2011–12 Kansas Magic season

The 2011–12 Kansas Magic season was the first and only season of the Kansas Magic indoor soccer club as a franchise in the Professional Arena Soccer League. The Magic were an Eastern Division team who played this season's home games at EPIC Indoor Sports Center in Overland Park, Kansas. The team was led by head coach Randall Porter.

Kansas Magic

2011–12 season
OwnerB.J. Latas
Head CoachRandall Porter
ArenaEPIC Indoor Sports Center
Overland Park, Kansas
Professional Arena Soccer League3rd in Eastern Division;
Lost in semi-finals
Top goalscorerMatt Germain (17 goals, 8 assists)
Highest home attendance548 (December 3, 2011) va Louisville Lightning
Lowest home attendance79 (February 10, 2012) vs Illinois Piasa
Average home league attendance331 (8 regular season home games)

Off-field moves

In February 2011, the Kansas Magic franchise was announced to begin play with an April 30 exhibition game against the Illinois Piasa at the Kansas Expocentre's Landon Arena in Topeka, Kansas.[1] The team was announced without a signed arena lease as both the franchise and venue wanted to judge response to the exhibition game.[2] When the team began regular play in November 2011, it was instead based out of the Kansas City suburb of Overland Park, Kansas.

The team's dance team, under the direction of Karen Burec, was known as the Magic Jeanies.[3]

Roster moves

The team held its first round of open tryouts on March 19, 2011, at the Topeka Sports Factory in Topeka, Kansas.[4] In April 2011, Graceland University seniors Orin Branker and Kasy Kiarash were signed by the Magic. They joined fellow Graceland Yellowjackets alumni Matt Klaus, Stefan De Las, Brett Porter on the then-current roster.[5]

The team held open tryouts on October 23, 2011, at their regular season home facility, the arena at the EPIC Indoor Sports Center in Overland Park, Kansas.[6]

Schedule

  Win   Tie   Loss

Exhibition
Game Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance
Final Score Team Record
1 Saturday April 30 7:35pm Illinois Piasa W 7–3[7] 1–0 Landon Arena[1] 1,500
2 Sunday May 15 4:00pm Nebraska All-Stars W 11–4[8] 2–0 Eihusen Arena[9] 600
3 Saturday July 23 7:00pm Colorado Blizzard W 9–4[10] 3–0 EPIC Indoor Sports Center[3]

Regular season
Game Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location[11] Attendance
Final Score Team Record
1 Saturday November 5 7:35pm at Illinois Piasa[12] W 11–9[13] 1–0 The Sports Academy[14] 658[15]
2 Saturday November 12 7:35pm Illinois Piasa W 4–3 2–0 EPIC Indoor Sports Center[6] 412[16]
3 Sunday November 20 7:05pm Detroit Waza W 8–7 3–0 EPIC Indoor Sports Center 442[17]
4 Saturday December 3 7:35pm Louisville Lightning L 6–8 3–1 EPIC Indoor Sports Center 548[18]
5 Saturday December 10 7:35pm at Illinois Piasa W 7–6 4–1 The Sports Academy[19] 256[20]
6 Friday January 13 8:05pm
(7:05pm Central)		 at Cincinnati Kings L 4–9[21] 4–2 Cincinnati Gardens 785[22]
7 Saturday January 14 7:35pm
(6:35pm Central)		 at Detroit Waza L 7–10 4–3 Taylor Sportsplex 339[23]
8 Sunday January 22 6:10pm Cincinnati Kings W 6–5 5–3 EPIC Indoor Sports Center 398[24]
9 Saturday January 28 7:35pm Ohio Vortex L 6–9 5–4 EPIC Indoor Sports Center 325[25]
10 Sunday January 29 4:35pm Louisville Lightning L 6–7[26] 5–5 EPIC Indoor Sports Center 252[27]
11 Friday February 3 7:30pm
(6:30pm Central)		 at Louisville Lightning L 6–10[26] 5–6 Mockingbird Valley Soccer Complex 882[28]
12 Saturday February 4 7:35pm
(6:35pm Central)		 at Cincinnati Kings L 8–5 5–7 Cincinnati Gardens 1604[29]
13 Friday February 10 8:05pm Illinois Piasa W 8–2 6–7 EPIC Indoor Sports Center 79[30]
14 Sunday February 12 3:05pm Detroit Waza W 11–7 7–7 EPIC Indoor Sports Center 189[31]
15 Friday February 24 8:00pm
(7:00pm Central)		 at Ohio Vortex W 8–7 8–7 Canton Memorial Civic Center 440[32]
16 Saturday February 25 7:00pm
(6:00pm Central)		 at Ohio Vortex L 6–9 8–8 Canton Memorial Civic Center 990[33]

Post-season
Game Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance
Final Score Team Record
Div Friday March 2 7:35pm
(6:35pm Central)		 at Louisville Lightning W 9–5[34] 1–0 Mockingbird Valley Soccer Complex 757[35]
Semi Friday March 9 8:20pm
(9:20pm Central)		 at San Diego Sockers L 6–9[36] 1–1 Chevrolet Del Mar Arena 2,151[37]

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