2012-13 Professional Arena Soccer League season

Seasons

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

Teams and Alignment

Division	Team	Primary Venue	Municipality
Central Division	Chicago Mustangs	Grand Sports Arena	Hoffman Estates, Illinois
	Dallas Sidekicks	Credit Union of Texas Event Center	Allen, Texas
	Rio Grande Valley Flash	Payne Arena	Hidalgo, Texas
	Rockford Rampage	Victory Pickleball	Loves Park, Illinois
	Texas Strikers	Ford Arena	Beaumont, Texas
Eastern Division	Cincinnati Kings	Dasher-Board Turf Field at GameTime Training Center	Fairfield, Ohio
	Detroit Waza	Main Soccer Field at Taylor Sportsplex	Taylor, Michigan
	Harrisburg Heat	Equine Arena at The Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
	Illinois Piasa	Main Field at The Sports Academy	Glen Carbon, Illinois
	Ohio Vortex	Pinnacle Sports	Medina County, Ohio
Pacific Division	Anaheim Bolts	Anaheim Arena at the Anaheim Convention Center	Anaheim, California
	Sacramento Surge	Off the Wall Indoor Soccer	Sacramento, California
	San Diego Sockers	Pechanga Arena San Diego	San Diego
	Tacoma Stars	Pacific Sports Center	Tacoma, Washington
	Turlock Express	Field 1 at Turlock Indoor Soccer	Turlock, California
Southwestern Division	Arizona Storm	Arizona Sports Complex	Phoenix
	Las Vegas Legends	Orleans Arena	Paradise, Nevada
	Real Phoenix	The Barney Family Sports Complex	Queen Creek, Arizona
	Toros México	Parque UniSantos	Tijuana, Baja California

Changes

• League realigned into Central Division, Eastern Division, Pacific Division, and Southwestern Division.
• Anaheim Bolts realigned from Western Division to Pacific Division.
• Arizona Storm relocate from Phoenix Sports Centre to Arizona Sports Complex and realigned from Western Division to Southwestern Division.
• Chicago Mustangs enfranchised in Central Division, playing at Grand Sports Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.
• Cincinnati Kings relocate from Cincinnati Gardens to Dasher-Board Turf Field at GameTime Training Center in Fairfield, Ohio.
• Dallas Sidekicks enfranchised in Central Division, playing at Credit Union of Texas Event Center in Allen, Texas.
• Flash de Monterrey transfer from Liga Mexicana de Fútbol Rápido, relocate from Arena Borregos in Monterrey, Nuevo León to Payne Arena in Hidalgo, Texas, renamed Rio Grande Valley Flash, and aligned into Central Division.
• Harrisburg Heat enfranchised in Eastern Division, playing at Equine Arena at The Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
• Kansas Magic fold.
• Las Vegas Legends enfranchised in Southwestern Division, playing at Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada.
• Louisville Lightning fold.
• Ohio Vortex relocate from Canton Memorial Civic Center in Canton, Ohio to Pinnacle Sports in unincorporated Medina County, Ohio.
• Real Phoenix enfranchised in Southwestern Division, playing at The Barney Family Sports Complex in Queen Creek, Arizona.
• Revolución Tijuana relocate from Campo Principal de Planet Gol FURATI to Parque UniSantos, renamed Toros México, and realigned from Western Division to Southwestern Division.
• Rockford Rampage enfranchised in Central Division, playing at Victory Pickleball in Loves Park, Illinois.
• Sacramento Surge enfranchised in Pacific Division, playing at Off the Wall Indoor Soccer in Sacramento, California.
• San Diego Sockers relocate from Del Mar Arena at Del Mar Fairgrounds in Del Mar, California to Pechanga Arena San Diego in San Diego and realigned from Western Division to Pacific Division.
• Tacoma Stars relocate from Main Field at Starfire Athletic Center in Tukwila, Washington to Pacific Sports Center in Tacoma, Washington and realigned from Western Division to Pacific Division.
• Texas Strikers enfranchised in Central Division, playing at Ford Arena in Beaumont, Texas.
• Turlock Express realigned from Western Division to Pacific Division.
• Real Phoenix relocate during season from The Barney Family Sports Complex in Queen Creek, Arizona to Arizona Sports Complex in Phoenix.

Regular Season Results

Division	Team	W	L	GB
Central Division	Dallas Sidekicks	13	3
	Rio Grande Valley Flash	12	4	1
	Chicago Mustangs	11	5	2
	Rockford Rampage	7	9	6
	Texas Strikers	3	13	10
Eastern Division	Detroit Waza	14	2
	Cincinnati Kings	11	5	3
	Harrisburg Heat	6	10	8
	Illinois Piasa	4	12	10
	Ohio Vortex	3	13	11
Pacific Division	San Diego Sockers	15	1
	Turlock Express	9	7	6
	Tacoma Stars	8	7	6.5
	Anaheim Bolts	6	10	9
	Sacramento Surge	1	14	13.5
Southwestern Division	Las Vegas Legends	13	3
	Toros México	7	9	6
	Arizona Storm	6	10	7
	Real Phoenix	4	12	9

Postseason Results

Team (Best-of-Two-Plus-Minigame)		Team (Single-Game)		Team (Single-Game)		Champions
Detroit Waza	2	Detroit Waza	6	Detroit Waza	6	San Diego Sockers
Cincinnati Kings	0
Dallas Sidekicks	0	Rio Grande Valley Flash	5
Rio Grande Valley Flash	2
Las Vegas Legends	2	Las Vegas Legends	5	San Diego Sockers	8
Toros México	0
San Diego Sockers	2	San Diego Sockers	6
Turlock Express	0

Markets and Venues

Combined Statistical Area	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Metropolitan Division	County / Equivalent	Municipality	Venue	Team / Event	Regular	Postseason	Total
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area			Jefferson County, Texas	Beaumont, Texas	Ford Arena	Texas Strikers	Eight		Eight
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division	Cook County, Illinois	Hoffman Estates, Illinois	Grand Sports Arena	Chicago Mustangs	Eight		Eight
Cincinnati-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN Combined Statistical Area	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area		Butler County, Ohio	Fairfield, Ohio	Dasher-Board Turf Field at GameTime Training Center	Cincinnati Kings	Eight	One	Nine
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area	Cleveland, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area		Lorain County, Ohio	Unincorporated	GAMEDAY Sports Center Powered by UPPER 90 FC	Ohio Vortex	Two		Two
			Medina County, Ohio	Unincorporated	Pinnacle Sports	Ohio Vortex	Six		Six
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK Combined Statistical Area	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division	Collin County, Texas	Allen, Texas	Credit Union of Texas Event Center	Dallas Sidekicks	Eight	One	Nine
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI Combined Statistical Area	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Division	Wayne County, Michigan	Melvindale, Michigan	Melvindale Civic Arena	Detroit Waza		One	One
				Taylor, Michigan	Main Soccer Field at Taylor Sportsplex	Detroit Waza	Eight		Eight
Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA Combined Statistical Area	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area		Dauphin County, Pennsylvania	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	Equine Arena at The Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center	Harrisburg Heat	Eight		Eight
Las Vegas-Henderson, NV Combined Statistical Area	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area		Clark County, Nevada	Las Vegas	Main Indoor Field at Las Vegas Sports Park	Las Vegas Legends	Two		Two
				Paradise, Nevada	Orleans Arena	Las Vegas Legends	Six	One	Seven
						Turlock Express		One	One
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division	Orange County, California	Anaheim, California	Anaheim Arena at the Anaheim Convention Center	Anaheim Bolts	Eight		Eight
McAllen-Edinburg, TX Combined Statistical Area	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area		Hidalgo County, Texas	Hidalgo, Texas	Payne Arena	Rio Grande Valley Flash	Eight	One	Nine
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ Combined Statistical Area	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area		Maricopa County, Arizona	Queen Creek, Arizona	The Barney Family Sports Complex	Real Phoenix	Six		Six
				Phoenix	Arizona Sports Complex	Arizona Storm	Eight		Eight
						Real Phoenix	Two		Two
Rockford-Freeport-Rochelle, IL Combined Statistical Area	Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area		Winnebago County, Illinois	Loves Park, Illinois	Victory Pickleball	Rockford Rampage	Eight		Eight
Sacramento-Roseville, CA Combined Statistical Area	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area		Sacramento County, California	Sacramento, California	Off the Wall Indoor Soccer	Sacramento Surge	Seven		Seven
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area			San Diego County, California	San Diego	Pechanga Arena San Diego	San Diego Sockers	Eight	Three	11
						Detroit Waza		One	One
						Toros México		One	One
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area	Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area		Stanislaus, California	Turlock, California	Field 1 at Turlock Indoor Soccer	Turlock Express	Eight		Eight
Seattle-Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	Tacoma-Lakewood, WA Metropolitan Division	Pierce County, Washington	Tacoma, Washington	Pacific Sports Center	Tacoma Stars	Eight		Eight
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL Combined Statistical Area	St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area		Madison County, Illinois	Glen Carbon, Illinois	Main Field at The Sports Academy	Illinois Piasa	Eight		Eight
Zona Metropolitana de Tijuana				Tijuana, Baja California	Parque UniSantos	Toros México	Eight		Eight
Total							151	11	162