San Jose Grizzlies

San Jose Grizzlies
Full name	San Jose Grizzlies
Founded	1993
Dissolved	1996
Stadium	San Jose Arena; San Jose, California
Capacity	18,130
Owner	Milan Mandarić
Manager	Bob McNab
League	Continental Indoor Soccer League

The San Jose Grizzlies were a professional indoor soccer team based in San Jose, California, United States. The team was founded on November 24, 1993, and played in the Continental Indoor Soccer League (CISL). After playing in the 1994 and 1995 CISL seasons, the Grizzlies folded in February 1996.^[1] The team played at San Jose Arena, which they shared with the San Jose Sharks,^[2] and had an average attendance of 3,712 across both seasons.

Notable players

Preki (1994–95)
Bernie Lilavois (1994–95)
Randy Prescott (1994)
Rich Ryerson (1994–95)
Stan Stamenkovic (1994)
Kevin Hundelt (1994)
Neathan Gibson (1994)
Alberto Cruz (1994)
Jeff Baicher (1995)
Troy Dayak (1995)
Rhett Harty (1995)
Thompson Usiyan (1995)
Nikola Vignjevic (1995)

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Year-by-year

Year	Record	Regular season	Playoffs	Avg. attendance
1994	12–16	6th Western	Out of playoffs	4,010
1995	15–13	2nd Western	Quarterfinals	3,414

Honors

CISL MVP

1995 Preki

References

^ Farmer, Sam (March 1, 1996). "Grizzlies fold after 2 years of existence". The Mercury News. p. 9D.
^ Payne, Dave (February 16, 1994). "New San Jose soccer team hiring McNab". The Mercury News. p. 6D.
^ "San Jose Grizzlies Franchise History". Stats Crew. Retrieved October 27, 2022.

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[1] Farmer, Sam (March 1, 1996). "Grizzlies fold after 2 years of existence". The Mercury News. p. 9D.

[2] Payne, Dave (February 16, 1994). "New San Jose soccer team hiring McNab". The Mercury News. p. 6D.

[3] "San Jose Grizzlies Franchise History". Stats Crew. Retrieved October 27, 2022.

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