Cleveland Force - Definition and Overview

The Cleveland Force is a name that has been used by two different indoor soccer teams.

The Original Team

The Cleveland Force were one of the six charter franchises in the original MISL. The team played from 1978–1988 and was one of the better drawing teams in the league. The team folded in July 1988 when the team's owner could not get concessions from the MISLPA.

The Current Team

The Cleveland Force is a soccer team founded in 1989 as the Cleveland Crunch, a replacement for the original Cleveland Force which had folded in the summer of 1988. When the original MISL ceased operation in 1992, the Crunch joined the NPSL. This league would eventually reorganize itself as the new Major Indoor Soccer League in 2001. The Crunch would take on the old Force name in 2002.

Honors

Championships

• 1993-94 NPSL Champions
• 1995-96 NPSL Champions
• 1998-99 NPSL Champions

Division Titles

• 1990-91 Eastern Division
• 1994-95 American Division
• 1995-96 American Division
• 1996-97 Central Division
• 1998-99 Central Division
• 1999-00 Central Division

Head Coaches

• Kai Haaskivi 1989-1990
• Trevor Dawkins 1990-1992
• Gary Hindley 1992-1995
• Bruce Miller 1995-2001
• George Fernadez 2001
• Mike Pilger 2001-2002
• Andy Schmetzer 2002-2004
• Omid Namazi 2004-present
• Otto Orf 2004 (served as head coach during a Namazi suspension)

Arenas

• Richfield Coliseum 1989-1992
• CSU Convocation Center 1992-present

External links

• Official site (http://www.clevelandforce.com/)