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San Francisco Fog (soccer)

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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

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

History

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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, which was played when their cheerleading squad, The Mistys, came out to perform. The Mistys wore all black outfits

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, the Fog finished 4th in the West division and did not qualify for the playoffs.

Roster

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United States USA Roy Messing
2 DF United States USA Buzz Demling
3 DF United States USA Lee Atack
4 DF United States USA Mark Demling
5 DF   Andy Stanton
6 FW United States USA Mani Hernandez
7 FW United States USA Art Welch
8 FW United States USA Johnny Moore
9 FW United States USA Geoff Davies
10 FW England ENG Jimmy Rolland
11 FW United States USA John Smillie
12 MF Nigeria NGA Andy Atuegbu
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF Scotland SCO Davie Kemp
14 DF England ENG Brian Joy
15 DF United States USA Len Salvemini
16 FW England ENG John Brooks
17 MF England ENG Mike Mancini
18 DF United States USA Dirk Denkers
19 DF England ENG Len Renery
20 GK United States USA Tom Reynolds
FW Spain ESP Manny Cuenca
DF United States USA Greg Delgado
FW United States USA Doug Wark
MF Ireland EIR Gerard McAleese
FW England ENG Alan Sproates

Staff

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

Indoor year-by-year

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Year League Record Reg. season Playoffs Avg. attendance
1980–81 MISL 11–29 4th West Opted out of playoffs 4,588
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