The Kitchener Spirit was a team in the Canadian Soccer League in 1990. In 1991, they were re-named the Kitchener Kickers. They played in Kitchener

Kitchener, Ontario

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Ontario

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The Canadian Soccer League was a semi-pro soccer league. In 1991 the Kitchener Spirit paid an average salary of $8,000/season to their players. After incurring major losses in their inaugural season, the team's payroll was shrunken from its 1990 $220,000 to about $125,000 for the newly named Kickers. The team folded after the 1991 season on a shoe-string budget.

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Regular Season	Playoffs
1990	1	CSL	4th, East Division(8-7-11 = 23 points)	Semi-final
1991	1	CSL	7th (4-7-17 = 19 points)	Did not qualify

Former players

• GK - Scott McQuillan
• ?? - Brett Pence
• GK - Jim McKellar
• FW - Darren Tilley
  Darren Tilley
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• DF - Ian Bridge
  Ian Bridge
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• ?? - Gary Morrow
• ?? - Jim Buchan
• ?? - Peyvand Massavat  
• ?? - Miroslav Piekos
• ?? - Dean Carey
• MF - Peter Mackie