Houston Summit

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Houston Summit were a professional indoor soccer team that operated from 1978 to 1980. They played in the original Major Indoor Soccer League.^[1] In 1980, the franchise was moved to Baltimore to become the Baltimore Blast. Their roster mainly included players from the Houston NASL, the Houston Hurricane.^[2] During the two seasons that the Summit played in Houston, the average home attendance was 2,749. The team was named for its home arena.

Season-by-season

Season	Record	Regular season	Playoffs
1978–79	18–6	1st	Lost Semifinals to Philadelphia Fever
1979–80	20–12	1st, Central Division	Lost MISL Finals to New York Arrows

Honors

MISL Championships

runner-up: (1979–80)

MISL Regular Season Prmiereships

(1978–79)

MISL Division Championships

Central Division: (1979–80)

MISL Coach Of The Year

Timo Liekoski (1978–79)

MISL Goalkeeper of the Year

Paul Hammond (1978–79)
Sepp Gantenhammer (1979–80)

MISL Leading Goalkeeper

Paul Hammond (1978–79)
Sepp Gantenhammer (1979–80)

All-MISL: First Team

Kai Haaskivi (1978–79, 1979–80)
Ian Anderson (1978–79)

All-MISL: Second Team

Paul Hammond (1978–79)
Stewart Jump (1978–79)

All-MISL: Honorable Mention

Mick Poole (1979–80)
Jim Pollihan (1979–80)

MISL All-Star Game Selections: First Team

Mick Poole (1979–80)
Ian Anderson (1979–80)
Kai Haaskivi (1979–80)

MISL All-Star Game Selections: Second Team

Stewart Jump (1979–80)
John Stremlau (1979–80)

References

^ Conway, Joe (January 30, 2006). "Can 1836 be a hit where other soccer teams have missed?". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
^ "www.sover.net". Archived from the original on February 21, 2009. Retrieved May 20, 2009.