The Houston Hotshots were a professional indoor soccer

Indoor soccer

Indoor soccer or arena soccer, or six-a-side football in the United Kingdom, is a game derived from association football adapted for play in an indoor arena such as a turf-covered hockey arena or skating rink. The most important difference in play is that the indoor field is surrounded by a wall...

 team in Houston, Texas

Houston, Texas

Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...

. They played in the Continental Indoor Soccer League

Continental Indoor Soccer League

The Continental Indoor Soccer League was an indoor soccer league that played from 1993 to 1997.-History:When the Major Soccer League folded in the summer of 1992, two of its former teams joined a group of hockey and basketball arena owners led by Ron Weinstein who wanted to create a league to...

 (CISL) from 1994 to 1997, and moved to the World Indoor Soccer League

World Indoor Soccer League

The World Indoor Soccer League was a United States based indoor soccer league that existed from 1998 to 2001 and consisted of nine teams.-History:...

 in 1999 after the CISL folded. The Hotshots folded in early 2001 after failing to attract new investors.

They were coached by Chico Borja (1994) and Trevor Dawkins

Trevor Dawkins

Trevor Dawkins is a retired English professional football defender. He spent seven seasons in the Football League, five in South Africa, and seven in the United States, most in indoor leagues. Following his retirement in 1985, he coached for fourteen years in the U.S. indoor leagues...

 (1995–97 and 1999–2000), and played at the Compaq Center

Compaq Center (Houston)

The Lakewood Church Central Campus is a house of worship in Houston, Texas, United States...

 and Reliant Arena

Reliant Arena

The Reliant Arena, formerly the "Astroarena", is a 350,000 square feet sports center in Reliant Park, in Houston, Texas, USA. It is one of the state's major arenas and convention centers. Reliant became the home of the Women's National Basketball Association's Houston Comets for what proved to...

. The Hotshots avg. 5,607 in 6 seasons of play.

Year-by-year

Year	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs	Avg. attendance
1994	CISL	6th Eastern 7-21	Failed to Qualify	6,492
1995	CISL	4th Southern 8-20	Failed to Qualify	5,942
1996	CISL	2nd Eastern 18-10	Lost Championship	7,118
1997	CISL	3rd Eastern 18-10	Lost Championship	6,930
1999	WISL	7th WISL, 6-16	Failed to Qualify	3,599
2000	WISL	4th WISL, 10-14	Lost Quarterfinal	2,887