San Diego Sockers

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The San Diego Sockers is a name that has been used by two different soccer teams, based in San Diego, California.

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[edit] Original Team

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. The team began as the Baltimore Comets in 1974 but moved to San Diego as the Jaws in 1976. After a one year stay in Las Vegas, the team returned as the San Diego Sockers in 1978.

The Sockers played their first indoor season in 1980 and won their first indoor title in 1982. The team stopped playing outdoor soccer with the folding of the NASL in 1984. In 1992, the MISL folded, but the Sockers along with the Dallas Sidekicks were two of the founding franchises in the Continental Indoor Soccer League. After several ownership changes, the Sockers folded after the 1996 season.

The only indoor coach of the original Sockers was Ron Newman who would go onto coach in Major League Soccer for Kansas City. He was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame.

Hugo Sánchez, current coach of the Mexico national football team, played for the San Diego Sockers during the summers of 1979 and 1980 during the Mexican Premier Division off-season.

[edit] Leagues

  • NASL outdoor 1974-1984
  • NASL indoor 1980-1982, 1983-1984
  • MISL 1982-1983, 1984-1992
  • CISL 1993-1996

[edit] Championships

  • NASL indoor 1982, 1984
  • MISL 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992

[edit] Head Coaches

  • Hubert Vogelsinger 1978-1980
  • Ron Newman 1980-1993

[edit] Outdoor year-by-year

Year Reg. Season Playoffs Notes
1974 2nd East, 10-8-2 Lost Quarterfinal operated as the Baltimore Comets
1975 5th East, 9-13 Failed to qualify operated as the Baltimore Comets
1976 5th South, 9-15 Failed to qualify operated as the San Diego Jaws
1977 5th South. 11-15 Failed to qualify operated as the Las Vegas Quicksilver
1978 1st American Conference West, 18-12 Lost Conference Semifinal first season as the San Diego Sockers
1979 1st American Conference West, 15-15 Lost Conference Final
1980 3rd American Conference West, 16-16 Lost Conference Semifinal
1981 1st West, 21-11 Lost Semifinal
1982 2nd West, 19-13 Lost Semifinal
1983 4th West, 11-19 Failed to qualify
1984 1st West, 14-10 Lost Semifinal last outdoor season

[edit] Indoor year-by-year

Year League Reg. Season Playoffs
1980-81 NASL 4th South, 6-12 Failed to Qualify
1981-82 NASL 1st West, 10-8 Won Championship
1982-83 MISL 1st West, 32-16 Won Championship
1983-84 NASL 1st NASL, 21-11 Won Championship
1984-85 MISL 1st West, 37-11 Won Championship
1985-86 MISL 1st West, 36-12 Won Championship
1986-87 MISL 3rd West, 27-25 Lost Semifinal
1987-88 MISL 1st West, 42-14 Won Championship
1988-89 MISL 2nd MISL, 27-21 Won Championship
1989-90 MISL 2nd West, 25-27 Won Championship
1990-91 MSL 1st West, 34-18 Won Championship
1991-92 MSL 1st MSL, 26-14 Won Championship
1993 CISL 2nd CISL, 20-8 Lost Championship
1994 CISL 2nd West, 18-10 Lost Quarterfinal
1995 CISL 3rd South, 17-11 Lost Quarterfinal
1996 CISL 1st West, 17-11 Lost Semifinal

[edit] Second Team

The next version of the San Diego Sockers were a team in the new Major Indoor Soccer League. The team began play in the World Indoor Soccer League in 2001, and joined the MISL when it merged with the WISL for the 2002-2003 season. Just before the beginning of the 2004-2005 season, the Sockers were sold to Raj Kalra, owner of the Vancouver Ravens of the National Lacrosse League. However, barely two months after the purchase, it was revealed that Kalra had not paid the Sockers' players, staff, or rent since taking over, and the league voted to discontinue the franchise on December 30, 2004. There are rumors that the team might return but so far, these rumors have not been confirmed.

Also, Dallas Sidekicks were the only team in indoor soccer history to defeat the San Diego Sockers in a championships series at the San Diego Sports Arena which happened in 2001.

[edit] Honors

[edit] Championships

  • none

[edit] Division Titles

  • 2001 WISL reagular Season title

[edit] Year-by-year

Year League Reg. Season Playoffs
2001 WISL 1st WISL, 14-10 Lost Championship
2002-03 MISL 3rd West, 14-22 Lost Division Semifinal
2003-04 MISL 2nd West, 13-23 Failed to qualify
2004-05 MISL 8th MISL, 4-6 Folded at midseason

[edit] Head Coaches

[edit] Arenas

[edit] External links

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