COMPLIMENTS OF KAISER PERMANENTE
THESE ARE THE GOOD OLD DAYS
The Sockers have a rich championship tradition and have featured some of the greatest teams the game has ever seen. The 8- MASL season might be their finest yet, finishing with a -game winning streak. All of this against teams that keep improving. Many of those opponents are led by ex-Sockers. What is it about the Sockers? Particularly this years' squad? Let's take a look at a few of the reasons:
KRAIG CHILES AND BRIAN FARBER Multiple League MVPs are just one thing these two veteran teammates share. Clutch performances are routine. They are the perfect mentors for the younger players.
LANDON DONOVAN KICK STARTS THE POWER PLAY After joining the team on Feb. 15, Landon jumped right BRANDON ESCOTO'S BREAK-OUT SEASON into the fray on the power-play. The unit quickly went A Socker for three years, Escoto has exploded into a MASL from 25% to 50%. Landon has adapted to the indoor game MVP contender with his timely golazos. He displaced Kraig faster than most expected. Chiles as the team's leading scorer with goals and assists this season. (See back page for more analysis.) 40TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON A LEGACY OF CHAMPIONS 1978-2018
8- Volume , Issue Jonathan Greene ©ª«¬ª® SEASON ENDING STATUS REPORT Communications COMPLIMENTS OF KAISER PERMANENTE & Marketing Manager Melissa Mae ESCOTO LEADS THE TEAM IN SCORING Sideline Reporter/Arena In-Game Host Savanna Moorehouse MVP candidate Escoto (32-23=55) led the team in points Account Executive (55). He had a hat trick on April 13 & March 24 and has Editor/Writer Jon Greene Michelle Greig had the GWG in the past two games. Escoto is currently Editor/Designer Dean Mitchell Account Executive on a 6-game goal streak. He was named the MASL's Jan- Publisher Gareth Maden Alex Monnar Printer Community Team Manager uary Player of the Month. Media Jerry Mosier Designed and produced by Equipment Manager www.deanmitchelldesign.com SOCKERS HAD LEAGUEBEST DEFENSE Paul Savage SOCKERS STAFF Head Athletic Trainer San Diego allowed a league-best 92 goals against this Sean Bowers SOCKERS TRAINING FACILITIES season (2. MIL, 97). The Sockers led the MASL last season General Manager Sockers Indoor Soccer Center (2017-18) in fewest goals allowed with 82. Chiky Luna Sports Arena Blvd. Director, Player Personnel San Diego, CA Melissa Mahan San Marcos Bradley Park Arena SOCKERS NEAR PERFECT WITH LEADS Director, Game Day Operations/ Soccer Field, ¡6 S Rancho Santa Admin Fe Rd, San Marcos, CA £8 San Diego is near perfect when having a lead after the Shellie Cluett SOCKERS CONTACT 1st quarter (11-1), at the half (13-0), and after the 3rd Director, Creative Services INFORMATION quarter (16-1). Shane Brown San Diego Sockers Director, Corporate Partnerships ¡ Grey Hawk Ct. Marybeth Hughes Carlsbad, California THE SOCKERS ARE MAKING A HABIT Director, Tickets, Merchandise & Phone: 866-£-GOAL (¡6) Club Partnerships Email: [email protected] OF WINNING CLOSE GAMES www.Sockers.com Craig Elsten The Sockers made it a habit of winning the close games, Chief Marketing Oicer Facebook, Instagram and Twitter: @sandiegosockers as they were 11-1 in games decided by 2 goals or less, 3-0 in 1-goal regulation games and 5-0 in overtime. TEAM LEADERS WE'D LIKE TO THANK OUR PARTNERS POINTS: Escoto, 55 We thank our all of our partners for their GOALS: Chiles, 35 support and especially our premier partners. ASSISTS: De Oliveira, 25 FOULS: Contreras, 42 KAISER PERMANENTE BLOCKS: Contreras, 28 CAL COAST CREDIT UNION PENALTY MINUTES: Bond, 13 SOCCERLOCO GAME WINNING GOALS: Chiles, 6 POINTS-PER-GAME AVG: Chiles, 2.6 UCSD HEALTH SCORING PERCENTAGE: Farber, .438 DICK'S SPORTING GOODS SHOTS: Escoto, 118 PAPA JOHN'S PIZZA GAMES PLAYED: Escoto, 24 LA FITNESS RUBIO’S CONGRATS TO THE SOCKERS2 MASL2 CALIFINO TEQUILA
