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| Southern California Seahorses |
 |
| Full name |
Southern California Seahorses |
| Nickname(s) |
The Seahorses |
| Founded |
2001 |
| Ground |
La Mirada High School Stadium |
| Capacity |
???? |
| Chairman |
Paul Gizzi |
| Manager |
Todd Elkins |
| League |
USL Premier Development League |
| 2006 |
1st, Conference Playoff Semi Finalists |
|
|
Southern California Seahorses are an American soccer team, founded in 2001. 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 Southwest Division of the Western Conference against teams from Bakersfield, Costa Mesa, Fresno, Glendora, Los Angeles, Modesto, San Diego and San Francisco.
They play their home games at the La Mirada Stadium on the grounds of La Mirada High School in the city of La Mirada, California, 22 miles south of downtown Los Angeles.
The team's home colors are navy blue, white and orange. Their away colors are all white. The Seahorses are a division of Missionary Athletes International (MAI), an organization committed to sharing the message of Christianity through the environment of soccer, which is accomplished through sports ministry, and are a sister organisation of the USL2 side Charlotte Eagles.
They are one of the most successful teams in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference, having made the conference playoffs three times in six years. They were the champions of their division in 2006.
[edit] Current squad
As of October 13, 2006
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 1 |
 |
GK |
Greg Larson |
| 2 |
|
MF |
John Searles |
| 3 |
|
MF |
Beau Lawson |
| 4 |
|
DF |
Timmy Jepson |
| 5 |
|
DF |
Skelly Kellar |
| 6 |
 |
DF |
Kent Hayashi |
| 7 |
|
DF |
Edwige Ligonde |
| 8 |
|
DF |
Damon Brooks |
| 9 |
 |
FW |
Cristian Rus |
| 10 |
 |
MF |
Jorge Vallejo |
|
|
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 11 |
 |
FW |
Tobias Wiens |
| 12 |
|
DF |
Angelo Ladera |
| 13 |
|
MF |
Andrew Sarega |
| 14 |
|
MF |
Jared Thornton |
| 15 |
|
DF |
Evan Cox |
| 16 |
|
MF |
Daniel Young |
| 17 |
|
DF |
Colin Kilpatrick |
| 19 |
|
MF |
Jordan Arias |
| 22 |
|
FW |
Stanley Leonard |
| 24 |
|
GK |
Eric Reed |
|
[edit] Year-by-year
| Year |
Division |
League |
Regular Season |
Playoffs |
Open Cup |
| 2001 |
"4" |
USL PDL |
2nd, Southwest |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 2002 |
"4" |
USL PDL |
2nd, Southwest |
Semifinals |
Did not qualify |
| 2003 |
"4" |
USL PDL |
3rd, Southwest |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 2004 |
"4" |
USL PDL |
3rd, Southwest |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 2005 |
"4" |
USL PDL |
2nd, Southwest |
Conference Semifinals |
Did not qualify |
| 2006 |
"4" |
USL PDL |
1st, Southwest |
Conference Semifinals |
Did not qualify |
[edit] Notable former players
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