Sacramento Knights were an

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team that played from 1993 to 2001 in ARCO Arena and were owned by the NBA's Sacramento Kings. The team played in the

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from 1993 to 1997. The team then moved to the

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in 1998 after the CISL folded. The team itself folded when the WISL merged with the Major Indoor Soccer League in 2001.

Personnel

The Knights were coached by retired English player

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from 1994 to 1997. Iain Fraser took over as head coach in 1998 as the team reformed in the Premier Soccer Alliance. CISL award winners include 1995 Goalkeeper of the Year

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, and two Defenders of the Year:

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(1994) and

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(1995). Iain Fraser won the Defender of the Year award in 1999 and 2001, while the Knights were part of the World Indoor Soccer League. Fraser took over as coach/player/director of the team until its end. Also as part of the WISL, Dan Madsen was goalkeeper of the year in 1998.

Year-by-year

Notable players

* Iain Fraser *

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References

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Personnel

Year-by-year

Notable players

See also

References