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Laredo Heat
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| Full name | Laredo Heat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | The Heat, The Red Flames | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Student Activity Center (Capacity 8,500) |
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| Chairman | Shashi Vaswani | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Israel Collazo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Premier Development League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | 1st, League Champions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Laredo Heat are an American soccer team, founded in 2004. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, and play in the Mid-South Division of the Southern Conference, against teams from Austin, Baton Rouge, Dallas, El Paso, Houston, Jackson and New Orleans.
Laredo Heat plays its home games in the United Independent School District-run Student Activity Center in Laredo, Texas. The team's colors are red, black and white.
Laredo are the current USL Premier Development League champions, having defeated 2006 champions Michigan Bucks in a penalty shootout, following a 0-0 draw in the 2007 championship game.
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| Year | Division | League | Regular Season | Playoffs | Open Cup |
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| 2004 | "4" | USL PDL | 8th, Mid South | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2005 | "4" | USL PDL | 2nd, Mid South | Conference Finals | Did not qualify |
| 2006 | "4" | USL PDL | 1st, Mid South | Runner-up | 1st Round |
| 2007 | "4" | USL PDL | 1st, Mid South | Champions | Did not qualify |
- 2004: 1,300
- 2005: 542
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Laredo, Texas |
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| Attractions & Sports |
Republic of the Rio Grande Capitol Building Museum • Lake Casa Blanca • Washington's Birthday Celebration • Laredo Entertainment Center • Veterans Field • The Student Activity Center • Laredo Bucks • Laredo Broncos • Laredo Heat • Laredo Lobos |
| Companies |
International Bank of Commerce • Laredo National Bank • Laredo Morning Times • Mall del Norte • El Portal Center |
| History |
Cathedral of San Agustin • Fort McIntosh Inactive • Laredo Air Force Base Inactive • Republic of the Rio Grande • Flag of the Republic of the Rio Grande |
| Education |
Laredo Community College • Laredo Independent School District • Texas A&M International University • UT Health Science Center Laredo Campus • United Independent School District |
| Media |
Television: • KGNS NBC • KGNS CW • KVTV CBS • KETF Telefutura • KLDO Univision • KXOF FOX • KNEX Azteca America • KLMV Almavision • AM Radio: • KVOZ • KLAR • KLNT • FM Radio: • KHOY • KBNL • KJBZ • KQUR • KRRG • KNEX |
| International Bridges |
Gateway to the Americas International Bridge • Juarez-Lincoln International Bridge • Texas-Mexican Railway International Bridge • World Trade International Bridge • Colombia-Solidarity International Bridge • |