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.
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.
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]
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