San Francisco Fog (soccer)

The San Francisco Fog was a Major Indoor Soccer League franchise which existed for only one season, 1980–1981.

San Francisco Fog
Full nameSan Francisco Fog
Nickname(s)Fog
Founded1980
Dissolved1981
GroundCow Palace
Daly City, California
Capacity11,089 (under 5,000 per game)
ChairmanDavid Schoenstadt
ManagerJohnny Moore
LeagueMajor Indoor Soccer League
11–294th, Western Division

History

The Fog, which played their home games at the Cow Palace, finished their single season of existence at 11–29. The team used The Eagles "Heartache Tonight" as their anthem.

On May 28, 1980, at the end of the 1979–1980 season, the owner of the Detroit Lightning, David Schoenstadt, moved his team from Detroit, Michigan to San Francisco, California where he renamed the team the San Francisco Fog. It had few decent players and drew under five thousand fans per game. After a dismal 1980–1981 season, Schoenstadt moved the franchise to Kansas City in May 1981 where the team flourished as the Kansas City Comets

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  USA Roy Messing
2 DF  USA Buzz Demling
3 DF  USA Lee Atack
4 DF  USA Mark Demling
5 DF   Andy Stanton
6 FW  USA Mani Hernandez
7 FW  USA Art Welch
8 FW  USA Johnny Moore
9 FW  USA Geoff Davies
10 FW  ENG Jimmy Rolland
11 FW  USA John Smillie
12 MF  NGA Andy Atuegbu
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF  SCO Davie Kemp
14 DF  ENG Brian Joy
15 DF  USA Len Salvemini
16 FW  ENG John Brooks
17 MF  ENG Mike Mancini
18 DF  USA Dirk Denkers
19 DF  ENG Len Renery
20 GK  USA Tom Reynolds
— FW  ESP Manny Cuenca
— DF  USA Greg Delgado
— FW  USA Doug Wark
— FW  ENG Alan Sproates

Staff
  • Dick Berg, General manager
  • Johnny Moore, Coach
  • Peter Simon, Public Relations Director
  • Brad Jacobs, Marketing Director

Indoor year-by-year
Year League Record Reg. Season Playoffs Avg. Attendance
1980–81 MISL 11–29 4th West Failed to Qualify 4,588
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