2012–13 Professional Arena Soccer League season

Professional Arena Soccer League
Season2012–13
ChampionsSan Diego Sockers
Matches played151
Goals scored2,292 (15.18 per match)
Top goalscorerKraig Chiles SDS
56 Goals
(PASL Record)
Biggest home winDAL 21-1 TEX
(December 15)
Biggest away winSDS 18-3 ARI
(November 17)
Highest scoringTUR 17-12 ANA
(December 9)
Longest winning run11 Games:
San Diego Sockers
(November 3-January 25)
Longest losing run13 Games:
Ohio Vortex
(November 24-February 16)
Highest attendance5,909
HAR @ DAL
(November 3)
(PASL Record)
Lowest attendance45
ANA @ ARI
(December 15)
(PASL Record)
Average attendance968 [1]

2012–13 Professional Arena Soccer League (PASL) season is the fifth season for the American indoor soccer league. The season started on November 1, 2012, and ended on February 23, 2013. This season, the league expanded to 19 teams divided into four divisions.[2]

Standings

As of February 23, 2013 [3]
  2012-13 League Championship
  2012-13 Playoff Team
(Bold) Division Winner

Place Team GP W L Pct GF GA GB
Eastern Division
1 Detroit Waza 16 14 2 .875 162 80 —
2 Cincinnati Kings 16 11 5 .688 118 71 3.0
3 Harrisburg Heat 16 6 10 .375 106 102 8.0
4 Illinois Piasa 16 4 12 .250 89 132 10.0
5 Ohio Vortex 16 1 15 .063 40 169 13.0
Central Division
1 Dallas Sidekicks 16 13 3 .813 140 61 —
2 Rio Grande Valley Flash 16 12 4 .750 150 69 1.0
3 Chicago Mustangs 16 11 5 .688 146 104 2.0
4 Rockford Rampage 16 7 9 .438 100 103 5.0
5 Texas Strikers 16 3 13 .188 76 192 10.0
Southwestern Division
1 Las Vegas Legends 16 13 3 .813 174 81 —
2 Toros Mexico 16 7 9 .438 131 136 6.0
3 Arizona Storm 16 6 10 .375 102 174 7.0
4 Real Phoenix 16 4 12 .250 100 161 9.0
Pacific Division
1 San Diego Sockers 16 15 1 .938 188 71 —
2 Turlock Express 16 9 7 .563 150 127 6.0
3 Tacoma Stars 15 8 7 .534 116 136 6.5
4 Anaheim Bolts 16 6 10 .375 146 174 9.0
5 Sacramento Surge 15 1 14 .067 58 149 13.5

Statistics

Top scorers

Rank Scorer Club Games Goals Assists Points
1 United States Kraig Chiles San Diego Sockers 16 56 16 72
2 United States Enrique Tovar Las Vegas Legends 16 24 33 57
3 United States Aaron Susi San Diego Sockers 15 19 32 51
4 Mexico Nestor Hernandez Chicago Mustangs 16 38 12 50
Brazil Ricardo Sobreira Las Vegas Legends 16 22 28 50
6 United States Ivan Campos Turlock Express 16 33 15 48
7 Brazil Adriano DeLima Anaheim Bolts 12 33 13 46
United States Brian Farber San Diego Sockers 15 26 20 46
9 United States Adrian Gutierrez Turlock Express 16 18 24 42
10 Mexico Omar Tapia Chicago Mustangs 16 17 19 36

Last updated on February 23, 2013. Source: PASL Statistics - Total Points

2013 Ron Newman Cup

Playoff format

Each of the four divisions pitted their first and second-place teams against one another in a home-and-home format. A 30-minute mini-game would have been held immediately after Game 2 if the series was tied at one win apiece. The Semi-Final and Championship games were single elimination and hosted by the San Diego Sockers, the team with the best regular season record.[4] The Semi-Finals were held on Sunday, March 10, 2013, with the Championship game the following day, Monday, March 11, 2013.

