1996-97 Toronto Shooting Stars Roster
National Professional Soccer League (NPSL)
Team Record: 6-34
in the NPSL's North Division
Coach: Art Kramer (5-26)
Coach: Johan Aarnio (1-8)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Attendance: 60,157, Avg. 3,008 in 20 home dates
1996-97 Toronto Shooting Stars StatisticsTeam Record: 6-34
in the NPSL's North Division
Coach: Art Kramer (5-26)
Coach: Johan Aarnio (1-8)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Attendance: 60,157, Avg. 3,008 in 20 home dates
The Toronto Shooting Stars of the National Professional Soccer League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 6 wins and 34 losses in the NPSL's North Division.
Toronto chalked up 214 goals, worst in the league and surrendered 344. Adolfo Mella scored 37 goals for the Shooting Stars, while Omar Dalombo, Chris Handsor, Paul Kitson and Gus Kouzmanis each contributed fifteen or more as well. Adolfo Mella accounted for 35 assists. Carmine Isacco topped the squad with 5 wins and a team-best 7.79 goals against average, best among qualifying goalkeepers.
Art Kramer and Johan Aarnio coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlo Arghittu | May 27, 1974 | St. Catharines, ON | |||
| Roldege Arius | |||||
| Milodrag Backo | |||||
| Berdusco. Eddy | |||||
| Dennis Bettencourt | |||||
| O'neil Brown | |||||
| Frank Cardona | D | 5'8" | 145 | ||
| Ian Carter | D | September 20, 1967 | 6'0" | 175 | Birmingham, England |
| Paolo Ceccarelli | G | October 12, 1969 | 6'3" | 190 | Toronto, ON Canada |
| Omar Dalombo | |||||
| Tati Errecalde | |||||
| Carl Fletcher | D | December 26, 1971 | 5'10" | 175 | Plymouth, Montserrat England |
| Peter Gastis | M | ||||
| Didier Gillis | |||||
| Willy Giummarra | F | ||||
| Noel Haddad | |||||
| Chris Handsor | F | January 14, 1972 | 6'1" | 190 | Toronto, ON Canada |
| Kevin Holness | M | September 25, 1971 | 5'8" | Kingston, Jamaica | |
| Lyndon Hooper | M | May 30, 1966 | 5'8" | 155 | Georgetown, Guyana |
| Lucio Ianiero | M | December 13, 1966 | 5'6" | 140 | Toronto, ON |
| Carmine Isacco | G | ||||
| Paul Kitson | F,M | May 31, 1956 | 5'8" | 155 | London, England |
| Gus Kouzmanis | |||||
| Art Kramer | F | August 30, 1961 | 5'8" | 150 | St. Louis, MO |
| Piotr Libicz | G | ||||
| John Lignos | D | February 2, 1958 | 5'11" | 160 | Chios Island, Greece |
| Dino Lopez | D | January 13, 1969 | 6'0" | Kingston, Jamaica | |
| Raul Maradona | |||||
| Adolfo Mella | |||||
| Tony Morrison | |||||
| Peyvand Mossavat | |||||
| Dino Perri | G | ||||
| Danny Sankar | , Yugoslavia | ||||
| Peter Sarantopoulos | D | May 2, 1968 | 5'10" | 160 | Toronto, Canada |
| Enver Sej | |||||
| Leonardo Simon | |||||
| Rick Titus | D | March 10, 1969 | 6'1" | 175 | Mississauga, ON |
| Sasa Vukovic | |||||
| Jaro Zawislan | G |
