# 2012–13 Professional Arena Soccer League season

2012–13 Professional Arena Soccer League (PASL) season is the fifth season for the American indoor soccer league. The season started on November 1, 2012, and ended on February 23, 2013. This season, the league expanded to 19 teams divided into four divisions.

## Standings

As of February 23, 2013  2012-13 League Championship  2012-13 Playoff Team (Bold) Division Winner
| Place | Team | GP | W | L | Pct | GF | GA | GB |
| Eastern Division |||||||||
| 1 | Detroit Waza | 16 | 14 | 2 | .875 | 162 | 80 | — |
| 2 | Cincinnati Kings | 16 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 118 | 71 | 3.0 |
| 3 | Harrisburg Heat | 16 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 106 | 102 | 8.0 |
| 4 | Illinois Piasa | 16 | 4 | 12 | .250 | 89 | 132 | 10.0 |
| 5 | Ohio Vortex | 16 | 1 | 15 | .063 | 40 | 169 | 13.0 |
| Central Division |||||||||
| 1 | Dallas Sidekicks | 16 | 13 | 3 | .813 | 140 | 61 | — |
| 2 | Rio Grande Valley Flash | 16 | 12 | 4 | .750 | 150 | 69 | 1.0 |
| 3 | Chicago Mustangs | 16 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 146 | 104 | 2.0 |
| 4 | Rockford Rampage | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 100 | 103 | 5.0 |
| 5 | Texas Strikers | 16 | 3 | 13 | .188 | 76 | 192 | 10.0 |
| Southwestern Division |||||||||
| 1 | Las Vegas Legends | 16 | 13 | 3 | .813 | 174 | 81 | — |
| 2 | Toros Mexico | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 131 | 136 | 6.0 |
| 3 | Arizona Storm | 16 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 102 | 174 | 7.0 |
| 4 | Real Phoenix | 16 | 4 | 12 | .250 | 100 | 161 | 9.0 |
| Pacific Division |||||||||
| 1 | San Diego Sockers | 16 | 15 | 1 | .938 | 188 | 71 | — |
| 2 | Turlock Express | 16 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 150 | 127 | 6.0 |
| 3 | Tacoma Stars | 15 | 8 | 7 | .534 | 116 | 136 | 6.5 |
| 4 | Anaheim Bolts | 16 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 146 | 174 | 9.0 |
| 5 | Sacramento Surge | 15 | 1 | 14 | .067 | 58 | 149 | 13.5 |

## Statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Scorer | Club | Games | Goals | Assists | Points |
| 1 | Kraig Chiles | San Diego Sockers | 16 | 56 | 16 | 72 |
| 2 | Enrique Tovar | Las Vegas Legends | 16 | 24 | 33 | 57 |
| 3 | Aaron Susi | San Diego Sockers | 15 | 19 | 32 | 51 |
| 4 | Nestor Hernandez | Chicago Mustangs | 16 | 38 | 12 | 50 |
| 4 | Ricardo Sobreira | Las Vegas Legends | 16 | 22 | 28 | 50 |
| 6 | Ivan Campos | Turlock Express | 16 | 33 | 15 | 48 |
| 7 | Adriano DeLima | Anaheim Bolts | 12 | 33 | 13 | 46 |
| 7 | Brian Farber | San Diego Sockers | 15 | 26 | 20 | 46 |
| 9 | Adrian Gutierrez | Turlock Express | 16 | 18 | 24 | 42 |
| 10 | Omar Tapia | Chicago Mustangs | 16 | 17 | 19 | 36 |
Last updated on February 23, 2013. Source: PASL Statistics - Total Points

## 2013 Ron Newman Cup
### Playoff format

Each of the four divisions pitted their first and second-place teams against one another in a home-and-home format. A 30-minute mini-game would have been held immediately after Game 2 if the series was tied at one win apiece. The Semi-Final and Championship games were single elimination and hosted by the San Diego Sockers, the team with the best regular season record. The Semi-Finals were held on Sunday, March 10, 2013, with the Championship game the following day, Monday, March 11, 2013.

