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Kansas City Brass are an American soccer team, founded in 1997 by Emilio John, Alan Blinzler and Kirk French, with the stated purpose of preparing Kansas City highschoolers for college soccer, and Kansas City college players to play professionally. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, and plays in the Heartland Division of the Central Conference against teams from Boulder, Des Moines, Springfield, St. Louis and Thunder Bay.
The Brass currently play their home games in Greene Stadium on the campus of William Jewell College in the city of Liberty, Missouri, 15 miles north of downtown Kansas City. The team's colors are blue and white. The team's head coach is Jefferson Roblee. He is assisted by Lincoln Roblee and Burke Slusher.
[edit] 2008 Roster
as at June 6, 2008
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 1 |
 |
GK |
Adam Sokolowski |
| 2 |
|
DF |
Kevin Shrout |
| 3 |
|
DF |
Calvin Clark |
| 4 |
|
DF |
Levi Coleman |
| 5 |
|
DF |
Joshua White |
| 6 |
|
MF |
Michael Thomas |
| 7 |
|
MF |
Luke Gorczyca |
| 8 |
|
MF |
Jordan Raybould |
| 9 |
|
FW |
Bryan Perez |
| 10 |
|
FW |
Jeremy Warman |
| 11 |
|
MF |
Brian Wurst |
| 13 |
|
MF |
Michael Clayton |
| 14 |
 |
FW |
Haggai Leboo |
| 15 |
|
MF |
Austin Williams |
|
|
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 16 |
|
DF |
Garret Guthrie |
| 17 |
|
MF |
Manny Tovar |
| 18 |
|
MF |
Miguel Rodrigues |
| 19 |
|
MF |
Lucas Rodriguez |
| 21 |
|
MF |
Matthew McDevitt |
| 22 |
|
GK |
Andy Fitzpatrick |
| 23 |
|
MF |
Peter O'Neill |
| 24 |
|
DF |
Ryan Hennessy |
| 25 |
|
FW |
Garrett Webb |
| 26 |
|
DF |
Jimmy Simon |
| 27 |
|
MF |
Keith Parkhurst |
|
|
FW |
Matt Happy |
|
|
DF |
Marcus Mallams |
|
[edit] Year-by-year
| Year |
Division |
League |
Regular Season |
Playoffs |
Open Cup |
| 1998 |
4 |
USISL PDSL |
4th, Central |
Division Finals |
1st Round |
| 1999 |
4 |
USL PDL |
5th, Heartland |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 2000 |
4 |
USL PDL |
4th, Rocky Mountain |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 2001 |
4 |
USL PDL |
5th, Rocky Mountain |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 2002 |
4 |
USL PDL |
5th, Heartland |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 2003 |
4 |
USL PDL |
5th, Heartland |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 2004 |
4 |
USL PDL |
6th, Heartland |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 2005 |
4 |
USL PDL |
3rd, Heartland |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 2006 |
4 |
USL PDL |
3rd, Heartland |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 2007 |
4 |
USL PDL |
3rd, Heartland |
Did not qualify |
1st Round |
| 2008 |
4 |
USL PDL |
in progress |
|
Did not qualify |
[edit] Notable former players
Further information on professional ex-Brass players can be found at [1]
[edit] External links
Emilio John
