Philadelphia Fever
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The Philadelphia Fever were an 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 based out of Philadelphia that played in the original Major Indoor Soccer League
Major Soccer League
The Major Indoor Soccer League, known in its final two seasons as the Major Soccer League, was an indoor soccer league in the USA from 1978 to 1992. After the folding of the North American Soccer League in 1984, the MISL was the Division I soccer league for the United States...
from 1978 to 1982. Their home arena was the Spectrum
Wachovia Spectrum
The Spectrum, formerly known as the CoreStates Spectrum , First Union Spectrum , and Wachovia Spectrum was an indoor arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
). They were sold to Jerry Buss
Jerry Buss
Gerald Hatten "Jerry" Buss Ph.D., M.S. is an American businessman, real estate investor, and a former chemist. He is the majority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers professional basketball team along with other professional sports franchises in Southern California...
in 1982 and moved to Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
as the Lazers
Los Angeles Lazers
Los Angeles Lazers were a soccer team based out of Los Angeles that played in the Major Indoor Soccer League from 1982 to 1989.-History:Major Indoor Soccer League awarded a Los Angeles franchise to Jerry Buss on June 24, 1982. Buss had purchased the Philadelphia Fever and wanted to move it to...
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Players
Fred GrgurevFred Grgurev
Ferdo "Fred" Grgurev is a retired Yugoslavian-American football forward who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League...
(1978-79) 24 Apps 46 Goals Joey Fink
Joey Fink
Joey Fink is a former U.S. soccer forward who spent six seasons in the North American Soccer League, two in the American Soccer League and seven in Major Indoor Soccer League. He also earned six caps with the U.S. national team between 1973 and 1975.-Youth and college:Fink played youth soccer...
(1978-81) 61 Apps 81 Goals Alberto Alves (1978-79) 24 Apps 20 Goals Woody Hartmann (1978-79) 22 Apps 0 Goals Bob Rigby
Bob Rigby
Bob Rigby is a retired U.S. soccer goalkeeper. Among the most talented soccer goalkeepers born in the United States, Rigby played twelve seasons in the North American Soccer League, three in the Major Indoor Soccer League, one in the Western Soccer Alliance and earned six caps with the United...
(1979-80) Bobby Smith (1979-80) Dave MacWilliams
Dave MacWilliams
Dave MacWilliams is a retired American soccer forward and head coach who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League...
(1979-82) 106 Apps 92 Goals Paul Coffee
Paul Coffee
Paul Coffee is a retired American soccer Goalkeeper who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League....
(1981-82)
Yearly Awards
- 1978-1979 Season
- Fred GrgurevFred GrgurevFerdo "Fred" Grgurev is a retired Yugoslavian-American football forward who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League...
- MISL Top Goalscorer, MISL Scoring Champion, MISL Pass Master (most assists) & All-Star Team selection.