2012–13 San Diego Sockers season

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Tacoma Stars
Average home league attendance3,744 (over 8 home games)[1]

The 2012–13 San Diego Sockers season was the fourth season of the

San Diego, California. General manager John Kentera and head coach Phil Salvagio led the Sockers to the best regular season record in the PASL and their fourth consecutive league championship.[2]

Season summary

The Sockers were very successful in the regular season, finishing 15–1 and clinching the Western Division title for the fourth consecutive season. They began the season with a 37-game win streak, one of the best in professional sports history, and the last three PASL league championships.

Dallas Sidekicks on January 27, 2013.[8][9][10][11][12]

San Diego also performed well at the box office, placing second in the league (behind only Dallas) in overage home attendance.

Detroit Waza
8–6 in regulation for the league championship on March 11, 2013.

The Sockers also participated in the

Detroit Waza in the Championship game on March 2, 2013.[15][16][17]

History

This is the third franchise to bear the "San Diego Sockers" name.

second MISL in 2002 before folding in 2004.[19]

The current Sockers franchise was founded in 2009 and played its first three seasons at the

Valley View Casino Center) which hosted the indoor games of both of the previous Sockers franchises.[4][20]

Off-field moves

The majority of San Diego Sockers games were broadcast live on

Ron Newman Cup league championship game aired on XEPRS-AM, "The Mighty 1090".)[21] The same team presented every regular season match as streaming audio on the Sockers' official website and their audio accompanied the video of America One Sports webcasts of Sockers games. 2012–13 is Elsten's fourth seasons the voice of the Sockers.[22]

Roster moves

Allen Event Center
.

In October 2012, the team re-signed veteran

San Diego Sockers.[23]

Awards and honors

The San Diego Hall of Champions honors athletes with ties to the San Diego area each month by selecting its Stars of the Month. For November 2012, this list included Sockers forward Miguel "Chiky" Luna.[24] For December 2012, the honorees included Sockers top-scorer Kraig Chiles.[25] In January 2013, the Hall announced that Kraig Chiles was one of 15 area athletes selected as a 2012 Star of the Year.[26] For January 2013, the honorees included high-scoring midfielder Brian Farber.[27] For February 2013, the hall honored team captain Aaron Susi.[28]

On November 27, 2012, citing his eight goals in the Sockers' match against

Professional Arena Soccer League named Kraig Chiles, the league's leading scorer and its reigning Most Valuable Player, as their Player of the Week.[29] On December 25, 2012, the PASL named Sockers team captain Aaron Susi as their Player of the Week. The league cited the veteran's 2 goals and 3 assists in his team's victory over the Anaheim Bolts on December 22 as well as his 25 total points to date this season.[30]

The team honored former Sockers player and coach

Turlock Express. Quinn played for the original Sockers franchise from 1983 to 1991 and later served as coach of both the original and first revival versions of the team.[31] On January 2, 2013, the San Diego Hall of Champions announced that Quinn would be inducted into its Breitbard Hall of Fame on February 25, 2013, as part of the Class of 2013.[32][33]

On January 22, 2013, the league cited his game-winning goal in the Sockers defeat of the Las Vegas Legends in naming Brian Farber as the PASL's Player of the Week. Farber scored two goals and two assists with the final score coming just 2.2 seconds before the end of regulation. It gave San Diego their first lead of the match and the win, preserving their record-setting winning streak and clinching the Pacific Division title for the team.[34]

On February 5, 2013, the PASL named Kraig Chiles as its player of the week for the second time this season. The league cited his offensive performance against the Anaheim Bolts the previous weekend where he set a new regular season goal scoring record, breaking his own make from last season.[35]

On February 12, 2013, the league named

2008–09 season.[37] He also became the first player in PASL history to score 50 goals in a single season.[36]

In postseason honors, forwards Kraig Chiles and Brian Farber were named to the 2012-13 PASL All-League First Team. Forward Aaron Susi was named to the 2012-13 PASL All-League Second Team and Chiles was also named the 2012-13 PASL Most Valuable Player.[38][39]

