Head coach Phil Salvagio, 50, returns for his 13th season on the Sockers’ bench, one short of Ron Newman’s franchise record for longevity. Under Salvagio’s guidance, the Sockers won four consecutive Professional Arena Soccer League (PASL-Pro) championships from 2009-2013, including a U.S. professional team sports-record 48-match winning streak from 2011-13, a streak yet to be surpassed. Salvagio won Coach of the Year honors in 2010-11 and in 2011-12, when the Sockers were a perfect 24-0 across all competitions. In 2018-19, Salvagio guided the Sockers to a 23-1 regular-season record, earning his third Coach of the Year honor, and first in the MASL. In his combined PASL and MASL coaching career, Phil Salvagio has a regular-season record of 175-42 (.806%), and a playoff record of 26-11 (.703%). Salvagio was a goalkeeper for the Sockers from 1994-96 in the Continental Indoor Soccer League (CISL).