Английская Википедия:2013–14 Tulsa Revolution season

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The 2013–14 Tulsa Revolution season was the first season of the revived Tulsa Revolution professional indoor soccer club. The Tulsa Revolution, a Central Division team in the Professional Arena Soccer League, played their home games in the Cox Business Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The team was led by team owners Adam Mellor and Shannon Clark, head coach Michael Nsien, and assistant coaches John Michael Waite and Christian Porto. The team's cheer squad, led by Stephanie Wykoff, is known as the "Ladies of Liberty".

Season summary

Tulsa struggled in their first PASL season, losing three straight road games before their home opener against Hidalgo La Fiera. Tulsa took La Fiera to overtime but lost 6–7 then dropped four more matches, splitting the losses between home and road contests. Tulsa's first win of the year came in their last game of 2013, a 13–8 victory over the Texas Strikers. Tulsa began 2014 with four more losses and ultimately finished the season with a 2–14 record.

The Revolution participated in the 2013–14 United States Open Cup for Arena Soccer starting with a scheduled Wild Card round game against an independent team BH United. Originally to be played on Friday, December 6, 2013, the game was postponed to Sunday, December 22, 2013, then postponed again due to severe winter weather. The game was declared a forfeit and the Revolution advanced to the Round of 32 where they defeated the independent Tulsa Tea Men 6–2 on January 12. The January 25 regular season 9–10 loss to the Wichita B-52s served as the Round of 16 game for both teams, ending Tulsa's tournament run.

History

An earlier iteration of the Tulsa Revolution, also owned by Adam Mellor, played for a portion of the 2007-08 season in the American Indoor Soccer League (AISL). That team struggled on the field but was planning for a full season in 2008–09 when the AISL folded.

The Tulsa Revolution name lay dormant until July 10, 2012, when Adam Mellor and Shannon Clark were awarded a franchise as owners of an expansion team in the Professional Arena Soccer League for the 2013–14 season.

Off-field moves

After reaching a deal to plays its home games at the Cox Business Center (formerly known as the Tulsa Convention Center), the team named Michael Nsien as head coach on July 2, 2013, and announced the Williams Companies as presenting sponsor for the 2013–14 season. In early November 2013, the team signed a three-year contract with the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and the River Spirit Casino as co-sponsors of the team. Each sponsor has their logo displayed on the arena turf.

The team placed single-game tickets for sale on October 24, 2013, for all nine scheduled home games with the home opener scheduled for November 22, 2013, when Tulsa hosted fellow expansion team Hidalgo La Fiera. As of early November 2013, the team had sold just over 200 season tickets.

Roster moves

The Revolution held open player tryouts in July 2013 with the goal of filling out a 20-man active roster for the upcoming season. The team began signing players in October 2013, starting with Tulsa native Levi Coleman, in preparation for their first game on November 1 versus the Illinois Piasa.

Other key player signings in October included professional futsal player Savid Parente Devignaud from Portugal, Broken Arrow native Thomas Shannon, former Puerto Rico National Team player and Ohio Vortex veteran David Joshua Marrero "Josh" Danza, and forward Franck Tayou who played for the Las Vegas Legends last season.

Schedule

Regular season

Game	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location	Attendance
					Score	Record
1	Friday	November 1	7:35pm	at Illinois Piasa	L 4–7	0–1	Field Sports Complex	496
2	Saturday	November 2	4:05pm	at Chicago Mustangs	L 5–10	0–2	Odeum Expo Center	833
3	Saturday	November 16	7:05pm	at Dallas Sidekicks	L 5–7	0–3	Allen Event Center	3,392
4	Friday	November 22	7:05pm	Hidalgo La Fiera	L 6–7 (OT)	0–4	Cox Business Center	898
5	Friday	December 13	7:05pm	Saltillo Rancho Seco	L 7–8	0–5	Cox Business Center	864
6	Saturday	December 14	7:05pm	at Wichita B-52s	L 2–9	0–6	Hartman Arena	1,691
7	Saturday	December 21	2:05pm	Dallas Sidekicks	L 6–8	0–7	Cox Business Center	783
8	Friday	December 27	7:35pm	at Dallas Sidekicks	L 8–13	0–8	Allen Event Center	4,322
9	Saturday	December 28	6:05pm	Texas Strikers	W 13–8	1–8	Cox Business Center	1,007
10	Friday	January 10	7:05pm	at Wichita B-52s	L 2–4	1–9	Hartman Arena	1,424
11	Saturday	January 18	6:05pm	Dallas Sidekicks	L 2–13	1–10	Cox Business Center	1,042
12	Saturday	January 25	6:05pm	Wichita B-52s†	L 9–10	1–11	Cox Business Center	805
13	Friday	January 31	7:05pm	Chicago Mustangs	L 9–16	1–12	Cox Business Center	664
14	Friday	February 7	7:05pm	Wichita B-52s	W 6–4	2–12	Cox Business Center	865
15	Saturday	February 15	7:05pm	at Texas Strikers	L 3–11	2–13	Ford Arena	277
16	Sunday	February 16	5:05pm	at Hidalgo La Fiera	L 2–23	2–14	State Farm Arena	512

† Game also counts for US Open Cup, as listed in chart below.

U.S. Open Cup for Arena Soccer

Round	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location	Attendance
					Score	Record
Wild Card	Sunday	December 22	10:00am	BH United (Independent)	W 3–0 (by forfeit)	1–0	Soccer City OKC	N/A
Round of 32	Sunday	January 12	10:00am	Tulsa Tea Men (Independent)	W 6–2	2–0	Soccer City Tulsa
Round of 16	Saturday	January 25	6:05pm	Wichita B-52s	L 9–10	2–1	Cox Business Center	805

Personnel

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Staff

The ownership group during this inaugural season include Adam C. Mellor and Shannon T. Clark. The team's head coach is Michael Nsien II. Assistant coaches under Nsien are John Michael Waite and Christian Porto. The team doctor is Dr. Breck Kasbaum, DC and the team legal counsel is Marvin G. Lizama, Esq. Special events are coordinated by Dirk Johnson and Jeff Brucculeri is in charge of media relations. The "Ladies of Liberty" cheer squad is led by Stephanie Wykoff as Cheer Director.

External links

• Tulsa Revolution official website
• Tulsa Revolution at Tulsa World