The Memphis Americans are professional
indoor soccer teams based in the Memphis suburb of
Southaven, Mississippi. They are the second team to use this name. This version of the Americans play in the
National Indoor Soccer League while the original
Memphis Americans played in
Memphis, Tennessee
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from 1981 to 1984 in the
MISL at the
Mid-South Coliseum.
On April 29, 2021, the Memphis Americans were officially announced as a charter team in the new NISL to field both men's and women's teams. They play at the Landers Center in Southaven, Mississippi.
History
The Original Americans
In May 1981, the Christian group
Athletes in Action, headed by former stand out soccer player
Kyle Rote, Jr., purchased the financially troubled MISL team then known as the
Hartford Hellions and moved the team to Memphis. The team, renamed the Americans, played in Memphis through the end of the 1984 season before relocating to
Las Vegas
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, for the 1984–85 season but retained the name "Americans".
The team folded due to financial troubles at the end of the 1984-1985 season.
The Americans: Reborn
On April 29, 2021, the Memphis Americans were officially announced as a charter team in the new NISL to field both men's and women's team.
Year-by-year
Head coach
Corey Adamson
Assistant Coach
Bo Melson
Memphis Americans Men's Team
Memphis Americans Women's team
Arenas
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Landers Center, in Southaven, Mississippi
References
External links
Team Website
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Sports in Southaven, Mississippi
Memphis metropolitan area
2021 establishments in Mississippi
Association football clubs established in 2021
Soccer clubs in Mississippi