The St. Louis Ambush was a professional indoor soccer

Indoor soccer

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 team based in St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis, Missouri

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. Originally located in Tulsa, Oklahoma

Tulsa, Oklahoma

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, the team played one season at the Tulsas Pavilion Expo Square. Vernon Riggs was the General Manager. Keith Dial was the Managing General Partner. Former Tulsa Roughneck and Major Indoor Soccer League player Victor Moreland was signed to be the Player/Coach. The Wichita-based ownership group had hoped to buy a Wichita NPSL franchise but moved forward with the team in Tulsa when the Wings joined the NPSL from the defunct MISL with two other MISL teams (Cleveland and Baltimore) in 1991. After searching for Tulsa owners, the team was sold to St. Louis physicians Dr. Abraham Hawatmeh and Dr. Richard Rende in the summer of 1992. Hawatmeh and Rende moved the franchise to St. Louis. The Ambush made the playoffs every year that they played in St. Louis, except their final year of 1999-2000. The Ambush won one National Professional Soccer League championship (1994-1995 season), and played in four NPSL Championship series (1994, 1995, 1998, 1999), losing to the Cleveland Crunch

Cleveland Crunch

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 twice (in 1994 and 1999), and to the Milwaukee Wave

Milwaukee Wave

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 (1998), but defeated the Harrisburg Heat

Harrisburg Heat

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 in 1995 for their lone NPSL title.

1993 St. Louis Ambush players

• Forward Terry Brown
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   formerly played for the St. Louis Storm
  St. Louis Storm
  The St. Louis Storm were a soccer team based out of St. Louis that played in the Major Indoor Soccer League. They played from 1989 to 1992. Their home arena was St...
  
   of MSL.
• Goalkeeper {(Bill Cowie) played with MSL's St. Louis Storm}
• Midfielder Daryl Doran
  Daryl Doran
  Daryl Doran is a U.S. indoor soccer player. His 827 games are the most of any player in American professional indoor soccer history. Doran currently plays for the St...
  
   played six years with the St. Louis Steamers, one with the Los Angeles Lazers, and three seasons with the St. Louis Storm.
• Midfielder Kevin Hundelt
  Kevin Hundelt
  Kevin Hundelt is a retired American soccer player who spent his entire professional career playing in indoor leagues. These include the first Major Indoor Soccer League and second Major Indoor Soccer League, National Professional Soccer League and Continental Indoor Soccer League...
  
   Played with MSL's St. Louis Storm
  St. Louis Storm
  The St. Louis Storm were a soccer team based out of St. Louis that played in the Major Indoor Soccer League. They played from 1989 to 1992. Their home arena was St...
  
   and the Kansas City Comets
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  .
• Goalkeeper Slobo Llijevski played 11 years in the MISL, and later the MSL.
• Midfielder John Klein
  John Klein
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   Played with the MSL's St. Louis Storm and the Kansas City Comets.
• Forward Dan O'Keefe
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   Played with the Detroit Rockers
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   before joining the Ambush for the 192-93 season.
• Goalkeeper Jeff Robben Played the 1991-92 season with the Dayton Dynamo.
• Midfielder Mark Santel
  Mark Santel
  Mark Santel is a retired U.S. soccer midfielder who is currently an assistant coach for the Saint Louis Billikiens. Santel played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League, American Professional Soccer League and Major Soccer League. He also earned eight caps with the U.S...
  
  was a NPSL rookie for the 1992-93 with the St. Louis Ambush. Santel was a draft pick of the Wichita Wings before being traded to St. Louis.