Calgary Kickers were a Canadian soccer team which competed in the Canadian Soccer League from 1987 to 1989. They were named the Calgary Strikers for the 1989 season. Their home stadium was Mewata Stadium

Mewata Stadium

Mewata Stadium, was a multi-purpose stadium in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It was the home stadium of the Calgary Stampeders of the CFL until they moved to McMahon Stadium in 1959. In addition, it hosted the Calgary Kickers of the Canadian Soccer League. The stadium was razed in 1999 and replaced...

 in Calgary

Calgary

Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...

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History

The Calgary Kickers joined the CSL for the league's inaugural season in 1987. That season was the team’s best as it ran to a 11-5-4 regular season record then went to the championship game. On October 6, 1987, the Kickers won the league title with a 2-1 victory over the Hamilton Steelers. The Kickers were unable to sustain their success and fell to a 6-6-13 record the next season. In 1989, the team owners renamed the club the Calgary Strikers, but despite the name change, the team did little better than the previous season. They earned an 8-3-15 record and the team folded at the end of the season.

In 1988, Calgary also played each of the U.S. based Western Soccer Alliance teams. These games counted in the WSA standings even though Calgary was not a member of that league.

Honors

Championship

• 1987

MVP

• 1987 Nick Gilbert
  Nick Gilbert
  Nicholas Manuel Gilbert is a former Canadian Soccer League high-scoring soccer striker and Canada men's national soccer team member.-Club career:...
  
  

Leading scorer

• 1987 Nick Gilbert
  Nick Gilbert
  Nicholas Manuel Gilbert is a former Canadian Soccer League high-scoring soccer striker and Canada men's national soccer team member.-Club career:...
  
  

All Star Team

• 1987 Sven Habermann
  Sven Habermann
  Sven Habermann is a former Canadian national soccer team goalkeeper, who was a member of the team that competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California...
  
  , Greg Kern
  Greg Kern
  Greg Kern is a Canadian former soccer player who played at both the professional and international levels as a defender.-Career:...
  
  , Nick Gilbert
  Nick Gilbert
  Nicholas Manuel Gilbert is a former Canadian Soccer League high-scoring soccer striker and Canada men's national soccer team member.-Club career:...
  
  
• 1988 Burke Kaiser stephan hawkin

Record

Year	Team Name	League	Record	Regular Season	Post-season	Challenge Trophy
1987	Calgary Kickers	CSL	11-5-4	1st Western	Champions	Did not enter
1988	Calgary Kickers	CSL	6-6-16	3rd Western	Quarterfinals	Did not enter
1989	Calgary Strikers	CSL	8-3-15	3rd Western	Quarterfinals	Did not enter

Prominent players

Nick Gilbert

Nick Gilbert

Nicholas Manuel Gilbert is a former Canadian Soccer League high-scoring soccer striker and Canada men's national soccer team member.-Club career:...

   Sven Habermann

Sven Habermann

Sven Habermann is a former Canadian national soccer team goalkeeper, who was a member of the team that competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California...

 Greg Kern

Greg Kern

Greg Kern is a Canadian former soccer player who played at both the professional and international levels as a defender.-Career:...

 John Catliff

John Catliff

John Catliff is a former Canadian professional soccer player. He has the second most goals scored for the Canadian national team with 18 goals between 1984 and 1994.-Club career:...

Owen Hargreaves

Owen Hargreaves

Owen Lee Hargreaves is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for English Premier League club Manchester City and the English national football team....

Colin Hargreaves Alan Alderson