2013–14 Harrisburg Heat season
| 2013–14 PASL season | |||
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| General Manager | David Grimaldi | ||
| Head Coach | Richard Chinapoo | ||
| Arena |
Farm Show Equine Arena Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
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| Professional Arena Soccer League | Eastern | ||
| US Open Cup | Quarterfinals | ||
| Highest home attendance | 2,373 (January 25 vs. Chicago Mustangs) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,050 (November 23 vs. Cleveland Freeze) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 1,720 (8 games) | ||
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The 2013–14 Harrisburg Heat season was the second season of the new Harrisburg Heat indoor soccer club. The Heat, an Eastern Division team in the Professional Arena Soccer League, played their home games in the 2,200 seat Equine Arena at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
The team, owned by Harrisburg Heat Sports Group, LLC, was led by general manager David Grimaldi, head coach Richard Chinapoo, and assistant coach Gino DiFlorio.
The Heat started the season with an overtime victory over the Detroit Waza then lost 7 of their next 9 matches, including all 4 of their scheduled games against the expansion Cleveland Freeze. The season wound to an end with consecutive losses as the team posted a 4–12 record and failed to qualify for the playoffs. Head coach Richard Chinapoo had previously announced his intention to retire after this season.
The Heat participated in the 2013–14 United States Open Cup for Arena Soccer starting with a weather-delayed Round of 32 victory over independent team ReAL Harrisburg. Harrisburg defeated Detroit Waza in a Round of 16 match on December 21, 2013, then lost to the Cleveland Freeze in the Quarter-finals on December 28.
The new Heat claim the heritage of the original Harrisburg Heat professional indoor soccer team which played 12 seasons in the National Professional Soccer League, which later became the Major Indoor Soccer League, from 1991 through 2003. The Heat completed their inaugural 2012-13 season with a 6–10 record, finishing 3rd in the PASL's Eastern Division.
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