The Cincinnati Excite were a semi-professional indoor soccer club which played in the American Indoor Soccer League

American Indoor Soccer League

The American Indoor Soccer League was a semi-professional indoor soccer league founded in 2003 and for now folded in 2008.- History :Founded in 2002, the AISL's headquarters are based in West Springfield, Massachusetts, but the media relations office is based out of Cleveland, Ohio. The league...

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History

The Excite are owned by David Galus, and took the American Indoor Soccer League

American Indoor Soccer League

The American Indoor Soccer League was a semi-professional indoor soccer league founded in 2003 and for now folded in 2008.- History :Founded in 2002, the AISL's headquarters are based in West Springfield, Massachusetts, but the media relations office is based out of Cleveland, Ohio. The league...

 season championship in the 2005/2006 season.

A number of Excite players took to the pitch during the summer of 2006 with the teams in the United Soccer Leagues

United Soccer Leagues

The United Soccer Leagues is the organizer of several soccer leagues with teams in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. It includes men's and women's leagues, both professional and amateur. Leagues currently organized are the USL Pro, the USL Premier Development League, the W-League, and...

. Five Excite (Marcel Matis, Salvatore Fiore, Michael McGinlay

Michael McGinlay

Michael McGinlay is a professional footballer whose last club was Dundalk in the League of Ireland . He is the son of Bolton Wanderers legend John McGinlay.-Career:...

, John McGinlay

John McGinlay

John McGinlay is a Scottish former footballer who is perhaps best known for his spell at Bolton Wanderers in the mid to late 1990s.-Early Career:...

, and Tiest Sondaal) players signed up with the Cincinnati Kings

Cincinnati Kings

Cincinnati Kings is an American soccer team based in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Founded in 2005, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Great Lakes Division of the Central Conference.The team plays its home games at the...

 in the USL Second Division

USL Second Division

The United Soccer Leagues Second Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, part of the United Soccer Leagues league pyramid...

; while fellow Excite teammate, Connally Edozien

Connally Edozien

Connally Edozien is a Nigerian soccer player who currently without a club.-Youth and College:Edozian was born in Nigeria, but spent much of his youth in London, England...

 joined the Rochester Raging Rhinos

Rochester Raging Rhinos

The Rochester Rhinos are an American professional soccer team based in Rochester, New York, United States. Founded in 1996, the team plays in the National Division of the new USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, having self-relegated from the USSF D2 Pro League...

 of the USL First Division

USL First Division

The United Soccer Leagues First Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico....

. Michael McGinlay joined Bohemians F.C. in the League of Ireland

League of Ireland

The League of Ireland is the national association football league of the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1921, as a league of eight clubs, it has expanded over time into a two-tiered league of 22 clubs. It is currently split into the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland...

during the summer of 2007.

In 2008 the Excite decided to take off for the 2008-2009 year, but never found another league.

Year-by-Year

Year	League	Logo	Reg. Season	Notes
2004/2005	AISL			Second place in season/lost in semifinals
2005/2006	AISL		6-1 (17 points)	Season Champions
2006/2007	AISL		6-9 (18 Points)	Third Place in the Season
2007/2008	AISL		6-7 (16 Points)	Third Place in the Season

External links

• The Excite Homepage