Club Deportivo Chivas USA
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| Full name | Club Deportivo Chivas USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Chivas, Goats, Goats USA, Bebe Chivas, Rojiblancos Rebaño Angelino |
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| Founded | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | The Home Depot Center Carson, CA (Capacity 27,000) |
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| Owner |  Jorge Vergara |
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| Coach |  Preki |
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| League | Major League Soccer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Western Conference: 1st Overall: 2nd Playoffs: Conference semifinals |
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| First game | D.C. United 2-0 Chivas USA (The Home Depot Center; April 2, 2005) |
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| Largest win | 5–1 vs Real Salt Lake (The Home Depot Center; July 9, 2005) 4–0 vs Real Salt Lake (The Home Depot Center; April 21, 2007) |
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| Largest defeat | 2-5 vs Los Angeles Galaxy (The Home Depot Center; April 26, 2008) |
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| All-time top scorer | Ante Razov (25) |
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| Supporters groups | Legión 1908, Union Ultras | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Honors | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club Deportivo Chivas USA (short form: CD Chivas USA or Chivas USA) is a professional soccer club based in Carson, California, United States and participates in Major League Soccer. The club, founded in 2004, plays its home games at the The Home Depot Center, sharing it with arch-rivals the Los Angeles Galaxy. The official colors of Chivas USA are red, white, and blue, the same as Club Deportivo Guadalajara, one of the most widely-supported teams in Mexico.
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[edit] History
Founded on August 2, 2004, as Major League Soccer's then-eleventh team, Los Angeles-based Club Deportivo Chivas USA has achieved remarkable success in just three seasons in MLS. In 2007, the Mexican-owned club finished first in the Western Conference, qualifying for the playoffs for the second year in a row to the delight of its passionate supporters.
Chivas USA kicked off its inaugural season in Major League Soccer at The Home Depot Center with a 2-0 loss to then MLS Cup Champions D.C. United on April 2, 2005, under the guidance of Chivas USA’s first head coach Thomas Rongen. After a 1–8–1 start (their sole win coming against fellow expansion club Real Salt Lake), Thomas Rongen was named Chivas USA's sporting director and assistant coach Javier Ledesma becomes the club's interim head coach. On June 3, 2005, Hans Westerhof was named Chivas USA's second head coach. After a disappointing season, Westerhof did not return to coach the team in 2006.
On November 23, 2005, Bob Bradley, the winningest manager in Major League Soccer history, became Chivas USA’s third head coach, replacing Hans Westerhof. Under Bradley, the 2006 season saw a major turnaround for Chivas USA. The team finished the 2006 season with a 10-9-13 record and earned a spot in the Western Conference playoffs. Bradley was named MLS Coach of the Year, becoming the first two-time winner of the award and Chivas USA defender Jonathan Bornstein was named 2006 Gatorade Rookie of the Year. After the season ended, Coach Bradley was named interim head coach of the U.S. Men's National Team and head coach of the U.S. Men's Olympic Team by the U.S. Soccer Federation, and was replaced by Chivas USA’s fourth head coach, Predrag "Preki" Radosavljevic.
The team’s third season, under Preki, was the most successful to date. Chivas USA goalkeeper Brad Guzan was named MLS’s Panasonic Goalkeeper of the Year for the 2007 season. On November 7, 2007, Preki was named MLS Coach of the Year for 2007 after the first-year manager led the Red-and-White to a 15-7-8 record and first place in Major League Soccer’s Western Conference. In January 2008, Preki signed a multi-year contract with Chivas USA securing his position as head coach for the upcoming 2008 season.
[edit] 100-Hour Game
August 13, 2006: Chivas USA's "100-Hour Soccer Game", the longest on record in the United States, concluded in the city of Bell Gardens, with Chivas defeating the Rest of the World 437-429 after 6,000 minutes (100 hours) of continuous play. The game, held in celebration of Club Deportivo Guadalajara's 100th anniversary, attracted over 2,000 participants and more than 20,000 fans.
[edit] Championship
Chivas finished the 2007 MLS season atop of the Western Conference earning the title of MLS Western Conference Champions. However, they lost in the Conference Semifinals of the MLS Cup 2007 playoffs to the Kansas City Wizards, who were placed in the Western #4 seed under new MLS Cup playoff seeding rules despite being in the Eastern Conference.
[edit] Fan Clubs
Legión 1908- Their Los Angeles chapter boasts over 1,000 thugs.
