Kitchener Spirit
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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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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
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  • DF - Ian Bridge
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  • ?? - Gary Morrow
  • ?? - Jim Buchan
  • ?? - Peyvand Massavat  
  • ?? - Miroslav Piekos
  • ?? - Dean Carey
  • MF - Peter Mackie
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