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2014–15 San Diego Sockers season

San Diego Sockers
2014–15 MASL season
General Manager John Kentera
Head Coach Phil Salvagio
Arena Valley View Casino Center
3500 Sports Arena Boulevard
San Diego, California 92110
Major Arena Soccer League 1st, Pacific (regular season)
Ron Newman Cup Lost Division Final
Top goalscorer Kraig Chiles (45 goals, 17 assists)
Highest home attendance 7,311 (January 31 vs. Tacoma Stars)
Lowest home attendance 1,922 (November 20 vs. Las Vegas Legends)
Average home league attendance 3,814 (10 games)

The 2014–15 San Diego Sockers season was the sixth season of the San Diego Sockers professional indoor soccer club. The San Diego Sockers, a Pacific Division team in the Major Arena Soccer League, played their home games in the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego, California.

The team was led by general manager John Kentera and head coach Phil Salvagio with assistant coach Ray Taila. Amassing a 16–4 regular season record, the Sockers qualified for the playoffs as the top seed in the Pacific Division but lost to the Las Vegas Legends in the Pacific Division Final.

The Sockers started the season with a four-game winning streak before a road loss to the Las Vegas Legends. The team won the next two at home then lost back to back games in Missouri. Unlike in recent seasons, a substantial portion of the Sockers roster was born outside the United States. As of January 2015, the team included 7 international players, including 3 from Brazil, 2 from Spain, and 1 each from Mexico and Argentina. The Sockers then won their next 9 games, home and road, before losing on the road at Las Vegas for the second time this season. The Sockers closed out the season with a home win against the Ontario Fury, finishing with a 16–4 record and the top seed in the Pacific Division for the playoffs. They lost 6–7 to the Las Vegas Legends in the Pacific Division Final.

This is the third professional soccer franchise to use the "San Diego Sockers" name. The original Sockers were founded in 1978 and played in the NASL, original MISL, and the CISL before ceasing operations in 1996. The second Sockers were briefly revived for the WISL in 2001 and transitioned to the second MISL in 2002 before folding in 2004.


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