2014–15 Hidalgo La Fiera season

August 2023 Hidalgo La Fiera 2014–15 MASL President Joaquín García Fernández Head Coach Mariano Bollella (games 1–2)Angel Hernandez (games 3–4)Julio Garcia (games 5–8) Arena State Farm Arena2600 North SH 336Hidalgo, Texas 78557 Major Arena Soccer League Withdrew on December 23, 2014 Ron Newman Cup Edgar Flores (7 goals, 3 assists) 1,468 (November 23 vs. Monterrey Flash) 225 (December 21 vs. Dallas Sidekicks) 707 (3 games) 2013–14 (PASL) N/A The 2014–15 Hidalgo La Fiera season was the third season for the professional indoor soccer club and second under the Hidalgo La Fiera branding. (The team was also known as La Fiera FC.) The franchise was founded in 2012 as the Rio Grande Valley Flash. La Fiera, a Southern Division team in the Major Arena Soccer League, played most of their home games in the State Farm Arena in Hidalgo, Texas. The team was led by president Joaquín García Fernández and head coach Julio Garcia. The team suffered financial difficulties and resigned its MASL franchise effective December 23, 2014. Season summary La Fiera began the season with a win then alternated losses and wins for the 7 official games played by the team this season, amassing a 4–3 record. After playing their first three games on the road, the team announced the departure of head coach Mariano Bollella and that the home opener on November 23 would be free admission. Suffering from changes in the ownership group and a lack of revenue, the team began shedding players and attempted to reorganize. A last-ditch money-saving effort involved rescheduling 3 late-December home games for the team's practice facility, Golazo Soccer in Pharr, Texas. Before the first such game, the visiting Dallas Sidekicks filed a protest with the league about the inadequate playing facilities, including too-small goals. The league vacated the apparent 4–3 La Fiera win on December 23. In a separate decision, they also accepted the team's resignation from the league, ending both La Fiera's season and MASL franchise. History The team was originally organized in 2011 as the "Monterrey Flash" in the Liga Mexicana de Futbol Rápido Profesional (LMFR). Although successful, the team moved across the border to Texas and joined the PASL as the "Rio Grande Valley Flash" in September 2012. In mid-October 2012, the Flash announced that they had rejoined the LMFR and would participate in both leagues. This move prove short-lived and the team fell into disarray after the 2012–13 PASL season. In July 2013, Victor Fernandez assumed ownership of the team and reorganized it as "La Fiera FC" with a new logo and colors. In late July, Joaquín García Fernández was announced as team president. La Fiera completed the 2013-14 regular season with a 14–2 record and the Central Division Championship. In the post-season, they won their way into a dual Arena Open Cup and PASL Championship match but lost to the Chicago Mustangs 15–4. Off-field moves In May 2014, the Professional Arena Soccer League added six refugee teams from the failed third incarnation of the Major Indoor Soccer League and reorganized as the Major Arena Soccer League. The 2014–15 MASL season will be 20 games long, 4 more than the 16 regular season games of recent PASL seasons. With the league expansion and reorganization, Hidlago moved from the Central division to the new Southern division. The other Southern teams for 2014–15 are the Brownsville Barracudas, Dallas Sidekicks, Monterrey Flash, Saltillo Rancho Seco, and Beaumont-based Oxford City FC of Texas. Roster moves On November 19, XHRIO-TV serving Harlingen, Texas, reported that the team "has let go of" Mariano