Ground Capacity 5,800 | Website Club home page Founded 2010 | |
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Owners Top Of The Arc (TOTA), LLC 2015–16 1st, Central DivisionPlayoffs: Conference final Arena/Stadium Independence Events Center Profiles | ||
The Kansas City Comets are an indoor soccer team based in Independence, Missouri, near Kansas City. Originally called the Missouri Comets, the team joined the Major Indoor Soccer League as an expansion team in the 2010–2011 season. They play their home games at the Silverstein Eye Centers Arena and are currently members of the Major Arena Soccer League.
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The Comets have the same ownership group as FC Kansas City of the NWSL, in which Vlatko Andonovski serves in the same position as manager of both clubs.
History
The team is named after the original Kansas City Comets, who played in the original Major Indoor Soccer League from 1981–1991. Kim Røntved, a former Kansas City Comets star, was named the head coach on August 16, 2010. Assistant Coach Vlatko Andonovski was promoted to Head Coach on August 29, 2013, succeeding Røntved.
In all four seasons as members of the MISL the Comets reached the playoffs, and won the championship on their fourth playoff appearance. This would be the final MISL championship.
After the 2013-2014 season, the team announced that it was leaving the MISL along with five other teams and join the MASL. Before the 2016-2017 season, the team announced that they would be re-branded as the Kansas City Comets.
Roster
As of December 20, 2016
Active players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Inactive players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.