2010–11 Professional Arena Soccer League season

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Professional Arena Soccer League
Season2010–11
ChampionsSan Diego Sockers
Top goalscorerKraig Chiles, 31
Highest scoring29 – Wenatchee 16, Tijuana 13 (January 23, 2011)
Longest unbeaten run10 – San Diego
Highest attendance3,120 – San Diego (January 29, 2011)

The 2010–11 Professional Arena Soccer League (PASL-Pro) season is the third season for the American arena soccer league. The season kicked off on Friday November 12, when the Louisville Lightning hosted the Cincinnati Kings. A new feature for the 2010–11 season was the Frontier Division. The Frontier Division featured teams above the level of PASL-Premier but not ready for the higher travel demands and costs of the PASL-Pro. Frontier teams played an abbreviated 12-game schedule, with a mixture of PASL-Pro, PASL-Premier, and other Frontier Division opponents. The 2010–2011 PASL playoffs were held in the Cincinnati Gardens, home of the newly rechristened Cincinnati Kings.[1]

Standings[edit]

As of March 12, 2011
  2010-11 League Championship
  2010-11 Playoff Team
(Bold Division Winner)

Place Team GP W L T Pct GF GA GB
Eastern Division
1 Cincinnati Kings 16 13 3 0 .813 127 85
2 Louisville Lightning 16 8 8 0 .500 140 117 5
3 Detroit Waza 16 8 8 0 .500 115 116 5
4 Ohio Vortex 16 2 14 0 .125 97 165 11
Western Division
1 San Diego Sockers 16 14 2 0 .875 149 82
2 Tacoma Stars 16 10 6 0 .625 110 104 4
3 Revolución Tijuana 15 7 8 0 .467 154 125 6.5
4 California Cougars 15 5 10 0 .333 99 126 8.5
Frontier Division
1 Illinois Piasa 12 9 3 0 .750 99 65
2 Kitsap Pumas 12 8 4 0 .667 100 65 1
3 Wenatchee Fire FC 12 4 7 1 .375 68 104 4.5
4 Springfield Demize 12 3 7 2 .333 65 88 5
Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League
1 Calgary United FC 12 8 4 0 .667 68 52
2 Edmonton Drillers 12 6 6 0 .500 72 71 2
3 Winnipeg Alliance 12 5 7 0 .417 53 78 3

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PASL Wild Card play-in match[edit]

Frontier Division Winner vs. Potential Wild Card Team

Fri.Mar.4,9:30 pm ET: Detroit Waza 8, Illinois Piasa 2

  • Wild Card qualifier Tacoma advances due to Illinois' loss

2011 PASL-Pro North American Finals (Cincinnati, OH)[edit]

  • La Raza de Guadalajara qualifies as LMFR Champion
  • PPM Sidekicks del Estado de Mexico qualify as LMFR Runner-Up
  • Cincinnati Kings qualify as East Division Champion
  • San Diego Sockers qualify as West Division Champion
  • Calgary United qualify as CMISL Champion
  • Tacoma Stars qualify as PASL Wild Card
Quarterfinals
March 10
Semifinals
March 11
Final
March 12
1 San Diego Sockers 7
4 Calgary United FC 2 5 PPM Sidekicks del Estado de Mexico 3
5 PPM Sidekicks del Estado de Mexico 10 1 San Diego Sockers 10
3 La Raza de Guadalajara 6
2 Cincinnati Kings 7
3 La Raza de Guadalajara 9 3 La Raza de Guadalajara 11
6 Tacoma Stars 6
Thu. March 10, 2011
Quarterfinals
  • Quarterfinal A – 6:30 pm – La Raza de Guadalajara 9, Tacoma Stars 6
  • Quarterfinal B – 9:00 pm – PPM Sidekicks del Estado de Mexico 10, Calgary United FC 2
Fri. March 11, 2011
Semifinals
Sat. March 12, 2011
Finals

Awards[edit]

Award Name Team
MVP Kraig Chiles San Diego Sockers
Coach of the Year Phil Salvagio San Diego Sockers
Playoffs MVP Kraig Chiles San Diego Sockers

All-League First Team[edit]

Name Position Team
Dan Antoniuk D San Diego Sockers
Ze Roberto D San Diego Sockers
Eduardo Velez M Revolución Tijuana
Jeff Hughes F Cincinnati Kings
Kraig Chiles F San Diego Sockers
Craig Salvati GK Cincinnati Kings

All-League Second Team[edit]

Name Position Team
Jeff Henderson D Cincinnati Kings
Antonio Sutton D California Cougars
Diego Rovira M San Diego Sockers
Costea Decu M Detroit Waza
Greg Howes F Tacoma Stars
Riley Swift GK San Diego Sockers

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Coach's Corner". Archived from the original on November 2, 2010. Retrieved September 30, 2010.
  2. ^ "Winter 2010/11". Professional Arena Soccer League. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved October 22, 2010.

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