The 2013–14 Saltillo Rancho Seco season was the first international season of the Saltillo Rancho Seco professional indoor soccer club. The Saltillo Rancho Seco, a Central Division team in the Professional Arena Soccer League, played their home games at the newly constructed Deportivo Rancho-Seco Saltillo in Saltillo, the capital of the northern Mexican state of Coahuila. While construction was underway, the team played its first home game on the campus of the Autonomous University of Coahuila.
The team was led by owner/general manager Marco Antonio Davila De Leon and head coach Elizandro Campos with assistant coach Jesus Monroy.
Season summary The team struggled from the start with a loss to the Monterrey Flash then splitting their next eight games, losing to teams with winning records and beating teams with losing records. Saltillo performed only slightly better at home (3–4) than they did on the road (2–3). 2014 saw Saltillo winning only one game (the hapless Texas Strikers), facing steadily declining attendance at home, and earning a 6–10 record on the season. Only the top three teams in the Central Division qualified for the post-season and Saltillo was mathematically eliminated in late January.
Unlike the 17 US-based PASL teams, Saltillo Rancho Seco and the other two Mexico-based franchises did not participate in the 2013–14 United States Open Cup for Arena Soccer.
History Saltillo is the third team based in Mexico to join the PASL. For the past three seasons, Saltillo has been a successful member of the Liga Mexicana de Futbol Rápido Profesional (LMFR) and plans to remain a member of both leagues.
Schedule
Regular season Game Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance Score Record 1 Saturday November 9 6:30pm Monterrey Flash L 6–9 0–1 UAdeC Arena 550 2 Saturday November 16 7:05pm at Texas Strikers W 5–4 1–1 Ford Arena 391 3 Sunday November 17 5:05pm at Hidalgo La Fiera L 3–16 1–2 State Farm Arena 2,568 4 Thursday November 21 8:35pm at Monterrey Flash L 5–9 1–3 Monterrey Arena 4,927 5 Friday December 13 7:05pm at Tulsa Revolution W 8–7 2–3 Cox Business Center 864 6 Saturday December 14 7:05pm at Dallas Sidekicks L 3–7 2–4 Allen Event Center 4,140 7 Friday December 20 7:05pm Texas Strikers W 10–3 3–4 Deportivo Rancho-Seco Saltillo 652 8 Saturday December 21 7:05pm Ontario Fury W 16–8 4–4 Deportivo Rancho-Seco Saltillo 537 9 Saturday January 4 7:05pm Monterrey Flash L 3–8 4–5 Deportivo Rancho-Seco Saltillo 500 10 Saturday January 11 7:05pm Hidalgo La Fiera L 1–9 4–6 Deportivo Rancho-Seco Saltillo 316 11 Saturday January 18 7:05pm Texas Strikers W 11–4 5–6 Deportivo Rancho-Seco Saltillo 298 12 Saturday January 25 7:05pm San Diego Sockers L 4–12 5–7 Deportivo Rancho-Seco Saltillo 200 13 Sunday January 26 7:35pm at Hidalgo La Fiera L 3–15 5–8 State Farm Arena 483 14 Saturday February 8 7:05pm at Texas Strikers W 8–5 6–8 Ford Arena 389 15 Thursday February 13 8:05pm Hidalgo La Fiera L 3–6 6–9 Deportivo Rancho-Seco Saltillo 127 16 Sunday February 16 5:05pm at Monterrey Flash♥ L 2–10 6–10 Monterrey Arena 5,482 ♥ Rescheduled from February 2 at league request.
References
External links Saltillo Rancho Seco at Facebook Saltillo Rancho Seco at El Diario de Coahuila