Major Arena Soccer League 2
The Major Arena Soccer League 2 (MASL 2) is a North American indoor soccer league that serves as the Minor league, developmental league of the Major Arena Soccer League. History MASL 2 launched in 2017 to "provide an outlet for teams to either reorganize for a re-emergence in the MASL or an avenue for teams to compete in smaller markets in hopes of rising to MASL status." It was announced that MASL 2 would have between 8 and 12 teams. The 2018–19 season brought the total number of teams participating in the season up from 10 to 15. Stockton, California, was announced as a market and held a team naming contest, but all news stories from the league website and all mention of the Stockton franchised were dropped. The league changed from having "Conferences" to "Divisions." Expanding from the Eastern and Western conference's the MASL 2 now had the Eastern Division, Mountain Division, and Pacific Division. On February 25, 2021, MASL 2 announced the return of the RGV Barracudas FC t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguous states border Canada to the north and Mexico to the south, with the semi-exclave of Alaska in the northwest and the archipelago of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. The United States asserts sovereignty over five Territories of the United States, major island territories and United States Minor Outlying Islands, various uninhabited islands in Oceania and the Caribbean. It is a megadiverse country, with the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest land area and List of countries and dependencies by population, third-largest population, exceeding 340 million. Its three Metropolitan statistical areas by population, largest metropolitan areas are New York metropolitan area, New York, Greater Los Angeles, Los Angel ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Onua Obasi
Onua Thomas Obasi (born 24 September 1988) is an English footballer and coach who is the head coach for the Empire Strykers in the Major Arena Soccer League. He is a versatile player who plays left back, centre back and defensive midfielder. Career College and amateur Obasi also played soccer for University of Liverpool from 2008 - 2011 before transferring to Central Connecticut State University. During his college years in England in 2010–2011, he played in the development leagues for Leigh Genesis in England and Cefn Druids in Wales. He was also part of the successful Bootle FC team that won the North West Counties 1st Division in 2008/09 (4 apps 1 Goal). He went on to make 36 appearances for Bootle in the 2009/10 season before moving to Leigh Genesis. Obasi played two years of college soccer at Central Connecticut State University between 2011 and 2012. In 2011, Obasi started all 19 games for the Central Connecticut State University Blue Devils where he scored three g ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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San Diego Sockers 2
The San Diego Sockers 2 are an American professional indoor soccer team based in San Diego County, California, that competes in the Major Arena Soccer League 2 The Major Arena Soccer League 2 (MASL 2) is a North American indoor soccer league that serves as the Minor league, developmental league of the Major Arena Soccer League. History MASL 2 launched in 2017 to "provide an outlet for teams to either r .... The team was founded in 2017. History Sockers 2 was created in 2017 to develop prospects for the San Diego Sockers. The team went 7–5 in the regular season in 2018 and 2–1 in the playoffs, winning the first M2 Western Conference Championship. Sockers 2 advanced to the inaugural M2 Cup, falling to the eventual champions, the Chicago Mustangs, 7–0. The team captured the M2 Championship in 2019 with a 7–5 victory over Cuervos de Juarez. The team did not compete in the 2020 or 2021 M2 seasons. On June 24, 2021, M2 announced Sockers 2 will return in the 2021–2022 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rio Rancho Events Center
Rio Rancho Events Center is an 7,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, a city located near Albuquerque. The arena is located near the intersection of Unser Boulevard and Paseo del Volcan. It is part of a larger "City Center" project, which also includes a new city hall. The multipurpose facility can host concert settings in various capacities, hockey, basketball, indoor football, family shows, rodeos, trade shows and flexible set-ups to accommodate any event. Santa Ana Star Casino purchased the naming rights to the arena in a five-year, $2.5 million deal signed in July 2006. The arena was previously known as Santa Ana Star Center. The contract was not renewed in 2020, resulting in the arena changing its name back to Rio Rancho Events Center. The arena was completed at a cost of $47 million USD and opened on October 21, 2006. The first sports event in the arena was a hockey game on October 27, 2006, with the New Mexico Scorpions falling to the Arizona Sundogs 3 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rio Rancho, New Mexico
Rio Rancho () is the largest and most populous city in Sandoval County, part of the expansive Albuquerque metropolitan area, in the U.S. state of New Mexico. A small portion of the city extends into northern Bernalillo County. It is the third-largest city in New Mexico, and one of the most rapidly growing. As of the 2020 census, Rio Rancho had a population of 104,046. The name ''Rio Rancho'' derives from ''Los Ranchos'', the Spanish colonial ranches established along the Rio Grande in the Albuquerque Basin, and throughout historic Nuevo México. There were large ranches also in neighboring Corrales. Since the late 20th century, it has developed as a suburb of Albuquerque. History The great majority of the territory of Rio Rancho was originally part of the Town of Alameda Grant, which was founded by Spanish colonial settlers in 1710. It was acquired by the United States in 1848, after it defeated Mexico in the Mexican-American War. (Mexico had been independent of Spain ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Empire Strykers
