2013–14 Sacramento Surge season

Sacramento Surge

2013–14 PASL season
General ManagerRyan Hopping[1]
Head CoachJorge Fernandez
ArenaEstadio Azteca Soccer Arena
1960 Railroad Dr.
Sacramento, CA 95815
US Open CupRound of 16
Highest home attendance522 (January 4 vs. Bay Ares Rosal)
Lowest home attendance215 (December 14 vs. Toros Mexico)
Average home league attendance314 (7 games)[2]

The 2013–14 Sacramento Surge season was the second season of the Sacramento Surge professional indoor soccer club. The Sacramento Surge, a Pacific Division team in the Professional Arena Soccer League, played their home games in the Estadio Azteca Soccer Arena in the Natomas section of Sacramento, California. The team was led by general manager Ryan Hopping and head coach Jorge Fernandez.

Season summary

The Surge struggled early in the season, dropping their first six games in regulation with five of those losses by 7 or more goals. The team's fortunes improved in mid-December and early January as the team took Toros Mexico to overtime, beat the Turlock Express, and split a series with expansion Bay Area Rosal. Sacramento ended the season with another win over Turlock, earning them a 3–13 record.

The Sacramento Surge participated in the 2013–14 United States Open Cup for Arena Soccer starting with a Round of 32 victory over the Yamhill County Crew of the Premier Arena Soccer League and a Round of 16 loss to the Bay Area Rosal in a match that doubled as a regular PASL season contest.

History

In 1991 and 1992, Sacramento was home to the Sacramento Surge of the World League of American Football. The Surge won the 1992 World Bowl but, shortly afterwards, WLAF operations in the United States were suspended and the team disbanded. The soccer team is named in their honor.

Sacramento was a Professional Arena Soccer League expansion team for the 2012–13 season and they struggled to find their footing on the field. They placed last in the Pacific Division with a 2–14 record (and one of those wins a forfeit when the Tacoma Stars announced they would not travel 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.

Schedule

  Win   Loss

Regular season

Game Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location[3] Attendance
Score Record
1 Saturday November 2 7:05pm at Turlock Express L 7–10[4] 0–1 Turlock Soccer Complex[5][6] 550[7]
2 Sunday November 3 3:05pm Las Vegas Legends L 6–14[8] 0–2 Estadio Azteca Soccer Arena 311[9]
3 Saturday November 9 7:05pm Bay Area Rosal L 5–12 0–3 Estadio Azteca Soccer Arena 274[10]
4 Sunday November 17 4:05pm at Ontario Fury L 1–9[11] 0–4 Citizens Business Bank Arena 1,963[12]
5 Saturday November 23 7:05pm San Diego Sockers L 4–11 0–5 Estadio Azteca Soccer Arena 246[13]
6 Saturday December 7 7:05pm at Las Vegas Legends L 6–14[14] 0–6 Las Vegas Sports Park[15] 344[16]
7 Saturday December 14 7:05pm Toros Mexico L 6–7 (OT) 0–7 Estadio Azteca Soccer Arena 215[17]
8 Friday December 27 7:05pm at Turlock Express W 5–3 1–7 Turlock Soccer Complex 320[18]
9 Saturday December 28 8:00pm at Bay Area Rosal† L 5–9 1–8 Cabernet Indoor Sports 272[19]
10 Saturday January 4 7:05pm Bay Area Rosal W 11–8 2–8 Estadio Azteca Soccer Arena 522[20]
11 Saturday January 11 7:05pm Turlock Express L 7–11 2–9 Estadio Azteca Soccer Arena 310[21]
12 Saturday January 25 7:05pm at Las Vegas Legends L 20–1 2–10 Las Vegas Sports Park 448[22]
13 Sunday January 26 1:05pm at Toros Mexico L 6–20 2–11 UniSantos Park 224[23]
14 Saturday February 1 7:05pm at Bay Area Rosal L 8–16 2–12 Cabernet Indoor Sports 143[24]
15 Saturday February 8 7:05pm Toros Mexico L 6–10 2–13 Estadio Azteca Soccer Arena 323[25]
16 Saturday February 15 7:05pm Turlock Express W 8–5 3–13 Estadio Azteca Soccer Arena 300[26]

† Game also counts for US Open Cup, as listed in chart below.

U.S. Open Cup for Arena Soccer

Game Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location[3] Attendance
Score Record
Round of 32 Saturday December 21 7:00pm Yamhill County Crew W 9–6 1–0 Estadio Azteca Soccer Arena 100[27]
Round of 16 Saturday December 28 8:00pm at Bay Area Rosal L 5–9 1–1 Cabernet Indoor Sports 180[19]

References

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