2013–14 Hidalgo La Fiera season

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Texas Strikers)
Average home league attendance1,036 (8 games)[1]

The 2013–14 Hidalgo La Fiera season was the second

State Farm Arena in Hidalgo, Texas
.

The team was led by president Joaquín García Fernández and head coach Mariano Bollella. La Fiera completed the regular season with a 14–2 record and the Central Division Championship. In the post-season, they won their way into the PASL Championship match but lost to the

Chicago Mustangs
15–4.

Season summary

The season started with an overtime loss on the road versus the expansion Monterrey Flash[2] but La Fiera won their next nine games, including the third shootout in PASL history and two more overtime games. Another road loss (6–11) to Monterrey snapped that streak[3] but a 7–1 win at home over the Flash the next week gave La Fiera a split in the season series and a one-goal lead head-to-head, a critical advantage in determining postseason seeding.[4] The team finished January with two more wins and finished the regular season with a 14–2 record and the top spot in the Central Division.[5]

In the post-season, Hidalgo defeated the

Chicago Mustangs
on March 16 in the Championship match but lost 15–4.

La Fiera also participated in the

Chicago Mustangs
on March 16 in an Open Cup Final that doubled as the PASL championship match and lost 15–4.

History

The team was originally organized in 2011 as the "Monterrey Flash" in the Liga Mexicana de Futbol Rápido Profesional (LMFR).

2012–13 PASL season. In July 2013, Victor Fernandez assumed ownership of the team and reorganized it as "La Fiera FC" with a new logo and colors.[10][11] In late July, Joaquín García Fernández was announced as team president.[12]

Off-field moves

Legendary Mexican soccer player Cuauhtémoc Blanco was honored by the team on November 17, during the match against Saltillo Rancho Seco.[13][14]


Awards and honors

On February 26, 2014, the PASL announced its "All-League" honors. Goalkeeper Juan Gamboa was one of six players named to the All-League First Team.[15][16]

Schedule

  Win   Loss

Regular season

Game Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location[17] Attendance
Final Score Record
1 Sunday November 3 5:05 pm at Monterrey Flash L 5–6 (OT)[2] 0–1
Arena Monterrey[18]
 9,627[19]
2 Sunday November 10 4:35 pm
Texas Strikers
 W 13–1[13][20] 1–1
State Farm Arena
 1,025[21]
3 Sunday November 17 5:05 pm Saltillo Rancho Seco W 16–3[14][22] 2–1
State Farm Arena[23][24]
 2,568[25]
4 Friday November 22 7:05 pm at Tulsa Revolution W 7–6 (OT)[26][27] 3–1
Cox Business Center[28]
 898[29]
5 Saturday November 23 7:05 pm at Wichita B-52s W 6–5 (SO)[26][30] 4–1 Hartman Arena[31][32] 1,482[33]
6 Saturday December 7 7:05 pm at
Texas Strikers
 W 14–3[34] 5–1 Ford Arena 239[35]
7 Sunday December 15 7:05 pm Monterrey Flash W 5–4 (OT)[36][37] 6–1
State Farm Arena[38]
 1,242[39]
8 Sunday December 29 5:05 pm
Dallas Sidekicks
† 		W 12–9[40] 7–1
State Farm Arena[41]
 1,062[42]
9 Saturday January 4 7:05 pm at
Texas Strikers
 W 15–4[43][44] 8–1 Ford Arena[45] 214[46]
10 Saturday January 11 7:05 pm at Saltillo Rancho Seco W 9–1[47][48] 9–1 Deportivo Rancho-Seco Saltillo[49][50][51] 316[52]
11 Sunday January 12 5:05 pm at Monterrey Flash L 6–11[3][53] 9–2
Arena Monterrey[54]
 7,123[55]
12 Saturday January 18 7:35 pm Monterrey Flash W 7–1[4][56] 10–2
State Farm Arena
 1,264[57]
13 Sunday January 26 7:35 pm Saltillo Rancho Seco W 15–3[58][59] 11–2
State Farm Arena
 483[60]
14 Thursday February 6 11:05 am
Texas Strikers
 W 26–3[61] 12–2
State Farm Arena
 135[62]
15 Thursday February 13 8:05 pm at Saltillo Rancho Seco W 6–3[63] 13–2 Deportivo Rancho-Seco Saltillo[64] 127[65]
16 Sunday February 16 5:05 pm Tulsa Revolution W 23–2[66] 14–2
State Farm Arena
 512[67]

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

Post-season

Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance
Score Record
Central Division Final Saturday March 1 7:05 pm Monterrey Flash W 9–8[68] 1–0
State Farm Arena
 1,322[69]
PASL Semifinal Saturday March 15 5:00 pm Las Vegas Legends† W 5–4[70] 2–0
Sears Centre
 1,607[71]
PASL Final Sunday March 16 4:30 pm at
Chicago Mustangs
† 		L 4–15 2–1
Sears Centre
 3,969[72]

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

U.S. Open Cup for Arena Soccer

Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location[17] Attendance
Score Record
Round of 32 BYE
Round of 16 Sunday December 29 5:05 pm
Dallas Sidekicks
 W 12–9 1–0
State Farm Arena
 1,062[42]
Quarter-finals Saturday February 1 7:30 pm Austin FC
(PASL-Premier) 		W 13–2[73] 2–0 Golazo Soccer
(
Pharr, TX
) 		125[74]
Semi-finals Saturday March 15 5:00 pm Las Vegas Legends W 5–4[70] 3–0
Sears Centre
 1,607[71]
Finals Sunday March 16 4:30 pm at
Chicago Mustangs
 L 4–15 3–1
Sears Centre
 3,969[72]

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