Pensacola Flyers
The Pensacola Flyers were an American professional indoor soccer team based in Pensacola, Florida. They played their home games in the Pensacola Civic Center. They were members of the Eastern Indoor Soccer League and played only during the 1998 season. During the 1997 season, the team played at the Tupelo Coliseum in Tupelo, Mississippi, as the Tupelo Hound Dogs then relocated to Pensacola during the offseason.
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| Full name | Pensacola Flyers |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 (as Tupelo Hound Dogs) |
| Dissolved | 1998 |
| Ground | Pensacola Civic Center Pensacola, Florida |
| Capacity | 8,150 |
| Owner | Dan and Lynn Broadway |
| Head Coach | Jimmy Graham |
| League | Eastern Indoor Soccer League |
During their existence, the Flyers/Hound Dogs played a total of 52 games, winning 22, including one via shootout, and losing 30, including one via shootout. They scored a total of 675 goals and allowed a total of 732 goals and notched 66 total standings points out of a possible 156 points. (The EISL awarded 3 points for a win, 2 for a shootout win, 1 for a shootout loss, and 0 for a loss in regulation.)
The team suspended operations after the 1998 season, as did the Huntsville Fire, ultimately leading to the official collapse of the league in December 1998.