2011–12 Tacoma Stars season

August 2023 Tacoma Stars 2011–12 PASL Owner Marian Bowers Head Coach Leighton O'Brien Arena Starfire Sports ComplexTukwila, Washington Professional Arena Soccer League 5th in Western Division Ian Weinberg(19 goals, 6 assists) 147(December 11, 2011)vs Turlock Express 504(February 11, 2012)vs Anaheim Bolts 242 (8 regular season home games) 2010–11 2012–13 The 2011–12 Tacoma Stars season was the second season of the Tacoma Stars professional indoor soccer club as a franchise in the Professional Arena Soccer League. Head coach Leighton O'Brien led the team to a 3–13 regular season record, leaving them 5th in the Western Division and out of the post-season. The Stars participated in the 2011–12 U.S. Open Cup for Arena Soccer. They were granted a bye through the Round of 16 then fell to the San Diego Sockers 13–6 in the Quarterfinals. History The Stars played this season's home games at Starfire Sports Complex in the Seattle suburb of Tukwila, Washington. General admission tickets were free but seating in this facility was limited. This was the team's only season in Tukwila after leaving their longtime home at the Tacoma Soccer Center and waiting for the purpose-built Pacific Sports Center to be completed. This team was named after the Tacoma Stars that played in the Tacoma Dome from 1983-1992 as a member of the original Major Indoor Soccer League. An earlier version of this current franchise was incorporated in 2003 as a member of the Premier Arena Soccer League before moving up to the pro league in 2010. Off-field moves Early versions of the Stars' schedule for this season showed matches against the California Cougars and the Phoenix Monsoon. The Cougars folded shortly before the season began and were replaced by a new franchise, the Turlock Express. The Monsoon franchise was revoked by the league in late December 2011 and replaced in January 2012 by another new franchise, the Arizona Storm, who inherited their roster and record. Roster moves The Stars held open tryouts on September 29, 2011, at the Starfire Sports Complex. A second open tryout was held on October 6, 2011. In early October 2011, the Stars announced a preliminary roster for the season based on these tryouts that included several players from the 2010–11 team as well as veterans of the Kitsap Pumas, Seattle Sounders, and various area Premier Arena Soccer League teams. Later in October 2011, the team announced the signing of players Leighton O'Brien and Kevin Sakuda, both veterans of the Seattle Sounders and several indoor soccer teams. O'Brien would also serve as the team's head coach this season. In late October, the team announced the signings of Seattle Sounders veteran Viet Nguyen and English player Adam Nowland. On November 1, 2011, the Stars announced the re-signing of re-signings of defenders Steve Mohn, Vitalie Bulala, and Jeff Bader plus midfielder Mark Lee. On November 3, the team announced the re-signing of re-signings of defender Kris Bowers plus midfielders Ian Weinberg and Micah Wenzel. The same day, the team signed defender Kellen Wantulok, forward Eli Gordley, and midfielder Kyle Johnson, all formerly of the Kitsap Pumas. Awards and honors Citing his 5 goals and 4 assists in leading the Stars through back-to-back victories over the team from Arizona the previous weekend, the Professional Arena Soccer League named Adam Nowland as its Player of the Week on December 7, 2011. Schedule #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Tie 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA Exhibition Game Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance Final score Team record 1 Saturday November 19 7:00pm at WSA Rapids W 9–5 1–0 Bellingham Sportsplex Regular season Game Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance Final score Team record 1 Friday November 4 7:35pm at Turlock Express L 5–8 0–1 Turlock Soccer Complex 308 2 Saturday November 5 7:35pm at Turlock Express L 3–7 0–2 Turlock Soccer Complex 280 3 Saturday December 3 7:00pm Phoenix Monsoon W 9–5 1–2 Starfire Sports Complex 270 4 Sunday December 4 3:00pm Phoenix Monsoon W 13–5 2–2 Starfire Sports Complex 200 5 Saturday December 10 8:00pm Turlock Express W 10–6 3–2 Starfire Sports Complex 204 6 Sunday December 11 3:00pm Turlock Express L 6–10 3–3 Starfire Sports Complex 147 7 Friday December 16 7:05pm at Revolución Tijuana L 10–13 3–4 Furati