Bollella and named defender Angel Hernandez as interim head coach with defender Joel Perez as his assistant coach. On November 20, the team informed the league that head coach Mariano Bollella and assistant coach Juan Vela had been released from the team. The team announced that admission to the Sunday, November 23, home game would be free and that a "special announcement" would be made during the game. On November 28, Angel Hernandez and Joel Perez left the team and Julio Garcia was announced as the team's new head coach. On December 5, nine more players were released after seven of the nine had been placed on the 14-day injured reserve list on November 22. Schedule #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA #CCCCFF Vacated 1px solid #AAAAAA #CCCCCC Cancelled 1px solid #AAAAAA Regular season Game Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance Score Record 1 Saturday November 8 7:05pm at Oxford City FC of Texas W 13–7 1–0 Ford Arena 1,388 2 Wednesday November 12 8:35pm at Monterrey Flash L 4–7 1–1 Arena Monterrey 3,740 3 Saturday November 22 6:00pm at Brownsville Barracudas W 6–3 2–1 Barracudas Sports Complex 715 4 Sunday November 23 3:05pm Monterrey Flash L 2–11 2–2 State Farm Arena 1,468 5 Sunday November 30 3:00pm Oxford City FC of Texas W 9–7 3–2 State Farm Arena 426 6 Saturday December 6 7:00pm at Dallas Sidekicks L 3–7 3–3 Allen Event Center 3,907 7 Friday December 12 7:35pm at Saltillo Rancho Seco W 11–10 4–3 Deportivo Rancho-Seco Saltillo 200 8 Sunday December 14 3:05pm Oxford City FC of Texas1 State Farm Arena 9 Sunday December 21 3:05pm Dallas Sidekicks2 4–3 Golazo Soccer (Pharr) 228 10 Friday December 26 7:05pm Saltillo Rancho Seco Golazo Soccer (Pharr) 11 Saturday December 27 7:05pm Monterrey Flash Golazo Soccer (Pharr) 12 Saturday January 3 7:00pm at Dallas Sidekicks Allen Event Center 13 Saturday January 10 7:05pm at Oxford City FC of Texas Ford Arena 14 Sunday January 11 3:05pm Brownsville Barracudas State Farm Arena 15 Sunday January 18 5:05pm at Monterrey Flash Arena Monterrey 16 Monday January 19 7:35pm Brownsville Barracudas State Farm Arena 17 Sunday January 25 3:05pm Dallas Sidekicks State Farm Arena 18 Saturday January 31 6:00pm at Brownsville Barracudas Barracudas Sports Complex 19 Sunday February 15 3:05pm Saltillo Rancho Seco State Farm Arena 20 Friday February 20 7:35pm at Saltillo Rancho Seco Deportivo Rancho-Seco Saltillo 1 Game originally postponed; later cancelled after Hidalgo folded mid-season. 2 League vacated results on December 23 after upholding Dallas' protest of playing conditions. References 2 Major Arena Soccer League 2014-15 League Attendance http://masl.stats.pointstreak.com/attendance.html?leagueid=1289&seasonid=12864 January 19, 2015 Major Arena Soccer League Hidalgo La Fiera Schedule http://masl.stats.pointstreak.com/teamschedule.html?teamid=408025&seasonid=12864 October 13, 2014 Clay Williams KGBT-TV Harlingen, TX Indoor Soccer Franchise Moves Into Hidalgo's Arena In A 'Flash' http://www.valleycentral.com/sports/story.aspx?id=806559 September 28, 2012 November 5, 2012 December 3, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131203031628/http://www.valleycentral.com/sports/story.aspx?id=806559 dead Claudia Perez Rivas Rio Grande Guardian Pro indoor soccer coming to Rio Grande Valley http://www.riograndeguardian.com/columns3_story.asp?story_no=9 September 28, 2012 December 30, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20111011131631/http://www.riograndeguardian.com/columns3_story.asp?story_no=9 2011-10-11 dead Dan Krieger Our Sports Central Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4494532 