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Sockers FC
File:Midland Odessa Sockers Logo.jpg
Full nameMidland/Odessa Sockers Football Club
Nickname(s)The Sockers
Founded2008
GroundGrande Communications Stadium
Midland, Texas
Capacity18,000
OwnersMiles Prentice
Bob Richmond
Monty Hoppel
Head CoachTBA
LeaguePremier Development League
20152nd, Mid South
Playoffs: Conference Semifinals
Websitehttp://sockersfc.org/home/

Midland/Odessa Sockers is an American soccer team based in Midland, Texas, United States. Founded in 2008, the team plays in the Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Mid South Division of the Southern Conference.

The team plays its home games at the Grande Communications Stadium, where they have played since 2009. The team's colors are white and navy blue.

Two of the team's co-owners, Miles Prentice and Bob Richmond, are also the owners of the Midland Rockhounds AA minor league baseball team.

History

The team joined the USL as an expansion team in 2009,[1][2] and opened its inaugural season Friday, April 10, 2009, with a 1–0 win over the Arizona Sahuaros in an exhibition match at Grande Stadium. The Sockers played their first official game on May 2, 2009, a 2–0 loss to the El Paso Patriots.[3]

Originally known as the West Texas Sockers, they were renamed the Odessa/Midland Sockers on February 20, 2013. [4]

File:Wtusockers.jpg
Former logo of the West Texas Sockers

Players

Current roster

As at May 21, 2011.[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK Mexico MEX Jesus Munoz[6]
1 GK United States USA Leif Craddock[7]
2 DF United States USA Michael Stewart[8]
3 FW Mexico MEX Ulises Guillen[9]
4 DF United States USA Farid Sapien[10]
5 DF Mexico MEX Sergio Rios
6 MF United States USA Jose Anchondo[11]
7 MF Mexico MEX Wally Valdivia[12]
8 FW United States USA Mariano Sapien[13]
10 MF England ENG Dominic Furness[14]
11 DF United States USA Manuel Montes[15]
13 DF United States USA Cody Langley[16]
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF Australia AUS James Duvcevski
15 MF Bolivia BOL Sergio Salas
14 MF United States USA George Lara[17]
17 DF United States USA Tyler Tarango[18]
18 MF Mexico MEX Jose Munoz[19]
19 MF United States USA Aidan Hamman[20]
20 MF United States USA Lukas Garcia[21]
21 MF United States USA Ramon Martinez
00 GK United States USA Irvin Mendez
— MF United States USA Brennan McMullan[22]
— DF United States USA Taylor Roberts

Notable former players

This list of notable former players comprises players who went on to play professional soccer after playing for the team in the Premier Development League, or those who previously played professionally before joining the team.

Year-by-year

Year Division League Regular Season Playoffs Open Cup
2009 4 USL PDL 2nd, Mid South Divisional Finals Did not qualify
2010 4 USL PDL 4th, Mid South Did not qualify Did not qualify
2011 4 USL PDL 5th, Mid South Did not qualify Did not qualify
2012 4 USL PDL 6th, Mid South Did not qualify Did not qualify
2013 4 USL PDL 4th, Mid South Did not qualify Did not qualify
2014 4 USL PDL 3rd, Mid South Did not qualify Did not qualify
2015 4 USL PDL 2nd, Mid South Conference Semifinals 2nd Round

Head coaches

Stadia

Average attendance

Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive at http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html.

  • 2009: 2,782 (2nd in PDL)
  • 2010: 2,501 (2nd in PDL)

References

  1. ^ http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/277703.html
  2. ^ http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/295762.html
  3. ^ http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2009/1026840.html
  4. ^ "A New Era of Socker Dawns in West Texas – West Texas Sockers". West Texas Sockers. July 30, 2013. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  5. ^ http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2010/13598690.html#ROSTER
  6. ^ http://www.wtusockers.com/Roster/415208.html
  7. ^ http://www.wtusockers.com/Roster/315998.html
  8. ^ http://www.goeasternathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=8878
  9. ^ http://www.utpbfalcons.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=48&path=msoc
  10. ^ http://www.utpbfalcons.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=45&path=msoc
  11. ^ http://www.utpbfalcons.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=51&path=msoc
  12. ^ http://www.wtusockers.com/Roster/316019.html
  13. ^ http://www.gogriffs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=20500&ATCLID=1465068
  14. ^ http://www.gobuffsgo.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/furness_dominic00.html
  15. ^ http://athletics.utpb.edu/mens-sports/mens-soccer/roster/manuel-montes/
  16. ^ http://www.mhclions.com/profile.asp?playerID=116
  17. ^ http://www.utpbfalcons.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=65&path=msoc
  18. ^ http://www.mcmurrysports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2215
  19. ^ http://www.wtusockers.com/Roster/301715.html
  20. ^ http://www.gobuffsgo.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2644&path=msoc
  21. ^ http://www.gobuffsgo.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2646&path=msoc
  22. ^ http://www.utpbfalcons.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=63&path=msoc
  23. ^ "West Texas Names Cottle Coach". United Scooer Leagues (USL). October 7, 2010. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  24. ^ "WARREN COTTLE LEAVING SOCKERS FC". Odessa/Midland Sockers. July 30, 2013. Retrieved October 26, 2013.

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