The San Diego Sockers 2 is an American professional

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team based in

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, formed in 2017 with the

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, the MASL's developmental league. Like its parent club, the

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, its home field is in

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and it is run by CEO David Pike. The head coaches were Rene Ortiz and Ray Taila.

History

Sockers 2 was created in 2017 to develop prospects for the

. They played their only two seasons in the same arena as that parent club, the

Pechanga Arena San Diego Pechanga Arena (historically known as the San Diego Sports Arena) is an indoor arena built in 1966 and located in the Midway area of San Diego, California. The arena seats 12,000 for indoor football, 12,920 for ice hockey, indoor soccer a ...

in San Diego. They went 7–5 in the regular season in 2018 and 2–1 in the playoffs, winning the first M2 Western Conference Championship. They advanced to the inaugural M2 Cup, falling to the eventual champions, the Chicago Mustangs, 7–0. They captured the M2 Championship in 2019 with a 7–5 victory over Cuervos de Juarez, and folded shortly thereafter. On June 24, 2021, M2 announced Sockers 2 will return in the 2021–2022 season.2018-19 M2 CHAMPIONS SET TO RETURN FOR THE 2021-2022 SEASON
Brian Ackley, MASL website, June 24, 2021

Players

References

External links

San Diego Sockers 2 official websiteMajor Arena Soccer League 2 official website
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