# 2011–12 Kansas Magic season

The 2011–12 Kansas Magic season was the first and only season of the Kansas Magic indoor soccer club as a franchise in the Professional Arena Soccer League. The Magic were an Eastern Division team who played this season's home games at EPIC Indoor Sports Center in Overland Park, Kansas. The team was led by head coach Randall Porter.

## Off-field moves

In February 2011, the Kansas Magic franchise was announced to begin play with an April 30 exhibition game against the Illinois Piasa at the Kansas Expocentre's Landon Arena in Topeka, Kansas. The team was announced without a signed arena lease as both the franchise and venue wanted to judge response to the exhibition game. When the team began regular play in November 2011, it was instead based out of the Kansas City suburb of Overland Park, Kansas.
The team's dance team, under the direction of Karen Burec, was known as the Magic Jeanies.

## Roster moves

The team held its first round of open tryouts on March 19, 2011, at the Topeka Sports Factory in Topeka, Kansas. In April 2011, Graceland University seniors Orin Branker and Kasy Kiarash were signed by the Magic. They joined fellow Graceland Yellowjackets alumni Matt Klaus, Stefan De Las, Brett Porter on the then-current roster.
The team held open tryouts on October 23, 2011, at their regular season home facility, the arena at the EPIC Indoor Sports Center in Overland Park, Kansas.

## Schedule

Win  Tie  Loss

### Exhibition

| Game | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Location | Attendance |
| Game | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Final Score | Team Record | Location | Attendance |
| 1 | Saturday | April 30 | 7:35pm | Illinois Piasa | W 7–3 | 1–0 | Landon Arena | 1,500 |
| 2 | Sunday | May 15 | 4:00pm | Nebraska All-Stars | W 11–4 | 2–0 | Eihusen Arena | 600 |
| 3 | Saturday | July 23 | 7:00pm | Colorado Blizzard | W 9–4 | 3–0 | EPIC Indoor Sports Center | |

### Regular season

| Game | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Location | Attendance |
| Game | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Final Score | Team Record | Location | Attendance |
| 1 | Saturday | November 5 | 7:35pm | at Illinois Piasa | W 11–9 | 1–0 | The Sports Academy | 658 |
| 2 | Saturday | November 12 | 7:35pm | Illinois Piasa | W 4–3 | 2–0 | EPIC Indoor Sports Center | 412 |
| 3 | Sunday | November 20 | 7:05pm | Detroit Waza | W 8–7 | 3–0 | EPIC Indoor Sports Center | 442 |
| 4 | Saturday | December 3 | 7:35pm | Louisville Lightning | L 6–8 | 3–1 | EPIC Indoor Sports Center | 548 |
| 5 | Saturday | December 10 | 7:35pm | at Illinois Piasa | W 7–6 | 4–1 | The Sports Academy | 256 |
| 6 | Friday | January 13 | 8:05pm (7:05pm Central) | at Cincinnati Kings | L 4–9 | 4–2 | Cincinnati Gardens | 785 |
| 7 | Saturday | January 14 | 7:35pm (6:35pm Central) | at Detroit Waza | L 7–10 | 4–3 | Taylor Sportsplex | 339 |
| 8 | Sunday | January 22 | 6:10pm | Cincinnati Kings | W 6–5 | 5–3 | EPIC Indoor Sports Center | 398 |
| 9 | Saturday | January 28 | 7:35pm | Ohio Vortex | L 6–9 | 5–4 | EPIC Indoor Sports Center | 325 |
| 10 | Sunday | January 29 | 4:35pm | Louisville Lightning | L 6–7 | 5–5 | EPIC Indoor Sports Center | 252 |
| 11 | Friday | February 3 | 7:30pm (6:30pm Central) | at Louisville Lightning | L 6–10 | 5–6 | Mockingbird Valley Soccer Complex | 882 |
| 12 | Saturday | February 4 | 7:35pm (6:35pm Central) | at Cincinnati Kings | L 8–5 | 5–7 | Cincinnati Gardens | 1604 |
| 13 | Friday | February 10 | 8:05pm | Illinois Piasa | W 8–2 | 6–7 | EPIC Indoor Sports Center | 79 |
| 14 | Sunday | February 12 | 3:05pm | Detroit Waza | W 11–7 | 7–7 | EPIC Indoor Sports Center | 189 |
| 15 | Friday | February 24 | 8:00pm (7:00pm Central) | at Ohio Vortex | W 8–7 | 8–7 | Canton Memorial Civic Center | 440 |
| 16 | Saturday | February 25 | 7:00pm (6:00pm Central) | at Ohio Vortex | L 6–9 | 8–8 | Canton Memorial Civic Center | 990 |

### Post-season

| Game | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Location | Attendance |
| Game | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Final Score | Team Record | Location | Attendance |
| Div | Friday | March 2 | 7:35pm (6:35pm Central) | at Louisville Lightning | W 9–5 | 1–0 | Mockingbird Valley Soccer Complex | 757 |
| Semi | Friday | March 9 | 8:20pm (9:20pm Central) | at San Diego Sockers | L 6–9 | 1–1 | Chevrolet Del Mar Arena | 2,151 |