2013–14 Texas Strikers season

Texas Strikers

2013–14 PASL season
Head Coach	Chris "Topper" Cogan
Arena	Ford Arena 5115 IH-10 South Beaumont, Texas 77705
US Open Cup	Round of 16
Highest home attendance	422 (November 23 vs. Monterrey Flash)
Lowest home attendance	239 (December 7 vs. Hidalgo La Fiera)
Average home league attendance	321 (8 games)[1]
← 2012–13 2014-15 →

The 2013–14 Texas Strikers season was the second season of the Texas Strikers professional indoor soccer club. The Texas Strikers, a Central Division team in the Professional Arena Soccer League, played their home games at Ford Arena in Beaumont, Texas. The team was led by general manager and head coach Chris "Topper" Cogan.^[2]

Season summary

The Texas Strikers stumbled from the start of the season, dropping 15 consecutive matches. Only a home win over the Tulsa Revolution in their final match allowed them to earn a 1–15 record. The team did not qualify for post-season play.

The Strikers participated in the 2013–14 United States Open Cup for Arena Soccer starting with a bye in the Round of 32 and a Round of 16 game against Austin FC of the Premier Arena Soccer League on January 3, 2014. The Strikers lost that match 4–6, ending their tournament run.

History

The 2012–13 Texas season was the first for the Strikers, Beaumont's first professional soccer team. The team struggled early on but split its final six regular season matches, finishing with a 3–13 record.^[3] While they failed to advance to the postseason, the franchise fared better at the box office, placing seventh in the 19-team league for average home attendance in their first year.

Roster moves

The team held a pair of open tryouts in September 2013. One was held in Houston on September 7 at the Southwest Indoor Soccer Center while the other was held September 21 in Beaumont at the Quinn Indoor Soccer Complex.^[4][5]

Schedule

  Win   Loss

Regular season

Game	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location[6]	Attendance
					Score	Record
1	Sunday	November 10	4:35pm	at Hidalgo La Fiera	L 1–13[7][8]	0–1	State Farm Arena	1,025[9]
2	Saturday	November 16	7:05pm	Saltillo Rancho Seco	L 4–5[10][11]	0–2	Ford Arena[3][12][13][14]	391[15]
3	Saturday	November 23	7:05pm	Monterrey Flash	L 4–13[16]	0–3	Ford Arena	422[17]
4	Saturday	December 7	7:05pm	Hidalgo La Fiera	L 3–14[18]	0–4	Ford Arena	239[19]
5	Friday	December 13	7:05pm	Monterrey Flash	L 2–7[20]	0–5	Ford Arena[2]	377[21]
6	Friday	December 20	7:05pm	at Saltillo Rancho Seco	L 3–10[22][23]	0–6	Deportivo Rancho-Seco Saltillo[24]	652[25]
7	Saturday	December 21	7:05pm	at Monterrey Flash	L 1–12[26]	0–7	Monterrey Arena	4,788[27]
8	Saturday	December 28	6:05pm	at Tulsa Revolution	L 8–13	0–8	Cox Business Center[28]	1,007[29]
9	Saturday	January 4	7:05pm	Hidalgo La Fiera	L 4–15[30][31]	0–9	Ford Arena[32]	214[33]
10	Saturday	January 11	7:05pm	Dallas Sidekicks	L 1–15[34]	0–10	Ford Arena[35]	266[36]
11	Saturday	January 18	7:05pm	at Saltillo Rancho Seco	L 4–11[37][38]	0–11	Deportivo Rancho-Seco Saltillo[39][40]	298[41]
12	Sunday	January 19	5:05pm	at Monterrey Flash	L 5–15[42]	0–12	Arena Monterrey	4,789[43]
13	Saturday	January 25	7:05pm	at Dallas Sidekicks	L 3–15[44]	0–13	Allen Event Center	4,238[45]
14	Thursday	February 6	11:05am	at Hidalgo La Fiera	L 3–26[46]	0–14	State Farm Arena	135[47]
15	Saturday	February 8	7:05pm	Saltillo Rancho Seco	L 5–8[48]	0–15	Ford Arena	389[49]
16	Saturday	February 15	7:05pm	Tulsa Revolution	W 11–3	1–15	Ford Arena	277[50]

U.S. Open Cup for Arena Soccer

Round	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location[6]	Attendance
					Score	Record
Round of 32	BYE
Round of 16	Friday	January 3♥	8:00pm	Austin FC (PASL-Premier)	L 4–6	0–1	Cris Quinn Indoor Soccer Complex

♥ Postponed from December 14, 2013

References

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External links

• Texas Strikers official website
• Cris Quinn Indoor Soccer Complex official website