Bay Area Rosal
2013–14 PASL season
OwnerChris Rockenbaugh
Head CoachMario Astorga (games 1-8)
Luis Orellana (games 9-16)
ArenaCabernet Indoor Sports
6474 Patterson Pass Rd.
Livermore, California 94550
Highest home attendance652 (November 23 vs. Toros Mexico)
Lowest home attendance143 (February 1 vs. Sacramento Surge)
Average home league attendance350 (8 games)[1]

The 2013–14 Bay Area Rosal season was the first season in the Professional Arena Soccer League for the Bay Area Rosal professional indoor soccer club. The Rosal, a Pacific Division team, played their home games at Cabernet Indoor Sports in Livermore, California.[2]

Bay Area Rosal was led by owner Chris Rockenbaugh and head coach Luis Orellana.[3] Mario Astorga was the team's head coach for its first 8 games of the season before leaving the team in late December.

Season summary

Bay Area Rosal began its inaugural campaign with a pre-season match against the Turlock Express on October 26. The Rosal lost 6–7. They lost their first PASL regular season match 7–12 to the Las Vegas Legends and lost again to Turlock before winning 5 of their next 7 matches to close out 2013. 2014, however, started with 4 consecutive losses and the team ultimately finished the season with a 5–11 record.

The Bay Area Rosal are participating in the 2013–14 United States Open Cup for Arena Soccer starting with a Round of 32 victory over Turlock Express and a Round of 16 win over Sacramento Surge to advance to the Quarter-finals against the Las Vegas Legends. They lost 21–0, ending their tournament run.

History

Founded in 1998 as an amateur club, the team (then known as Bladium Rosal) won the 2012–13 Premier Arena Soccer League championship before moving up to the professional league in 2013.[2] The team shares its "Rosal" name with team owner Chris Rockenbaugh's auto recycling business.[3]


Schedule

  Win   Loss

Pre-season

Game Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location[4] Attendance
Score Record
1 Saturday October 26 7:05pm at Turlock Express L 6–7 0–1 Turlock Indoor Soccer 300[5]

Regular season

Game Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location[4] Attendance
Score Record
1 Saturday November 2 7:05pm Las Vegas Legends L 7–12[3] 0–1 Cabernet Indoor Sports 543[6]
2 Friday November 8 7:05pm at Turlock Express L 4–6 0–2 Turlock Soccer Complex[7] 629[8]
3 Saturday November 9 7:05pm at Sacramento Surge W 12–5 1–2 Estadio Azteca Soccer Arena 274[9]
4 Saturday November 23 7:05pm Toros Mexico L 7–10 1–3 Cabernet Indoor Sports 652[10]
5 Saturday November 30 8:00pm Turlock Express W 5–2 2–3 Cabernet Indoor Sports 209[11]
6 Friday December 13 7:05pm at Turlock Express W 5–4 3–3 Turlock Soccer Complex 350[12]
7 Sunday December 15 6:00pm Toros Mexico W 9–8 (OT) 4–3 Cabernet Indoor Sports 480[13]
8 Saturday December 21 7:05pm at Las Vegas Legends L 3–13[14] 4–4 Las Vegas Sports Park 324[15]
9 Saturday December 28 8:00pm Sacramento Surge† W 9–5 5–4 Cabernet Indoor Sports 272[16]
10 Saturday January 4 7:05pm at Sacramento Surge L 8–11 5–5 Estadio Azteca Soccer Arena 522[17]
11 Saturday January 11 8:00pm Ontario Fury L 9–10[18] 5–6 Cabernet Indoor Sports 358[19]
12 Saturday January 18 7:05pm at San Diego Sockers L 1–13[20] 5–7 Valley View Casino Center 3,728[21]
13 Sunday January 19 1:05pm at Toros Mexico L 7–17 5–8 UniSantos Park 219[22]
14 Saturday January 25 8:00pm Turlock Express W 8–7 6–8 Cabernet Indoor Sports 144[23]
15 Saturday February 1 7:05pm Sacramento Surge W 16–8 7–8 Cabernet Indoor Sports 143[24]
16 Saturday February 15♥ 5:05pm at Toros Mexico L 2–27[25] 7–9 UniSantos Park 118[26]

† Game also counts for US Open Cup, as listed in chart below.
♥ Rescheduled from February 16.

