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Football club
Las Vegas Mobsters
Full nameLas Vegas Mobsters
Nickname(s)The Mobsters
Founded2013
StadiumViper Sports Complex
Las Vegas, Nevada
ChairmanMartin Melendrez
ManagerGeorge McKenna
LeagueUnited Premier Soccer League
20232, Central Pacific Division
Playoffs:semifinal
Home colours Away colours
Current season

Las Vegas Mobsters is an American soccer team based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Founded in 2013, the team plays 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.

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

Year Division League Regular Season Playoffs Open Cup
2014 4 USL PDL 4th, Mountain Did not qualify Did not qualify
2015 4 USL PDL 3rd, Mountain Did not qualify Did not qualify
2016 4 USL PDL 5th, Central Pacific Did not qualify Did not qualify
2017 Spring 5 UPSL N/A, Nevada N/A N/A
2023 Summer 5 UPSL N/A Spring Las Vegas Cup Champion N/A
2023 Fall 5 NPL 3rd Semifinals Did not qualify
2024 Spring 5 NPL Did not qualify

Players

Current roster

As of May 18, 2015.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK   Alex Clewis
0 GK   Daniel Diaz
0 GK   Hector Casillas
0 GK   Angel Alvarez
0 GK   Cesar Valverde
1 DF   Sebastion Hernandez
2 DF   Robert Hines
3 DF   Griffin Mallas
4 DF   Eric Bojado
5 DF   Forrest Smith
6 DF   Cobi Hunt
7 DF   Luis Ponce Hernandez
8 DF   Roberto Rivera
9 MF   Julian Portugal
No. Pos. Nation Player
10 MF   Milan Popovic
11 MF   Carlos Lara
12 MF   Jackson Collins
13 MF   Mathew DeQuiroz
14 MF   Mario Erpel
15 MF   Jordan Jones
16 MF   Fausto Urrutia
17 FW   Naia Graham
18 FW   Esteban Berumen
19 FW   Oscar Velasquez
20 FW   Robert Garcia
21 FW   Gouedan Halley
22 FW   Joshua Guzman
23 FW   Ruben Duran

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.

References

  1. Straus, Brian (10 October 2013). "Las Vegas to get amateur soccer team in 2014 with the PDL's Mobsters". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 10 October 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  2. "PDL Expands to Las Vegas for 2014". United Soccer Leagues (USL). October 10, 2013. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  3. 2014 PDL season
  4. http://www.uslpdl.com/teams/2015/66638046.html#ROSTER
  5. "Administrative Staff". lvmobsters.com.
  6. "Coaching Staff". lvmobsters.com. Archived from the original on 2015-05-20. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  7. "Mob Squad About Us". www.mobsquadlv.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-22. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  8. "Copa Frontera". mobsquadlv.com. May 6, 2015.
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