2012–13 Tacoma Stars season

Tacoma Stars
2012–13 PASL season
ChairmanMarian Bowers
Head CoachJoe Waters
ArenaPacific Sports Center
Tacoma, Washington
PASL3rd, Pacific
US Open CupQuarter-finals
Highest home attendance600
(February 2, 2013)
vs Toros Mexico
Lowest home attendance136
(November 18, 2012)
vs Turlock Express
Average home league attendance314 (over 8 home games)[1]
← 2011-12
N/A →

The 2012–13 Tacoma Stars season was the third season of the Tacoma Stars professional indoor soccer club as a franchise in the Professional Arena Soccer League. The Stars, a Pacific Division team, played their home games in the new Pacific Sports Center in Tacoma, Washington. The team was led by head coach Joe Waters.[2][3]

Season summary

The team had mixed results in the regular season, finishing 8–8, including the forfeit of their final scheduled game against the Sacramento Surge. The team struggled on the road with 6 of their 8 wins coming at home. Still, the Stars placed third in the PASL's five-team Pacific Division and only narrowly failed to qualify for the postseason.

The Stars participated in the 2012–13 United States Open Cup for Arena Soccer. They received a bye in the Wild Card round and defeated the Oregon Blacktails of the Premier Arena Soccer League in the Round of 16 before losing to the Las Vegas Legends in the Quarter-Finals, ending their tournament run.[4]

Off-field moves

Between the 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons, Tacoma Stars team owner Marian Bowers completed construction on a new 52,000 square feet (4,800 m2) multi-sport facility on Tacoma's south side to replace the team's former home, the Tacoma Soccer Center. The Pacific Sports Center seats up to 1,200 spectators, includes 200 parking spaces, and cost approximately $4.2 million to construct.[5] The April 2012 grand opening included free soccer clinics, appearances by Tacoma Stars players, and an "official first kick" by Joe Lonergan, then Deputy Mayor of Tacoma.[6]

On January 19, 2013, the Stars announced a partnership with the local Special Olympics organization. The team hosted a match between the Sounders Special Olympics Unity team and the Tacoma Stars Special Olympics Unity team during halftime of the January 20, 2013, game as part of the Special Olympics Unified Sports campaign.[7]

The Stars were originally scheduled to visit the Turlock Express on both January 25 and February 15, 2013. To reduce travel costs, the latter game was moved up to January 25 to form a doubleheader.[8][9]

Before the start of the 2013–14 PASL season, the Tacoma franchise announced that it was putting itself on hiatus for at least one season and would return to the Premier Arena Soccer League as the Tacoma Galaxy.

Roster moves

In early September 2012, the Tacoma Stars signed veteran coach Joe Waters for the 2012–13 season. Waters played 8 seasons for the original Tacoma Stars in the 1980s and early 1990s.[10]

The Stars held open tryouts on September 28 and 29, 2012, at the Pacific Sports Center.[2]

Schedule

  Win   Tie   Loss   No Game

Regular season

Game Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location[11] Attendance
Final Score Record
1 Saturday November 17 7:35pm Turlock Express W 9–8 (OT)[12] 1–0 Pacific Sports Center 478[13]
2 Sunday November 18 2:05pm Turlock Express L 10–15 1–1 Pacific Sports Center 136[14]
3 Saturday December 1 7:35pm San Diego Sockers L 5–15[15] 1–2 Pacific Sports Center 200[16]
4 Saturday December 8 7:35pm Sacramento Surge W 13–2 2–2 Pacific Sports Center 313[17]
5 Sunday December 9 11:00am Sacramento Surge W 12–5[18] 3–2 Pacific Sports Center 287[19]
6 Saturday December 15 7:05pm at San Diego Sockers L 4–14[20] 3–3 Valley View Casino Center 2,586[21]
7 Sunday December 16 3:00pm at Toros Mexico L 3–15 3–4 Unisantos Park 100[22]
8 Friday January 4 6:00pm at Las Vegas Legends L 6–15 3–5 Las Vegas Sports Park[23] 620[4]
9 Saturday January 5 7:00pm at Anaheim Bolts L 7–8[24][25] 3–6 Anaheim Convention Center[26] 819[27]
10 Saturday January 19 7:35pm Anaheim Bolts W 12–9[28] 4–6 Pacific Sports Center[29] 350[30]
11 Sunday January 20 2:05pm Anaheim Bolts W 9–7 5–6 Pacific Sports Center[7] 150[31]
12 Friday January 25 3:30pm at Turlock Express W 6–4 6–6 Turlock Soccer Complex 100[8]
13 Friday January 25 7:00pm at Turlock Express L 5–9 6–7 Turlock Soccer Complex 350[9]
14 Saturday January 26 7:30pm at Sacramento Surge W 9–5 7–7 Off the Wall Soccer Arena 315[32]
15 Saturday February 2 7:35pm Toros Mexico W 6–5 8–7 Pacific Soccer Center 600[33]
16 Saturday February 16 7:30pm at Sacramento Surge FORFEIT 8–8 Off the Wall Soccer Arena N/A

2012–13 US Open Cup for Arena Soccer

Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance
Final Score Record
Wild Card BYE
Round of 16 December 2 7:00pm Oregon Blacktails
(PASL-Premier) 		W 12–2[34] 1–0 Pacific Sports Center ?
Quarter-Finals January 4 7:00pm at Las Vegas Legends L 6–15 1–1 Las Vegas Sports Park 620[4]

References

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