Las Vegas Mobsters was an American soccer team based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Founded in 2013, the team played in the Nevada Premier League, an affiliate of NISA Nation, the fifth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Nevada Division. Their inaugural season was in 2014, competing in the Western Conference of the Premier Development League. The Mobsters finished 4th in the Mountain Division their first season.2014 PDL season
In 2017, they joined the United Premier Soccer League before the Nevada Division folded halfway through its first season. The club went on hiatus until 2023, when the UPSL Regional Cup was established that summer.
Year-by-year YearDivisionLeagueRegular seasonPlayoffsOpen Cup20144USL PDL4th, MountainDid not qualifyDid not qualify20154USL PDL3rd, MountainDid not qualifyDid not qualify20164USL PDL5th, Central PacificDid not qualifyDid not qualify2017 Spring5UPSLN/A, NevadaN/AN/A2023 Summer5UPSLN/ASpring Las Vegas Cup ChampionN/A2023 Fall5NPL3rdSemifinalsDid not qualify2024 Spring5NPLDid not qualify
Players
Current roster As of May 18, 2015.
Current staff As of December 2016 Martin Melendrez - Chief Financial Officer George McKenna - Head Coach Kyle McKenna - Assistant Coach Julian Portugal - Strength and Conditioning Coach Tyler Scull - General Manager Forrest Smith - Director of Player Development John Fayeghi - Director of Hospitality and Entertainment Tyson Johnson - Director of Marketing Theresa Lloyd - Club Administrator Christian Soler - Director of Social Media and Media Relations
Club Culture Supporters Locals organized a Las Vegas Mobsters supporters group called the Mob Squad during the Mobsters inaugural season . The Mob Squad evolved to the Electric Company in 2017 with the founding of the Las Vegas Lights.
Rivalries In 2015 the members of the Mob Squad along with FC Tucson supporters Cactus Pricks, and Albuquerque Sol FC supporters the Sandianistas announced the Copa Frontera, an annual series with Las Vegas Mobsters, FC Tucson and Albuquerque Sol FC, all current PDL teams in the Western Conference's newly-formed Mountain Division. The club earning the most points in the 6 regular-season meetings is awarded The Copa Frontera Trophy for the following year.
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