October 2, 2012 February 4, 2013 Dan Krieger Our Sports Central Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4502314 October 22, 2012 February 4, 2013 Dennis II Silva The Monitor AIM Media Texas McAllen, TX RGV's arena soccer team gets new owner, look C1 http://www.themonitor.com/sports/article_a4da3f0e-e357-11e2-95fa-0019bb30f31a.html July 2, 2013 July 3, 2013 Our Sports Central La Fiera F.C. to Hold Tryouts http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4631655 July 3, 2013 July 8, 2013 Rogelio Romero El Mañana Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico Heriberto Deandar Amador Quieren equipo competitivo para el campeonato de PASL http://www.elmanana.com/diario/noticia/deportes/valle_de_texas/quieren_equipo_competitivo_para_el_campeonato_de_pasl/2166890 es July 27, 2013 August 24, 2013 Professional Arena Soccer League Box Score: Sears Centre - Sun, Mar 16, 2014 http://pasl_site.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=2411707 March 16, 2014 March 16, 2014 Madeleine Smither The Brownsville Herald American Consolidated Media Brownsville, TX State Farm Insurance buys Hidalgo arena naming rights for 5 more years http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/valley/article_2f67fdb4-ed89-11e3-b5c9-0017a43b2370.html June 6, 2014 October 13, 2014 Matt Welch Allen American Star Local News Allen, TX Dallas Sidekicks to join new indoor soccer league http://starlocalmedia.com/allenamerican/opinion/blogs/blog_3/dallas-sidekicks-to-join-new-indoor-soccer-league/article_9d5fc91e-df97-11e3-a246-0019bb2963f4.html May 19, 2014 September 3, 2014 Raymond Marshall The Dallas Morning News A. H. Belo Dallas, TX Sidekicks Hire VP of Ticket Sales; First of Many Changes Coming http://soccerblog.dallasnews.com/2014/06/sidekicks-hire-vp-of-ticket-sales.html/ June 2, 2014 September 4, 2014 Madeleine Smither The Monitor AIM Media Texas McAllen, TX State Farm to retain naming rights to Hidalgo arena for another 5 years http://www.themonitor.com/premium/state-farm-to-retain-naming-rights-to-hidalgo-arena-for/article_550c081e-ed0a-11e3-8c8b-001a4bcf6878.html June 5, 2014 November 3, 2014 Raymond Marshall The Dallas Morning News A. H. Belo Dallas, TX MASL Announces 2014-15 Alignment http://soccerblog.dallasnews.com/2014/07/masl-announces-2014-15-alignment.html/ July 29, 2014 September 4, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141018154111/http://soccerblog.dallasnews.com/2014/07/masl-announces-2014-15-alignment.html/ October 18, 2014 dead mdy-all Allen American Star Local News Allen, TX Dallas Sidekicks tickets for 2014-15 season on sale http://starlocalmedia.com/allenamerican/allenamerican/dallas-sidekicks-tickets-for---season-on-sale/article_55888f84-1cd9-11e4-8f69-0019bb2963f4.html August 5, 2014 September 3, 2014 Juan Carlos Sanchez El Nuevo Heraldo AIM Media Texas Brownsville, TX La Fiera y Barracudas ya tienen 'cita' http://www.elnuevoheraldo.com/deportes/article_3248d670-3618-11e4-85c0-001a4bcf6878.html September 7, 2014 November 16, 2014 es Major Arena Soccer League La Fiera Transactions http://masl.stats.pointstreak.com/teamtransactions.html?teamid=408025&seasonid=12864 November 20, 2014 November 21, 2014 XHRIO-TV Matamoros, Tamaulipas XHRIO (FOX) Fox 2 News - Harlingen, TX - 11/19/2014 9:29:20 PM http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=3465&DateTime=11%2F19%2F2014+9%3A29%3A20+PM&Term=Mariano+Bollela November 19, 2014 November 21, 2014 Raymond Marshall The Dallas Morning News A. 