Cleveland Crunch/Force

Cleveland Crunch MISL logo

Cleveland Crunch, 1996 logo Cleveland Crunch, 1998 logo Clevleand Crunch new-MISL logo

1988-96

1996-98

1998-2000

2001

new-Force "millennium" logo, to be used for road games

Cleveland Force small-logo, 2002-03

2002-03 (Road)

2002-03 Home

2002-03 small logo

General Info

The Cleveland Crunch MISL franchise was awarded to on February 20, 1989. The Crunch changed their name to the Force on August 23, 2002.

 

Arena

Home Arenas:

Richfield Coliseum

CSU Convocation Center

Capacity:

17,217

13,610

Field Dimensions:

200 x 85

185 x 78

 

Ownership

1989-unkown

George Hoffman and Stuart Lichter

December 10, 1999-present

Richard Dietrich, et all

 

Coaching

1989-December 20, 1990

Kai Haaskivi

December 20, 1990-1992

Trevor Dawkins

1992-95

Gary Hindley

1995-2001

Bruce Miller

remainider of 2001-02 season

George Fernandez1

2001-October 16, 2002

Mike Pilger

October 16, 2002-March 1, 2004

Andy Schmetzer1

March 1, 2004-current

Omid Namazi1

1-interim coach. Schmetzer was named permanent Head Coach on May 7, 2003.

 

Team Record

 

M(I)SL

NPSL

new-MISL

Total

 Regular Season

49-56

230-134

50-492

329-239

 Playoffs

8-11

42-30

0-2

50-43

 Grand Total

57-67

272-164

50-51

379-282

2-Cleveland was granted 2 wins by forfeit during the 2003-04 season.

 

 

Sidekicks vs Cleveland Regular Season Comparison

 

Home

Richfield

CSU

Season

Overtime

1 Goal Games

1989-90

2-1

2-2

 

4-3

1-0

2-2

1990-91

2-2

2-1

 

4-3

1-0

3-1

1991-92

4-0

0-3

 

4-3

0-0

3-1

2002-03

1-1

 

0-2

1-3

0-1

0-1

2003-04

1-1

0-2

1-2

0-0

0-2

Totals

10-5

4-6

0-3

14-15

2-1

8-8

 

Sidekicks vs Cleveland Regular Season Month By Month

 

Home

Richfield

CSU

Total

Overtime

1-Goal Games

October

0-1

0-0

0-0

0-0

0-1

November

2-0

0-2

0-0

2-2

0-0

2-0

December

3-0

1-0

0-0

4-0

0-0

1-0

January

2-0

1-2

0-1

3-3

1-0

2-1

February

3-0

1-1

0-2

4-3

1-1

2-3

March

0-3

1-1

0-1

1-4

0-0

1-2

April

0-1

0-0

0-0

0-1

0-0

0-1

Totals

10-5

4-6

0-4

14-15

2-1

8-8

 

Sidekicks vs Cleveland Day of Week Comparison

Home

Richfield

CSU

Total

Overtime

1-Goal Games

Sunday

2-2

0-2

0-3

2-7

0-1

0-5

Monday

0-0

0-0

0-0

0-0

0-0

0-0

Tuesday

0-1

1-0

0-0

1-1

1-0

1-0

Wednesday

0-1

0-1

0-0

0-2

0-0

0-2

Thursday

4-0

0-0

0-0

4-0

1-0

3-0

Friday

3-1

2-2

0-1

5-4

0-0

3-1

Saturday

1-0

1-1

0-0

2-1

0-0

1-0

Totals

10-5

4-6

0-4

14-15

2-1

8-8

 

Sidekicks vs Cleveland Playoff Comparison

 

Home

Away

Season

Overtime

1 Goal Games

1991-92

3-0

1-2

4-2

2-2

2-2

2003-04

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

0-0

Totals

4-0

1-2

5-2

2-2

2-2

 

Overall Record

 

Home

Richfield

CSU

Overall

Overtime

1 Goal Games

Regular Season

10-5

4-6

0-4

14-15

2-1

8-7

Playoffs

4-0

1-2

 

5-2

2-2

2-2

Totals

14-5

5-8

0-4

19-17

4-3

10-9

 

Attendance

Regular Season

Season

Dallas Total

Dallas Average

Richfield Total

Richfield Average

CSU Total

CSU Average

1989-90

20,250

6,750

19,501

4,875

   

1990-91

22,438

5,610

11,000

3,667

   

1991-92

27,725

6,931

20,620

6,873

   

2002-03

13,197

6,599

   

10,222

5,111

2003-04

7,624

3,812

8,461

4,231

Totals

91,234

6,082

51,121

5,112

18,683

4,671

 

Playoffs

 

Dallas Total

Dallas Average

Cleveland Total

Cleveland Average

1991-92

20,847

6,949

23,954

7,985

2003-04

3,238

3,238

 

 

Dallas Totals

24,085

6,021

23,954 7,985

 

Overall

 

Dallas Total

Dallas Average

Cleveland Total

Cleveland Average

Regular Season

91,234

6,082

69,804

4,986

Playoffs

24,085

6,021

23,954

7,985

Grand Total

115,319

6,069

93,758

5,515

 

 

Sidekicks vs Cleveland Goal Scoring

Regular Season

Sidekicks

Cleveland

Goals Scored

148

145

Per Game Average

5.1

5

 