Bracket

Division Finals
February 23–28 		Semifinals
March 10 		Championship
March 11
          
E1 Detroit Waza 9 6
E2 Cincinnati Kings 4 5
E1 Detroit Waza 6
C2 Rio Grande Valley Flash 5
C1 Dallas Sidekicks 4 5
C2 Rio Grande Valley Flash 5 8
E1 Detroit Waza 6
P1 San Diego Sockers 8
SW1 Las Vegas Legends 10 10
SW2 Toros Mexico 8 4
SW1 Las Vegas Legends 5
P1 San Diego Sockers 6
P1 San Diego Sockers 12 13
P2 Turlock Express 11 4

Schedule

Divisional Finals Leg 1

Toros Mexico8 - 10Las Vegas Legends
Report
Attendance: 412
Cincinnati Kings4 - 9Detroit Waza
Report
Attendance: 307
San Diego Sockers12 - 11 (OT)Turlock Express
Report
Attendance: 3,048
Rio Grande Valley Flash5 - 4 (OT)Dallas Sidekicks
Report
Attendance: 1,600

Divisional Finals Leg 2

Detroit Waza6 - 5Cincinnati Kings
Report
Attendance: 680
Las Vegas Legends10 - 4Toros Mexico
Report
Attendance: 1,023
Turlock Express4 - 13San Diego Sockers
Report
Attendance: 383
Dallas Sidekicks5 - 8Rio Grande Valley Flash
Report
Attendance: 3,274

Semi-Finals

Detroit Waza6 - 5 (OT)Rio Grande Valley Flash
Report
San Diego Sockers6 - 5 (OT)Las Vegas Legends
Report
Attendance: 4,287

Championship

San Diego Sockers8 - 6Detroit Waza
Report
Report
Attendance: 3,336

Awards

Player of the Week

Week Date Player[5] Pos. Team
1 November 4, 2012 Jeff Hughes[6] MF Cincinnati Kings
2 November 11, 2012 Ante Cop[7] GK Rockford Rampage
3 November 18, 2012 Mike Mason[8] GK Ohio Vortex
4 November 25, 2012 Kraig Chiles[9] FW San Diego Sockers
5 December 1, 2012 Ivan Campos[10] MF Turlock Express
6 December 8, 2012 Alan Hagerty[11] GK Illinois Piasa
7 December 15, 2012 Rodrigo Barbirato[12] FW Las Vegas Legends
8 December 22, 2012 Aaron Susi[13] FW San Diego Sockers
9 December 29, 2012 Nestor Hernandez[14] MF Chicago Mustangs
10 January 6, 2013 Joe Kapinos[15] GK Detroit Waza
11 January 13, 2013 Ricardo Lopes[16] DF Detroit Waza
12 January 20, 2013 Brian Farber[17] MF San Diego Sockers
13 January 27, 2013 Jamie Lovegrove[18] FW Dallas Sidekicks
14 February 2, 2013 Kraig Chiles[19] FW San Diego Sockers
15 February 9, 2013 Kraig Chiles[20] FW San Diego Sockers
16 February 16, 2013 Enrique Tovar[21] FW Las Vegas Legends

Individual awards

[22]

Award Name Team
League MVP Kraig Chiles San Diego Sockers
Coach of the Year Tatu Dallas Sidekicks
Playoffs MVP Kraig Chiles San Diego Sockers

All-League First Team

[22]

Name Position Team
Costea Decu D Detroit Waza
Eric Guzman D Las Vegas Legends
Brian Farber M San Diego Sockers
Nestor Hernandez F Chicago Mustangs
Kraig Chiles F San Diego Sockers
Sagu GK Dallas Sidekicks

All-League Second Team

[22]

Name Position Team
Kiley Couch D Dallas Sidekicks
Damian Garcia D Rio Grande Valley Flash
Ivan Campos F Turlock Express
Enrique Tovar F Las Vegas Legends
Aaron Susi F San Diego Sockers
Joe Kapinos GK Detroit Waza

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