The Colorado Comets were an American soccer club based in Denver, Colorado

Denver, Colorado

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 founded in 1985 which later competed in the SISL and USISL.

History

Founded by Ed Eid in 1985, the team began as an amateur club coached by Kelvin Norman

Kelvin Norman

Kelvin Norman is a deceased American soccer defender who played in the North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League and SISL. He was the 1989 Southwest Outdoor Soccer League MVP and coached the Colorado Comets in the SISL and USISL....

. That year, they lost to the Mitre Eagles of Seattle, Washington

Seattle, Washington

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 in the semifinals of the National Amateur Indoor Championship. In 1989, the Comets entered the Southwest Outdoor Soccer League, winning the championship that year. Eid coached the team, winning Coach of the Year honors and Norman was selected as the league MVP. In October 1989, Norman returned to the position of head coach. Despite winning three titles, the Comets began having financial difficulties in 1991. In February 1992, Norman announced that the team would withdraw from the league. The team 1998 in the USISL Premier Development Soccer League, a U.S. fourth division league.

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs	Open Cup
1989 1989 Southwest Outdoor Soccer League -Overview:After running two indoor seasons, the Southwest Indoor Soccer League added an outdoor season in 1989. With the move outdoors, the league added the Colorado Comets and Tulsa Renegades who quickly proved their worth when they finished at the top of the standing...	N/A	SOSL	1st	Champion	Did not enter
1989/90 1989-90 Southwest Independent Soccer League Overview of the 1989-1990 Southwest Independent Soccer League indoor season and 1990 outdoor season.-Texas Division:-Tex-Ark-Oma Division:-Central Division:-Cactus Division:-Playoffs:-Awards:*MVP: Andy Crawford, Permian Basin/Colorado...	N/A	SISL Indoor	1st, Central	Semifinals	N/A
1990	N/A	SISL	2nd, Western	Champion (no final)	Did not enter
1990/91	N/A	SISL Indoor	3rd, Southwest	Champion	N/A
1991	N/A	SISL	3rd, Southwest	Quarterfinals	Did not enter
1991/92	N/A	USISL Indoor	2nd, Southwest	Playoffs	N/A
1998	N/A	USISL PDSL	1st, Central	First round	N/A
1999	N/A	USISL PDSL	3rd, Heartland	Did not qualify	N/A
2000	N/A	USISL PDSL	1st, Rocky Mountain	Quarterfinals	N/A

Head coaches

• Kelvin Norman
  Kelvin Norman
  Kelvin Norman is a deceased American soccer defender who played in the North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League and SISL. He was the 1989 Southwest Outdoor Soccer League MVP and coached the Colorado Comets in the SISL and USISL....
  
  (1985-1989
• Ed Eid (1989)
• Kelvin Norma (1989-1992)
• Marc Francis (1998-1999, 2000)
• Merv Johnson (1999)