# Houston Force

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{{short description|American soccer club}}
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The '''Houston Force''' were an American [soccer](/source/soccer) club. In 1994, the club was originally called the '''Puerto Rico Islanders''', but were forced to move by [FIFA](/source/FIFA) before playing any games. They instead played in [Houston, Texas](/source/Houston%2C_Texas), where the Force only played one game before folding.<ref>{{cite news |first=Joe |last=Conway |newspaper=[Houston Chronicle](/source/Houston_Chronicle) |title=Can 1836 be a hit where other soccer teams have missed? |url=http://blog.chron.com/sportsupdate/2006/01/can-1836-be-a-hit-where-other-soccer-teams-have-missed/ |date=January 30, 2006 |accessdate=September 20, 2014 |archive-date=July 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714080811/http://blog.chron.com/sportsupdate/2006/01/can-1836-be-a-hit-where-other-soccer-teams-have-missed/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The team had only three players with any significant professional experience, David Vaudreuil, Chris Charles and Eloy Salgado.  Vaudreuil and Charles had both played with the [Tampa Bay Rowdies](/source/Tampa_Bay_Rowdies_(1975%E2%80%9393)) in 1993 and Salgado had played in MISL. The team hired experienced manager [Hernan "Chico" Borja](/source/Hernan_%22Chico%22_Borja) as head coach.

The Force played the [Los Angeles Salsa](/source/Los_Angeles_Salsa) on July 14, 1994, in Houston's Joe Kelly Butler Stadium. The Salsa handled the Force easily, winning 3-0, in front of an official attendance of 1,400 fans (estimated to be lower).<ref>{{cite news |last=Stinson |first=Dan |date=July 26, 1994 |title=Salsa lose nine points awarded for win over defunct Houston |page=D9 |work=The Vancouver Sun |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115099238/salsa-lose-nine-points-awarded-for-win/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=January 1, 2023}}</ref> Seven days later, the APSL executive board revoked the team's league membership based on financial issues.<ref>{{cite news |date=July 24, 1994 |title=The Force no longer with APSL |page=A63 |work=[The Province](/source/The_Province) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115003361/the-force-no-longer-with-apsl/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=January 1, 2023}}</ref>

==Year-by-year==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Division
!League
!Reg. season
!Playoffs
!Open Cup
|-
|1994
|2
|[APSL](/source/American_Professional_Soccer_League)
|0–1 (Did not finish)
|''Did not qualify''
|''Did not qualify''
|}

==Managers==
*1994: [Chico Borja](/source/Hernan_%22Chico%22_Borja)

== See also ==

* [Houston Dynamo FC](/source/Houston_Dynamo_FC)

==References==
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Category:Defunct soccer clubs in Texas
Force
Category:American Professional Soccer League teams
Category:Soccer clubs in Texas
Category:Puerto Rico Islanders
Category:1994 establishments in Texas
Category:1994 disestablishments in Texas
Category:Association football clubs established in 1994
Category:Association football clubs disestablished in 1994

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