2013–14 Tulsa Revolution season

Tulsa Revolution

2013–14 PASL season
OwnersAdam Mellor
Shannon Clark
Head CoachMichael Nsien
ArenaCox Business Center
100 Civic Center
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103
Highest home attendance1,007 (December 28 vs. Texas Strikers)
Lowest home attendance664 (January 31 vs. Chicago Mustangs)
Average home league attendance866 (8 games)[1]

The 2013–14 Tulsa Revolution season was the first season of the revived Tulsa Revolution professional indoor soccer club. The Tulsa Revolution, a Central Division team in the Professional Arena Soccer League, played their home games in the Cox Business Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The team was led by team owners Adam Mellor and Shannon Clark,[2] head coach Michael Nsien, and assistant coaches John Michael Waite and Christian Porto.[3] The team's cheer squad, led by Stephanie Wykoff, is known as the "Ladies of Liberty".[4][5]

Season summary

Tulsa struggled in their first PASL season, losing three straight road games before their home opener against Hidalgo La Fiera. Tulsa took La Fiera to overtime but lost 6–7 then dropped four more matches, splitting the losses between home and road contests. Tulsa's first win of the year came in their last game of 2013, a 13–8 victory over the Texas Strikers. Tulsa began 2014 with four more losses and ultimately finished the season with a 2–14 record.

The Revolution participated in the 2013–14 United States Open Cup for Arena Soccer starting with a scheduled Wild Card round game against an independent team BH United. Originally to be played on Friday, December 6, 2013, the game was postponed to Sunday, December 22, 2013, then postponed again due to severe winter weather.[6] The game was declared a forfeit and the Revolution advanced to the Round of 32 where they defeated the independent Tulsa Tea Men 6–2 on January 12. The January 25 regular season 9–10 loss to the Wichita B-52s served as the Round of 16 game for both teams, ending Tulsa's tournament run.

History

An earlier iteration of the Tulsa Revolution, also owned by Adam Mellor, played for a portion of the 2007-08 season in the American Indoor Soccer League (AISL).[7][8] That team struggled on the field but was planning for a full season in 2008–09 when the AISL folded.[9]

The Tulsa Revolution name lay dormant until July 10, 2012, when Adam Mellor and Shannon Clark were awarded a franchise as owners of an expansion team in the Professional Arena Soccer League for the 2013–14 season.[10][11][12]

Off-field moves

After reaching a deal to plays its home games at the Cox Business Center[11][13][14][15] (formerly known as the Tulsa Convention Center),[16] the team named Michael Nsien as head coach on July 2, 2013, and announced the Williams Companies as presenting sponsor for the 2013–14 season.[5][17] In early November 2013, the team signed a three-year contract with the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and the River Spirit Casino as co-sponsors of the team. Each sponsor has their logo displayed on the arena turf.[18]

The team placed single-game tickets for sale on October 24, 2013, for all nine scheduled home games with the home opener scheduled for November 22, 2013, when Tulsa hosted fellow expansion team Hidalgo La Fiera.[19][20] As of early November 2013, the team had sold just over 200 season tickets.[2]

Roster moves

The Revolution held open player tryouts in July 2013 with the goal of filling out a 20-man active roster for the upcoming season.[21][22] The team began signing players in October 2013, starting with Tulsa native Levi Coleman, in preparation for their first game on November 1 versus the Illinois Piasa.[23]

Other key player signings in October included professional futsal player Savid Parente Devignaud from Portugal,[24] Broken Arrow native Thomas Shannon,[25][26] former Puerto Rico National Team player and Ohio Vortex veteran David Joshua Marrero "Josh" Danza,[27] and forward Franck Tayou who played for the Las Vegas Legends last season.[28][29]

