The Cincinnati Kids were a soccer team based out of

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that played in the original Major Indoor Soccer League. They played only in the 1978–79 MISL season and were partially owned by

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. Their home arena was

Riverfront Coliseum Heritage Bank Center is an indoor arena located in downtown Cincinnati, next to the Great American Ball Park. It was completed in September 1975 and named Riverfront Coliseum because of its placement next to Riverfront Stadium. In 1997, the fa ...

. In the Kids' only season in Cincinnati the average attendance was 3,191 per game.

Owner

Coach

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Home Games At Riverfront Coliseum

* December 27, 1978 – vs Philadelphia Fever * January 5, 1979 – vs New York Arrows * January 7, 1979 – vs Houston Summit * January 14, 1979 – vs Cleveland Force * January 25, 1979 – vs Pittsburgh Spirit * February 6, 1979 – vs Pittsburgh Spirit * February 10, 1979 – vs

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* February 13, 1979 – vs Houston Summit * March 3, 1979 – vs Houston Summit * March 4, 1979 – vs Cleveland Force * March 10, 1979 – vs Philadelphia Fever * March 18, 1979 – vs Pittsburgh Spirit

In popular culture

The Cincinnati Kids are referenced in "Sparky", an episode of the TV show ''

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'' which guest-starred baseball great

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as himself. Anderson is hired by the station as host of a new sports talk radio program, and his first guest is the captain of the Cincinnati Kids, Derek Doogle, played by Andrew Bloch. The episode first aired December 24, 1979 after the team had folded.

External links

The Year in American Soccer – 1979
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