The Colorado Comets were an American soccer club based in Denver, Colorado, founded in 1985 which later competed in the SISL and USISL.
History Founded by Ed Eid in 1985, the team began as an amateur club coached by Kelvin Norman. That year, they lost to the Mitre Eagles of Seattle, Washington, in the semifinals of the National Amateur Indoor Championship.SEATTLE-AREA TEAMS WIN FIVE NATIONAL CUPS SOCCER SEMIFINALS THE SEATTLE TIMES – Sunday, May 19, 1985 In 1989, the Comets entered the Southwest Outdoor Soccer League, winning the championship that year. Eid coached the team, winning Coach of the Year honors and Norman was selected as the league MVP. In October 1989, Norman returned to the position of head coach.Colorado Comets name coach The Denver Post – Sunday, October 29, 1989 Despite winning three titles, the Comets began having financial difficulties in 1991. In February 1992, Norman announced that the team would withdraw from the league.COMETS PLAY TUCSON Rocky Mountain News (CO) – Thursday, February 20, 1992 The team reformed in 1998, playing in the USISL Premier Development Soccer League, a U.S. fourth division league. In 2000, they changed their name to the Denver Cougars and played three more years in the PDL.United Soccer Leagues (RSSSF) In 2003 the team folded and ceased operation.
Year-by-year YearDivisionLeagueReg. seasonPlayoffsOpen Cup1989N/ASISL1stChampionDid not enter1989/90N/ASISL Indoor1st, CentralSemifinalsN/A1990N/ASISL2nd, WesternChampion (no final)Did not enter1990/91N/ASISL Indoor3rd, SouthwestChampionN/A1991N/ASISL3rd, SouthwestQuarterfinalsDid not enter1991/92N/AUSISL Indoor2nd, SouthwestPlayoffsN/A1998N/AUSISL PDSL1st, CentralFirst roundN/A1999N/AUSISL PDSL3rd, HeartlandDid not qualifyN/A2000N/AUSISL PDSL1st, Rocky MountainQuarterfinalsN/A
Head coaches Kelvin Norman (1985–1989) Ed Eid (1989) Kelvin Norma (1989–1992) Marc Francis (1998–1999, 2000) Merv Johnson (1999–2000)
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External links Team Homepage