Arena 150 8 Saturday December 17 7:05pm at San Diego Sockers L 3–8 3–5 Chevrolet Del Mar Arena 2,470 9 Saturday January 14 7:00pm San Diego Sockers† L 6–13 3–6 Starfire Sports Complex 211 10 Sunday January 15 3:00pm San Diego Sockers L 6–10 3–7 Starfire Sports Complex 159 11 Saturday February 11 7:00pm Anaheim Bolts L 10–12 3–8 Starfire Sports Complex 504 12 Sunday February 12 3:00pm Anaheim Bolts L 11–12 3–9 Starfire Sports Complex 243 13 Friday February 24 7:05pm at Revolución Tijuana L 6–13 3–10 Furati Arena 200 14 Saturday February 25 7:05pm at San Diego Sockers L 4–9 3–11 Chevrolet Del Mar Arena 2,123 15 Sunday February 26 § 1:00pm at Anaheim Bolts L 6–9 3–12 Anaheim Convention Center 249 16 Sunday February 26 6:00pm at Anaheim Bolts L 9–10 3–13 Anaheim Convention Center 367 † Game also counted for US Open Cup, as listed in chart below. § Game rescheduled from Sunday, December 18, 2011, due to "arena equipment issues". 2011–12 US Open Cup for Arena Soccer Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance Final score Record Round of 16 BYE Quarter-final January 14 7:00pm San Diego Sockers L 6–13 0–1 Starfire Sports Complex 211 References 2 Pointstreak Tacoma Stars Schedule http://pasl_site.stats.pointstreak.com/teamschedule.html?teamid=347859&seasonid=8142 January 24, 2013 Associated Press The Seattle Times The Seattle Times Company Seattle, WA Tacoma Stars Fold; Only Six Teams Left In MSL https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19920606/1495744/tacoma-stars-fold-only-six-teams-left-in-msl June 6, 1992 January 24, 2013 Don Ruiz The News Tribune Tacoma, WA Indoor Tacoma Stars open Saturday http://blog.thenewstribune.com/soccer/2010/11/12/indoor-soccer-tacoma-stars-open-saturday/ November 12, 2010 January 24, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20101114111320/http://blog.thenewstribune.com/soccer/2010/11/12/indoor-soccer-tacoma-stars-open-saturday/ November 14, 2010 dead Lewis Kamb The News Tribune Tacoma, WA Council to discuss revamping Tacoma Dome to potentially draw NBA, NHL teams http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2011/09/13/tacoma-council-to-discuss-remodeling-tacoma-dome-to-potentially-attract-nba-nhl-teams/ September 13, 2011 January 24, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20120202150854/http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2011/09/13/tacoma-council-to-discuss-remodeling-tacoma-dome-to-potentially-attract-nba-nhl-teams/ February 2, 2012 dead GoalWA.net Arena soccer news: Howes returns to Milwaukee; Tacoma Stars will play Pro at Starfire http://goalwa.net/2011/09/28/arena-soccer-news-howes-returns-to-milwaukee-tacoma-stars-will-play-pro-at-starfire/ September 28, 2011 January 24, 2013 https://archive.today/20130221181234/http://goalwa.net/2011/09/28/arena-soccer-news-howes-returns-to-milwaukee-tacoma-stars-will-play-pro-at-starfire/ February 21, 2013 dead mdy-all David Falk GoalWA.net Tacoma Stars getting ready for challenges of new season http://goalwa.net/2011/10/02/tacoma-stars-getting-ready-for-challenges-of-new-season/ October 2, 2011 January 24, 2013 https://archive.today/20130221193754/http://goalwa.net/2011/10/02/tacoma-stars-getting-ready-for-challenges-of-new-season/ February 21, 2013 dead mdy-all GoalWA.net Tacoma Stars sign USL Sounder Nguyen and former Blackpooler Nowland http://goalwa.net/2011/10/26/tacoma-stars-sign-usl-sounder-nguyen-and-former-blackpooler-nowland/ October 26, 2011 January 25, 2013 https://archive.today/20130221133117/http://goalwa.net/2011/10/26/tacoma-stars-sign-usl-sounder-nguyen-and-former-blackpooler-nowland/ 2013-02-21 dead GoalWA.net Tacoma Stars re-sign four, move closer to PASL opener Friday http://goalwa.net/2011/11/01/tacoma-stars-re-sign-four-move-closer-to-pasl-opener-friday/ November 1, 2011 January 25, 2013 https://archive.today/20130221152647/http://goalwa.net/2011/11/01/tacoma-stars-re-sign-four-move-closer-to-pasl-opener-friday/ February 21, 2013 dead mdy-all GoalWA.net Tacoma Stars re-sign Weinberg, Bowers, Wenzel http://goalwa.net/2011/11/03/5699/ November 3, 2011 January 25, 2013 https://archive.today/20130221184214/http://goalwa.net/2011/11/03/5699/ February 21, 2013 dead mdy-all GoalWA.net Tacoma Stars sign three former Kitsap Pumas http://goalwa.net/2011/11/03/tacoma-stars-sign-three-former-kitsap-pumas/ November 3, 2011 January 25, 2013 