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For the USL Premier Development League team, see Orange County SC U-23. For the National Premier Soccer League team, see Orange County FC. For the proposed North American Soccer League team, see Orange County NASL.
Orange County SC
Full nameOrange County Soccer Club
Founded2013; 11 years ago (2013)
GroundChampion Stadium
Irvine, California
Capacity2,500
OwnerJames Keston
CoachLogan Pause
LeagueUSL
20168th, Western Conference
Playoffs: Conference Semifinals
Websitehttp://www.orangecountysoccer.com/
Current season

Orange County Soccer Club is an American soccer team based in the Orange County, California suburb of Irvine, California, United States. Founded in 2013, the team plays in the United Soccer League, one of the two Division II leagues in the American Soccer Pyramid.

The team plays its home games at Great Park in Irvine, CA.

History

The then Los Angeles Blues was announced as a USL Pro expansion franchise on November 7, 2010[1] 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.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4] 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).

Colors and crest

Stadium

Players and staff

Current roster

No. Position Player Nation
1 GK Charlie Lyon  United States
2 DF Oscar Sorto  United States
3 DF Joe Franco  United States
4 DF Beto Navarro  United States
5 DF Salomón Wbias (on loan from Pachuca)  Mexico
6 MF Victor Pineda  United States
7 MF Richard Chaplow  England
8 FW Gustavo Villalobos  United States
9 MF Monday Etim ([A])  Nigeria
10 MF Carlos Alvarez ([A])  United States
11 FW Jerry van Ewijk  Netherlands
12 DF Sola Abolaji  United States
13 DF Juan Pablo Ocegueda (on loan from UANL)  United States
14 MF Dušan Stevanović  Serbia
16 MF Ami Pineda  United States
17 DF Roy Meeus  Belgium
18 FW Duke Lacroix  United States
19 FW Wuilito Fernandes  Cape Verde
20 DF Jeannot Esua  Cameroon
22 MF Kevin Jeon  United States
23 MF Zach Kobayashi  United States
25 GK Casey Beyers  United States
26 GK Michael Suchy  United States
28 MF Frank Olijve  Netherlands
44 MF James Baxendale  England
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with MLS affiliate Los Angeles FC.
    2.

Staff

  • Switzerland Oliver Wyss – Executive Vice President Soccer Operations and General Manager
  • United States Logan Pause – Head Coach
  • United States Braeden Cloutier – Assistant Coach
  • United States Victor Nogueira – Goalkeeping Coach
  • Argentina Claudio Trabattoni – Strength & Conditioning Coach
  • England Peter Nugent – Director of Player Recruitment & Soccer Operations

Head coaches

Record

Year-by-year

Year Division League Regular Season Playoffs Open Cup Attendance
Los Angeles Blues
2011 3 USL 3rd, National Divisional Semifinals 3rd Round 382
2012 3 USL 8th Did not qualify 2nd Round 666
2013 3 USL 6th Quarterfinals 3rd Round 542
Orange County Blues
2014 3 USL 13th Did not qualify 2nd Round 760
2015 3 USL 1st, Western Conference Semifinals 4th Round 1,398
2016 3 USL 8th, Western Conference Semifinals 2nd Round 1,010
Orange County SC
2017 2 USL TBD TBD 4th Round TBD

Honors

United Soccer League

References

  1. ^ LA Blues Set to Play in USL PRO
  2. ^ Los Angeles Blues Sign First Three Players
  3. ^ http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/stats/2011/2175587.html
  4. ^ Scott French (13 April 2012). L.A. BLUES: Starting over, with a plan. ESPNLosAngeles.com.
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