The Colorado Comets were an American
soccer club based in
Denver, Colorado, founded in 1985 which later competed in the
SISL and
USISL.
History
Founded by Ed Eid in 1985, the team began as an amateur club coached by
Kelvin Norman. That year, they lost to the Mitre Eagles of
Seattle, Washington,in the semifinals of the National Amateur Indoor Championship.[1] In 1989, the Comets entered the
Southwest Outdoor Soccer League, winning the championship that year. Eid coached the team, winning Coach of the Year honors and Norman was selected as the league MVP.[2] In October 1989, Norman returned to the position of head coach.[3] Despite winning three titles, the Comets began having financial difficulties in 1991. In February 1992, Norman announced that the team would withdraw from the league.[4] The team reformed in 1998, playing in the
USISL Premier Development Soccer League, a U.S. fourth division league. In 2000, they changed their name to the Denver Cougars and played three more years in the PDL.[5] In 2003 the team folded and ceased operation.
