2013–14 Sacramento Surge season explained

Club:Sacramento Surge
Season:
2013–14 PASL
Chrtitle:General Manager
Chairman:Ryan Hopping
Mgrtitle:Head Coach
Manager:Jorge Fernandez
Stdtitle:Arena
Stadium:Estadio Azteca Soccer Arena
1960 Railroad Dr.
Sacramento, CA 95815
League:Professional Arena Soccer League
Cup2 Result:Round of 16
Highest Attendance:522 (January 4 vs. Bay Ares Rosal)
Lowest Attendance:215 (December 14 vs. Toros Mexico)
Average Attendance:314 (7 games)
Prevseason:2012–13
Nextseason:2014–15

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

GameDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocationAttendance
ScoreRecord
1SaturdayNovember 27:05pmat Turlock ExpressL 7–100–1Turlock Soccer Complex550
2SundayNovember 33:05pmLas Vegas LegendsL 6–140–2Estadio Azteca Soccer Arena311
3SaturdayNovember 97:05pmBay Area RosalL 5–120–3Estadio Azteca Soccer Arena274
4SundayNovember 174:05pmat Ontario FuryL 1–90–4Citizens Business Bank Arena1,963
5SaturdayNovember 237:05pmSan Diego SockersL 4–110–5Estadio Azteca Soccer Arena246
6SaturdayDecember 77:05pmat Las Vegas LegendsL 6–140–6Las Vegas Sports Park344
7SaturdayDecember 147:05pmToros MexicoL 6–7 (OT)0–7Estadio Azteca Soccer Arena215
8FridayDecember 277:05pmat Turlock ExpressW 5–31–7Turlock Soccer Complex320
9SaturdayDecember 288:00pmat Bay Area RosalL 5–91–8Cabernet Indoor Sports272
10SaturdayJanuary 47:05pmBay Area RosalW 11–82–8Estadio Azteca Soccer Arena522
11SaturdayJanuary 117:05pmTurlock ExpressL 7–112–9Estadio Azteca Soccer Arena310
12SaturdayJanuary 257:05pmat Las Vegas LegendsL 20–12–10Las Vegas Sports Park448
13SundayJanuary 261:05pmat Toros MexicoL 6–202–11UniSantos Park 224
14SaturdayFebruary 17:05pmat Bay Area RosalL 8–162–12Cabernet Indoor Sports143
15SaturdayFebruary 87:05pmToros MexicoL 6–102–13Estadio Azteca Soccer Arena323
16SaturdayFebruary 157:05pmTurlock ExpressW 8–53–13Estadio Azteca Soccer Arena300
† Game also counts for US Open Cup, as listed in chart below.

U.S. Open Cup for Arena Soccer

GameDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocationAttendance
ScoreRecord
Round of 32SaturdayDecember 217:00pmYamhill County CrewW 9–61–0Estadio Azteca Soccer Arena100
Round of 16SaturdayDecember 288:00pmat Bay Area RosalL 5–91–1Cabernet Indoor Sports180

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