The 2012–13 Sacramento Surge season was the first season of the Sacramento Surge professional indoor soccer club. The Surge, a Pacific Division team in the Professional Arena Soccer League, played their home games in the Off the Wall Soccer Arena in Sacramento, California. The team was led by chairman Airrick Harvey and head coach Jorge Fernandez.
2012–13 PASL season | |
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Chairman | Airrick Harvey |
Head Coach | Jorge Fernandez |
Arena | Off the Wall Soccer Arena Sacramento, California |
Professional Arena Soccer League | 5th, Pacific |
US Open Cup | Wild Card |
Highest home attendance | 500 (January 19, 2013) vs Toros Mexico |
Lowest home attendance | 175 (December 15, 2012) vs Turlock Express |
Average home league attendance | 252 (over 7 home games)[1] |
Season summary
editThe team struggled in the regular season, placing fifth in the PASL's five-team Pacific Division, and failed to advance to the postseason. The Surge compiled a 2–14 record with one win coming against Toros Mexico on January 19, 2013, and the other by forfeit when the Tacoma Stars announced they would not make the trip south for the final game of the regular season.
The Surge participated in the 2012–13 United States Open Cup for Arena Soccer. They lost to the Turlock Express in the Wild Card round, abruptly ending their run in the tournament.
History
editIn 1991 and 1992, Sacramento was home to the Sacramento Surge of the World League of American Football. The team won the 1992 World Bowl, the only North American team to do so.[2] WLAF operations were suspended following the 1992 season and the Sacramento team disbanded. The soccer team is named in their honor.
Schedule
editWin Loss No Game
Regular season
editGame | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location[3] | Attendance | |
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Final Score | Record | |||||||
1 | Friday | November 2 | 7:00pm | at Anaheim Bolts | L 5–13[4] | 0–1 | Anaheim Convention Center | 1,394[5] |
2 | Saturday | November 3 | 7:05pm | at San Diego Sockers | L 2–15[6] | 0–2 | Valley View Casino Center[7] | 3,545[8] |
3 | Saturday | November 10 | 7:30pm | Las Vegas Legends | L 2–8 | 0–3 | Off the Wall Soccer Arena | 324[9] |
4 | Saturday | November 24 | 7:00pm | at Turlock Express | L 5–8[10] | 0–4 | Turlock Soccer Complex | 390[11] |
5 | Saturday | December 1 | 7:30pm | Anaheim Bolts | L 2–10[12] | 0–5 | Off the Wall Soccer Arena | 293[13] |
6 | Saturday | December 8 | 7:30pm | at Tacoma Stars | L 2–13 | 0–6 | Pacific Soccer Center | 313[14] |
7 | Sunday | December 9 | 11:00am | at Tacoma Stars | L 5–12[15] | 0–7 | Pacific Soccer Center | 287[16] |
8 | Saturday | December 15 | 7:30pm | Turlock Express | L 6–7 (OT) | 0–8 | Off the Wall Soccer Arena | 175[17] |
9 | Friday | December 21 | 7:00pm | at Turlock Express† | L 6–9[18] | 0–9 | Turlock Soccer Complex | 325[19] |
10 | Saturday | January 12 | 7:00pm | at Anaheim Bolts | L 5–15[20][21] | 0–10 | Anaheim Convention Center[22] | 852[23] |
11 | Sunday | January 13 | 7:00pm | at Toros Mexico | L 3–12 | 0–11 | UniSantos Park | 250[24] |
12 | Saturday | January 19 | 8:00pm | Toros Mexico | W 3–2[25] | 1–11 | Off the Wall Soccer Arena | 500[26] |
13 | Saturday | January 26 | 8:00pm | Tacoma Stars | L 5–9 | 1–12 | Off the Wall Soccer Arena | 315[27] |
14 | Saturday | February 2 | 8:00pm | Arizona Storm | L 6–7 (OT) | 1–13 | Off the Wall Soccer Arena | 310[28] |
15 | Saturday | February 9 | 8:00pm | Turlock Express | L 1–9 | 1–14 | Off the Wall Soccer Arena | 350[29] |
16 | Saturday | February 16 | 8:00pm | Tacoma Stars | BY FORFEIT | 2–14 | Off the Wall Soccer Arena |
† Game also counts for US Open Cup, as listed in chart below.
Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Attendance | |
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Final Score | Record | ||||||
Wild Card | December 21 | 7:00pm | at Turlock Express | L 6–9[18] | 0–1 | Turlock Soccer Complex | 325[19] |
References
edit- ^ "League Attendance". Professional Arena Soccer League. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
- ^ Smith, Timothy W. (June 7, 1992). "Surge Beats Out Orlando For World League Title". The New York Times. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
- ^ "Sacramento Surge Schedule". Our Sports Central. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
- ^ "Bolts Open Season with Convincing 12-5 Win over Sacramento". Our Sports Central. November 3, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
- ^ "Box Score: Anaheim Convention - Fri, Nov 02, 2012". Professional Arena Soccer League. November 2, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
- ^ "Los Bolts abren la temporada con 13-5 sobre Sacramento". Hoy Los Angeles (in Spanish). November 5, 2012. Archived from the original on March 4, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
- ^ Leonard, Tod (November 2, 2012). "Sockers make return to historic home". North County Times. Escondido, CA. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
- ^ "Box Score: Valley View Casino Arena - Sat, Nov 03, 2012". Professional Arena Soccer League. November 3, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- ^ "Box Score: Off The Wall Indoor Soccer - Sat, Nov 10, 2012". Professional Arena Soccer League. November 10, 2012. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
- ^ Tovar, Frankie (November 27, 2012). "Turlock Express surge past Sacramento". Turlock Journal. Archived from the original on December 1, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2012.
- ^ "Box Score: Turlock Indoor Soccer - Sat, Nov 24, 2012". Professional Arena Soccer League. November 24, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
- ^ "Bolts Bounce Back with Dominant 10-2 Win in Sacramento". Our Sports Central. December 2, 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2012.
- ^ "Box Score: Off The Wall Indoor Soccer - Sat, Dec 01, 2012". Professional Arena Soccer League. December 1, 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2012.
- ^ "Box Score: Pacific Sports Center - Sat, Dec 08, 2012". Professional Arena Soccer League. December 8, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
- ^ Tsoi, Wilson (December 10, 2012). "Picture Perfect: Wilson Tsoi shoots some 'Star Power'". GoalWA.net. Archived from the original on February 21, 2013. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
- ^ "Box Score: Pacific Sports Center - Sun, Dec 09, 2012". Professional Arena Soccer League. December 9, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
- ^ "Box Score: Off The Wall Indoor Soccer - Sat, Dec 15, 2012". Professional Arena Soccer League. December 15, 2012. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
- ^ a b "Express Extend Winning Streak to Six". Our Sports Central. December 22, 2012. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
- ^ a b "Box Score: Turlock Indoor Soccer - Fri, Dec 21, 2012". Professional Arena Soccer League. December 21, 2012. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
- ^ "Anaheim Downs Sacramento 15-5 for Third Straight Win". Our Sports Central. January 13, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
- ^ "Anaheim gana partido ante Sacramento". Hoy Los Angeles (in Spanish). January 14, 2013. Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
- ^ "Bolts Look to Take Care of Business against Sacramento". Our Sports Central. January 11, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
- ^ "Box Score: Anaheim Convention - Sat, Jan 12, 2013". Professional Arena Soccer League. January 12, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ^ "Box Score: Unisantos Sports Park - Sun, Jan 13, 2013". Professional Arena Soccer League. January 13, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
- ^ "Caen Toros Tijuana ante Sacramento". El Sol de Tijuana (in Spanish). Organizacion Editorial Mexicana. January 21, 2013. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
- ^ "Box Score: Off The Wall Indoor Soccer - Sat, Jan 19, 2013". Professional Arena Soccer League. January 19, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
- ^ "Box Score: Off The Wall Indoor Soccer - Sat, Jan 26, 2013". Professional Arena Soccer League. January 26, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
- ^ "Box Score: Off The Wall Indoor Soccer - Sat, Feb 02, 2013". Professional Arena Soccer League. February 2, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- ^ "Box Score: Off The Wall Indoor Soccer - Sat, Feb 09, 2013". Professional Arena Soccer League. February 9, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2013.