2011–12 Professional Arena Soccer League season

Professional Arena Soccer League
Season2011–12
ChampionsSan Diego Sockers
Matches played96
Goals scored1,496 (15.58 per match)
Top goalscorerKraig Chiles
(46)
Biggest home winTIJ 28-7 ANA
(January 14)
ANA 17-3 ARI
(January 28)
Biggest away winDET 11-3 OHI
(November 5)
Highest scoringTIJ 28-7 ANA
(January 14)
Longest winning run16 Games:
San Diego Sockers
(unbeaten season)
Longest losing run15 Games:
Arizona Storm
(November 13 - February 11)
Highest attendance2,621
ANA @ SDS
(November 19)
Lowest attendance100
ARI @ TIJ
(February 10)
Average attendance656 [1]

The 2011–12 Professional Arena Soccer League season was the fourth season for the American professional indoor soccer league, now using the nickname "PASL" instead of "PASL-Pro".[2] The San Diego Sockers became the first team in league history to finish a season undefeated. The Sockers won their third straight PASL Championship and the first Ron Newman Cup trophy[3] by defeating the Detroit Waza 10–7 at the Del Mar Arena, home of the Sockers.[4]

Standings

As of February 26, 2012[5]
  2011-12 League Championship
  2011-12 Playoff Team
(Bold) Division Winner

Place Team GP W L Pct GF GA GB
Eastern Division
1 Detroit Waza 16 13 3 .813 139 102 —
2 Louisville Lightning 16 11 5 .688 141 113 2
3 Kansas Magic 16 8 8 .500 109 116 5
4 Illinois Piasa 16 6 10 .375 101 116 7
5 Cincinnati Kings 16 6 10 .375 112 110 7
6 Ohio Vortex 16 4 12 .250 100 145 9
Western Division
1 San Diego Sockers 16 16 0 1.000 165 78 —
2 Revolución Tijuana 16 10 6 .625 176 132 6
3 Turlock Express 16 10 6 .625 129 128 6
4 Anaheim Bolts 16 8 8 .500 148 158 8
5 Tacoma Stars 16 3 13 .188 117 150 13
6 Arizona Storm 16 1 15 .063 59 148 15

Statistics

Top scorers

Rank Scorer Club Games Goals Assists Points
1 United States Kraig Chiles San Diego Sockers 15 46 20 66
2 Romania Costea Decu Detroit Waza 16 27 20 47
Serbia Miki Djerisilo Detroit Waza 14 21 26 47
4 United States Brian Farber San Diego Sockers 16 27 17 44
5 Brazil Adriano DeLima Anaheim Bolts 13 25 17 42
6 United States Allen Eller Cincinnati Kings 15 22 14 36
7 Mexico Jorge Quiroz Turlock Express 11 14 21 35
United States Cesar Romero Revolución Tijuana 7 33 2 35
9 Bosnia and Herzegovina Elvir Kafedžić Illinois Piasa 14 26 7 33
United States Aaron Susi San Diego Sockers 13 11 33 33

Last updated on February 26, 2012.[6]

2012 Ron Newman Cup

Divisional Playoffs
March 2–3 		Semifinals
March 9 		Final
March 10
         
Kansas Magic 6
San Diego Sockers 9
E3 Kansas Magic 9
E2 Louisville Lightning 5
San Diego Sockers 10
Detroit Waza 7
W3 Turlock Express 4
W2 Revolución Tijuana 5
Revolución Tijuana 7
Detroit Waza 9
E4 Illinois Piasa 6
E1 Detroit Waza 7

Divisional Playoffs

Kansas Magic9 - 5Louisville Lightning
Report
Mockingbird Valley Sports Complex
Louisville, Kentucky
Attendance: 757
Detroit Waza7 - 6 (OT)Illinois Piasa
Report
Attendance: 717
Revolución Tijuana5 - 4Turlock Express
Report
Planet Gol Furati
Tijuana, Mexico
Attendance: 300

Semi-Finals

Detroit Waza9 - 7Revolución Tijuana
Report
Attendance: 658
San Diego Sockers9 - 6Kansas Magic
Report
Attendance: 2,151

Championship

San Diego Sockers10 - 7Detroit Waza
Report
Attendance: 2,628

Awards

Individual awards

[7]

Award Name Team
MVP Kraig Chiles San Diego Sockers
Coach of the Year Phil Salvagio San Diego Sockers
Playoffs MVP Riley Swift San Diego Sockers

All-League First Team

[7]

Name Position Team
Costea Decu D Detroit Waza
Adriano DeLima D Anaheim Bolts
Brian Farber M San Diego Sockers
Miki Djerisilo M Detroit Waza
Kraig Chiles F San Diego Sockers
Vito Lonigro GK Detroit Waza

All-League Second Team

[7]

Name Position Team
Jesse Horta D Turlock Express
Ze Roberto D San Diego Sockers
Jorge Quiroz M Turlock Express
Allen Eller F Cincinnati Kings
Cesar Romero F Revolución Tijuana
Riley Swift GK San Diego Sockers

See also

References

  1. ^ PASL Attendance
  2. ^ "PASL Announces 2011/12 Schedule, Playoff Format, Sleeker Nickname". Our Sports Central. October 17, 2011. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
  3. ^ "Sockers to honor ex-head coach Ron Newman". North County Times. Archived from the original on September 4, 2012.
  4. ^ Leonard, Tod (March 10, 2012). "Sockers seize third straight PASL championship". U-T San Diego. San Diego, CA. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
  5. ^ "PASL Standings". PointStreak.com. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
  6. ^ "PASL Statistics - Total Points". Professional Arena Soccer League.
  7. ^ a b c "Sockers, Waza Headline PASL All-League Teams". Professional Arena Soccer League. Archived from the original on July 29, 2012.