### Bracket

| Division Finals February 23–28 | Division Finals February 23–28 | Division Finals February 23–28 | Division Finals February 23–28 | Semifinals March 10 | Semifinals March 10 | Semifinals March 10 | Championship March 11 | Championship March 11 | Championship March 11 |
| E1 | Detroit Waza | 9 | 6 | | | | | | |
| E2 | Cincinnati Kings | 4 | 5 | | | | | | |
| E2 | Cincinnati Kings | 4 | 5 | E1 | Detroit Waza | 6 | | | |
| | | | | C2 | Rio Grande Valley Flash | 5 | | | |
| C1 | Dallas Sidekicks | 4 | 5 | C2 | Rio Grande Valley Flash | 5 | | | |
| C2 | Rio Grande Valley Flash | 5 | 8 | | | | | | |
| C2 | Rio Grande Valley Flash | 5 | 8 | | | | E1 | Detroit Waza | 6 |
| | | | | | | | P1 | San Diego Sockers | 8 |
| SW1 | Las Vegas Legends | 10 | 10 | | | | | | | P1 | San Diego Sockers | 8 |
| SW2 | Toros Mexico | 8 | 4 | | | | | | |
| SW2 | Toros Mexico | 8 | 4 | SW1 | Las Vegas Legends | 5 | | | |
| | | | | P1 | San Diego Sockers | 6 | | | |
| P1 | San Diego Sockers | 12 | 13 | P1 | San Diego Sockers | 6 | | | |
| P2 | Turlock Express | 11 | 4 | | | | | | |

### Schedule

Divisional Finals Leg 1
Divisional Finals Leg 2
Semi-Finals
Championship

## Awards
### Player of the Week

| Week | Date | Player | Pos. | Team |
| 1 | November 4, 2012 | Jeff Hughes | MF | Cincinnati Kings |
| 2 | November 11, 2012 | Ante Cop | GK | Rockford Rampage |
| 3 | November 18, 2012 | Mike Mason | GK | Ohio Vortex |
| 4 | November 25, 2012 | Kraig Chiles | FW | San Diego Sockers |
| 5 | December 1, 2012 | Ivan Campos | MF | Turlock Express |
| 6 | December 8, 2012 | Alan Hagerty | GK | Illinois Piasa |
| 7 | December 15, 2012 | Rodrigo Barbirato | FW | Las Vegas Legends |
| 8 | December 22, 2012 | Aaron Susi | FW | San Diego Sockers |
| 9 | December 29, 2012 | Nestor Hernandez | MF | Chicago Mustangs |
| 10 | January 6, 2013 | Joe Kapinos | GK | Detroit Waza |
| 11 | January 13, 2013 | Ricardo Lopes | DF | Detroit Waza |
| 12 | January 20, 2013 | Brian Farber | MF | San Diego Sockers |
| 13 | January 27, 2013 | Jamie Lovegrove | FW | Dallas Sidekicks |
| 14 | February 2, 2013 | Kraig Chiles | FW | San Diego Sockers |
| 15 | February 9, 2013 | Kraig Chiles | FW | San Diego Sockers |
| 16 | February 16, 2013 | Enrique Tovar | FW | Las Vegas Legends |

### Individual awards

| Award | Name | Team |
| League MVP | Kraig Chiles | San Diego Sockers |
| Coach of the Year | Tatu | Dallas Sidekicks |
| Playoffs MVP | Kraig Chiles | San Diego Sockers |

### All-League First Team

| Name | Position | Team |
| Costea Decu | D | Detroit Waza |
| Eric Guzman | D | Las Vegas Legends |
| Brian Farber | M | San Diego Sockers |
| Nestor Hernandez | F | Chicago Mustangs |
| Kraig Chiles | F | San Diego Sockers |
| Sagu | GK | Dallas Sidekicks |

### All-League Second Team

| Name | Position | Team |
| Kiley Couch | D | Dallas Sidekicks |
| Damian Garcia | D | Rio Grande Valley Flash |
| Ivan Campos | F | Turlock Express |
| Enrique Tovar | F | Las Vegas Legends |
| Aaron Susi | F | San Diego Sockers |
| Joe Kapinos | GK | Detroit Waza |