Columbus Comets (EISL)
Indoor soccer club that moved from Columbus to Biloxi.
The Columbus Comets were an indoor soccer team based in Columbus, Georgia, that played during the 1997 season as members of the Eastern Indoor Soccer League. The franchise relocated to Biloxi, Mississippi, for the 1998 season and became the Mississippi Beach Kings. The team played a total of 52 games across both locations, winning 21 and losing 31.
Quick Facts
- Club
- Mississippi Beach Kings
- Founded
- 1997 (as Columbus Comets)
- Dissolved
- 1998
- Ground
- Mississippi Coast Coliseum; Biloxi, Mississippi
- Capacity
- 9,150
- Chairman
- Roy Turner
- Manager
- Gary Hindley
- League
- Eastern Indoor Soccer League
Facts from the source article.
Did You Know?
- In January 2015, a group of Atlanta-based investors announced plans to potentially revive the Beach Kings as members of the Major Arena Soccer League.
- A local partner was added in February 2015 as negotiations with the league and the arena continued.
Awards and honors
Head coach Gary Hindley was named EISL Coach of the Year for the 1998 season. General manager Roy Turner was named EISL Executive of the Year for the 1998 season. Mississippi Beach Kings players named to the 1998 EISL All-League Team included goalkeeper Stuart Dobson and midfielder Novi Marojevic. Second-team selection was midfielder Darren Snyder. Third-team selection was midfielder Curtis Stelzer. Honorable mentions went to defender Damian Harley and midfielder Antonio Sutton.
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