2012–13 Cincinnati Kings season

Cincinnati Kings

2012–13 PASL season
General Manager	Tim Burgess
Head Coach	Jeff Hughes (games 1-12) Matt Breines (games 13-16)
Arena	GameTime Training Center Fairfield, Ohio
PASL	2nd, Eastern
Ron Newman Cup	Lost Division Finals
US Open Cup	DNP
Highest home attendance	344 (February 10, 2013) vs Ohio Vortex
Lowest home attendance	161 (January 20, 2013) vs Ohio Vortex
Average home league attendance	237 (over 8 home games)[1]
← 2011-12 N/A →

The 2012–13 Cincinnati Kings season was the fifth season of the Cincinnati Kings professional indoor soccer club. The Kings, an Eastern Division team and charter member of the Professional Arena Soccer League, played their home games at the GameTime Training Center in Fairfield, Ohio. The team was led by general manager Tim Burgess.

Season summary

The Kings were successful in the regular season, amassing an 11–5 record and placing second in the PASL's Eastern Division. The team qualified for the postseason and earned the right to play for the Ron Newman Cup in the PASL National Championship. The Kings lost both Eastern Division Finals games to the Detroit Waza and were eliminated from the postseason.^[2]

The Kings did not participate in the 2012–13 United States Open Cup for Arena Soccer.

Roster moves

On October 29, 2012, the Kings signed goalkeeper Jamie Lieberman, forward Andy Farrell, defender D.J. Albert, and midfielders Eddie Hertsenberg, Dan Dwyer, and Jeff Hughes.^[3] Hughes would also serve as the team's head coach.

On November 15, the team announced the release of forward Andy Farrell and the signings of forward Joshua Henderson plus defenders Roger Straz and Scott Shugh.^[3] Farrell re-signed with the Kings on December 14, 2012.^[3] On December 15, 2012, the team added defender Danijel Trifkovic to the roster.^[3]

Jeff Hughes was the team's head coach (and leading scorer as a midfielder) until he was released on January 25, 2013.^[3][4] (Hughes signed with the Missouri Comets of the MISL the same day.)^[5] Matt Breines took over as head coach with Jay Schneider as assistant coach.^[6]

On February 1, 2013, the Kings announced the signing of forward Roger Gemoules.^[3]

Awards and honors

On November 6, 2012, Kings midfielder (and head coach) Jeff Hughes was named the PASL Player of the Week for his team leadership and his scoring hat-trick against Detroit Waza in the King's season opener.^[7]

Schedule

      Win       Tie       Loss

Pre-season

Game	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location[8]	Attendance
					Final Score	Record
1	Saturday	October 20	6:30pm	at Cincinnati Saints (PASL-Premier)	W 5–2[9]	1–0	Tri-County Soccerplex

Regular season

Game	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location[8]	Attendance
					Final Score	Record
1	Sunday	November 4	6:30pm	Detroit Waza	W 9–8	1–0	GameTime Training Center	245[10]
2	Saturday	November 10	8:00pm	Rockford Rampage	L 1–4	1–1	GameTime Training Center	210[11]
3	Saturday	November 17	7:05pm	at Harrisburg Heat	W 7–4[12]	2–1	Farm Show Arena[13]	1,819[14]
4	Saturday	December 8	7:05pm	at Harrisburg Heat	W 9–8 (OT)[15]	3–1	Farm Show Arena	1,627[16]
5	Friday	December 14	8:00pm	Illinois Piasa	W 5–4	4–1	GameTime Training Center	206[17]
6	Saturday	December 15	7:35pm	at Ohio Vortex	W 10–2	5–1	Pinnacle Sports Complex	243[18]
7	Friday	December 21	8:00pm	Harrisburg Heat	W 7–4[19]	6–1	GameTime Training Center	216[20]
8	Monday	December 31	6:00pm	Chicago Mustangs	L 5–6	6–2	GameTime Training Center	226[21]
9	Saturday	January 5	7:35pm	at Ohio Vortex	W 10–3	7–2	Pinnacle Sports Complex	219[22]
10	Sunday	January 6	2:30pm	at Detroit Waza	L 4–8[23]	7–3	Taylor Sportsplex	347[24]
11	Friday	January 11	7:35pm (8:35pm Eastern)	at Illinois Piasa	L 4–7[25]	7–4	The Sports Academy	362[26]
12	Sunday	January 20	6:00pm	Ohio Vortex	W 12–2	8–4	GameTime Training Center	161[27]
13	Saturday	February 2	7:35pm (8:35pm Eastern)	at Illinois Piasa	W 5–3	9–4	The Sports Academy	315[28]
14	Saturday	February 9	7:30pm	at Detroit Waza	L 3–5[29]	9–5	Taylor Sportsplex[30]	582[31]
15	Sunday	February 10	6:00pm	Ohio Vortex	W 16–1	10–5	GameTime Training Center	344[32]
16	Saturday	February 16	8:00pm	Illinois Piasa	W 11–2	11–5	GameTime Training Center	284[33]

Postseason

Round	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location	Attendance
					Final Score	Record
Division Finals Game 1	Saturday	February 23	8:30pm	Detroit Waza[34]	L 4–9[35]	0–1	GameTime Training Center[36]	307[37]
Division Finals Game 2	Sunday	February 24	2:35pm	at Detroit Waza	L 5–6[2][38]	0–2	Melvindale Ice Arena[29]	680[39]

References

1. "League Attendance". Professional Arena Soccer League. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
2. Brown, John II (February 26, 2013). "PASL playoffs: Detroit Waza Flo wins nailbiter to advance to Ron Newman Cup semifinals". Mlive.com (Booth Newspapers). Retrieved March 1, 2013.
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28. "Box Score: The Sports Academy - Sat, Feb 02, 2013". Professional Arena Soccer League. February 2, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
29. "Waza Flo Faces Cincinnati In First Round Of Playoffs". Our Sports Central. February 12, 2013. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
30. "WAZA FLO to Host Kings". Our Sports Central. February 8, 2013. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
31. "Box Score: Taylor Sportsplex - Sat, Feb 09, 2013". Professional Arena Soccer League. February 9, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
32. "Box Score: Game Time - Sun, Feb 10, 2013". Professional Arena Soccer League. February 10, 2013. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
33. "Box Score: Game Time - Sat, Feb 16, 2013". Professional Arena Soccer League. February 16, 2013. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
34. Foster, Terry (February 8, 2013). "Waza Flo Repeats As Eastern Division Champs". CBS Detroit. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
35. Brown, John II (February 24, 2013). "PASL playoffs: Detroit Waza Flo one win away from semifinals after Game 1 victory at Cincinnati". Mlive.com (Booth Newspapers). Retrieved February 24, 2013.
36. Brown, John II (February 22, 2013). "Indoor soccer: Detroit Waza Flo begin march to Ron Newman Cup this weekend". Mlive.com (Booth Newspapers). Retrieved February 24, 2013.
37. "Box Score: Game Time - Sat, Feb 23, 2013". Professional Arena Soccer League. February 23, 2013. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
38. "Detroit Wins Quarterfinals". Our Sports Central. February 25, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
39. "Box Score: Melvindale Ice Arena - Sun, Feb 24, 2013". Professional Arena Soccer League. February 24, 2013. Retrieved February 24, 2013.

External links

• kingsindoor.com Cincinnati Kings official website