The Kansas City Phantoms were a professional

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team based in

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. The Phantoms competed in

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(CIF) as a member of the league's North Conference. The team was founded in 2016 by Dr. Ken Vehec and Antonio Hori. The Phantoms joined the CIF as an

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in 2017. The Phantoms played their home games at the Silverstein Eye Centers Arena for both seasons.

History

On October 17, 2016, the Phantoms were announced as an expansion member of

. On October 26, 2016, former indoor football quarterback, Chris Coffin was named the head coach of the Phantoms. The Phantoms finished their first season 4–8. On August 10, 2017, the Phantoms announced that Coffin would not return as the head coach. For the 2018 season, the Phantoms hired Meadow Lemon as head coach. The team finished 3–9 and again failed to make the playoffs. The team was not listed as a member of the CIF when the 2019 schedule was released.

Roster

Statistics

Season-by-season results

''As of the 2018 season:''

Head coaches' records

''As of the 2018 CIF season:''

References

External links

Official site
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