Maryland Mania was a soccer club based in Baltimore

Baltimore

Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...

 Maryland

Maryland

Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...

 that competed in the A-League

USL First Division

The United Soccer Leagues First Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico....

 for one year, in 1999.

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs	Open Cup
1999	2	USL A-League	8th, Atlantic	Did not qualify	Did not qualify

Coach

Justin Fashanu

Justin Fashanu

Justinus Soni "Justin" Fashanu was an English footballer who played for a variety of clubs between 1978 and 1997. He was known by his early clubs to be homosexual, and came out to the press later in his career, to become the first professional footballer to be openly gay...

 was hired to coach the Mania, but fled the United States during the pre-season when he was accused of sexually assaulting an underage boy. He was replaced as coach by Darryl Gee

Darryl Gee

Darryl Gee is a retired American soccer player who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League. He coaches youth soccer in Maryland....

 who was replaced by Paul Kitson during the season.