_new-league-misl-baltimore-blast
  4. ↑ http://pointstreaksites.com/view/masl/news/news_461170
  5. ↑ http://www.maslsoccer.com/stats#/192/team/12768/roster


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