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Los Angeles Storm are an American soccer team, founded in 2006, after they took over the Springfield Storm franchise that used to play in PDL out of Springfield, Missouri. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, and plays in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference against teams from Bakersfield, Fresno, La Mirada, Lancaster, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Ana and Ventura.
They play their home games at Citrus Stadium on the grounds of Citrus College in the city of Glendora, California, 27 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. The team's home colors are black and white. Their away colors are all white.
[edit] Current squad
As of January 25, 2007
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 0 |
 |
GK |
Brian Mason |
| 1 |
|
GK |
Lance Friesz |
| 2 |
|
DF |
Stephen Carlson |
| 3 |
|
DF |
Brett Hiroto |
| 4 |
|
DF |
Daniel Ardon |
| 5 |
|
MF |
Lawrence Smalls |
| 6 |
 |
MF |
Diego Souza |
| 7 |
|
FW |
Roger Durity |
| 8 |
|
FW |
Daniel Ybarra |
| 9 |
|
DF |
Laszlo Reinhardt |
| 10 |
|
MF |
Trini Gomez |
| 11 |
|
FW |
David Niemeyer |
| 12 |
 |
MF |
Ricardo Figueroa |
|
|
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 13 |
|
FW |
Kyle Ochoa |
| 14 |
|
DF |
Danny Ortiz |
| 16 |
|
DF |
Matthew McManus |
| 17 |
|
MF |
Justin Woodward |
| 18 |
|
MF |
Andrew Villalobos |
| 19 |
|
MF |
Logan Nicks |
| 20 |
|
MF |
Amilear Ramirez |
| 22 |
|
MF |
Ben Cox |
| 24 |
|
MF |
Damon James |
| 25 |
|
FW |
Gabriel Valencia |
| 26 |
|
DF |
Eric Ward |
| 27 |
|
FW |
Nicholas Blanco |
| 30 |
|
MF |
Daniel De Geer |
|
[edit] Year-by-year
| Year |
Division |
League |
Regular Season |
Playoffs |
Open Cup |
| 2006 |
"4" |
USL PDL |
6th, Southwest |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
[edit] Notable former players
[edit] External links
|
Sports teams based in and around Los Angeles |
| Soccer |
MLS: Los Angeles Galaxy, Chivas USA PDL: Lancaster Rattlers, Los Angeles Storm, Orange County Blue Star, San Fernando Valley Quakes, Southern California Seahorses, Ventura County Fusion |
| Baseball |
MLB: Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Minor Leagues: Fullerton Flyers • High Desert Mavericks • Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino • Lake Elsinore Storm • Lancaster JetHawks • Long Beach Armada • Rancho Cucamonga Quakes |
| Basketball |
NBA: Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, D-League: Anaheim Arsenal, Los Angeles D-Fenders, ABA: Beijing Aoshen Olympian, Hollywood Fame, Maywood Buzz |
| Football |
AFL: Los Angeles Avengers, NIFL: Los Angeles Lynx, Pomona Cool Riders, San Bernardino Bucking Bulls |
| Hockey |
NHL: Anaheim Ducks, Los Angeles Kings ECHL: Long Beach Ice Dogs |
| Lacrosse |
MLL: Los Angeles Riptide |
| Rugby |
RSL: Belmont Shore, Santa Monica Rugby Club |
College athletics
(NCAA Div. I) |
California State University, Fullerton • California State University, Northridge • California State University, Long Beach • Loyola Marymount University • Pepperdine University • University of California, Irvine • University of California, Los Angeles • University of California, Riverside • University of Southern California |