https://archive.today/20130221141032/http://goalwa.net/2011/11/03/tacoma-stars-sign-three-former-kitsap-pumas/ February 21, 2013 dead mdy-all David Falk GoalWA.net Tacoma Stars drop season opener 8:5 http://goalwa.net/2011/11/05/tacoma-stars-drop-season-opener-85/ November 5, 2011 January 25, 2013 https://archive.today/20130221174645/http://goalwa.net/2011/11/05/tacoma-stars-drop-season-opener-85/ February 21, 2013 dead mdy-all David Falk GoalWA.net Penalty-prone Stars drop second straight in California http://goalwa.net/2011/11/06/penalty-prone-stars-drop-second-straight-in-california/ November 6, 2011 January 25, 2013 https://archive.today/20130221213355/http://goalwa.net/2011/11/06/penalty-prone-stars-drop-second-straight-in-california/ February 21, 2013 dead mdy-all GoalWA.net Tacoma Stars announce callbacks; PASL posts preliminary schedule http://goalwa.net/2011/10/16/tacoma-stars-announce-callbacks-pasl-posts-preliminary-schedule/ October 16, 2011 January 24, 2013 https://archive.today/20130221181457/http://goalwa.net/2011/10/16/tacoma-stars-announce-callbacks-pasl-posts-preliminary-schedule/ February 21, 2013 dead mdy-all GoalWA.net Tacoma Stars sign two former Sounders, announce new head coach http://goalwa.net/2011/10/20/tacoma-stars-sign-two-former-sounders-announce-new-head-coach/ October 20, 2011 January 24, 2013 https://archive.today/20130221143004/http://goalwa.net/2011/10/20/tacoma-stars-sign-two-former-sounders-announce-new-head-coach/ February 21, 2013 dead mdy-all Tacoma Weekly Pierce County Community Newspaper Group Tacoma, WA Sportswatch: New Indoor Sports Facility to be Built http://www.tacomaweekly.com/sports/view/sportswatch-nov.-18-2011/ November 18, 2011 January 24, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20111124161247/http://www.tacomaweekly.com/sports/view/sportswatch-nov.-18-2011/ November 24, 2011 dead Whatcom Soccer Academy Rapids Bellingham, WA Rapids see Stars following 9-5 loss in exhibition match http://www.bellinghamsportsplex.com/Rapids%20Recaps%20results.html November 19, 2011 January 24, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20120324110815/http://www.bellinghamsportsplex.com/Rapids%20Recaps%20results.html March 24, 2012 dead mdy-all David Falk GoalWA.net PASL indoor soccer teams open this week http://goalwa.net/2011/11/29/pasl-indoor-soccer-teams-open-this-week/ November 29, 2011 January 25, 2013 https://archive.today/20130221135918/http://goalwa.net/2011/11/29/pasl-indoor-soccer-teams-open-this-week/ February 21, 2013 dead mdy-all Don Ruiz The News Tribune Tacoma, WA Tacoma Stars open home PASL season this weekend http://blog.thenewstribune.com/soccer/2011/12/01/tacoma-stars-open-home-indoor-season-this-weekend/ December 1, 2011 January 24, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20120130194132/http://blog.thenewstribune.com/soccer/2011/12/01/tacoma-stars-open-home-indoor-season-this-weekend/ January 30, 2012 dead GoalWA.net Tacoma Stars sweep Phoenix as Dayo Oyetuga, Adam Nowland shine http://goalwa.net/2011/12/04/tacoma-stars-sweep-phoenix-as-dayo-oyetuga-adam-nowland-shine/ December 4, 2011 January 24, 2013 https://archive.today/20130221173101/http://goalwa.net/2011/12/04/tacoma-stars-sweep-phoenix-as-dayo-oyetuga-adam-nowland-shine/ February 21, 2013 dead mdy-all Wilson Tsoi GoalWA.net Picture Perfect: Wilson Tsoi captures Tacoma Stars home opener http://goalwa.net/2011/12/04/picture-perfect-wilson-tsoi-captures-tacoma-stars-home-opener/ December 4, 2011 January 25, 2013 https://archive.today/20130221132058/http://goalwa.net/2011/12/04/picture-perfect-wilson-tsoi-captures-tacoma-stars-home-opener/ February 21, 2013 dead mdy-all Our Sports Central Tacoma Stars Sweep Phoenix in PASL Home Opener Weekend Matches http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4327978 December 5, 2011 January 23, 2013 GoalWA.net Tacoma Stars’ Adam Nowland named PASL Player of the Week http://goalwa.net/2011/12/07/tacoma-stars-adam-nowland-named-pasl-player-of-the-week/ https://archive.today/20130222072405/http://goalwa.net/2011/12/07/tacoma-stars-adam-nowland-named-pasl-player-of-the-week/ dead February 22, 2013 December 7, 2011 January 24, 2013 GoalWA.net PASL Scoreboard: Stars split weekend matches, Pumas and Rapids win again http://goalwa.net/2011/12/11/pasl-scoreboard-stars-split-weekend-matches-pumas-and-rapids-win-again/ December 11, 2011 January 24, 2013 