Full name | Utah Blitzz Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Blitzz | ||
Founded | 2000 | ||
Dissolved | 2004 | ||
Ground | Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, Utah | ||
Capacity | 45,634 | ||
Owner | Jon Garff | ||
Head Coach | Chris Agnello | ||
League | USL Pro Select League | ||
2004 | 1st, Western Conference Playoffs: Champions | ||
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Utah Blitzz was an American professional soccer team in based in Salt Lake City, Utah that played in the USL Pro Select League (later known as the USL Second Division). The club was founded in 2000 but folded following the 2004 season to make way for the Major League Soccer franchise, Real Salt Lake, to begin play in 2005. During its short existence the club was very successful, winning two league titles in total while finishing first or second in the Western Conference every season. The club played its home games at Rice-Eccles Stadium on the campus of the University of Utah.