San Antonio Scorpions
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| Full name | San Antonio Scorpions Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | Scorpions |
| Founded | October 4, 2010 |
| Dissolved | December 22, 2015 |
| Stadium |
Toyota Field San Antonio, Texas |
| Capacity | 8,296 |
| Owner | Gordon Hartman |
| League | North American Soccer League |
| 2015 |
Spring: 7th Fall: 10th Combined: 10th Playoffs: Did Not Qualify |
| Website | Club home page |
The San Antonio Scorpions were an American professional soccer team based in San Antonio, Texas, United States. Founded in 2010, the team made its debut in the North American Soccer League in 2012. The Scorpions played at Toyota Field, a soccer specific stadium that was completed in 2013.
The club operated differently from most professional sports clubs in terms of its operating profit. As part of owner Gordon Hartman's Soccer for a Cause, all net profits from Scorpions operations went towards funding Morgan's Wonderland, a special needs park located in the Longhorn Quarry, next to STAR Soccer Complex and Toyota Field.
On December 22, 2015, it was announced that Toyota Field and S.T.A.R. Soccer Complex were sold to the City of San Antonio and Bexar County, a deal which was accompanied by an agreement for Spurs Sports and Entertainment to operate the facilities and field San Antonio FC, which plays in the USL.
On October 4, 2010, the NASL announced that a San Antonio expansion team would join the new league in 2012. The team's ownership group is led by San Antonio businessman and philanthropist Gordon Hartman. The official name of the team was revealed at a press conference on January 10, 2011: San Antonio Scorpions FC.
In the team's first NASL game, the Scorpions tied the Atlanta Silverbacks 0–0. Despite Heroes Stadium's listed capacity of 11,000, the Scorpions drew 13,151 to their home opener against the Puerto Rico Islanders on April 15, 2012. The Scorpions lost the game 4–0.
The Scorpions scored their first goal the following weekend in a 2–2 tie with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers, with Pablo Campos netting the first goal in the 41st minute. Hans Denissen scored in stoppage time to give San Antonio its first ever home points.
The Scorpions sold 3,040 season tickets for the 2013 season. After a promising spring season in which the team finished 3rd, the fall season told another story. On August 27, 2013, Tim Hankinson was fired as Head Coach after an 0–0–4 start in the NASL fall season. Assistant Coach Alen Marcina was named to replace him on an interim basis. Marcina was named permanent head coach on November 20, 2013. The Scorpions would finish last in the fall season standings and finish in 7th place in the combined table at the end of the 2013 season.
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