The Empire Strykers are an American professional indoor soccer team based in Ontario, California, that competes in the Major Arena Soccer League (MASL). Founded in 2013 as the Ontario Fury, the team made its debut in the Professional Arena Soccer League at the start of the 2013–14 season. The team plays its home games at the Toyota Arena under the leadership of general manager, head coach, Jimmy Nordberg. The team re-branded to its current name in 2022. History In late May 2013, the owners of the now-dormant Anaheim Bolts announced that they would instead field a new PASL team at the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California. The team held its first open tryouts on June 28–29. On July 25, team president Bernie Lilavois announced that "Ontario Fury" was chosen from over 500 fan-submitted entries in a name-the-team contest. The name, logo, and team colors all reflect the passion of local soccer fans and the "powerful elements" of heat and wind that characterize th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Upland, California
Upland is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States, on the border with neighboring Los Angeles County. The municipality is located at an elevation of . As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 79,040, up from 73,732 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. Upland was incorporated as a city on May 15, 1906; it was previously named North Ontario. Upland is located at the foot of the highest part of the San Gabriel Mountains and is part of the Inland Empire, a metropolitan area situated directly east of Greater Los Angeles. History Early history Upland is located at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains on an east–west trail that was used by the Native Americans and Spanish missionaries, part of what is now known as the Old Spanish Trail (trade route), Old Spanish Trail. To the west, the trail led to the Mission San Gabriel Arcángel, San Gabriel Mission, which Spanish Missionaries built in 1771. In 1774, Spanish exp ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ontario Fury II
The Empire Jets are the name of an American professional indoor soccer team based in Upland, California and an outdoor team based in Eastvale, California. Like their parent club, the Empire Strykers, they're both run by the general manager. History Major Arena Soccer League 2 (2017–2019, 2021–present) Founded in 2017, the team made its debut in the Major Arena Soccer League 2, a developmental league for the Major Arena Soccer League at the start of the 2017–18 season. The team played its home games at the Upland Arena, are the reserve team for the Ontario Fury of the MASL and were charter members of the M2. The indoor version was folded by the parent club in 2019. The Return On July 15, 2021, M2 announced the return of Fury II starting in the 2021–2022 season. United Premier Soccer League (2018–2019) In 2018, an outdoor soccer team was formed to play in the United Premier Soccer League The United Premier Soccer League (UPSL) is an American for-profit soccer le ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chihuahua Savage
The Chihuahua Savage, also known as Savage CUU, are a Mexican professional indoor soccer team based in Chihuahua City, Chihuahua, that competes in the Major Arena Soccer League (MASL). Founded in 2019, the team made its debut in the Major Arena Soccer League 2 with the 2019–20 season, which was ended early due to COVID-19 pandemic. Originally scheduled to return to the M2 for the 2021–22 season, the Savage were instead given membership to the MASL, replacing the Soles de Sonora The Soles de Sonora (English: "Sonora Suns") are a Mexican professional indoor soccer franchise based in Hermosillo, capital city of the northwestern state of Sonora. Founded in October 2014, the team made its debut in the Major Arena Soccer Lea .... The club also has a women's side that plays in the MASLW. Year-by-year Players :'''' Active roster References External links * {{Major Arena Soccer League Mexican indoor football teams Major Arena Socc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chihuahua (state)
Chihuahua, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chihuahua, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is located in the northwestern part of Mexico and is bordered by the states of Sonora to the west, Sinaloa to the southwest, Durango to the south, and Coahuila to the east. To the north and northeast, it shares an extensive U.S.–Mexico border, border with the U.S. adjacent to the U.S. states of New Mexico and Texas. The state was named after its capital city, Chihuahua City; the largest city is Ciudad Juárez. In 1864 the city of Chihuahua was declared capital of Mexico by Benito Juárez, Benito Juarez during the Reform War and French intervention. The city of Parral, Chihuahua, Parral was the largest producer of silver in the world in 1640. During the Mexican War of Independence, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Miguel Hidalgo was executed on July 30, 1811, in Chihuahua city. Although C ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chihuahua City
The city of Chihuahua or Chihuahua City ( ; Lipan language, Lipan: ) is the state capital of the Mexican state of Chihuahua (state), Chihuahua. , the city of Chihuahua had a population of 925,762 inhabitants. while the metropolitan area had a population of 988,065 inhabitants. Among cities in Mexico, the city of Chihuahua is highly ranked in human and social development. According to a United Nations Development Programme, UNDP report on human development, Chihuahua municipality's HDI is 0.842 as of 2020 – among the highest in the country, only after municipalities in the Monterrey and Mexico City areas. IMCO ranks Chihuahua as one of the six cities with very high urban competitiveness The city was named capital of Mexico for a brief amount of time in 1864 by Benito Juarez during the second French intervention of Mexico. The predominant activity is industry, including domestic heavy, light industries, consumer goods production, and to a smaller extent ''maquiladoras''. The city ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City (), officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Oklahoma, most populous city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, Oklahoma County, its population ranks List of United States cities by population, 20th among United States cities and 8th in the Southern United States. The population grew following the 2010 Census and reached 681,054 in the 2020 United States census. The Oklahoma City metropolitan area had a population of 1,396,445, and the Oklahoma City–Shawnee, Oklahoma, Shawnee Combined Statistical Area had a population of 1,469,124, making it Oklahoma's largest municipality and metropolitan area by population. Oklahoma City's city limits extend somewhat into Canadian County, Oklahoma, Canadian, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, Cleveland, and Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie counties. However, much of those areas ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |