Orange County Soccer Club is an American soccer team based in the Orange County, California suburb of Irvine, California, United States. Founded in 2010 as the Los Angeles Blues, the team plays in the second-tier United Soccer League and is the affiliate of Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC.
The team plays its home games at Championship Soccer Stadium, located inside Great Park in Irvine, CA.
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History
The then Los Angeles Blues were founded by Iranian-American businessman Ali Mansouri and announced as a USL Pro expansion franchise on November 7, 2010. The team was associated with the United Soccer Leagues W-League team LA Blues, and is part of the larger Orange County Blues organization, which has competed in Los Angeles-area amateur leagues since 1998. They introduced their first three players--goalkeeper Oscar Dautt and midfielders Cesar Rivera and Josh Tudela--at a formal launch event on December 14, 2010.
After an extensive pre-season, the Blues played their first games in the Caribbean over the weekend of April 15-17, 2011, a 3-0 victory over Sevilla Puerto Rico, and a 2-1 victory over Antigua Barracuda. The first goal in franchise history was scored by Cesar Rivera.
In January 2012, the Blues announced the hiring of Steve Donner (formerly CEO of Orlando City) as vice president of business operations to focus on improving marketing for the club and to bring professionalism to the front-office. The first game of the 2012 season reflected these efforts with a 2,432 attendance compared to 696 for the first home game in 2011 (the Blues averaged 382 during the 2011 season).
In 2016, the team became the USL affiliate of Los Angeles FC in a multi-year deal. The team later changed its name to Orange County SC and was purchased by American businessman James Keston.
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Colors and crest
Stadium
- Titan Stadium; Fullerton, California (2011-2013)
- Anteater Stadium; Irvine, California (2014-2016)
- Championship Soccer Stadium; Irvine, California (2017-present)
Players and staff
Current roster
- As of August 29, 2018
Staff
- Oliver Wyss - Executive Vice President Soccer Operations and General Manager
- Braeden Cloutier - Head Coach
- Jerry Tamashiro - Assistant Coach
- Victor Nogueira - Goalkeeping Coach
- Claudio Trabattoni - Strength & Conditioning Coach
- Peter Nugent - Assistant GM & SVP of Player Recruitment & Soccer Operations
- Frans Hoek - Technical Director & Senior Advisor
Head coaches
- Charlie Naimo (2011-2012)
- Jesus Rico-Sanz (2012-2013)
- Dariush Yazdani (2013-2014)
- Oliver Wyss (2014-2016)
- Barry Venison (2016)
- Logan Pause (2017)
- Braeden Cloutier (2018-present)
Record
Year-by-year
Honors
United Soccer League
- Western Conference (Regular Season)
- Winners: 2015
References
External links
- Official website
Source of article : Wikipedia
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