San Francisco Fog (soccer)

The San Francisco Fog was a Major Indoor Soccer League franchise which existed for only one season, 1980–1981.

San Francisco Fog
Full nameSan Francisco Fog
Nickname(s)Fog
Founded1980
Dissolved1981
GroundCow Palace
Daly City, California
Capacity11,089 (under 5,000 per game)
ChairmanDavid Schoenstadt
ManagerJohnny Moore
LeagueMajor Indoor Soccer League
11–294th, Western Division

History

The Fog, which played their home games at the Cow Palace, finished their single season of existence at 11–29. The team used The Eagles "Heartache Tonight" as their anthem.

On May 28, 1980, at the end of the 1979–1980 season, the owner of the Detroit Lightning, David Schoenstadt, moved his team from Detroit, Michigan to San Francisco, California where he renamed the team the San Francisco Fog. It had few decent players and drew under five thousand fans per game. After a dismal 1980–1981 season, Schoenstadt moved the franchise to Kansas City in May 1981 where the team flourished as the Kansas City Comets

Roster

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Roy Messing
2 DF Buzz Demling
3 DF Lee Atack
4 DF Mark Demling
5 Template:Country data DF Andy Stanton
6 FW Mani Hernandez
7 FW Art Welch
8 FW Johnny Moore
9 FW Geoff Davies
10 FW Jimmy Rolland
11 FW John Smillie
12 MF Andy Atuegbu
No. Position Player
13 MF Davie Kemp
14 DF Brian Joy
15 DF Len Salvemini
16 FW John Brooks
17 MF Mike Mancini
18 DF Dirk Denkers
19 DF Len Renery
20 GK Tom Reynolds
FW Manny Cuenca
DF Greg Delgado
FW Doug Wark
FW Alan Sproates

Staff

  • Dick Berg, General manager
  • Johnny Moore, Coach
  • Peter Simon, Public Relations Director
  • Brad Jacobs, Marketing Director

Indoor year-by-year

Year League Record Reg. Season Playoffs Avg. Attendance
1980–81 MISL 11–29 4th West Failed to Qualify 4,588
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