2012–13 Texas Strikers season

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Texas Strikers
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2012–13 PASL season
OwnerJames Germany
Head CoachChris "Topper" Cogan
Arena Ford Arena
Beaumont, Texas
(capacity: 8,500) [1]
PASL 5th, Central
US Open Cup DNP
Highest home attendance1,078
(December 1, 2012)
vs Dallas Sidekicks
Lowest home attendance385
(January 11, 2013)
vs Chicago Mustangs
Average home league attendance598 (over 8 home games) [2]
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The 2012–13 Texas Strikers season was the first season of the Texas Strikers professional indoor soccer club. [3] The Strikers, a Central Division team in the Professional Arena Soccer League, played their home games in Ford Arena in Beaumont, Texas. [4] The team was led by owner James Germany and head coach Chris "Topper" Cogan. The Strikers are Beaumont's first professional soccer team. [5]

Contents

Season summary

The Strikers in action versus the Dallas Sidekicks on February 23, 2013, at the Allen Event Center. Dallas Sidekicks vs Texas Strikers B - 23 February 2013.jpg
The Strikers in action versus the Dallas Sidekicks on February 23, 2013, at the Allen Event Center.

The team struggled early in the regular season but split its last six games, amassing a 3–13 record. The Strikers placed fifth in the five-team Central Division and failed to advance to the postseason. The franchise fared better at the box office, placing seventh in the 19-team league for average home attendance. [2]

The Strikers did not participate in the 2012–13 United States Open Cup for Arena Soccer.

Off-field moves

The team's December 1, 2012, home opener against the Dallas Sidekicks was delayed by nearly two hours as the goals had not been properly installed by gametime. [6] Blaming late shipping from the supplier for the delay, the team gave free popcorn and soft drinks to fans while they waited. [7] The team later announced that anyone with a ticket stub from the delayed game could redeem it for free admission to the December 8 game against the Arizona Storm. [7]

Roster moves

In early October 2012, the Strikers held two rounds of tryouts for prospective players at the Cris Quinn Soccer Complex in Beaumont. [8] 63 prospects participated in the tryouts as the team worked to fill out a 20-man roster for the 2012–13 season. [9] [10]

On October 30, the team signed Thomas Shenton from Doncaster, England, Mikey Olabarrieta from Honduras, and Texas native Jeff LeBlanc. [11]

The team roster for the regular season finale against the Dallas Sidekicks was partially filled out with players from Vitesse Dallas of the Premier Arena Soccer League.

Schedule

  Win  Tie  Loss

Regular season

GameDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation [12] Attendance
Final ScoreRecord
1SaturdayNovember 177:30pmat Rio Grande Valley Flash L 1–13 [13] 0–1 State Farm Arena 1,758 [14]
2SaturdayDecember 17:05pm Dallas Sidekicks L 3–10 [15] 0–2 Ford Arena [16] 1,078 [17]
3SaturdayDecember 87:05pm Arizona Storm L 4–70–3Ford Arena [18] 717 [19]
4SaturdayDecember 157:00pmat Dallas Sidekicks L 1–210–4 Allen Event Center 4,768 [20]
5SaturdayDecember 227:05pmat Rockford Rampage L 5–160–5 Victory Sports Complex 266 [21]
6SundayDecember 231:30pmat Chicago Mustangs L 1–200–6 Grand Sports Arena [22] 299 [23]
7SaturdayDecember 297:05pm Dallas Sidekicks L 4–16 [24] 0–7Ford Arena [1] 688 [25]
8FridayJanuary 47:05pm Rio Grande Valley Flash L 1–10 [26] [27] 0–8Ford Arena [28] 496 [29]
9FridayJanuary 117:05pm Chicago Mustangs L 2–120–9Ford Arena385 [30]
10SaturdayJanuary 198:00pm
(9:00pm Central)		at Real Phoenix L 6–100–10 Barney Family Sports Complex 69 [31]
11SundayJanuary 204:00pm
(5:00pm Central)		at Arizona Storm W 9–81–10 Arizona Sports Complex 55 [32]
12SundayJanuary 275:00pmat Rio Grande Valley Flash L 3–12 [33] [34] 1–11 State Farm Arena [35] 1,549 [36]
13SaturdayFebruary 27:05pm Real Phoenix ♥W 13–82–11Ford Arena398 [37]
14SundayFebruary 103:05pm Rockford Rampage W 9–83–11Ford Arena409 [38]
15SaturdayFebruary 167:05pm Rio Grande Valley Flash L 10–11 (OT) [39] [40] 3–12Ford Arena620 [41]
16SaturdayFebruary 237:00pmat Dallas Sidekicks L 4–10 [42] [43] 3–13 Allen Event Center [44] [45] 4,856 [46]

♥ Replacement squad after Phoenix franchise revoked by league.

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