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Belo Dallas, TX MASL: Hidalgo La Fiera Changes Coaches http://soccerblog.dallasnews.com/2014/11/masl-hidalgo-la-fiera-changes-coaches.html/ November 21, 2014 November 22, 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141129042134/http://soccerblog.dallasnews.com/2014/11/masl-hidalgo-la-fiera-changes-coaches.html/ November 29, 2014 Brenda Graciano El Horizonte Monterrey, Nuevo León Anuncia Flash su calendario http://elhorizonte.mx/a/noticia/513889/anuncia_flash_su_calendario es September 9, 2014 October 10, 2014 The Brownsville Herald American Consolidated Media Brownsville, TX La Fiera opens new season at home http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/sports/local/article_086b7746-396e-11e4-8400-0017a43b2370.html September 10, 2014 October 13, 2014 Dallas Sidekicks Dallas Sidekicks Schedule http://dallassidekicks.net/schedule/ September 3, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141016134927/http://dallassidekicks.net/schedule/ 2014-10-16 dead Major Arena Soccer League Box Score: Ford Arena - Sat, Nov 08, 2014 http://masl.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=2511483 November 8, 2014 November 9, 2014 Beth Rankin The Beaumont Enterprise Beaumont, TX Hearst Corporation Fútbol caliente: The international hotties of Oxford FC http://blog.beaumontenterprise.com/cat5/2014/11/07/futbol-caliente-the-hotties-of-oxford-fc/ November 7, 2014 November 11, 2014 Our Sports Central Hidalgo La Fiera Win Season Opener http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4892619 November 9, 2014 November 12, 2014 Ashly Elam KBMT-TV Beaumont, TX Oxford FC of Texas falls in opener http://www.12newsnow.com/story/27338193/oxford-fc-of-texas-falls-in-opener https://archive.today/20141117215621/http://www.12newsnow.com/story/27338193/oxford-fc-of-texas-falls-in-opener dead November 17, 2014 November 9, 2014 November 17, 2014 Major Arena Soccer League Box Score: Arena Monterrey - Wed, Nov 12, 2014 http://masl.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=2512154 November 12, 2014 November 13, 2014 Juan Carlos Sanchez El Nuevo Heraldo AIM Media Texas Brownsville, TX Lista La Fiera para entrar en acción http://www.elnuevoheraldo.com/deportes/article_81c169da-650f-11e4-a6ea-001a4bcf6878.html November 5, 2014 November 16, 2014 es Jose Luis Garza XHAW-TV Grupo Multimedios Monterrey El Flash de Monterrey comprometidos en lograr el campeonato http://mmdeportes.telediario.mx/note/el-flash-de-monterrey-comprometidos-en-lograr-el-campeonato https://web.archive.org/web/20141215112529/http://mmdeportes.telediario.mx/note/el-flash-de-monterrey-comprometidos-en-lograr-el-campeonato dead December 15, 2014 November 17, 2014 December 4, 2014 es Major Arena Soccer League Box Score: Estadia Barracudas - Sat, Nov 22, 2014 http://masl.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=2512169 November 22, 2014 November 23, 2014 Juan Carlos Sanchez El Nuevo Heraldo AIM Media Texas Brownsville, TX Lanzan advertencia a Barracudas http://www.elnuevoheraldo.com/deportes/article_dd9372e0-6f90-11e4-a322-67ceb2be04fe.html November 19, 2014 November 20, 2014 es The Brownsville Herald American Consolidated Media Brownsville, TX Barracudas FC, Hidalgo La Fiera clash in arena soccer match http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/sports/local/article_ba9dd4f0-7211-11e4-a4bb-4f7798c8352c.html November 21, 2014 November 23, 2014 The Brownsville Herald American Consolidated Media Brownsville, TX Barracudas lose at home to Hidalgo http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/sports/local/article_6a93741a-72ca-11e4-a8c1-4b82aadb93e9.html November 22, 2014 November 23, 2014 Major Arena Soccer League Box Score: State Farm Arena - Sun, Nov 23, 2014 http://masl.