Schedule

  Win   Loss

Regular season

Game Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location[30] Attendance
Score Record
1 Friday November 1 7:35pm at Illinois Piasa L 4–7[31][32] 0–1 Field Sports Complex[33][34] 496[35]
2 Saturday November 2 4:05pm at Chicago Mustangs L 5–10[36] 0–2 Odeum Expo Center[33][37] 833[38]
3 Saturday November 16 7:05pm at Dallas Sidekicks L 5–7[39][40] 0–3 Allen Event Center[41] 3,392[42]
4 Friday November 22 7:05pm Hidalgo La Fiera L 6–7 (OT)[43][44][45] 0–4 Cox Business Center[2][8][46] 898[47]
5 Friday December 13 7:05pm Saltillo Rancho Seco L 7–8[48][49] 0–5 Cox Business Center[50] 864[51]
6 Saturday December 14 7:05pm at Wichita B-52s L 2–9[52][53] 0–6 Hartman Arena[54] 1,691[55]
7 Saturday December 21 2:05pm Dallas Sidekicks L 6–8[56] 0–7 Cox Business Center[57][46] 783[58]
8 Friday December 27 7:35pm at Dallas Sidekicks L 8–13[59][60] 0–8 Allen Event Center[61][62] 4,322[63]
9 Saturday December 28 6:05pm Texas Strikers W 13–8 1–8 Cox Business Center[64][65] 1,007[66]
10 Friday January 10 7:05pm at Wichita B-52s L 2–4[67] 1–9 Hartman Arena 1,424[68]
11 Saturday January 18 6:05pm Dallas Sidekicks L 2–13[69][70] 1–10 Cox Business Center[46][71] 1,042[72]
12 Saturday January 25 6:05pm Wichita B-52s† L 9–10 1–11 Cox Business Center 805[73]
13 Friday January 31 7:05pm Chicago Mustangs L 9–16 1–12 Cox Business Center 664[74]
14 Friday February 7 7:05pm Wichita B-52s W 6–4[75] 2–12 Cox Business Center 865[76]
15 Saturday February 15 7:05pm at Texas Strikers L 3–11 2–13 Ford Arena 277[77]
16 Sunday February 16 5:05pm at Hidalgo La Fiera L 2–23[78] 2–14 State Farm Arena 512[79]

† 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[30] Attendance
Score Record
Wild Card Sunday December 22 10:00am BH United
(Independent) 		W 3–0
(by forfeit) 		1–0 Soccer City OKC N/A
Round of 32 Sunday January 12 10:00am Tulsa Tea Men
(Independent) 		W 6–2 2–0 Soccer City Tulsa
Round of 16 Saturday January 25 6:05pm Wichita B-52s L 9–10 2–1 Cox Business Center[80] 805[73]

Personnel

Player roster

As of November 1, 2013[81] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United Kingdom GBR Lewis Amos
2 DF Puerto Rico PUR Josh Danza
3 DF Jamaica JAM Sheldon Barrett
4 DF United States USA Thomas Shannon
5 DF United States USA David Kamali
6 MF United States USA Adam "Sambo" Claros
7 MF United States USA Bryce Taylor
8 MF Liberia LBR Michael Poneys
9 FW United States USA Levi Coleman
10 MF Portugal POR David Parente
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 MF United States USA Tyrell Jackson
13 FW Mexico MEX Victor Perralta
14 MF Syria SYR Abed El-Kour
15 MF Cameroon CMR Franck Tayou
16 DF United States USA Sam Guernsey
17 FW United States USA Bryant Scrapper
18 FW Burkina Faso BFA Dominic Nayaga
20 DF Nigeria NGA Baba Ugbah
21 FW United States USA Gunnar Kelly
22 GK Lebanon LBN Habib Zaylaa

Staff

The ownership group during this inaugural season include Adam C. Mellor and Shannon T. Clark. The team's head coach is Michael Nsien II. Assistant coaches under Nsien are John Michael Waite and Christian Porto. The team doctor is Dr. Breck Kasbaum, DC and the team legal counsel is Marvin G. Lizama, Esq. Special events are coordinated by Dirk Johnson and Jeff Brucculeri is in charge of media relations.[3] The "Ladies of Liberty" cheer squad is led by Stephanie Wykoff as Cheer Director.[4]

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