https://archive.today/20130221133547/http://goalwa.net/2011/12/11/pasl-scoreboard-stars-split-weekend-matches-pumas-and-rapids-win-again/ February 21, 2013 dead mdy-all GoalWA.net Tacoma Stars postponed Sunday after two road losses http://goalwa.net/2011/12/18/tacoma-stars-postponed-sunday-after-two-road-losses/ December 18, 2011 January 24, 2013 https://archive.today/20130221173911/http://goalwa.net/2011/12/18/tacoma-stars-postponed-sunday-after-two-road-losses/ February 21, 2013 dead mdy-all Dan McLellan U-T San Diego MLIM Holdings San Diego, CA Sockers Win on Military Appreciation Night http://local.sandiego.com/sports/sockers-win-on-military-appreciation-night December 19, 2011 January 24, 2013 GoalWA.net PASL Scoreboard: Sockers stomp Stars, Shock win Tumwater opener http://goalwa.net/2012/01/15/pasl-scoreboard-sockers-stomp-stars-shock-win-tumwater-opener/ January 15, 2012 January 24, 2013 https://archive.today/20130221140122/http://goalwa.net/2012/01/15/pasl-scoreboard-sockers-stomp-stars-shock-win-tumwater-opener/ February 21, 2013 dead mdy-all Kenn Tomasch KENN.com Our Situation Has Not Improved http://www.kenn.com/the_blog/?p=4470 January 15, 2012 January 25, 2013 David Falk GoalWA.net The Wash: Indoor soccer still waiting for Puget Sound rebound http://goalwa.net/2012/02/07/indoor-soccer-still-waiting-for-puget-sound-rebound/ February 7, 2012 January 24, 2013 https://archive.today/20130221134808/http://goalwa.net/2012/02/07/indoor-soccer-still-waiting-for-puget-sound-rebound/ February 21, 2013 dead mdy-all Professional Arena Soccer League Box Score: Nov 04, 2011 http://pasl_site.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=1764784 November 4, 2011 January 24, 2013 Professional Arena Soccer League Box Score: Nov 05, 2011 http://pasl_site.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=1765068 November 5, 2011 January 24, 2013 Professional Arena Soccer League Box Score: Dec 03, 2011 http://pasl_site.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=1765142 December 3, 2011 January 24, 2013 Professional Arena Soccer League Box Score: Dec 04, 2011 http://pasl_site.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=1765146 December 4, 2011 January 24, 2013 Professional Arena Soccer League Box Score: Dec 10, 2011 http://pasl_site.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=1765149 December 10, 2011 January 24, 2013 Professional Arena Soccer League Box Score: Dec 11, 2011 http://pasl_site.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=1765153 December 11, 2011 January 24, 2013 Professional Arena Soccer League Box Score: Dec 16, 2011 http://pasl_site.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=1765154 December 16, 2011 January 24, 2013 Professional Arena Soccer League Box Score: Dec 17, 2011 http://pasl_site.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=1765159 December 17, 2011 January 24, 2013 Professional Arena Soccer League Box Score: Jan 14, 2012 http://pasl_site.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=1765509 January 14, 2012 January 24, 2013 Professional Arena Soccer League Box Score: Jan 15, 2012 http://pasl_site.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=1765513 January 15, 2012 January 24, 2013 Professional Arena Soccer League Box Score: Feb 11, 2012 http://pasl_site.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=1765541 February 11, 2012 January 24, 2013 Professional Arena Soccer League Box Score: Feb 12, 2012 http://pasl_site.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=1765545 February 12, 2012 January 24, 2013 Professional Arena Soccer League Box Score: Feb 24, 2012 http://pasl_site.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=1765549 February 24, 2012 January 24, 2013 Professional Arena Soccer League Box Score: Feb 25, 2012 http://pasl_site.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=1765554 February 25, 2012 January 24, 2013 Professional Arena Soccer League Box Score: Feb 26, 2012 http://pasl_site.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=1765193 February 26, 2012 January 24, 2013 Professional Arena Soccer League Box Score: Feb 26, 2012 http://pasl_site.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=1765556 February 26, 2012 January 24, 2013 External links Tacoma Stars official website Starfire Sports Complex official website expanded 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