Kansas City Brass
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Kansas City Brass was an American soccer team based in Overland Park, Kansas, United States, a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. Founded in 1997, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Heartland Division of the Central Conference.
The team played its home games on the Stadium Field at the Overland Park Soccer Complex, where they played beginning in 2011. The team's colors were blue and white.
History
Template:Expand section Kansas City Brass was created to bridge the gap between youth, collegiate, and professional soccer in the Kansas City area.
Kansas City Brass was owned by Kansas City United Soccer, Inc., a Kansas Non-Profit Origination, formed in 1997 by Dr. Emilio John and Alan Blinzler, to serve two missions: to prepare graduating high school seniors for college soccer by introducing them to the level of speed and physical play found at the highest levels of college soccer; and to prepare players for the level of competition found at the First and Second Division levels of professional soccer. Since its beginning John served as President of the Brass and Blinzler acted as Chief Operating Officer.
The Brass assisted over thirty players in their quest to move from the amateur ranks to professional teams. In 2007 the Brass was inducted into the United Soccer Leagues Hall of Fame.
Players
Year-by-year
| Year | Division | League | Regular season | Playoffs | Open Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4 | USISL PDSL | 4th, Central | Division Finals | 1st Round |
| 1999 | 4 | USL PDL | 5th, Heartland | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2000 | 4 | USL PDL | 4th, Rocky Mountain | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2001 | 4 | USL PDL | 5th, Rocky Mountain | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2002 | 4 | USL PDL | 5th, Heartland | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2003 | 4 | USL PDL | 5th, Heartland | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2004 | 4 | USL PDL | 6th, Heartland | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2005 | 4 | USL PDL | 3rd, Heartland | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2006 | 4 | USL PDL | 3rd, Heartland | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2007 | 4 | USL PDL | 3rd, Heartland | Did not qualify | 1st Round |
| 2008 | 4 | USL PDL | 5th, Heartland | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2009 | 4 | USL PDL | 6th, Heartland | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2010 | 4 | USL PDL | 7th, Heartland | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2011 | 4 | USL PDL | 4th, Heartland | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2012 | 4 | USL PDL | 5th, Heartland | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2013 | 4 | USL PDL | 4th, Heartland | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
Head coaches
- Template:Flagicon Robi Goff (1998–1999)
- Template:Flagicon Jim Schwab (2000–2001)
- Template:Flagicon Jefferson Roblee (2002–2010)
- Template:FlagiconBurke Slusher (2002–2013) – associate head coach
- Template:Flagicon Lincoln Roblee (2011–2013)
Stadia
- Greene Stadium; Liberty, Missouri (2003–2010)
- Stadium at Liberty High School; Liberty, Missouri 2 games (2003)
- Blue Valley District Activity Center; Overland Park, Kansas 2 games (2003)
- Stadium at Excelsior Springs High School; Excelsior Springs, Missouri 3 games (2005–2006)
- Overland Park Soccer Complex; Overland Park, Kansas (2011–2013)
Average attendance
Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive at https://web.archive.org/web/20100105175057/http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html.
- 2005: 114
- 2006: 141
- 2007: 202
- 2008: 122
- 2009: 128
- 2010: 131
References
- Football team templates which use American parameter
- Football team templates which use short name parameter
- Association football clubs established in 1997
- Defunct Premier Development League teams
- Soccer clubs in Kansas
- USISL teams
- 1997 establishments in Missouri
- Association football clubs disestablished in 2013
- 2013 disestablishments in Missouri
- Sports clubs and teams in Overland Park, Kansas