# 2012–13 Anaheim Bolts season

The 2012–13 Anaheim Bolts season was the fourth and final season of the Anaheim Bolts professional indoor soccer club, their second in the Professional Arena Soccer League. The Bolts, a Pacific Division team, played their home games at "Bolts Arena" in the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. The team was led by managing partner Bernie Lilavois and interim head coach Jeff Tackett.

## Season summary

The Bolts had mixed results in the regular season, compiling a 6–10 record. They placed fourth in the PASL's five-team Pacific Division and failed to advance to the postseason. The franchise fared better at the box office, placing sixth among the league's 19 teams in average home attendance.
The Bolts participated in the 2012–13 United States Open Cup for Arena Soccer. They received a bye in the wild-card round then lost to the San Diego Sockers in the Round of 16, ending their run in the tournament.

## Off-field moves

For the 2012-13 season, six of the eight Bolts' regular season home games are scheduled to be broadcast in English by KDOC-TV and in Spanish by Global TV. These games will be televised at 4:00pm PST on Sundays on a tape-delayed basis. The matches will be video-streamed live on the internet by Liquid Event TV and as internet radio by Kaotic Radio. Spanish-language play-by-play is handled by Oscar Sosa with English-language broadcasts handled by Nolan Sieger.
Bernie Lilavois, who began the season as both the team's general manager and head coach, announced that he would give up his coaching role after the December 15th match to focus on the team's operations as general manager. He cited recent problems with field turf, low attendance, and organizational issues in coming to this decision.
On December 21, 2012, the team announced the promotion of assistant coach Jeff Tackett to the role of "interim head coach" for the remainder of the season.

## Roster moves

On November 27, 2012, the team announced the transfer signing of midfielder Jayro Martinez from Futbol Club Santa Clarita Storm of the National Premier Soccer League.
In early February 2013, the team added Japanese players Ryosuke Tarui and Yudai Yamaguchi to the roster.

## Schedule

Win  Tie  Loss

### Regular season

| Game | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Location | Attendance |
| Game | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Final Score | Record | Location | Attendance |
| 1 | Friday | November 2 | 7:00pm | Sacramento Surge | W 13–5 | 1–0 | Anaheim Convention Center | 1,394 |
| 2 | Sunday | November 4 | 2:00pm | at Las Vegas Legends | W 11–8 | 2–0 | Orleans Arena | 1,145 |
| 3 | Sunday | November 11 | 6:30pm (5:30pm Pacific) | at Arizona Storm | L 13–14 | 2–1 | Arizona Sports Complex | 125 |
| 4 | Friday | November 30 | 7:00pm | at Turlock Express | L 12–13 (OT) | 2–2 | Turlock Soccer Complex | 531 |
| 5 | Saturday | December 1 | 7:30pm | at Sacramento Surge | W 10–2 | 3–2 | Off the Wall Soccer Arena | 293 |
| 6 | Sunday | December 9 | 4:00pm | Turlock Express | L 12–17 | 3–3 | Anaheim Convention Center | 928 |
| 7 | Saturday | December 15 | 6:05pm (5:05pm Pacific) | at Arizona Storm | L 6–12 | 3–4 | Arizona Sports Complex | 45 |
| 8 | Saturday | December 22 | 7:05pm | at San Diego Sockers† | L 3–14 | 3–5 | Valley View Casino Center | 2,923 |
| 9 | Thursday | December 27 | 7:00pm | Toros Mexico | W 12–8 | 4–5 | Anaheim Convention Center | 1,114 |
| 10 | Saturday | January 5 | 7:00pm | Tacoma Stars | W 8–7 | 5–5 | Anaheim Convention Center | 819 |
| 11 | Saturday | January 12 | 7:00pm | Sacramento Surge | W 15–5 | 6–5 | Anaheim Convention Center | 852 |
| 12 | Saturday | January 19 | 7:35pm | at Tacoma Stars | L 9–12 | 6–6 | Pacific Sports Center | 350 |
| 13 | Sunday | January 20 | 2:05pm | at Tacoma Stars | L 7–9 | 6–7 | Pacific Sports Center | 150 |
| 14 | Saturday | February 2 | 7:00pm | San Diego Sockers | L 6–10 | 6–8 | Anaheim Convention Center | 1,720 |
| 15 | Saturday | February 9 | 7:00pm | Rio Grande Valley Flash | L 4–18 | 6–9 | Anaheim Convention Center | 689 |
| 16 | Sunday | February 17 | 4:00pm | Las Vegas Legends | L 5–20 | 6–10 | Anaheim Convention Center | 769 |
† Game also counts for US Open Cup, as listed in chart below.

### 2012–13 US Open Cup for Arena Soccer

| Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Location | Attendance |
| Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Final Score | Record | Location | Attendance |
| Wild Card | December 14 | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE |
| Round of 16 | December 22 | 7:05pm | at San Diego Sockers | L 3–14 | 0–1 | Valley View Casino Center | 2,923 |