The 2013–14 Saltillo Rancho Seco season was the first international season of the Saltillo Rancho Seco professional indoor soccer club. The Saltillo Rancho Seco, a Central Division team in the Professional Arena Soccer League, played their home games at the newly constructed Deportivo Rancho-Seco Saltillo in Saltillo, the capital of the northern Mexican state of Coahuila.[2] While construction was underway, the team played its first home game on the campus of the Autonomous University of Coahuila.
 2013–14 PASL season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Marco Antonio Davila De Leon |
| Head Coach | Elizandro Campos |
| Arena | Deportivo Rancho-Seco Saltillo Saltillo, Coahuila |
| Highest home attendance | 652 (December 20 vs. Texas Strikers) |
| Lowest home attendance | 127 (February 13 vs. Hidalgo La Fiera) |
| Average home league attendance | 397 (8 games)[1] |
The team was led by owner/general manager Marco Antonio Davila De Leon and head coach Elizandro Campos with assistant coach Jesus Monroy.[3][4]
Season summary
The team struggled from the start with a loss to the Monterrey Flash then splitting their next eight games, losing to teams with winning records and beating teams with losing records. Saltillo performed only slightly better at home (3–4) than they did on the road (2–3). 2014 saw Saltillo winning only one game (the hapless Texas Strikers), facing steadily declining attendance at home, and earning a 6–10 record on the season. Only the top three teams in the Central Division qualified for the post-season and Saltillo was mathematically eliminated in late January.[5][6]
Unlike the 17 US-based PASL teams, Saltillo Rancho Seco and the other two Mexico-based franchises did not participate in the 2013–14 United States Open Cup for Arena Soccer.
History
Saltillo is the third team based in Mexico to join the PASL.[7] For the past three seasons, Saltillo has been a successful member of the Liga Mexicana de Futbol Rápido Profesional (LMFR) and plans to remain a member of both leagues.[8]
Schedule
Win Loss
Regular season
| Game | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location[9] | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | |||||||
| 1 | Saturday | November 9 | 6:30pm | Monterrey Flash | L 6–9[10][11] | 0–1 | UAdeC Arena[12][13][14][15] | 550[16] |
| 2 | Saturday | November 16 | 7:05pm | at Texas Strikers | W 5–4[17] | 1–1 | Ford Arena[18][19][20] | 391[21] |
| 3 | Sunday | November 17 | 5:05pm | at Hidalgo La Fiera | L 3–16[22][23] | 1–2 | State Farm Arena[19][24] | 2,568[25] |
| 4 | Thursday | November 21 | 8:35pm | at Monterrey Flash | L 5–9[26][27] | 1–3 | Monterrey Arena[28] | 4,927[29] |
| 5 | Friday | December 13 | 7:05pm | at Tulsa Revolution | W 8–7[30][31] | 2–3 | Cox Business Center[32] | 864[33] |
| 6 | Saturday | December 14 | 7:05pm | at Dallas Sidekicks | L 3–7[34][35] | 2–4 | Allen Event Center[32][36][37] | 4,140[38] |
| 7 | Friday | December 20 | 7:05pm | Texas Strikers | W 10–3[39][40] | 3–4 | Deportivo Rancho-Seco Saltillo[41] | 652[42] |
| 8 | Saturday | December 21 | 7:05pm | Ontario Fury | W 16–8[43][44] | 4–4 | Deportivo Rancho-Seco Saltillo[41] | 537[45] |
| 9 | Saturday | January 4 | 7:05pm | Monterrey Flash | L 3–8[46][47] | 4–5 | Deportivo Rancho-Seco Saltillo[44][48] | 500[49] |
| 10 | Saturday | January 11 | 7:05pm | Hidalgo La Fiera | L 1–9[50][51] | 4–6 | Deportivo Rancho-Seco Saltillo[46][52][53] | 316[54] |
| 11 | Saturday | January 18 | 7:05pm | Texas Strikers | W 11–4[55][56] | 5–6 | Deportivo Rancho-Seco Saltillo[57][58] | 298[59] |
| 12 | Saturday | January 25 | 7:05pm | San Diego Sockers | L 4–12[60] | 5–7 | Deportivo Rancho-Seco Saltillo[6] | 200[61] |
| 13 | Sunday | January 26 | 7:35pm | at Hidalgo La Fiera | L 3–15[62][63] | 5–8 | State Farm Arena | 483[64] |
| 14 | Saturday | February 8 | 7:05pm | at Texas Strikers | W 8–5[65] | 6–8 | Ford Arena | 389[66] |
| 15 | Thursday | February 13 | 8:05pm | Hidalgo La Fiera | L 3–6[67] | 6–9 | Deportivo Rancho-Seco Saltillo[68] | 127[69] |
| 16 | Sunday | February 16 | 5:05pm | at Monterrey Flash♥ | L 2–10[70] | 6–10 | Monterrey Arena[71][72] | 5,482[73] |
♥ Rescheduled from February 2 at league request.[71]
References
External links
- Saltillo Rancho Seco at Facebook
- Saltillo Rancho Seco at El Diario de Coahuila