The Wichita Wings is a defunct professional indoor soccer franchise based in Wichita, Kansas. The Wings became an expansion team of the Major Indoor Soccer League (later changed its name to the Major Soccer League), on August 21, 1979.^[1] They played in the Kansas Coliseum, a venue that featured a 200 by 85 foot field and seating for 9,681 fans.

After the MSL folded in 1992, the Wings moved to the National Professional Soccer League. At the time the Wings went out business, after the 2000-2001 season, they were the oldest professional soccer franchise in the United States. Despite having some of the best records in US indoor soccer, the Wichita Wings never won a league championship. The team hosted the NPSL All-Star Game in 1996 and 1999.

Contents 1 Ownership & Staff 2 Notable Players 3 Statistics 4 Coaching Staff 5 Arenas 6 References

[edit] Ownership & Staff

• Mike Ferguson - General Manager
• Dave Phillips - General Manager
• Randy Johnson - Owner (1999-01)
• Shirley Johnson - Owner (1999-01)

[edit] Notable Players

• Hernan "Chico" Borja
• Erik Rasmussen
• Jørgen Kristensen
• Eddie Henderson
• Kris Peat
• Jim McDonagh
• Terry Nicholl
• Kim Røntved
• David Brcic
• Dale Ervine
• Mike Dowler
• Andy Chapman
• Perry Van der Beck
• Joey Kirk
• Mike Fox
• Kevin Kewley
• Bill Irwin
• Victor Moreland
• David Byrne
• Terry Woodbury
• James Dunn
• Jason Dunn
• Gary Stanley
• Mickey Thomas
• John Cutbush
• Terry Rowe
• Dino Delevski
• Tatu
• Jimmy Ryan

[edit] Statistics

Head Coaches:[1]
Roy Turner	1979-86
Charlie Cooke	1986-88 (27 games into 1987-88 season)
Terry Nichol	1988-91 (33 games into 1990-91 season)
Roy Turner	1990-91 (after 33 games of 1990-91 season)
Kevin Kewley	1991–2001

[edit] Coaching Staff

• Sammy Lang - Assistant Coach

Wings MISL or NPSL Yearly Award Winners
1980-81	Jørgen Kristensen	MISL Pass Master (most assists)
1983-84	Kim Røntved	Defender of the Year
1984-85	Kim Røntved	Defender of the Year
1987-88	Erik Rasmussen	Most Valuable Player
1987-88	Erik Rasmussen	Scoring Champion
1987-88	Nenad Zigante	Newcomer of the Year
1988-89	Hernan "Chico" Borja	MISL Pass Master (most assists)
1996-97	Jason Dunn	NPSL Rookie of the Year

Wings MISL All-Time Regular Season Career Leaders
Category	Player	Rank	Record
Points	Hernan "Chico" Borja	#8	612
Goals	Andy Chapman	#8	307
Assists	Hernan "Chico" Borja	#4 (tied)	338
Assists	Jørgen Kristensen	#10	271
Games Played	Kim Røntved	#1	494
Games Played	Andy Chapman	#5	444
Goalkeeper Games Played	Mike Dowler	#2	387
Goalkeeper Games Played	Cris Vaccaro	#3	374
Goalkeeper Games Played	Scott Manning	#3	353
Goalkeeper Games Played	Keith Van Eron	#8	249
Goalkeeper Wins	Mike Dowler	#1	197
Goalkeeper Wins	Cris Vaccaro	#2	196
Goalkeeper Wins	Scott Manning	#4	171
Goalkeeper Wins	Keith Van Eron	#8	139
Goals Against Average (Min. 9,500 minutes played)	David Brcic	#5	4.21
Goals Against Average (Min. 9,500 minutes played)	Keith Van Eron	#10	4.3979

Year	Division	Record	Playoffs	Average Home Attendance[2]
Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL)
1979-80	Central	16-16	Semifinals: Houston defeated Wichita in 2 games 5-4(OT), 4-3	3,851
1980-81	Western	23-17	Semifinals: St. Louis defeated Wichita 8-7(SO)	5,825
1981-82	Western	27-21	Semifinals: St. Louis defeated Wichita in 3 games 10-5, 6-7(OT), 4-1	7,301
1982-83	Western	27-21	Semifinals: San Diego defeated Wichita in 3 games 8-5, 5-2, 4-3	8,341
1983-84	Western	25-23	Semifinals: St. Louis defeated Wichita in 3 games 4-3, 7-6, 5-4(OT)	9,034
1984-85	Western	21-26	Wildcard: Minnesota defeated Wichita in 3 games 2-1, 3-8, 3-2(OT)	8,710
1985-86	Western	27-21	Quarterfinals: Tacoma defeated Wichita in 4 games 5-6, 5-4, 5-4(OT), 3-2	8,447
1986-87	Western	27-25	Division Semifinals: Tacoma defeated Wichita in 5 games 9-7, 9-1, 3-10, 2-6, 4-2	8,069
1987-88	Western	23-23	Did not qualify	9,003
1988-89	N/A	23-25	Semifinals: Baltimore defeated Wichita in 6 games 5-4(OT), 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 5-7, 11-1	8,635
1989-90	Eastern	26-26	Division Semifinals: Kansas City defeated Wichita in 4 games 5-4, 4-3, 3-4, 5-4	7,445
1990-91	Eastern	21-31	Division Semifinals: Kansas City defeated Wichita in 2 games 6-0, 9-8	6,309
1991-92	N/A	18-22	Did not qualify
National Professional Soccer League (NPSL)
1992-93	National	27-13	Quarterfinals: St. Louis defeated Wichita in 2 games 17-15(OT), 18-16(OT)
1993-94	National	22-18	First Round: Detroit defeated Wichita in 2 games 15-14, 19-16
1994-95	National	17-23	Did not qualify
1995-96	National	20-20	Division Semifinals: Kansas City defeated Wichita in 2 games 10-9, 11-9
1996-97	Midwest	24-16	Conference Quarterfinals: Kansas City defeated Wichita in 3 games 13-11, 13-14, 22-5
1997-98	Midwest	22-18	Conference Finals: St. Louis defeated Wichita in 4 games 17-9, 10-8, 21-14, 19-11
1998-99	Midwest	18-22	Conference Quarterfinals: Kansas City defeated Wichita in 3 games 18-10, 14-16(2 OT), 21-10
1999-2000	Midwest	21-23	Conference Semifinals: Milwaukee defeated Wichita in 2 games 21-8, 9-6
2000-01	National	18-21	Did not qualify
Wichita Wings folded after the 2001 season and the NPSL reformed as the Major Indoor Soccer League (II)

[edit] Arenas

The Kansas Coliseum (Britt Brown Arena)

During home games in the mid-late 1980's, the Wings used the "Gonna Fly Now" theme from the movie "Rocky" to celebrate Wings' goals. For some time this music was also used for player introductions.

[edit] References