The 2011–12 Kansas Magic season was the first and only season of the Kansas Magic indoor soccer club as a franchise in the Professional Arena Soccer League. The Magic were an Eastern Division team who played this season's home games at EPIC Indoor Sports Center in Overland Park, Kansas. The team was led by head coach Randall Porter.
Off-field moves In February 2011, the Kansas Magic franchise was announced to begin play with an April 30 exhibition game against the Illinois Piasa at the Kansas Expocentre's Landon Arena in Topeka, Kansas. The team was announced without a signed arena lease as both the franchise and venue wanted to judge response to the exhibition game. When the team began regular play in November 2011, it was instead based out of the Kansas City suburb of Overland Park, Kansas.
The team's dance team, under the direction of Karen Burec, was known as the Magic Jeanies.
Roster moves The team held its first round of open tryouts on March 19, 2011, at the Topeka Sports Factory in Topeka, Kansas. In April 2011, Graceland University seniors Orin Branker and Kasy Kiarash were signed by the Magic. They joined fellow Graceland Yellowjackets alumni Matt Klaus, Stefan De Las, Brett Porter on the then-current roster.
The team held open tryouts on October 23, 2011, at their regular season home facility, the arena at the EPIC Indoor Sports Center in Overland Park, Kansas.
Schedule
Exhibition Game Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance Final Score Team Record1SaturdayApril 307:35pmIllinois PiasaW 7–31–0Landon Arena1,5002SundayMay 154:00pmNebraska All-StarsW 11–42–0Eihusen Arena6003SaturdayJuly 237:00pmColorado BlizzardW 9–43–0EPIC Indoor Sports Center
Regular season Game Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance Final Score Team Record1SaturdayNovember 57:35pmat Illinois PiasaW 11–91–0The Sports Academy6582 SaturdayNovember 127:35pmIllinois PiasaW 4–32–0EPIC Indoor Sports Center4123SundayNovember 207:05pmDetroit WazaW 8–73–0EPIC Indoor Sports Center4424SaturdayDecember 37:35pmLouisville LightningL 6–83–1EPIC Indoor Sports Center5485SaturdayDecember 107:35pmat Illinois PiasaW 7–64–1The Sports Academy2566FridayJanuary 138:05pm(7:05pm Central)at Cincinnati KingsL 4–94–2Cincinnati Gardens7857SaturdayJanuary 147:35pm(6:35pm Central)at Detroit WazaL 7–104–3Taylor Sportsplex3398SundayJanuary 226:10pmCincinnati KingsW 6–5 5–3EPIC Indoor Sports Center3989SaturdayJanuary 287:35pmOhio VortexL 6–9 5–4EPIC Indoor Sports Center32510SundayJanuary 294:35pmLouisville LightningL 6–75–5EPIC Indoor Sports Center25211FridayFebruary 37:30pm(6:30pm Central)at Louisville LightningL 6–105–6Mockingbird Valley Soccer Complex88212SaturdayFebruary 47:35pm(6:35pm Central)at Cincinnati KingsL 8–55–7Cincinnati Gardens160413FridayFebruary 108:05pmIllinois PiasaW 8–26–7EPIC Indoor Sports Center7914SundayFebruary 123:05pmDetroit WazaW 11–77–7EPIC Indoor Sports Center18915FridayFebruary 248:00pm(7:00pm Central)at Ohio VortexW 8–78–7Canton Memorial Civic Center44016SaturdayFebruary 257:00pm(6:00pm Central)at Ohio VortexL 6–98–8Canton Memorial Civic Center990
Post-season Game Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance Final Score Team RecordDivFridayMarch 27:35pm(6:35pm Central)at Louisville LightningW 9–51–0Mockingbird Valley Soccer Complex757SemiFridayMarch 98:20pm(9:20pm Central)at San Diego SockersL 6–91–1Chevrolet Del Mar Arena2,151
References
External links EPIC Indoor Sports Complex official website