The Houston Hurricanes were a soccer club that competed in the

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from 1996 to 2000.

Description and history

The Hurricanes were a Division III (D-3) franchise, and their Major League Soccer affiliation was with the Kansas City Wizards owned by Joseph "Joey" Marc Serralta Ives and family making him the first Puerto Rican to own a professional sports franchise in the United States. Attendance averaged about 1,000 or less per game for the club's five seasons, and the franchise ceased playing in the USISL after the 2000 season and participated in the Lone Star Alliance before folding in 2001. The team's most successful season was 1997, when they reached .500 in the regular season and won the 1997 Divisional Championship before losing its Regional Championship game to the San Francisco Bay Seals. The team was coached by Mario Deglinocenti in 1996, Richard Pardo 1997, Marty Espinoza 1998, Vieira 1999, Jaime Rodriguez 2000 and Luis Morales in 2001. The team played its home games a
Butler Stadium
in

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Year-by-year

2012 Houston Hurricanes join NPSL Owner - Brendan Keyes. Head Coach - Brendan Keyes

References

External links

Soccertimes.com page on the Houston Hurricanes
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for current Houston Hurricanes FC(http://www.HoustonHurricanesfc.com

Defunct soccer clubs in Texas

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