U.S. Open Cup for Arena Soccer

Game Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location[4] Attendance
Score Record
Round of 32 Friday December 13 7:05pm at Turlock Express W 5–4 1–0 Turlock Soccer Complex 350[12]
Round of 16 Saturday December 28 8:00pm Sacramento Surge† W 9–5 2–0 Cabernet Indoor Sports 180[16]
Quarter finals Sunday February 16 4:35pm at Las Vegas Legends L 0–21 2–1 Las Vegas Sports Park 155[27]

References

  1. ↑ "2013-14 League Attendance". Professional Arena Soccer League. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  2. 1 2 Gallegos, Martin (December 14, 2013). "Professional indoor soccer team sets up shop in Livermore". The Express. Livermore, CA: Las Positas College. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "Rosal Pro Soccer Newest Professional Sports Team in the Bay Area". Our Sports Central. October 17, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 "Bay Area Rosal Schedule". Professional Arena Soccer League. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Box Score: Turlock Indoor Soccer - Sat, Oct 26, 2013". Professional Arena Soccer League. October 26, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Box Score: Cabernet Indoor Sports - Sat, Nov 02, 2013". Professional Arena Soccer League. November 2, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
  7. ↑ McCorkell, Jonathan (September 19, 2013). "Turlock Express Announce 2013-14 Schedule". Turlock City News. Turlock, CA. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Box Score: Turlock Indoor Soccer - Fri, Nov 08, 2013". Professional Arena Soccer League. November 8, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Box Score: Estadio Azteca Soccer Arena - Sat, Nov 09, 2013". Professional Arena Soccer League. November 9, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Box Score: Cabernet Indoor - Sat, Nov 23, 2013". Professional Arena Soccer League. November 23, 2013. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Box Score: Cabernet Indoor - Sat, Nov 30, 2013". Professional Arena Soccer League. November 30, 2013. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
  12. 1 2 "Box Score: Turlock Indoor Soccer - Fri, Dec 13, 2013". Professional Arena Soccer League. December 13, 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Box Score: Cabernet Indoor Sports - Sun, Dec 15, 2013". Professional Arena Soccer League. December 15, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  14. ↑ "Las Vegas Legends Record Extended To 7-1". Our Sports Central. December 22, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
  15. ↑ "Box Score: Las Vegas Sports Park - Sat, Dec 21, 2013". Professional Arena Soccer League. December 21, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  16. 1 2 "Box Score: Cabernet Indoor Sports - Sat, Dec 28, 2013". Professional Arena Soccer League. December 28, 2013. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
  17. ↑ "Box Score: Estadio Azteca Soccer Arena - Sat, Jan 04, 2013". Professional Arena Soccer League. January 4, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
  18. ↑ Segal, Shel (January 18, 2014). "Ontario Reign hockey team wins fifth straight game". Fontana Herald News. Fontana, CA: Century Group Newspapers. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  19. ↑ "Box Score: Cabernet Indoor Sports - Sat, Jan 11, 2013". Professional Arena Soccer League. January 11, 2014. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  20. ↑ Riggins, Alex (January 19, 2014). "Sockers Offense Comes Alive in Easy Win". U-T San Diego. San Diego, CA: MLIM Holdings. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  21. ↑ "Box Score: Valley View Casino Arena - Sat, Jan 18, 2013". Professional Arena Soccer League. January 18, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  22. ↑ "Box Score: Unisantos Park - Sun, Jan 19, 2013". Professional Arena Soccer League. January 19, 2014. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  23. ↑ "Box Score: Cabernet Indoor Sports - Sat, Jan 25, 2013". Professional Arena Soccer League. January 25, 2014. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  24. ↑ "Box Score: Cabernet Indoor - Sat, Feb 01, 2014". Professional Arena Soccer League. February 1, 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  25. ↑ Carazo, Luis (February 17, 2014). "Toros México está imparable". El Mexicano (in Spanish). Tijuana, MX. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  26. ↑ "Box Score: Unisantos Park - Sat, Feb 15, 2014". Professional Arena Soccer League. February 15, 2014. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
  27. ↑ "Box Score: Las Vegas Sports Park - Sun, Feb 16, 2014". Professional Arena Soccer League. February 16, 2014. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
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