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=2512502 November 23, 2014 November 24, 2014 The Brownsville Herald American Consolidated Media Brownsville, TX RGV News: Hidalgo La Fiera opens home season with loss http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/sports/local/article_592235c4-73ae-11e4-acb3-3f6b6803a0cd.html November 23, 2014 November 24, 2014 Jose Luis Garza XHAW-TV Grupo Multimedios Monterrey Flash de Monterrey sigue invicto http://mmdeportes.telediario.mx/note/flash-de-monterrey-sigue-invicto https://web.archive.org/web/20141205223325/http://mmdeportes.telediario.mx/note/flash-de-monterrey-sigue-invicto dead December 5, 2014 November 23, 2014 December 4, 2014 es Major Arena Soccer League Box Score: State Farm Arena - Sun, Nov 30, 2014 http://masl.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=2512513 November 30, 2014 December 1, 2014 The Brownsville Herald American Consolidated Media Brownsville, TX RGV News: Hidalgo La Fiera defeats Oxford City http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/sports/local/article_16dc1864-793b-11e4-9b47-eb27d181e8da.html November 30, 2014 December 1, 2014 Major Arena Soccer League Box Score: Allen Event Center - Sat, Dec 6, 2014 http://masl.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=2512522 December 6, 2014 December 7, 2014 Raymond Marshall The Dallas Morning News A. H. Belo Dallas, TX Sidekicks Face 2nd Big Game Test Against Wounded La Fiera http://soccerblog.dallasnews.com/2014/12/sidekicks-face-2nd-big-game-test-against-wounded-la-fiera.html/ December 5, 2014 December 5, 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141208205703/http://soccerblog.dallasnews.com/2014/12/sidekicks-face-2nd-big-game-test-against-wounded-la-fiera.html/ December 8, 2014 The Brownsville Herald American Consolidated Media Brownsville, TX Hidalgo loses to Dallas http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/sports/local/article_ae72bd06-7dc1-11e4-aa40-af9436d29d0a.html December 6, 2014 December 7, 2014 Raymond Marshall The Dallas Morning News A. H. Belo Dallas, TX Sidekicks Roast "Wild Beasts" 7-3 http://soccerblog.dallasnews.com/2014/12/sidekicks-roast-wild-beasts-7-3.html/ December 7, 2014 December 7, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141209083418/http://soccerblog.dallasnews.com/2014/12/sidekicks-roast-wild-beasts-7-3.html/ December 9, 2014 dead mdy-all Allen American Star Local News Allen, TX Sidekicks push streak to 5 http://starlocalmedia.com/allenamerican/allenamerican/sports/sidekicks-push-streak-to/article_d570df20-7fef-11e4-bf47-cfd49d3ade3f.html December 9, 2014 December 10, 2014 Matt Thornton Dallas Entertainment Journal Dallas, TX Dallas Sidekicks Top Hidalgo La Fiera 7-3 for Fifth Straight Win http://dallasentertainmentjournal.com/dallas-sidekicks-top-hidalgo-la-fiera-7-3-for-fifth-straight-win/ December 13, 2014 December 19, 2014 Major Arena Soccer League Box Score: Deportivo Rancho-Seco Saltillo - Fri, Dec 12, 2014 http://masl.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=2512539 December 12, 2014 December 13, 2014 José Luis Dávila El Diario de Coahuila Coahuila Llega La Fiera a Saltillo es http://www.eldiariodecoahuila.com.mx/notas/2014/12/10/llega-fiera-saltillo-473178.asp December 10, 2014 December 11, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141216162920/http://www.eldiariodecoahuila.com.mx/notas/2014/12/10/llega-fiera-saltillo-473178.asp December 16, 2014 dead mdy-all Israel D. Bautista Vanguardia Rancho Seco buscan el camino a la victoria es http://www.vanguardia.com.mx/ranchosecobuscanelcaminoalavictoria-2224466.html December 12, 2014 