GET YOUR OFFICIAL SOCKERS APPAREL AT SOCCERLOCO Be sure to check out Soccerloco, the oicial Sockers Team Store, for your favorite San Diego Sockers apparel. For more information about Soccerloco, please visit their website at www.soccerloco.com or visit one of their four locations around San Diego County. The #-seeded San Diego Sockers2 won the 2019 MASL2 Cup Final - over Cuervos Juarez at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario on March 30. Rene Flores scored three goals and the defense held on during the frantic final two minutes. San Diego finished the season with a 14-0 record (12-0 regular season & - playoffs) and it is the first ti - tle for the San Diego Sockers developmental team in their two-year history. Head coach Rene Ortiz told the team, "We began this in October and your hard work paid off today with a championship." He continued, "It is not easy to win a championship, be proud of what you have done." 40TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON A LEGACY OF CHAMPIONS 1978-2018
NUMBER RETIRED
# PAUL WRIGHT PLAYED IN ¸ DIFFERENT ERAS OF SOCKERS’ FRANCHISES The popular forward’s jersey will hang in the Pechanga Arena San Diego rafters for all time. Wright's name was on the ballot along with Fernan- do Clavijo, Victor Nogueira, Branko Segota, and Steve Zungul. The San Diego Sockers retired Paul Wright’s #3 jersey during a pregame cere- of the total vote. Wright scored 435 goals and mony of the April 7th match at Pechanga Are- 421 assists in his 603-game career with eight na San Diego. The London, England native was dierent indoor teams and MLS Kansas City. selected after a vote by fans, alumni, media He began playing during the 1988 season and and current players. Each vote was worth 25% last took the pitch during the 2012 campaign. Wright won seven championships with the Sockers spanning the sec- ond and third dynasties. His number 3 will be retired permanently at the end of this season.
THE SOCKERS ALUMNI GAME WAS FUN
The Sockers hosted their annual Alumni Game during half- time of the April 7th game. The contest pitted the Team 8s/s against Team s. This is the first time that the game has featured this format. Team s defeated Team 8s/s 4-2 in a fun-filled 12-minute match.
RON NEWMAN CUP PLAYOFF BRACKET
DIVISIONAL DIVISIONAL DIVISIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND CHAMPIONSHIP CHAMPIONSHIP A home-and-home series between the 1st and 2nd place teams. ROUND ROUND If the series is tied after two games, a 15-minute Mini Game will be played immediately after Game Two to decide the winner.
SEMI-FINAL ROUND One game playos hosted by the two top seeds.
PACIFIC DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL EASTERN DIVISION A one game playo hosted by the top seed.
SEMI- SEMI- FINAL FINAL ROUND ROUND CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL
SOUTHWEST DIVISION SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION 40TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON A LEGACY OF CHAMPIONS 1978-2018 # MIDFIELDER # DEFENDER # FORWARD # GOALKEEPER
CHRISTIAN GUTIERREZ RAY CONTRERAS TAYLOR WALTER BOND JESUS MOLINA SOCKERS AUTOGRAPHS PAGE # FORWARD MIDFIELDER # # DEFENDER # MIDFIELDER
LEONARDO DE OLIVEIRA CHRISTIAN SEGURA EDUARDO VELEZ RAYMUNDO REZA # DEFENDER # DEFENDER # GOALKEEPER # DEFENDER
JUAN TOPETE ELI GALBRAITH KNAPP BORIS PARDO CESAR CERDA TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON A LEGACY OF CHAMPIONS 1978-2018 40 # MIDFIELDER # MIDFIELDER # MIDFIELDER # DEFENDER
GUERRERO PINO FELIPE GONZALEZ BRIAN # MIDFIELDER FARBER ZE ROBERTO
# DEFENDER LANDON DONOVAN # MIDFIELDER # MIDFIELDER # FORWARD
MANUEL ROJO BRANDON ESCOTO TRAVIS PITTMAN KRAIG CHILES # MIDFIELDER # DEFENDER # DEFENDER # MIDFIELDER
CHAD HAGERTY JUAN GONZALEZ LUIS “PEE WEE” ORTEGA HIRAM RUIZ 40TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON A LEGACY OF CHAMPIONS 1978-2018
