Springfield Demize

Football club infobox
clubname = Springfield Demize


fullname = Springfield Demize
nickname = Demize
founded = 2006
ground = Cooper Sports Complex
capacity = 2,000
chairman = flagicon|USA Doug Fiester
manager = flagicon|USA Armen Tonianse
league = USL Premier Development League
season = 2008
position = 6th, Heartland Division

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Springfield Demize are an American soccer team, founded in 2006. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, and plays in the Heartland Division of the Central Conference against teams from Boulder, Des Moines, Kansas City, St. Louis and Thunder Bay.

They play their home games at the Cooper Sports Complex in the city of Springfield, Missouri. The club's colors are white and dark red.

2008 Roster

Year-by-year

Competition History

Springfield Demize was born out of the ashes of the old Springfield Storm franchise, which had relocated to Glendora, California to become Los Angeles Storm at the end of the 2006 season. The ownership group of the Storm franchise, which included local businessmen Chris Hanlon and Doug Fiester and former professional players Armen Tonianse and Brett Thomas, launched the new team in early 2007, and began play that year. The team actually started quite strongly, winning two of their first four games (3-1 over Colorado Rapids U23's and 3-2 over St. Louis Lions), but quickly found life in the PDL difficult. June was tough for the team, losing five of their games seven games, and conceding nine goals in their three games against Thunder Bay Chill; their final points of the season came with a 3-1 win over Sioux Falls Spitfire on June 23rd. As if early elimination from the playoff race wasn't enough, July saw the team suffer two 8-0 demolitions by Des Moines Menace and in the last game of the season at St. Louis Lions, bringing a difficult freshman year to an ignominious close. Demize eventually finished sixth in the Heartland Division, a full 21 points behind champions Thunder Bay Chill. Brett Thomas was the team's top scorer, although he only tallied three goals.

Coaches

* Armen Tonianse 2007-date

tadia

* Cooper Sports Complex, Springfield, Missouri 2007-date

Average Attendance

*2008: not yet available
*2007: 224

External links

* [http://www.springfielddemize.com/ Springfield Demize]