Midland-Odessa Sockers FC
Midland-Odessa Sockers FC is an American soccer team based in Midland, Texas, United States. Founded in 2008, the team plays in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Lone Star Conference of the South Region.
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| Full name | Midland-Odessa Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Sockers | ||
| Founded | 2008 | ||
| Stadium | Grande Communications Stadium Midland, Texas | ||
| Capacity | 18,000 | ||
| Owners | Miles Prentice Bob Richmond Monty Hoppel Jeff VonHolle Jimmy Young Raul Ruiz Bob Collier Jimmy Roark Lee Roark Javier Almodova | ||
| Head coach | Johnny Clifford | ||
| League | National Premier Soccer League | ||
| 2019 | 1st, Lone Star Playoffs: Conference Final | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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The team has played its home games at the Grande Communications Stadium 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 Double-A Minor League Baseball team. They have won three titles.
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]
Originally known as the West Texas Sockers, they were renamed the Odessa/Midland Sockers on February 20, 2013.[4] The club was again renamed, this time to "Midland-Odessa FC", upon their entry into NPSL on December 13, 2016.[5] The team adopted Midland-Odessa Sockers FC as its branding for the 2018 NPSL season.
Players
Notable former players
This list of notable former players comprises players who went on to play professional soccer after playing for the team in the Premier Development League, or those who previously played professionally before joining the team.
Year-by-year
| Year | Division | League | Regular Season | Playoffs | Open Cup |
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| 2009 | 4 | USL PDL | 2nd, Mid South | Divisional Finals | Did not qualify |
| 2010 | 4 | USL PDL | 4th, Mid South | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2011 | 4 | USL PDL | 5th, Mid South | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2012 | 4 | USL PDL | 6th, Mid South | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2013 | 4 | USL PDL | 4th, Mid South | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2014 | 4 | USL PDL | 3rd, Mid South | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2015 | 4 | USL PDL | 2nd, Mid South | Conference Semifinals | Second Round |
| 2016 | 4 | USL PDL | 2nd, Mid South | National Semifinals | Did not qualify |
| 2017 | 4 | NPSL | 3rd, Lone Star | National Runner-Up | Did not qualify |
| 2018 | 4 | NPSL | 2nd, Lone Star | Conference Semifinals | Second Round |
| 2019 | 4 | NPSL | 1st, Lone Star | Conference Finals | First Round |
Head coaches
Stadium
- Grande Communications Stadium; Midland, Texas (2009–present)
Average attendance
Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive at https://web.archive.org/web/20100105175057/http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html.
- 2009: 2,782 (2nd in PDL)
- 2010: 2,501 (2nd in PDL)
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 23, 2008. Retrieved December 18, 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 16, 2009. Retrieved May 4, 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "A New Era of Socker Dawns in West Texas – West Texas Sockers". West Texas Sockers. July 30, 2013. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
http://www.goeasternathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=10666&path=msoc
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