The Evansville Crush was an American
indoor soccer
Indoor soccer or arena soccer (known internationally as indoor football, fast football, or showball) is five-a-side version of minifootball, derived from association football and adapted to be played in walled hardcourt indoor arena. Indoor socc ...
team, founded in 2010. The team was a member of the
Premier Arena Soccer League
The Premier Arena Soccer League (PASL) is an indoor soccer league with mostly semi-professional teams; along with a number of amateur teams across North America. The PASL was previously known as the Federation of Sports Arenas (FSA). The PASL logo ...
(PASL-Premier), the development league for the
Professional Arena Soccer League
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(PASL), and played in the Midwest Conference. They played their home matches at the
Metro Sports Center in the city of
Evansville, Indiana
Evansville is a city in, and the county seat of, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States. The population was 118,414 at the 2020 census, making it the state's third-most populous city after Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, the largest city in ...
. Before the start of the 2010 season, the Crush hosted the Hoosier Cup tournament with six Midwest clubs. They would go undefeated in the knockout rounds and beat the
Louisville Lightning
Louisville Lightning was an American men's professional soccer club based in Louisville, Kentucky. The Lightning competed in the Professional Arena Soccer League, as a member of the Major Arena Soccer League, Eastern Division. The club began play ...
in overtime of championship game.
In 2013, the team was replaced by the Evansville Kings but lasted only one season.
Year-by-year
Regular season
Playoff record
See also
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Sports in Evansville
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References
External links
Evansville Crush website
Premier Arena Soccer League teams
Soccer clubs in Indiana
Sports in Evansville, Indiana
Indoor soccer clubs in the United States
2010 establishments in Indiana
2013 disestablishments in Indiana
Association football clubs established in 2010
Association football clubs disestablished in 2013
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