Schedule

  Win   Tie   Loss

Regular season

Game Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location[40] Attendance
Final Score Record
1 Saturday November 3 7:05pm
Sacramento Surge
 W 15–2 1–0
Valley View Casino Center
 3,545[41]
2 Saturday November 10 7:05pm Real Phoenix W 11–5[42] 2–0 Valley View Casino Center 2,913[43]
3 Saturday November 17 5:05pm
(4:05pm Pacific) 		at Arizona Storm† W 18–3[44] 3–0 Arizona Sports Complex 125[45]
4 Friday November 23 7:35pm Toros Mexico W 14–4[6] 4–0 Valley View Casino Center[46] 4,134[47]
5 Saturday December 1 7:35pm at
Tacoma Stars
 W 15–5[48] 5–0 Pacific Sports Center 200[49]
6 Saturday December 8 8:00pm
(7:00pm Pacific) 		at Real Phoenix W 9–3 6–0 Barney Family Sports Complex 220[50]
7 Saturday December 15 7:05pm
Tacoma Stars
 W 14–4[51] 7–0 Valley View Casino Center 2,586[52]
8 Saturday December 22 7:05pm Anaheim Bolts† W 14–3[53] 8–0 Valley View Casino Center[54][55][56] 2,923[57]
9 Saturday January 5 7:05pm
Turlock Express
† 		W 11–7[58] 9–0 Valley View Casino Center 4,680[59]
10 Friday January 18 7:00pm at Las Vegas Legends† W 6–5[60] 10–0 Orleans Arena[7] 2,427[61]
11 Friday January 25 7:05pm
(4:05pm Pacific) 		at
Harrisburg Heat
 W 10–3[62] 11–0 Farm Show Arena[63] 1,250[64]
12 Sunday January 27 6:00pm
(4:00pm Pacific) 		at
Dallas Sidekicks
 L 5–6 (OT)[8][9][65] 11–1
Allen Event Center[10]
 4,701[66]
13 Friday February 1 7:35pm
Dallas Sidekicks
 W 5–4[67] 12–1 Valley View Casino Center[10] 4,474[68]
14 Saturday February 2 7:05pm at Anaheim Bolts W 10–6[69][70] 13–1 Anaheim Convention Center[71] 1,720[72]
15 Sunday February 10 6:05pm
(5:05pm Pacific) 		Arizona Storm W 16–2[37] 14–1 Valley View Casino Center 4,703[73]
16 Sunday February 17 1:00pm at Toros Mexico W 15–9[74] 15–1 UniSantos Park[75] 527[76]

† Game also counts for US Open Cup, as listed in chart below.

Postseason

Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance
Final Score Record
Division Finals Game 1 Saturday February 23 7:00pm
Turlock Express
 W 12–11 (OT)[77][78] 1–0
Valley View Casino Center
 3,048[79]
Division Finals Game 2 Sunday February 24 7:00pm at
Turlock Express
 W 13–4[80][81] 2–0 Orleans Arena 383[82]
Semi-Finals Sunday March 10 6:30pm Las Vegas Legends[83] W 6–5 (OT)[13][14] 3–0
Valley View Casino Center[84]
 4,287[85][86]
Championship Monday March 11 7:35pm
(10:35pm Eastern)
Detroit Waza
 W 8–6[87][88][89] 4–0
Valley View Casino Center
 3,336[90]

2012–13 US Open Cup for Arena Soccer

Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance
Final Score Record
Wild Card November 17 5:05pm
(4:05pm Pacific) 		at Arizona Storm W 18–3[44] 1–0 Arizona Sports Complex 125[45]
Round of 16 December 22 7:05pm Anaheim Bolts W 14–3[53] 2–0 Valley View Casino Center[54] 2,923[57]
Quarter-final January 5 7:05pm
Turlock Express
 W 11–7[58] 3–0 Valley View Casino Center 4,680[59]
Semi-final January 18 7:00pm at Las Vegas Legends W 6–5[60] 4–0 Orleans Arena[7] 2,427[61]
Championship March 2 7:35pm
(4:35pm Pacific) 		at
Detroit Waza[91]
 L 6–7[15][92][93] 4–1 Melvindale Ice Arena[35][94] 1,256[95]

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