San Diego Sockers

The San Diego Sockers is a name that has been used by two different soccer teams

Contents

1 Original Team 2 Second Team 3 Honors 4 Head Coaches 5 Arenas 6 External links

Original Team

The San Diego Sockers were one of the most successful indoor soccer teams in the sport's short history. The team won ten championships in both the original Major Indoor Soccer League and the North American Soccer League. The team began as the Baltimore Comets in 1974 but moved to San Diego as the Jaws in 1976. After a one year stay in Las Vegas, the team returned as the San Diego Sockers in 1978.

The Sockers played their first indoor season in 1980 and won their first indoor title in 1982. The team stopped playing outdoor soccer with the folding of the NASL in 1984. In 1992, the MISL folded, but the Sockers along with the Dallas Sidekicks were two of the founding franchises in the Continental Indoor Soccer League. After several ownership changes, the Sockers folded after the 1996 season.

Leagues

• NASL outdoor 1974-1984
• NASL indoor 1980-1982 & 1983-1984
• MISL 1982-1983 & 1984-1992
• CISL 1993-1996

Championships

• NASL indoor 1982 & 1984
• MISL 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992

Second Team

The next version of the San Diego Sockers were a team in the Major Indoor Soccer League. The team began play in the World Indoor Soccer League in 2001, and joined the MISL when it merged with the WISL for the 2002-2003 season. Just before the beginning of the 2004-2005 season, the Sockers were sold to Raj Kalra, owner of the Vancouver Ravens of the National Lacrosse League. However, barely two months after the purchase, it was revealed that Kalra had not paid the Sockers' players, staff, or rent since taking over, and the league voted to discontinue the franchise on December 30, 2004.

Honors

Championships

• none

Division Titles

• 2001 WISL reagular Season title

Head Coaches

• Brian Quinn 2001-2004

Arenas

• San Diego Sports Arena 2001-2004

External links

• Official site