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Las Vegas Mobsters
Full name	Las Vegas Mobsters
Nickname(s)	The Mobsters
Founded	2013
Stadium	Viper Sports Complex; Las Vegas, Nevada
Chairman	Martin Melendrez
Manager	George McKenna
League	United Premier Soccer League
2023	2, Central Pacific Division; Playoffs:semifinal
Home colours	Away colours
	Current season

Las Vegas Mobsters is an American soccer team based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Founded in 2013,^[1] the team plays in the Nevada Premier League, an affiliate of NISA Nation, the fifth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Nevada Division. Their inaugural season was in 2014, competing in the Western Conference of the Premier Development League.^[2] The Mobsters finished 4th in the Mountain Division their first season.^[3]

In 2017, they joined the United Premier Soccer League before the Nevada Division folded halfway through its first season. The club went on hiatus until 2023, when the UPSL Regional Cup was established that summer.

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Regular Season	Playoffs	Open Cup
2014	4	USL PDL	4th, Mountain	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2015	4	USL PDL	3rd, Mountain	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2016	4	USL PDL	5th, Central Pacific	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2017 Spring	5	UPSL	N/A, Nevada	N/A	N/A
2023 Summer	5	UPSL	N/A	Spring Las Vegas Cup Champion	N/A
2023 Fall	5	NPL	3rd	Semifinals	Did not qualify
2024 Spring	5	NPL			Did not qualify

Players

Current roster

As of May 18, 2015.^[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Player
0	GK	Alex Clewis
0	GK	Daniel Diaz
0	GK	Hector Casillas
0	GK	Angel Alvarez
0	GK	Cesar Valverde
1	DF	Sebastion Hernandez
2	DF	Robert Hines
3	DF	Griffin Mallas
4	DF	Eric Bojado
5	DF	Forrest Smith
6	DF	Cobi Hunt
7	DF	Luis Ponce Hernandez
8	DF	Roberto Rivera
9	MF	Julian Portugal


No.	Pos.	Player
10	MF	Milan Popovic
11	MF	Carlos Lara
12	MF	Jackson Collins
13	MF	Mathew DeQuiroz
14	MF	Mario Erpel
15	MF	Jordan Jones
16	MF	Fausto Urrutia
17	FW	Naia Graham
18	FW	Esteban Berumen
19	FW	Oscar Velasquez
20	FW	Robert Garcia
21	FW	Gouedan Halley
22	FW	Joshua Guzman
23	FW	Ruben Duran

Current staff

As of December 2016^[5]^[6]

Martin Melendrez - Chief Financial Officer
George McKenna - Head Coach
Kyle McKenna - Assistant Coach
Julian Portugal - Strength and Conditioning Coach
Tyler Scull - General Manager
Forrest Smith - Director of Player Development
John Fayeghi - Director of Hospitality and Entertainment
Tyson Johnson - Director of Marketing
Theresa Lloyd - Club Administrator
Christian Soler - Director of Social Media and Media Relations

Club Culture

Supporters

Locals organized a Las Vegas Mobsters supporters group called the Mob Squad during the Mobsters inaugural season .^[7] The Mob Squad evolved to the Electric Company in 2017 with the founding of the Las Vegas Lights.

Rivalries

In 2015 the members of the Mob Squad along with FC Tucson supporters Cactus Pricks, and Albuquerque Sol FC supporters the Sandianistas announced the Copa Frontera, an annual series with Las Vegas Mobsters, FC Tucson and Albuquerque Sol FC, all current PDL teams in the Western Conference's newly-formed Mountain Division. The club earning the most points in the 6 regular-season meetings is awarded The Copa Frontera Trophy for the following year.^[8]