San Diego Sockers (2009)
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| Full name | San Diego Sockers | ||
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| Founded | 2009 | ||
| Ground | Valley View Casino Center | ||
| Capacity | 12,920 | ||
| Owner | David Pike, Carl Savoia | ||
| General Manager | Sean Bowers | ||
| Coach | Phil Salvagio | ||
| League | MASL | ||
| 2015–16 | 2nd, Pacific Division Playoffs: Division final | ||
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San Diego Sockers are an American professional indoor soccer franchise playing in the Western Division of the Major Arena Soccer League, representing the San Diego area since 2009. Their first arena was the Chevrolet Del Mar Arena at the Del Mar Fairgrounds adjacent to the Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California.[1] They switched to the Valley View Casino Center, the original home of the MISL Sockers, for the 2012–2013 season.[2][3][4]
The Sockers hold the record for the longest winning streak in United States professional soccer history.[5] The streak, which began on December 29, 2010, was snapped after 48 games by a 6–5 overtime road loss to the Dallas Sidekicks on January 27, 2013.[6][7]
History
The Sockers were founded in 2009 by David Pike, Carl Savoia and Phil Salvagio. This was the second attempt to revive the Sockers name. The first team played in the NASL, original MISL, and CISL. The first revival attempt to play in the WISL and second MISL. The Sockers have enjoyed a significant amount of success since they began play having won both the PASL-Pro championship and US Open Cup of Arena Soccer in their first four seasons.[8][9]
Colors and badge
At their inception the Sockers featured a color scheme primarily consisting of the royal blue and yellow colors often used by the previous Sockers teams and utilized a modified version of their immediate predecessor's logo. For the 2011 season the team modified their uniforms dropping the yellow in favor of a smaller amount of gold. Their logo also changed their to a new shield logo that corresponded to their new uniforms that utilized the 1978 founding date of the original Sockers franchise which the team claims ties to as well as stars representing the 14 titles won by the combined Sockers franchises.[citation needed]
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Sockers crest (2009-2011), Secondary logo (2011–present)
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Sockers crest (2011–present)
Arena
- Chevrolet Del Mar Arena (2009–2012)
- Valley View Casino Center (2012–present)
Current squad
As of November 16, 2015.[10]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Staff
- Head Coach: Phil Salvagio (2009–present)
- Assistant Coach: Ray Taila (2009–present)
- General Manager: John Kentara (2010–present)
- Owners: David Pike and Carl Savoia (2009–present)
Honors
- 2009–10, 2010–11 PASL-PRO Western Division Champions
- 2011–12 PASL Western Division Champions
- 2012–13, 2014-15 PASL/MASL Pacific Division Champions
- 2012-13 PASL Pacific Division Playoff Champions
- 2009–10, 2010–11 PASL-PRO Champions
- 2011–12, 2012–13 PASL Champions
- 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12 U.S. Open Cup of Arena Soccer Champions
- 2012 FIFRA Club Champions
Year-by-year
| League Champions | Runners-Up | Division Champions* | Playoff Berth |
| Season | League | Won | Lost | GF | GA | Playoff | Avg. Attendance | U.S. Open Cup | Other |
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| 2009–10 | PASL-Pro | 13 | 3 | 146 | 91 | Won Championship | 1,705 | 2009–10 Champions | |
| 2010–11 | PASL-Pro | 14 | 2 | 136 | 79 | Won Championship | 2,608 | 2010–11 Champions | |
| 2011–12 | PASL | 16 | 0 | 165 | 78 | Won Championship | 2,197 | 2011–12 Champions | FIFRA Club Champions |
| 2012–13 | PASL | 15 | 1 | 188 | 71 | Won Championship | 3,744 | 2012–13 Runners-up | |
| 2013–14 | PASL | 13 | 3 | 141 | 83 | Divisional Final | 4,272 | Round of 16 | |
| 2014–15 | MASL | 16 | 4 | 179 | 99 | Divisional Final | 3,914 | N/A | |
| 2015–16 | MASL | 13 | 7 | 138 | 111 | Divisional Final | 3,162 | N/A | |
| Total | 7 Seasons | 100 | 20 | 1093 | 612 |
Playoff record
| Year | Win | Loss | GF | GA | Avg. Attendance |
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| 2009–2010 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 13 | |
| 2010–2011 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 9 | |
| 2011–2012 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 2,390 |
| 2012–2013 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 26 | 3,557 |
| 2013–2014 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 4,116 |
| 2014-2015 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4,276 |
| 2015-2016 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 36 | 2,497 |
| Total | 14 | 4 | 147 | 119 |
References
- ^ Hiro, Brian (June 11, 2012). "SOCCER: San Diego Sockers leaving Del Mar to return to old Sports Arena". North County Times. Escondido, CA. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
- ^ Sockers Returning To Original Home
- ^ Leonard, Tod (November 2, 2012). "Sockers make return to historic home". North County Times. Escondido, CA. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
- ^ Pinella, Bill (February 18, 2014). "Sockers aren't going anywhere soon". U-T San Diego. San Diego, CA: MLIM Holdings. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
- ^ Barron, J. David (January 27, 2013). "Sidekicks sock San Diego from unbeaten ranks: Dallas deals Sockers historic first loss". Allen American-Star. Allen, TX. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
- ^ "Sidekicks Snap San Diego's Record 48-Game Win Streak". Our Sports Central. January 27, 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
- ^ "The Streak Is Over: Dallas beats San Diego 6–5 in OT to snap 48-game winning streak". Our Sports Central. January 27, 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
- ^ Hiro, Brian (June 12, 2012). "SOCKERS: GM Kentera guides team back to old home". North County Times. Escondido, CA. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
- ^ Leonard, Tod (March 10, 2012). "Sockers seize third straight PASL championship". U-T San Diego. San Diego, CA. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
- ^ "Sockers 2015–2016 Roster". San Diego Sockers. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
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