According to Nyce, the club operated with a $250,000 budget for the first season, and needed to average 3,000 attendees per match to break even.

[3] On June 9, 1994, the Xoggz fired Chris Brown due to a "personality conflict", replacing him with Ukrainian coach Yakov Roytman.

In the first part on August 11, the Xoggz hosted Milwaukee and played to a 1–1 tie in regulation before losing 2–0 in a penalty shootout.

Initially, the Xoggz were optimistic about surviving alongside the Crew, claiming in April 1996 that they had retained 90% of their sponsors and gained several others.

[11] The name "Xoggz" was chosen as a mysterious phrase with no known meaning; Nyce has said that the name was deliberately convoluted to create a cult following and drive merchandise sales.