The team began as the "
Baltimore Comets" in 1974 but moved to San Diego as the "
San Diego Jaws" in 1976. After a one-year stay in
Las Vegas as the "
Las Vegas Quicksilvers", the team returned as the San Diego Sockers in 1978. They were owned by Bob Bell and played their indoor games at the
San Diego Sports Arena. Initially, victories came slowly for the club but mounted quickly and they experienced moderate success over their outdoor history winning several division titles. However, the San Diego Sockers won the North American Soccer League (NASL) Indoor Championships of 1981–82 and 1983–84. Success was far from over for the San Diego Sockers. When the NASL folded, the San Diego Sockers moved to the Major Indoor Soccer League and won eight championships: 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, and 1992. The Sockers carried their success from one league to the next. They switched to the Continental Indoor Soccer League for three more years from 1993 to 1995. However, after several ownership changes, Sockers folded after the 1996 season. There have been two subsequent revivals of the Sockers. The
first was a franchise in the
WISL that later joined the second
MISL before folding in 2004. A
second started play in the
PASL-PRO in 2009.
Leagues • NASL 1974–1984 • NASL indoor 1980–1982, 1983–1984 • MISL/MSL 1982–1983, 1984–1992 • CISL 1993–1996
Owners • Co-Owners included Charles T. Koval, Joe Sadowski, Ed Lewis, Bob Bell (1977–78) • Co-Owners Charles T. Koval, Bob Bell (1978–81) • Bob Bell (1981–87) •
Ron Fowler (1987–91) • Oscar Ancira, Sr. (1991–94) •
San Diego Sports Arena Management (1994–96)
Head coaches •
Hubert Vogelsinger (1978–1980) •
Ron Newman (1980–1994) •
Brian Quinn (1994–1996) ==Year-by-year==