San Diego Sockers are an indoor soccer

Indoor soccer

Indoor soccer or arena soccer, or six-a-side football in the United Kingdom, is a game derived from association football adapted for play in an indoor arena such as a turf-covered hockey arena or skating rink. The most important difference in play is that the indoor field is surrounded by a wall...

 franchise playing in the Professional Arena Soccer League

Professional Arena Soccer League

The Professional Arena Soccer League is an North American indoor soccer league recognized by FIFRA ....

-Pro's Western Division representing the San Diego area since 2009. Their home arena is the Chevrolet Del Mar Arena at the Del Mar Fairgrounds

Del Mar Fairgrounds

The Del Mar Fairgrounds is a property that is the site of the annual San Diego County Fair . Its Del Mar Racetrack was built by the Thoroughbred Club in 1937 by founding members Bing Crosby and Pat O'Brien with Paramount Studios as corporate sponsor.The fairgrounds is owned by the State of...

 adjacent to the Del Mar Racetrack

Del Mar Racetrack

Del Mar Racetrack is an American Thoroughbred horse racing track at the Del Mar Fairgrounds in the seaside city of Del Mar, California, 20 miles north of San Diego. Operated by the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, it is known for the slogan: "Where The Turf Meets The Surf." It was built by a partnership...

 in Del Mar, California

Del Mar, California

Del Mar is an upscale beach town in San Diego County, California. The population was 4,161 at the 2010 census, down from 4,389 at the 2000 census. The San Diego County Fair is hosted on the Del Mar Fairgrounds every summer. Del Mar is Spanish for "of the sea" or "by the sea", because it is located...

.

History

The Sockers were founded in 2009 by David Pike, Carl Savoia and Phil Salvagio. This was the second attempt to revive the Sockers name. The first team

San Diego Sockers

The San Diego Sockers were one of the most successful indoor soccer teams in the sport's short history. The team won ten championships in both the original Major Indoor Soccer League and the North American Soccer League.-History:...

 played in the NASL

North American Soccer League

North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...

, original MISL

Major Soccer League

The Major Indoor Soccer League, known in its final two seasons as the Major Soccer League, was an indoor soccer league in the USA from 1978 to 1992. After the folding of the North American Soccer League in 1984, the MISL was the Division I soccer league for the United States...

, and CISL

CISL

CISL may mean:* Confederazione Italiana Sindacati Lavoratori, the Italian Confederation of Workers' Trade Unions* Continental Indoor Soccer League. An Indoor Soccer League 1993-1997* CISL , a radio station in Richmond, British Columbia....

. The first revival attempt to played in the WISL

World Indoor Soccer League

The World Indoor Soccer League was a United States based indoor soccer league that existed from 1998 to 2001 and consisted of nine teams.-History:...

 and second MISL

Major Indoor Soccer League (2001–2008)

The Major Indoor Soccer League was the top professional indoor soccer league in the USA. The league was a member of both the United States Soccer Federation and FIFA. The MISL had replaced the NPSL which folded in 2001. According to MISL.net, the league has ceased operations as of May 31, 2008...

. The Sockers have enjoyed a significant amount of success since they began play having won both the PASL Pro championship and US Open Cup of Arena Soccer in their first two seasons.

Colors and Badge

At their inception the Sockers featured a color scheme primarily consisting of the royal blue and yellow colors often used by the previous Sockers teams and utilized a modified version of their immediate predecessor's logo. For the 2011 season the team modified their uniforms dropping the yellow in favor of a smaller amount of gold. Their logo also changed their to a new shield logo that corresponded to their new uniforms that utilized the 1978 founding date of the original Sockers franchise which the team claims ties to as well as stars representing the 12 titles won by the combined Sockers franchises.

Current squad

As of November 14, 2011.

Staff

• Head Coach: Phil Salvagio (2009–present)
• Assistant Coach: Ray Taila (2009-present)
• General Manager: John Kentara (2010-present)
• Owners: David Pike and Carl Savoia (2009–present)

Honors

• 2009-10, 2010-11 PASL-PRO Western Division Champions
• 2009-10, 2010-11 PASL-PRO Champions
• 2009-10, 2010-11 U.S. Open Cup of Arena Soccer Champions

Year-by-Year

Season	League	Won	Lost	GF	GA	Playoff	Avg. Attendance	Other
2009-10	PASL-Pro	13	3	146	91	Won Championship	1,705	U.S. Open Cup champions
2010-11	PASL-Pro	14	2	136	79	Won Championship	2,608	U.S. Open Cup champions
2011-12	PASL-Pro	1	0	10	6	TBD	0,000	TBD

External links

• Sockers Owners Talk About Big Return March 31, 2009
• San Diego Sockers Website