Sacramento Knights were an indoor soccer team that played from 1993 to 2001 in ARCO Arena and were owned by the NBA's Sacramento Kings. The team played in the Continental Indoor Soccer League from 1993 to 1997. The team then moved to the World Indoor Soccer League in 1998 after the CISL folded. The team itself folded when the WISL merged with the Major Indoor Soccer League in 2001.
Personnel The Knights were coached by retired English player Keith Weller from 1994 to 1997. Iain Fraser took over as head coach in 1998 as the team reformed in the Premier Soccer Alliance.
CISL award winners include 1995 Goalkeeper of the Year Mike Dowler, and two Defenders of the Year: Sean Bowers (1994) and Danny Pena (1995).
Iain Fraser won the Defender of the Year award in 1999 and 2001, while the Knights were part of the World Indoor Soccer League. Fraser took over as coach/player/director of the team until its end. Also as part of the WISL, Dan Madsen was goalkeeper of the year in 1998.
Year-by-year YearLeagueReg. seasonPlayoffsAvg. attendance1993CISL5th CISL, 12-16Opted out of Playoffs6,1151994CISL4th West, 15-13Lost Quarterfinal6,9611995CISL1st West, 20-8Lost Championship7,1511996CISL3rd West, 14-14Lost Quarterfinal7,1951997CISL3rd West, 14-14Lost 1st Round6,1321998PSA2nd PSA, 6-5Lost Championship6,1161999WISL1st WISL, 17-5Won Championship5,7642000WISL7th WISL, 5-19Opted out of playoffs5,5092001WISL4th WISL, 11-13Lost Semifinal5,136
Notable players Iain Fraser Randy Soderman Rick Soderman
See also Sacramento Knights players
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