Las Vegas Legends

Las Vegas Legends

Las Vegas Legends Logo
Founded 2012
Stadium Orleans Arena
Ground Capacity 7,763
President
General Manager		 Meir Cohen
Coach Argentina Mariano Bollella
League Major Arena Soccer League
2015–16 3rd, Pacific Division
Playoffs: Conference final
Website Club home page

The Las Vegas Legends is an American indoor soccer team founded in 2012 as a member of the Major Arena Soccer League.[1] The Legends split their home games between the Orleans Arena and the Las Vegas Sports Park. The team is owned by Meir Cohen.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8] The team includes a mix of local, regional, and international players.[9][10][11][12][1]

Roster and staff

Team roster

As of February 27, 2015[13]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
0 Japan GK Manabu Kaji
1 Argentina GK Esequiel Sanchez
2 United States FW Anthony Riga
3 United States DF David Powers [14]
4 United States FW Arturo Alanis
6 Peru MF Jonathan Bravo
7 United States DF Eric Guzman
8 Mexico MF Cesar Cerda
9 United States FW Nestor Hernandez
10 Colombia MF Alex Caceres
12 United States MF Felipe Gonzalez
13 Guatemala MF Luis Suarez
14 United States MF Aldo Flores
16 United States MF Ivan Simental
17 United States MF Juan Ruiz
19 Mexico DF Alejandro Morales
21 Bosnia and Herzegovina DF Boris Gujic
22 United States MF Jackson Collins
23 United States FW Robert Garcia
63 Mexico FW Hiram "Pollo" Ruiz
99 United States GK Hector Casillas

Staff

Year-by-year

League Champions Runners-Up Division Champions* Playoff Berth
Year League Reg. Season GF GA Finish Playoffs Avg. Attendance
2012–13 PASL 13-3 174 81 1st, Southwest Western Conference Finals 1,165
2013–14 PASL 13-3 180 101 1st, Pacific Western Conference Finals 699
2014–15 MASL 13–7 171 109 1st, Pacific Western Conference Finals 1,480
2015–16 MASL 3–1 22 20 Pacific TBD TBD

Honors

Division Titles

References

  1. 1 2 James, Michael (October 30, 2015). "Las Vegas Legends Set To Kick Off The New Season". Vegas Bright (Las Vegas, NV). Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  2. ↑ Espersen, Justine (June 26, 2012). "Las Vegas scores new professional sports team". The Guardian Express. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
  3. ↑ Maathuis, Chris (June 26, 2012). "Indoor Soccer Team Coming to Las Vegas". KLAS-TV. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
  4. ↑ DeFrank, Sean (July 12, 2012). "Creating a Killer Logo". Vegas Seven. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
  5. ↑ Kantowski, Ron (August 23, 2012). "Local expansion soccer team puts best feet forward". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
  6. ↑ Pratt, Timothy (August 30, 2012). "Hope on Turf". Vegas Seven. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
  7. ↑ Kelemen, Matt (October 26, 2012). "Ready to Score; Las Vegas Legends bring pro indoor soccer to the Orleans Arena". Las Vegas Magazine. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
  8. ↑ Kantowski, Ron (December 10, 2012). "Soccer in a greenhouse sees rise in popularity, too". Las Vegas Review-Journal (Las Vegas, NV). Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  9. ↑ Brown, Jerry (December 31, 2012). "Two Las Vegas prep soccer standouts play for Legends". Las Vegas, NV: KSNV-TV. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  10. ↑ Carp, Steve (December 3, 2013). "Las Vegas indoor soccer team scores and wins". Las Vegas Review-Journal (Las Vegas, NV: Stephens Media). Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  11. ↑ Frisch, Rebecca (October 18, 2013). "Las Vegas Sports: Where to Catch a Winning Game". Virgin Atlantic. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
  12. ↑ Carp, Steve (March 17, 2015). "Legends promise to return in 2016". Las Vegas Review-Journal (Las Vegas, NV: Stephens Media). Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  13. ↑ Las Vegas Legends 2012-13 Roster
  14. ↑ Snel, Alan (January 20, 2013). "Nevadan at Work: 'Professor' stresses goals on soccer field and life". Las Vegas Review-Journal (Las Vegas, NV: Stephens Media). Retrieved January 23, 2013.

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