The 2011–12 San Diego Sockers season was the third season of the San Diego Sockers indoor soccer club as a franchise in the Professional Arena Soccer League. The Sockers, a Pacific Division team, played their home games in the Chevrolet Del Mar Arena in Del Mar, California. The team was perfect, winning every game played that season (28–0), including games in the Ron Newman Cup playoffs, & in the U.S. Open Cup & FIFRA Club Championship tournaments. The team was led to a 16–0 regular season (with 165 goals-for and just 78 goals-against) and a third consecutive league championship by head coach Phil Salvagio.
PASL schedule
Regular season Game Day Date Opponent Results Location Attendance Final score Team record1SaturdayNovember 12at Anaheim BoltsW 10–61–0Anaheim Convention Center1,2082 SaturdayNovember 19Anaheim BoltsW 7–6 (OT)2–0Chevrolet Del Mar Arena2,6213SaturdayNovember 26Revolución TijuanaW 16–10 3–0Chevrolet Del Mar Arena1,8644FridayDecember 9at Revolución TijuanaW 6–5 (OT)4–0Estadio Furati4565SaturdayDecember 17Tacoma StarsW 8–35–0Chevrolet Del Mar Arena2,4706SaturdayJanuary 7Anaheim BoltsW 13–6 6–0Chevrolet Del Mar Arena2,3347SundayJanuary 8at Arizona StormW 10–3 7–0Phoenix Sports Centre3528SaturdayJanuary 14at Tacoma StarsW 13–6 8–0Starfire Sports Complex2119SundayJanuary 15at TacomaW 10–69–0Starfire Sports Complex15910SaturdayJanuary 21Turlock ExpressW 10–8 10–0Chevrolet Del Mar Arena1,60411SundayJanuary 22at Arizona StormW 9–3 11–0Phoenix Sports Centre15012FridayJanuary 27at Anaheim BoltsW 10–5 12–0Anaheim Convention Center1,82613SaturdayJanuary 28Revolución TijuanaW 13–2 13–0Chevrolet Del Mar Arena2,42814SaturdayFebruary 11Arizona StormW 13–1 14–0Chevrolet Del Mar Arena2,13715FridayFebruary 24at Turlock ExpressW 8–4 15–0Turlock Soccer Complex---16SaturdayFebruary 25Tacoma StarsW 9–4 16–0Chevrolet Del Mar Arena2,123
2012 Ron Newman Cup Game Day Date Opponent Results Location Attendance Final score Team recordSemi-FinalFridayMarch 9Kansas MagicW 9–61–0Chevrolet Del Mar Arena2,151ChampionshipSaturdayMarch 10Detroit WazaW 10–72–0Chevrolet Del Mar Arena2,628
Non-PASL schedule
2012 FIFRA Club Championship Game Day Date Opponent Results Location Final score Team record1ThursdayFebruary 2Monterrey FlashW 5–41–0Monterrey, Mexico2FridayFebruary 3Sherbrooke Vert et OrW 15–02–0Monterrey, Mexico3SaturdayFebruary 4La BomboneritaW 8–33–0Monterrey, Mexico4SundayFebruary 5Monterrey FlashW 5–34–0Monterrey, Mexico
2011–12 United States Open Cup for Arena Soccer Game Date Opponent Results Location Final score Team record Wild-Card December 27, 2011 Las Vegas Select (Independent) W 9–4 1–0 Chevrolet Del Mar Arena Round of 16 January 8, 2012 Arizona Storm (PASL) W 10–3 2–0 Phoenix Sports Centre Quarter-Finals January 14, 2012 Tacoma Stars (PASL) W 13–6 3–0 Starfire Sports Complex Semi-Finals February 17, 2012 Turlock Express (PASL) W 10–8 4–0 Chevrolet Del Mar Arena Championship March 17, 2012 Cincinnati Kings (PASL) W 13–6 5–0 Cincinnati Gardens
Awards
Team 2012 Ron Newman Cup - PASL Champions 2012 FIFRA Club Championship 2011-12 United States Open Cup for Arena Soccer Champions 2011-12 Best Record - PASL PASL Western Division Champions
Individual PASL MVP: Kraig Chiles - Forward PASL Coach of the Year: Phil Salvagio Ron Newman Cup MVP: Riley Swift - Goalkeeper All-League First Team: Brian Farber - Midfielder; Kraig Chiles - Forward All-League Second Team: Zé Roberto - Defender; Riley Swift - Goalkeeper
References
External links San Diego Sockers official website