December 13, 2014 José Luis Dávila El Diario de Coahuila Coahuila Quieren domar a La Fiera es http://www.eldiariodecoahuila.com.mx/notas/2014/12/12/quieren-domar-fiera-474585.asp December 12, 2014 December 13, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141217001748/http://www.eldiariodecoahuila.com.mx/notas/2014/12/12/quieren-domar-fiera-474585.asp December 17, 2014 dead mdy-all José Luis Dávila El Diario de Coahuila Coahuila Perdona y pierde Rancho Seco es http://www.eldiariodecoahuila.com.mx/notas/2014/12/14/perdona-pierde-rancho-seco-474989.asp December 14, 2014 December 14, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150628135823/http://eldiariodecoahuila.com.mx/notas/2014/12/14/perdona-pierde-rancho-seco-474989.asp June 28, 2015 dead mdy-all Israel D. Bautista Vanguardia Rancho Seceo en la lona es http://www.vanguardia.com.mx/ranchoseceoenlalona-2226452.html December 14, 2014 December 16, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150804154741/http://www.vanguardia.com.mx/ranchoseceoenlalona-2226452.html August 4, 2015 dead mdy-all Major Arena Soccer League Box Score: State Farm Arena - Sun, Dec 21, 2014 http://masl.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=2512605 December 21, 2014 December 22, 2014 Raymond Marshall The Dallas Morning News A. H. Belo Dallas, TX Sidekicks Game Sunday Moving to Smaller Venue? http://soccerblog.dallasnews.com/2014/12/sidekicks-game-sunday-moving-to-smaller-venue.html/ December 19, 2014 December 20, 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141220163538/http://soccerblog.dallasnews.com/2014/12/sidekicks-game-sunday-moving-to-smaller-venue.html/ December 20, 2014 Raymond Marshall The Dallas Morning News A. H. Belo Dallas, TX Sidekicks Streak Snapped By Smaller Field, La Fiera, 4-3 http://soccerblog.dallasnews.com/2014/12/sidekicks-streak-snapped-by-smaller-field-la-fiera-4-3.html/ December 22, 2014 December 23, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141223133503/http://soccerblog.dallasnews.com/2014/12/sidekicks-streak-snapped-by-smaller-field-la-fiera-4-3.html/ December 23, 2014 dead mdy-all Raymond Marshall The Dallas Morning News A. H. Belo Dallas, TX BREAKING: Hidalgo La Fiera Ceases Operations http://soccerblog.dallasnews.com/2014/12/breaking-hidalgo-la-fiera-ceases-operations.html/ December 23, 2014 December 24, 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141224122313/http://soccerblog.dallasnews.com/2014/12/breaking-hidalgo-la-fiera-ceases-operations.html/ December 24, 2014 Major Arena Soccer League MASL Announcement Regarding Hidalgo http://pointstreaksites.com/view/masl/news/news_257578 December 23, 2014 December 24, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141224013239/http://pointstreaksites.com/view/masl/news/news_257578 2014-12-24 dead The Examiner GateHouse Media Independence, MO Hidalgo folds, leaves MASL with 22 teams http://www.examiner.net/article/20141224/SPORTS/141229589/2000/NEWS December 24, 2014 December 24, 2014 Juan Carlos Sanchez El Nuevo Heraldo AIM Media Texas Brownsville, TX La Fiera FC deja de existir http://www.elnuevoheraldo.com/deportes/article_fc2f3580-8b7f-11e4-913a-7f592dca0cdd.html December 24, 2014 December 25, 2014 es Carlos Ivan Ramirez Vavel Cambia para Flash calendario de fin de año http://www.vavel.com/mx/polideportivo-mx/429311-cambia-para-flash-calendario-de-fin-de-ano.html December 24, 2014 December 25, 2014 es External links Hidalgo La Fiera official website Hidalgo La Fiera at The Brownsville Herald Hidalgo La Fiera at El Nuevo Heraldo expanded Category:Hidalgo La Fiera Hidalgo La Fiera Hidalgo La Fiera 2014 Hidalgo La Fiera 2014