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West Texas United Sockers

West Texas United Sockers is an American soccer team based in Midland, Texas, United States. Founded in 2008, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Mid South Division of the Southern Conference.

The team plays its home games at the Grande Communications Stadium, where they have played since 2009. The team's colors are white and navy blue.

Two of the team's co-owners, Miles Prentice and Bob Richmond, are also the owners of the Midland Rockhounds AA minor league baseball team.

Contents

History

The team joined the USL as an expansion team in 2009[1][2], and opened its inaugural season Friday, April 10, 2009, with a 1-0 win over the Arizona Sahuaros in an exhibition match at Grande Stadium. The Sockers played their first official game on May 2, 2009, a 2-0 loss to the El Paso Patriots[3].

Players

Current roster

as at July 6, 2010[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Leif Craddock[5]
3 DF Omar Tena[6]
4 DF Raul Franco[7]
5 MF Abel Olivas[8]
6 MF Isaias Miramontes[9]
7 MF Wally Valdivia[10]
8 MF Lukas Garcia[11]
9 FW Ben Everson[12]
10 FW John Cox[13]
11 FW Uli Guillen[14]
12 MF Luis Castaneda
13 MF Edson Moreno[15]
14 MF Joel Rios
15 MF Corey Cullen[16]
16 MF Koffi Kacou Innocent[17]
No. Position Player
17 MF Sabas Ruiz[18]
18 FW Jose Munoz[19]
19 DF Beh Leandre Pacome[20]
20 FW Rogelio Lopez
21 MF Joey Hernandez[21]
23 DF Paul Pinter[22]
24 DF Jesus Munoz[23]
26 DF Julio Alarcon
28 DF Manuel Montes[24]
29 DF Angel Zapata Gomez[25]
88 MF Dominic Furness[26]
MF Giber Becerra
DF Alandus Brooks[27]
FW Jose De Santiago
MF Junior Hernandez[28]

Notable former players

Year-by-year

Year Division League Regular Season Playoffs Open Cup
2009 4 USL PDL 2nd, Mid South Divisional Finals Did not qualify
2010 4 USL PDL in progress Did not qualify

Head coaches

Stadia

Average attendance

Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive at http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html.

References

  1. ^ http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/277703.html
  2. ^ http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/295762.html
  3. ^ http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2009/1026840.html
  4. ^ http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2010/13598690.html#ROSTER
  5. ^ http://www.wtusockers.com/Roster/315998.html
  6. ^ http://www.fullertontitans.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/tena_omar00.html
  7. ^ http://www.wtusockers.com/Roster/325585.html
  8. ^ http://www.gobuffsgo.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/olivas_abel00.html
  9. ^ http://athletics.utpb.edu/mens-sports/mens-soccer/roster/isaias-miramontes/index.cfm?&fs=2
  10. ^ http://www.wtusockers.com/Roster/316019.html
  11. ^ http://www.wtusockers.com/Roster/415207.html
  12. ^ http://www.wtusockers.com/Roster/415200.html
  13. ^ http://www.gobuffsgo.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/cox_john00.html
  14. ^ http://www.wtusockers.com/Roster/424581.html
  15. ^ http://www.wtusockers.com/Roster/415210.html
  16. ^ http://www.gothunderwolves.com/sports/msoc/2010-11/bios/Corey_Cullen
  17. ^ http://www.wtusockers.com/Roster/415215.html
  18. ^ http://www.wtusockers.com/Roster/415212.html
  19. ^ http://www.wtusockers.com/Roster/301715.html
  20. ^ http://www.wtusockers.com/Roster/415214.html
  21. ^ http://www.wtusockers.com/Roster/424583.html
  22. ^ http://www.wtusockers.com/Roster/415205.html
  23. ^ http://www.wtusockers.com/Roster/415208.html
  24. ^ http://athletics.utpb.edu/mens-sports/mens-soccer/roster/manuel-montes/
  25. ^ http://www.wtusockers.com/Roster/424579.html
  26. ^ http://www.gobuffsgo.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/furness_dominic00.html
  27. ^ http://uabsports.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/brooks_alandus00.html
  28. ^ http://www.wtusockers.com/Roster/424584.html

External links

Texas portal
v • d • USL Premier Development League • Mid South
Chivas El Paso Patriots • DFW Tornados • Houston Leones • Laredo Heat • Rio Grande Valley Bravos • West Texas United Sockers
v • d • Soccer in the United States
Overview United States Soccer Federation • League system • History • Hall of Fame • Clubs • Champions • Venues (Stadia by capacity, SSS)
National teams Men's team • Women's team • Men's U-23 team • Women's U-23 team • Men's U-20 team • Women's U-20 team • Men's U-17 team • Women's U-17 team • MNT Stats
Leagues MLS • D2 Pro League • USL First Division • NASL • USL Second Division • PDL • USL Super-20 • USASA • MISL • PASL-Pro • PASL-Premier • NPSL • PCSL • WPS • W-League • WPSL
Cup Competitions Open Cup • MLS Cup • Southwest Cup • George F. Donnelly Cup
v Sports teams based in West Texas
Baseball TL: Midland RockHounds, AA: El Paso Diablos, ULB: San Angelo Colts, CBL: Big Bend Cowboys
Basketball ABA: West Texas Whirlwinds
Football IFL: Abilene Ruff Riders • El Paso Generals • West Texas Roughnecks • San Angelo Stampede Express
Hockey CHL: Odessa Jackalopes, WSHL: El Paso Rhinos
Soccer PDL: El Paso Patriots • West Texas United Sockers
College athletics (NCAA Division I) Texas Tech Red Raiders • UTEP Miners

Categories: Teams in the Premier Development League | Soccer clubs in the United States | Texas soccer clubs | Association football clubs established in 2008

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