Las Vegas Mobsters is an American soccer team based in

Las Vegas Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...

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. Founded in 2013, the team plays in the

United Premier Soccer League The United Premier Soccer League (UPSL) is an American soccer league that was founded in Santa Ana in Southern California, with teams in regionalized conferences throughout the United States, and recently Canada and Mexico. The league was found ...

(UPSL), 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.

Year-by-year

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 .

Rivalries

In 2015 the members of the Mob Squad along with FC Tucson supporters Cactus Pricks, and

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supporters the Sandianistas announced the Copa Frontera, an annual series with Las Vegas Mobsters, FC Tucson and

, 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

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