Saltillo Rancho Seco is a Mexican professional
indoor soccer
Indoor soccer or arena soccer (known internationally as indoor football, fast football, or showball) is five-a-side version of minifootball, derived from association football and adapted to be played in walled hardcourt indoor arena. Indoor socc ...
team based in
Saltillo, the capital of the northern
Mexican state
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of
Coahuila
Coahuila (), formally Coahuila de Zaragoza (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Coahuila de Zaragoza ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Coahuila de Zaragoza), is one of the 32 states of Mexico.
Coahuila borders the Mexican states of N ...
. Since 2011, Saltillo has been a member of the
Liga Mexicana de Futbol Rápido Profesional (LMFR) and in November 2013 began play in the Central Division of the
Professional Arena Soccer League (PASL).
With the PASL's absorption of 6 former MISL teams, the league changed its name to the
Major Arena Soccer League and the team moved to the new Southern division.
After three successful seasons in the Liga Mexicana de Futbol Rápido Profesional, Saltillo became the third team from Mexico to join the PASL.
The team remains a member of both leagues.
The team plays home games at the purpose-built Deportivo Rancho-Seco Saltillo but began league play on the campus of the
Autonomous University of Coahuila
The Autonomous University of Coahuila (''Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila'', or "UAdeC") is a state university founded in 1957. It is located in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila. The university system has three campuses — Saltillo, To ...
while construction was underway.
The team is owned by Marco Antonio Davila De Leon.
History
Under the direction of head coach Elizandro Campos and assistant coach Jesus Monroy, the Central Division team struggled from the start with a loss to the
Monterrey Flash then split their next eight games, losing to teams with winning records and beating teams with losing records. Saltillo won only one game in 2014, faced steadily declining attendance at home, and earned a 6–10 record on the season, missing the
Professional Arena Soccer League post-season.
Moving to the new Southern Division of the re-branded
Major Arena Soccer League, Saltillo will face the
Missouri Comets and
Las Vegas Legends
The Las Vegas Legends are a semi-professional soccer team based in Paradise, Nevada. They play in the National Premier Soccer League, a fourth-tier league in the American soccer pyramid.
History
The club was founded in 2012 as an indoor soccer ...
on the road while their other 18 games will be against opponents based in Texas and Mexico.
Year-by-year
References
External links
Saltillo Rancho Seco official team website*
Association football clubs established in 2011
Major Arena Soccer League teams
Mexican indoor football teams
Sports teams in Coahuila
2011 establishments in Mexico
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