This Date in Sidekicks History August 19

Always Remember the First Time

• 2001: The Sidekicks played a Regular Season home game somewhere other than Reunion Arena.
  • The match was played at the American Airlines Center, the new sports arena in Dallas.
• This was the first sporting event ever played at the American Airlines Center.
• This match was the first meeting of the new-San Diego Sockers and the Sidekicks.

Record Book

• 2001: 17,710 fans crammed into the American Airlines Center to see the first ever sporting event played at the new Arena.
  • This broke the previous Sidekicks All-Time attendance record of 16,824, set on May 29, 1987.
  • The previous attendance record for a Regular Season game was 16,427 on September 30, 1995 vs the Las Vegas Dustdevils.

Schedule Released

• 1987: The 1987-88 schedule was released on this date.

Player Motivation

• 1988: Team president David Shuttee announced that Mark Karpun, who was one of only 3 players still on the roster from the Charter Season, would not be offered a contract before Training Camp.
  • Citing only one roster space available after 17 other players had signed contracts or come to terms, Shuttee announced that Karpun, at the time the club's second leading scorer, would be invited to Training Camp to compete for the final position available.

Future Opponents

• 1992: The L.A. United franchise was awarded by the CISL.

Hat Tricks

• 1994: Tatu and Nick Stavrou each scored three goals vs Sacramento on this date.

Regular Season Games

• 1994: at Sidekicks 7 Sacramento Knights 4
• 1995: at Sidekicks 10 Detroit Neon 5
• 2000: at Sidekicks 6 Houston Hotshots 3
• 2001: 17th Season Opener: Sidekicks 6 San Diego Sockers 5 (OT)
  • Game played at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.