San Diego Sockers (2009)

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San Diego Sockers
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Full name San Diego Sockers
Founded 2009
Stadium Ron Newman Field at Pechanga Arena
Stadium
capacity		 12,920
Owner David Pike, Carl Savoia
General Manager Sean Bowers
Head Coach Phil Salvagio
League MASL
2020-21 5th, Overall
Playoffs: MASL Champions
Website Club home page
Current season

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 Pechanga Arena, 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

1978–1996

The team began as the Baltimore Comets in 1974 but moved to San Diego as the San Diego Jaws in 1976. After a one-year stay in Las Vegas as the Las Vegas Quicksilvers, the team returned as the San Diego Sockers in 1978.[8][9] They were owned by Bob Bell and played their indoor games at the San Diego Sports Arena.[10]

Initially, victories came slowly for the club but mounted quickly and they experienced moderate success over their outdoor history winning several division titles. However, the San Diego Sockers won the North American Soccer League (NASL) Indoor Championships of 1981–82 and 1983–84. Success was far from over for the San Diego Sockers. When the NASL folded, the San Diego Sockers moved to the Major Indoor Soccer League and won eight championships: 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, and 1992. The Sockers carried their success from one league to the next. They switched to the Continental Indoor Soccer League for three more years from 1993 to 1995. However, after several ownership changes, Sockers folded after the 1996 season.

2001–2004

The second version of the San Diego Sockers were a team in the new Major Indoor Soccer League. The team began play in the World Indoor Soccer League in 2001, and joined the MISL when it merged with the WISL for the 2002–2003 season. Just before the beginning of the 2004–2005 season, the Sockers were sold to Raj Kalra, owner of the Vancouver Ravens of the National Lacrosse League. However, barely two months after the purchase, it was revealed that Kalra had not paid the Sockers' players, staff, or rent since taking over, and the league voted to discontinue the franchise on December 30, 2004.

2009–present

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.[11][12] In January 2019, former USMNT player Landon Donovan joined the Sockers in the Major Arena Soccer League.[13]

Colors and badge

At their inception the Sockers featured a color scheme primarily consisting of the royal blue, white, 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 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]

Arena

  • Chevrolet Del Mar Arena (2009–2012)
  • Pechanga Arena San Diego (2012–present)

Personnel

As of July 2, 2020.[14]

Active players

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

No. Position Player
United States FW Gordy Gurson
2 United States FW Taylor Walter Bond
4 Mexico MF Christian Gutierrez
5 Mexico DF Guerrero Pino
7 United States MF Brian Farber
8 Brazil DF Zé Roberto
11 Brazil FW Leonardo De Oliveira
16 Mexico DF Eduardo Velez
17 United States MF Raymundo Reza
18 United States MF Travis Pittman
19 Mexico MF Brandon Escoto
No. Position Player
27 United States GK Boris Pardo
29 Mexico DF Cesar Cerda
33 Mexico DF Raymundo Contreras
37 United States FW Kraig Chiles (Captain)
51 Mexico MF Erick Tovar
58 United States FW César Romero
63 Mexico MF Hiram Ruiz
69 United States MF Luis Ortega
97 Mexico MF Gerardo Jurado
99 Bosnia and Herzegovina FW Slaviša Ubiparipović

Inactive players

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

No. Position Player
21 Mexico GK Diego Angel Arriaga
23 Brazil DF Luis Piffer
No. Position Player
26 Mexico DF Emmanuel Aguirre

Staff

  • Head Coach: Phil Salvagio (2009–present)
  • Assistant Coach: Victor Melendez
  • Assistant Coach: Rene Ortiz
  • Assistant Coach: Ray Taila (2009–present)
  • General Manager: Sean Bowers (2016–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 PASL Pacific Division Champions
  • 2014–15 MASL Pacific Division Regular Season Champions
  • 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, MASL Pacific Division Champions
  • 2009–10, 2010–11 PASL-PRO Champions
  • 2011–12, 2012–13 PASL Champions
  • 2020–21 MASL Ron Newman Cup Champions
  • 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12 U.S. Open Cup of Arena Soccer Champions
  • 2012 FIFRA Club Champions

Year-by-year

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League Champions Runners-Up Division Champions* Playoff Berth
Season League Won Lost GF GA Playoff Avg. Attendance U.S. Open Cup Other
2009–10 PASL-Pro 13 3 146 91 Champions 1,705 2009–10 Champions
2010–11 PASL-Pro 14 2 136 79 Champions 2,608 2010–11 Champions
2011–12 PASL 16 0 165 78 Champions 2,197 2011–12 Champions FIFRA Club Champions
2012–13 PASL 15 1 188 71 Champions 3,744 2012–13 Runners-up
2013–14 PASL 13 3 141 83 Divisional Final 3,625 Round of 16
2014–15 MASL 16 4 179 99 Divisional Final 2,881 N/A
2015–16 MASL 13 7 138 111 Divisional Final 3,051 N/A
2016–17 MASL 14 6 149 90 Conference Final 3,844
2017–18 MASL 19 3 166 84 Conference Final 3,284
2018–19 MASL 23 1 185 92 Conference Final 4,181
2019–20 MASL 15 6 124 104 No playoffs 2,746
2020–21 MASL 4 6 41 43 Champions
Total 12 Seasons 175 42 1758 1025

Playoff record

Year Win Loss GF GA Avg. Attendance
2009–10 2 0 15 13
2010–11 2 0 17 9
2011–12 2 0 19 13 2,390
2012–13 4 0 39 26 3,557
2013–14 1 1 14 15 4,116
2014–15 0 1 6 7 4,276
2015–16 3 2 37 36 2,497
2016–17 2 3 27 30 5,047
2017–18 2 2 21 16 3,421
2018–19 2 1 16 13 3,607
Total 20 10 211 178 3,647

References

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  13. ↑ https://www.sdsockers.com/news/us-icon-landon-donovan-signs-with-sockers
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