Attendance was low in the team’s earlier years. The Cleveland Crunch were a professional indoor soccer club based in Cleveland, Ohio. CWRU Links. March 29, 1986, Force vs. Minnesota Strikers. December 29, 1985, Force vs. Minnesota Strikers. May 9, 1987, Force vs. Baltimore Blast. It was renamed Cleveland Police, from Cleveland Constabulary. (The “New” Force also played in a “New” Major Indoor Soccer League, which had no connection to the original league that folded in 1992.) But once again, Baltimore ended the Force’s postseason in the conference semifinals. This time, though, average attendance doubled to around 13,000 a game. Powered by Shopify. The Force finally made it to the MISL Championship Series following the 1987-88 season, only to lose to the powerful San Diego Sockers 4 games to 0. Alas, Baltimore would end Cleveland’s run in the Eastern Semifinals in 5 games. April 5, 1986, Missile Magazine Game Program. The Cleveland Force were one of the top-drawing teams in the MISL heyday. The next season, Cleveland finished in first, led the league in attendance once again, and lost in the conference semifinals, this time to Minnesota. The league became the Major Soccer League in 1990, and it continued to operate under this name until 1992. Social Media. Due to financial difficulties, the Cleveland Force disbanded at the end of the 1987-1988 season. This team plays in a new Major Indoor Soccer League. If you would like to place an order from outside the USA, please Contact Us (be sure to list the Items you are interested in). The MISL immediately awarded the city an expansion franchise which became known as the Crunch. During the team’s final season (1987-1988), the Force played in the league’s championship series. Copyright © 2020 | WordPress Theme by MH Themes, Force vs. New York Arrows. See link below for a glimpse of how packed the Richfield Coliseum would get for games. The team was then sold to multi-millionaire Bart Wolstein as the league expanded to 10 teams. Cleveland Force Soccer Club's outdoor training locations are on the East side at Lost Nation Sports Park in Willoughby and on the West side at the Cleveland United Complex in North Ridgeville. 1980-81 Season, Force @ New Jersey Rockets. Due to financial difficulties, the Cleveland Force disbanded at the end of the 1987-1988 season. The league scheduled 24 games that inaugural season, 12 home, 12 away, with Force averaging about 3,100 fans a game. The team had one of the largest fan bases of teams in the MISL. The match was played in the Spectrum, then home to the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers and the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers. Between 1985 and 1987, the league endured the embarrassment of seeing two New York franchises go out of business at the mid-season All-Star Break. Unfortunately for the squad, it went winless in the series. December 8, 1985, Force vs. Baltimore Blast. The Cleveland Force existed for nine seasons (1978-1988). 0, Born: 1978 – Major Indoor Soccer League founding franchise – Fun While It Lasted—Cleveland Force. Things began to come together for the Force the following year at the gate and on the pitch. We can then follow-up with a shipping quote. While the Force were doing well, the same could not be said for the rest of the MISL. A Leader in Forged Steel Structural Hardware Since 1864.