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
Regular season Game Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance Score Record 1 Saturday November 2 7:05pm at Turlock Express L 7–10 0–1 Turlock Soccer Complex 550 2 Sunday November 3 3:05pm Las Vegas Legends L 6–14 0–2 Estadio Azteca Soccer Arena 311 3 Saturday November 9 7:05pm Bay Area Rosal L 5–12 0–3 Estadio Azteca Soccer Arena 274 4 Sunday November 17 4:05pm at Ontario Fury L 1–9 0–4 Citizens Business Bank Arena 1,963 5 Saturday November 23 7:05pm San Diego Sockers L 4–11 0–5 Estadio Azteca Soccer Arena 246 6 Saturday December 7 7:05pm at Las Vegas Legends L 6–14 0–6 Las Vegas Sports Park 344 7 Saturday December 14 7:05pm Toros Mexico L 6–7 (OT) 0–7 Estadio Azteca Soccer Arena 215 8 Friday December 27 7:05pm at Turlock Express W 5–3 1–7 Turlock Soccer Complex 320 9 Saturday December 28 8:00pm at Bay Area Rosal† L 5–9 1–8 Cabernet Indoor Sports 272 10 Saturday January 4 7:05pm Bay Area Rosal W 11–8 2–8 Estadio Azteca Soccer Arena 522 11 Saturday January 11 7:05pm Turlock Express L 7–11 2–9 Estadio Azteca Soccer Arena 310 12 Saturday January 25 7:05pm at Las Vegas Legends L 20–1 2–10 Las Vegas Sports Park 448 13 Sunday January 26 1:05pm at Toros Mexico L 6–20 2–11 UniSantos Park 224 14 Saturday February 1 7:05pm at Bay Area Rosal L 8–16 2–12 Cabernet Indoor Sports 143 15 Saturday February 8 7:05pm Toros Mexico L 6–10 2–13 Estadio Azteca Soccer Arena 323 16 Saturday February 15 7:05pm Turlock Express W 8–5 3–13 Estadio Azteca Soccer Arena 300 † 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 Attendance Score Record Round of 32 Saturday December 21 7:00pm Yamhill County Crew W 9–6 1–0 Estadio Azteca Soccer Arena 100 Round of 16 Saturday December 28 8:00pm at Bay Area Rosal L 5–9 1–1 Cabernet Indoor Sports 180
References
External links Sacramento Surge official website Estadio Azteca Soccer Arena official website