NEWS FROM AROUND THE MAJOR ARENA SOCCER LEAGUE The Ron Newman Cup Playoff GAME TWO - Monday, April 22, SEMIFINALS AND season begins on Thursday, April 3:30pm (PST) At the Adirondack CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL 8 in Kansas City as the Comets Bank Center ARE GAME SERIES host the Milwaukee Wave in the PACIFIC DIVISION opening game of the South The four remaining teams will play SOCKERS VS TACOMA Central Division Championships. in two Semi-final games. EAST The Divisional Championship GAME ONE - Friday, April 19, vs SOUTH CENTRAL and PACIF- round of the Ron Newman Cup 7:30pm (PST) IC vs SOUTHWEST. The winners Playoffs feature a home-and- At the Accesso ShoWare Center will meet in the title game at the highest seed. If the Sockers ad- home series between the two GAME TWO - Saturday, April 20, vance, they will host all games as teams. If the series is tied after 10:00pm (PST) At Pechanga they had the best reconrd in the two games, a -minute Mini Game Arena San Diego is played immediately after Game 2018-19 season. Two to decide the winner. SOUTHWEST DIVISION MONTERREY VS RIO GRANDE VALLEY MESQUITE OUTLAWS TO WATCH ALL PLAYOFF GAME ONE - Friday, April 19, JOIN MASL IN 5:00pm (PST) At State Farm Arena GAMES ON ELEVEN MESQUITE, TX – The Mesquite SPORTS NETWORK GAME TWO - Sunday, April 21, Outlaws are the Major Arena 5:00pm (PST) At Arena Monterrey The full opening round playo Soccer League’s newest expan- sion team. Mesquite in a Dallas schedule is below. All games are SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION suburb and the Outlaws will scheduled to be shown LIVE on MILWAUKEE VS KANSAS CITY Eleven Sports and Twitch.com/ have a natural GAME ONE - Thursday, April 18, ElevenSportsNext. rivalry with 5:30pm (PST) At Silverstein Eye the Dallas EASTERN DIVISION Centers Arena Sidekicks. BALTIMORE VS UTICA CITY GAME TWO - Saturday, April 20, GAME ONE - Saturday, April 20, 12:00pm (PST) At UW-Milwaukee 3:00pm (PST) At SECU Arena Panther Arena
Here are the lineups TACOMA STARS ROSTER RIO GRANDE VALLEY ROSTER MONTERREY FLASH ROSTER of the MASL playoff NO. NAME POS NO. NAME POS NO. NAME POS teams: 1 Michael Arguello G 1 Martin Cruz G 2 Carlos Pichardo D 2 Chase Hanson D Oswaldo 3 Damian Garcia D 3 Cory Keitz D © Medina-Gonzalez D 4 Roberto Escalante D 4 Troy Peterson D 3 Genoni Martinez D 5 Héctor Vallejo D 5 Trevor Jensen D 5 Emmanuel Aguirre D 7 Carlos Farias F 6 Duncan McCormick D 6 Gustavo Rosales D 8 Miguel Vaca D 7 James Riley D ¾ Carlos Hernández M 9 Enrique Canez M 8 Philip Lund M 8 Erick Jhon Ponce M 10 Daniel Lopez F 9 Derek Johnson M 10 Efrain Martinez M 12 Erick Rosas M 10 Nick Perera F 13 Yotsi Martinez F 15 Franck Tayou F 11 Jamael Cox M 12 Diego Zuñiga M 17 Juventino Morales G 12 Milan Ivanovic M 14 Luis Saúl Ramírez F 18 Erick Flores F/M 14 Vince McCluskey F 19 Oscar Ventura F 20 Edgar González F 16 Joseph Cairel M 21 Diego Angel Arriaga G 28 Edgar Flores F/M 17 Joey Gjertsen M 22 Moises Gonzalez M 29 Brayan Martínez F 21 Adam West D 23 Fidel Garcia G 30 Diego Reynoso G 23 Raphael Cox P 24 Ismael Pineda D 58 Jorge Rios M 25 Micheal Ramos M 27 Carlos Portales F 70 Uzi Tayou D 24 Danny Waltman G 29 Mitchell Cardenas D 77 Brayan Aguilar F 28 Steve Mohn P 32 Rodrigo Tinoco M Head Coach: Luis Jaime Borrego 51 Robert Palmer D Ä8 Topiltzin Mendez M 77 Alex Megson F Head Coach: Genoni Martinez 99 Matt Clare M Head Coach: Darren Sawatzky 40TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON A LEGACY OF CHAMPIONS 1978-2018
SOCKERS BROADCAST TEAM Craig Elsten enters his eighth season as the “Voice of CATCH UP ON SOCKERS the Sockers”, and will provide play-by-play for the Sockers’ INFORMATION DURING 12 home games. Previously, Elsten was the broadcast THE MASL PLAYOFFS voice for all of the Sockers’ games from their restart in 2009 through the 2014-15 season, also serving in that time as the team’s media relations director.
Nate Abaurrea is returning for his third season as part of the Sockers broadcast team. Since arriving in San Diego in 2016, Abaurrea has called Liga MX matches in English for the Xolos of Club Tijuana and has been behind the microphone for matches in the USL, PDL, and NPSL here in Southern California.