Home

Sidekicks

Cleveland

Goals Scored

94

68

Per Game Average

6.26

4.53

 

Road

Sidekicks

Cleveland

Goals Scored

54

77

Per Game Average

3.18

4.53

 

Playoff Overall

 

Sidekicks

Crunch

Goals Scored

49

39

Per Game Average

7

5.57

 

Playoff Home

 

Sidekicks

Crunch

Goals Scored

28

17

Per Game Average

7

4.25

 

Playoff Away

 

Sidekicks

Crunch

Goals Scored

21

22

Per Game Average

7

7.33

 

Sidekicks vs Cleveland Point Scoring

Note: Only used during 2002-03

MISL Overall

Sidekicks

new-Force

Points Scored

37

43

Per Game Average

9.25

10.75

 

MISL Home

Sidekicks

new-Force

Points Scored

21

17

Per Game Average

10.5

8.5

 

MISL Road

Sidekicks

new-Force

Points Scored

16

26

Per Game Average

8

13

 

What Happened to Them?

The Crunch joined the National Professional Soccer League when the MISL folded at the end of the 1991-92 season. The Crunch then joined the other surviving NPSL clubs in the re-structuring of the league into the new-MISL for the 2001-02 season, and changed their name to the Force on August 23, 2002.

 

Sidekicks vs Cleveland All-Time Results

Exhibition Season

Game

Day

Date

Site

Result

Attendance

Record

EX1

Saturday

September 27, 2003

Milwaukee, WI

Won 3-1

N/A

1-0

 

Regular Season

Game

Day

Date

Site

Result

Attendance

Record

1

Friday

November 24, 1989

Richfield Coliseum

Lost 3-8

6,723

0-1

2

Friday

December 22, 1989

Richfield Coliseum

Won 5-3

4,971

1-1

3

Wednesday

January 17, 1990

Richfield Coliseum

Lost 4-5

3,406

1-2

4

Thursday

February 1, 1990

Reunion Arena

Won 5-4OT

5,003

2-2

5

Sunday

February 18, 1990

Reunion Arena

Won 8-0

8,618

3-2

6

Saturday

February 24, 1990

Richfield Coliseum

Won 4-3

4,401

4-2

7

Wednesday

April 18, 1990

Reunion Arena

Lost 2-3

6,629

4-3

8

Thursday

November 15, 1990

Reunion Arena

Won 7-6

4,790

5-3

9

Tuesday

January 8, 1991

Richfield Coliseum

Won 6-5OT

2,175

6-3

10

Thursday

January 17, 1991

Reunion Arena

Won 8-3

5,086

7-3

11

Saturday

January 26, 1991

Richfield Coliseum

Lost 2-6

5,122

7-4

12

Friday

March 1, 1991

Reunion Arena

Lost 3-6

6,163

7-5

13

Sunday

March 17, 1991

Reunion Arena

Lost 6-7

6,399

7-6

14

Friday

March 31, 1991

Richfield Coliseum

Won 4-3

3,703

8-6

15

Friday

November 8, 1991

Reunion Arena

Won 7-6

6,929

9-6

16

Sunday

November 24, 1991

Richfield Coliseum

Lost 3-5

6,170

9-7

17

Friday

December 27, 1991

Reunion Arena

Won 8-7

5,260

10-7

18

Thursday

January 23, 1992

Reunion Arena

Won 6-5

6,509

11-7

19

Friday

February 14, 1992

Richfield Coliseum

Lost 3-8

6,971

11-8

20

Saturday

February 29, 1992

Reunion Arena

Won 11-5

9,027

12-8

21

Sunday

March 22, 1992

Richfield Coliseum

Lost 6-7

7,479

12-9

 

Note: Games 22-26 were played under the multi-point scoring system

Game

Day

Date

Site

Result

Goals

Attendance

Record

22

Sunday

12/15/02

Reunion Arena

Won 13-4

6-2

8,013

13-9

23

Friday

1/3/03

Convocation Center

Lost 8-16

4-8

3,637

13-10

24

Sunday

2/23/03

Convocation Center

Lost 8-10OT

4-5

6,585

13-11

25

Tuesday

3/4/03

Reunion Arena

Lost 8-13

4-6

5,184

13-12

 

Game

Day

Date

Site

Result

Attendance

Record

26

Sunday

October 19, 2003

Reunion Arena

Lost 5-6

4,421

13-13

27

Sunday

December 12, 2003

Reunion Arena

Won 8-2

3,203

14-13

28

Sunday

February 15, 2004

Convocation Center

Lost 6-7

3,430

14-14

29

Sunday

March 14, 2004

Convocation Center

2:05 PM

5,031

14-15

 

Playoffs

Game

Day

Date

Site

Result

Attendance

Record

1

Tuesday

April 14, 1992

Reunion Arena

Won 6-3

7,474

1-0

2

Thursday

April 16, 1992

Reunion Arena

Won 7-6OT

6,549

2-0

3

Saturday

April 18, 1992

Richfield Coliseum

Lost 6-7OT

8,752

2-1

4

Tuesday

April 21, 1992

Richfield Coliseum

Won 8-7OT

7,289

3-1

5

Friday

April 24, 1992

Richfield Coliseum

Lost 7-8OT

7,913

3-2

6

Sunday

April 26, 1992

Reunion Arena

Won 8-4

6,824

4-2

7

Saturday

April 10, 2004

Reunion Arena

Won 7-4

3,238

5-2