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General Info
The Pittsburgh Spirit were of the "original 6" founding members of the Major Indoor Soccer League. The club was founded on September 30, 1978.
Arena
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Home Arena: |
Pittsburgh Civic Arena (now the Mellon Arena) |
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Capacity: |
16,033 |
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Field Dimensions: |
200 x 85 |
Ownership
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1978-80: |
Frank B. Fuhrer, Inc |
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1981-1986: |
Edward J. DeBartolo |
Coaching
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1978-79: |
Bruno Schwartz |
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1979-80 (1st 15 games): |
Alex Pringle |
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1979-80 (final 17 games and playoffs) |
Len Bilous |
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1981-85 |
John Kowalski |
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1985-86 |
Don Popovic |
Team Record
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Regular Season |
153-134 |
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Playoffs |
3-7 |
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Overall |
156-141 |
What Happened to the 1980-81 Season?
The Spirit took leave of absense from the MISL begining August 28, 1980 and ending June 10, 1981.
Sidekicks vs Spirit
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Home |
Away |
Season |
OT |
2OT |
1-Goal |
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1984-85 |
1-0 |
0-2 |
1-2 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
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1985-86 |
3-0 |
0-3 |
3-3 |
1-0 |
1-0 |
2-1 |
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Totals |
4-0 |
0-5 |
4-5 |
1-0 |
1-0 |
2-1 |
Sidekicks vs Spirit Regular Season Month By Month
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Home |
Away |
Total |
OT |
2OT |
1 Goal |
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November |
0-0 |
0-2 |
0-2 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
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December |
2-0 |
0-0 |
2-0 |
1-0 |
0-0 |
1-0 |
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January |
1-0 |
0-1 |
1-1 |
0-0 |
1-0 |
1-0 |
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February |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
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March |
1-0 |
0-1 |
1-1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
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April |
0-0 |
0-1 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
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Totals |
4-0 |
0-5 |
4-5 |
1-0 |
1-0 |
2-1 |
Sidekicks vs Spirit Day of Week Comparison
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Home |
Away |
Total |
OT |
2OT |
1 Goal |
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Sunday |
1-0 |
0-1 |
1-1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
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Monday |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
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Tuesday |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
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Wednesday |
1-0 |
0-1 |
1-1 |
1-0 |
0-0 |
1-0 |
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Thursday |
0-0 |
0-1 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
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Friday |
1-0 |
0-1 |
1-1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
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Saturday |
1-0 |
0-1 |
1-1 |
0-0 |
1-0 |
0-1 |
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Totals |
4-0 |
0-5 |
4-5 |
1-0 |
1-0 |
1-1 |
Attendance
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Season |
Dallas Total |
Dallas Average |
Pittsburgh Total |
Pittsburgh Average |
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1984-85 |
5,227 |
5,227 |
10,883 |
5,442 |
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1985-86 |
22,524 |
7,508 |
26,949 |
8,983 |
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Totals |
27,751 |
6,938 |
37,832 |
7,566 |
Sidekicks vs Spirit Goal Scoring
Overall
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Sidekicks |
Spirit |
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Goals Scored |
35 |
36 |
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Per Game Average |
3.89 |
4 |
Home
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Sidekicks |
Spirit |
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Goals Scored |
20 |
10 |
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Per Game Average |
5 |
2.5 |
Road
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Sidekicks |
Spirit |
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Goals Scored |
14 |
17 |
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Per Game Average |
2.8 |
3.4 |
What Happened to Them?
The Pittsburgh Spirit folded after the 1985-86 season.
Sidekicks vs Pittsburgh All-Time Results
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Game |
Date |
Site |
Result |
Attendance |
Series Record |
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Civic Arena |
Lost 3-5 |
5,122 |
0-1 |
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Reunion Arena |
Won 6-1 |
5,227 |
2-1 |
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Civic Arena |
Lost 5-7 |
5,761 |
2-2 |
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Civic Arena |
Lost 4-5 |
9,224 |
2-3 |
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Reunion Arena |
Won 5-4 (OT) |
4,009 |
1-1 |
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Reunion Arena |
Won 5-4 (2OT) |
11,136 |
3-3 |
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7 |
January 31, 1986 |
Civic Arena |
Lost 1-4 |
6,753 |
3-4 |
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8 |
March 2, 1986 |
Civic Arena |
Lost 2-5 |
10,972 |
3-5 |
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9 |
March 23, 1986 |
Reunion Arena |
Won 4-1 |
7,379 |
4-5 |