SOCKERS PLAYER MANAGEMENT & COACHING STAFF
Sean Bowers Chiky Luna Phil Salvagio Ray Talia Rene Ortiz Victor Melendez General Director of Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Goalkeeper Coach Manager Player Personnel
BALTIMORE BLAST ROSTER MILWAUKEE WAVE ROSTER UTICA CITY ROSTER KANSAS CITY ROSTER NO. NAME POS NO. NAME POS NO. NAME POS NO. NAME POS William Vanzela G 3 Chad Vandegrie D 1 Bryan O'Quinn G 3 James Togbah D Mike Zierhoer G 6 Guilherme Veiga D 2 Ben Ramin D 4 Alain Matingou D ¡ Andrew Hoxie F 7 Hans Denissen M 4 Nate Bourdeau - A M 5 Ramone Palmer F Sylla Salifou F/M 8 Luan Oliveira M 5 Domenico Vitale D 6 Adam James F Tony Donatelli M 9 Robert Renaud F 6 Vittorio Petrera D 8 Tim Kloster D 12 Adriano Dos Santos D 10 Ricardinho Sobreira M 8 Mohamed Kenawy F/M 9 Bryan Perez - C M 13 Jereme Raley D 12 Stuart Grable D 9 Lucas Heron M 10 Lucas Rodriguez M 14 Ibrahima Keita D 14 Alex Bradley M 12 Christian Esposito G 11 Kiel Williams F 15 Juan Galvis F 16 Drew Ruggles D 13 Bo Jelovac - C F 13 Steven Hamersky G 16 Sam Guernsey D 18 Isaac Pereyra F 20 Mauricio Salles F 14 Leo Gibson F 17 Jamie Thomas F 23 Daniel Chamale D 21 Darren Toby D 18 Kevin Ellis M 18 Mohamed Ndiaye M/D 24 Max Ferdinand F 22 Andrew Coughlin G 19 John Sosa D 1 Marco Nascimento D 5 Andrew Wiedabach M 23 Logan Roberts D 20 Stefan Stokic F Mike Deasel D 26 Ian Bennett F 27 Joey Tavernese F 22 Anthony Grant F 1 Jon Orlando F 28 Angel Curiel F/M 28 Freddy Moojen F 23 Ignacio Flores D Juan Pereira F 30 Josh Lemos G 42 Jake Schindler D 24 Mirko Sandivari D 23 Jonatas Melo M 75 Jonatan Santos D 44 Liam Callahan M 27 Gui Gomes F 6 Elton de Oliveira D 77 Marcio Leite D 77 Stephen Deroux D 28 Byron Alvarez F 8 Vinicius Dantas F Ä2 Rafael Dias G 85 Lucio Gonzaga M 51 Robert Palmer D Daniel Oliveira F/M 99 Andre Hayne F 99 Slavisa Ubiparipovic FF 99 Mark Saxby G Head Coach: Danny Kelly Head Coach: Giuliano Oliviero Head Coach: Ryan Hall Head Coach: Kim Roentved 40TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON A LEGACY OF CHAMPIONS 1978-2018
THE 8 SEASON SAW A RESURGENCE IN THE SOCKERS SIGNIFICANCE IN THE LOCAL SAN DIEGO SPORTS SCENE
The Sockers were ¬ when they signed Landon Donovan. By season’s end, they were ¬ and had drawn their biggest crowds of the modern era. Over 8,500 were on hand to see Landon’s Sockers debut and the season average crowd size doubled. The Sockers (and the MASL) have had an increase in attendance since signing Landon Donovan. Here are the average attendance figures: HOME TOTAL (12 Games): 4,181 (1st in MASL) HOME BEFORE LD (6): 2,640 HOME AFTER LD (6): 5,708 ROAD BEFORE LD (9): 1,612 ROAD AFTER LD (3): 4,493
# BORIS PARDO Easily a candidate for League MVP, Boris kept the Sockers in # KRAIG CHILES games until the oensive heroics The Sockers all-time scoring kicked in. leader anchored the team with a team-leading goals and points-per-game average of (©.6) in just games. # “PEE WEE” ORTEGA ©ª«¬ª® Pee Wee led Sockers defenders in goals STAND and points. OUTS
# LANDON DONOVAN # Christian In just 8 games, Gutierrez # BRANDON Landon was rd on ESCOTO the team in points-per- Reliable Midfielder The Sockers brightest game average (). He notched goals scored 5 goals and had and £ assists. young star led the team in scoring with goals 11 assists. and assists.