Omaha Vipers

Omaha Vipers

Founded	2010
Dissolved	2011
Stadium	Omaha Civic Auditorium
Ground Capacity	9,300
Owners	Manuel Alferes & Sergio Robles
General Manager	Sam Coughlin
Head Coach	Marcelo Fontana
League	MISL

The Omaha Vipers were a professional indoor soccer team that began play in the MISL in the 2010–11 season. Based in Omaha, Nebraska, the Vipers played their home games at the Omaha Civic Auditorium.^[1]^[2] Following their inaugural season, the Vipers had planned moving from Major Indoor Soccer League to the Professional Arena Soccer League for the 2011–12 season and paid the league's $25,000 franchise fee, but the team folded in October 2011 when they were unable to secure an arena for the upcoming season.^[3]

Year-by-year

Year	League	Logo	Reg. Season	Playoffs	Attendance Average
2010-11	MISL III		4th MISL, 7-13	Did not qualify	2,708
Total			7-13 Win % = .350%	N/A Win % = N/A	2,708

Final Squad

as of 16 November 2010

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
2	DF	Aaron Polak
3	DF	Chris Brunt
4	DF	Ibrahim Kante
5	DF	Aurinei Parisotto
6	FW	Johnny Torres
8	MF	Victor Quiroz
9	FW	Frederico Moojen
10	FW	Nick Krueger
11	MF	Andre Gustavo Sandri Silva

No.	Position	Player
12	GK	Joshua Miller
13	DF	Eduardo 'Lalo' Suarez
14	DF	Tijani Ayegbusi
19	MF	Mauricio Curiel Hernandez
20	FW	Marcelo Fontana
24	FW	Shaun David
27	DF	Ryan Junge
15	DF	Fabio Ribeiro
91	DF	Toshentino Cienfuego

References

↑ Burbach, Christopher (October 11, 2011). "Vipers can't get lease on Civic, won't play the 2011-12 season". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
↑ Patterson, Mike (October 12, 2011). "Season shutdown 'unfortunate' for Vipers fans". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
↑ Burbach, Christopher (October 21, 2011). "No Vipers; ticket sales continued". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved November 20, 2012.

Major Indoor Soccer League (2008–14)

Teams	Baltimore Blast Milwaukee Wave Missouri Comets Pennsylvania Roar Rochester Lancers St. Louis Ambush Syracuse Silver Knights

Arenas	Royal Farms Arena U.S. Cellular Arena Silverstein Eye Centers Arena Sovereign Center Blue Cross Arena Family Arena Oncenter War Memorial Arena

Former Professional Arena Soccer League teams

PASL	Anaheim Bolts (2011–13) Arizona Storm (2011–13) Bay Area Rosal (2013–14) Brownsville Barracudas (2014–16) California Cougars (2008–11) Cincinnati Kings (2008–13) Cincinnati Saints (2013–14) Cleveland Freeze (2013–14) Colorado Lightning (2008–09) Denver Dynamite (2008–10) Hartford City FC (never played) Hidalgo La Fiera (2012–15) Illinois Piasa (2010–14) Kansas Magic (2011–12) Kitsap Pumas (2010–11) Laredo Honey Badgers (never played) Las Vegas Legends (2012–16) Louisville Lightning (2009–12) Monterrey Flash (2013–15) Ohio Vortex (2009–13) Omaha Vipers (never played) Oxford City FC of Texas (2012–15) Real Phoenix (2012–13) Rochester Lancers (2014–15) Rockford Rampage (2012–13) St. Louis Illusion (2008–10) Sacramento Surge (2012–16) Saltillo Rancho Seco (2013–16) Seattle Impact (2014–15) Springfield Demize (2010–11) Texas Outlaws (2008–10) Toros Mexico (2010–14) Tulsa Revolution (2013–15) Tucson Extreme (never played) Waza Flo (2008–16) Wenatchee Fire (2008–11) Wichita B52s (2013–15) Youngstown Nighthawks (never played)

CMISL	Calgary United FC (2008–11) Edmonton Drillers (2008–11) Prince George Fury (2009–10) Saskatoon Accelerators (2009–10) Winnipeg Alliance FC (2008–11)

Seasons	2008–09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012–13 2013–14

See also: Active Professional Arena Soccer League teams

Sports teams based in Nebraska

Baseball	PCL Omaha Storm Chasers AA Lincoln Saltdogs

Football	IFL Nebraska Danger CIF Omaha Beef LFL Omaha Heart

Hockey	USHL Lincoln Stars Omaha Lancers Tri-City Storm

Roller derby	WFTDA No Coast Derby Girls Omaha Rollergirls

College athletics (NCAA Division I)	Creighton Nebraska Omaha

Main article Sports in Nebraska

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