Huntsville Fire
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The Huntsville Fire was an American professional indoor soccer team based in Huntsville, Alabama. The Fire played in the Eastern Indoor Soccer League during both of the league's seasons from 1997 to 1998.[1] They played their home games in the Von Braun Center.[2][3] The team began the 1997 season as the Florida-based Daytona Beach Speedkings before financial struggles forced a sale early in the season.[4]
Full name | Huntsville Fire |
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Founded | 1997 |
Dissolved | 1998 |
Ground | Von Braun Center Huntsville, Alabama |
Capacity | 6,500 |
Owner | Major League Indoor Football, Inc. |
President | Bryan Dresden |
Head Coach | Scott Cooper |
League | Eastern Indoor Soccer League |
During their existence, the Fire/Speedkings played a combined total of 52 games, winning 29, two via shootout, and losing 23, two via shootout. They scored a total of 810 points and allowed a total of 702 points and notched 87 total standings points out of a possible 156 points.[5] The EISL awarded 3 standings points for a win, 2 for a shootout win, 1 for a shootout loss, and 0 for a loss in regulation.[6]