Union Ultras- The official supporters group of Chivas USA.
[edit] Team Jersey
Chivas USA's home uniform bears the same vertical red-and-white stripes of Club Deportivo Guadalajara, and red sleeves, worn with blue shorts and blue socks.
Chivas USA's away uniform bears the same vertical stripes as the home jersey, but has white sleeves, and is worn with white shorts and socks. The rarely-seen away jersey is all blue, and used only when playing FC Dallas in Dallas (which wears red and white horizontal stripes).
[edit] Sponsor
On May 16, 2007, Comex, Mexico’s leading paint company, became Chivas USA’s presenting sponsor. Its logo also appears the front of Chivas USA jerseys and training jerseys
[edit] Television and radio
FSN West and FSN Prime Ticket have coverage of Chivas USA for the 2008 season. Delivering the most Chivas games on television, the schedule includes 18 regular season games and up to two post-season contests. Christian Miles is the play-by-play announcer, with Bernardo Osuna as analyst and sideline reporter Christine Nubla.
The official Spanish-language broadcast partner is W Radio 690 AM and will broadcast all 30 of Chivas USA’s regular-season games during the 2008 season and Azteca America channel 54.
[edit] Honors
- MLS Cup
- None
- US Open Cup
- None
- MLS Supporters' Shield
- Runners-up (1): 2007
- MLS Western Conference
- Regular Season Champions (1) 2007
- Honda SuperClasico
- Won 2007
- MLS Reserve Division
- Runners-up (1): 2007
[edit] Individual Honors
- MLS Best XI - Brad Guzan, Jonathan Bornstein 2007
- MLS Coach of the Year Award - Preki 2007
- MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Award - Brad Guzan 2007
- MLS Coach of the Year Award - Bob Bradley 2006
- MLS Rookie of the Year Award - Jonathan Bornstein 2006
[edit] International competition
- 2008 SuperLiga - Chivas USA qualified to the SuperLiga 2008 by finishing as the MLS Supporters' Shield Runner Up during the 2007 season.
- 2008-09 CONCACAF Champion's League (Preliminary Qualifying Stage)- Chivas USA qualified to the CONCACAF Champions League 2008-09 by finishing as the MLS Supporters' Shield Runner Up during the 2007 season.
[edit] Players
[edit] Current Squad
As of December 12, 2007[1] The players in bold have senior international caps
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[edit] Notable players
- Juan Pablo García (2005-2006)
- Juan Francisco Palencia (2005-2006)
- Ramón Ramírez (2005-2006)
- Ante Razov (2006-)
- Claudio Suárez (2006-)
Maykel Galindo (2007-)- Brad Guzan (2005-)
- Francisco Mendoza (2005-)
Raphael Wicky (2008-)
[edit] Head coaches
Thomas Rongen (2005)- Hans Westerhof (2005)
- Bob Bradley (2006)
- Preki (2007–)
[edit] Team records
- Goals: Ante Razov, 25
- Assists: Sacha Kljestan, 20
- Games Played: Francisco Mendoza, 83
- Minutes Played: Francisco Mendoza, 6989
- Shots: Ante Razov, 183
- Shots on Goal: Ante Razov, 82
- Game-Winning Goals: Ante Razov, 9
- Penalty Kick Goals: Claudio Suarez, 4
- Multi-Goal Games: Ante Razov, 5
- Saves: Brad Guzan, 240
- Shutouts: Brad Guzan, 20
MLS regular season only, through 2007 season
- All-Time regular season record: 29-38-27 (Through Oct. 21, 2007)
[edit] Home stadiums
- The Home Depot Center (2005—)
[edit] Year-by-year
| Year | Reg. Season | Playoffs | Open Cup | CONCACAF Champions' Cup |
SuperLiga | CONCACAF Champions' League |
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| 2005 | 6th, West | Did not qualify | Round of 32 | Not qualified | Started in 2007 | Started in 2008/09 |
| 2006 | 3rd, West | Quarterfinals | Round of 16 | Did not qualify | ||
| 2007 | 1st, West | Quarterfinals | Round of 16 | Did not qualify | Did not participate | |
| 2008 | TBD | TBD | TBD | Did not qualify | Qualified | Qualified |
[edit] International Competition
- 2008 SuperLiga
- Group Stage v. Pachuca CF
- Group Stage v. Club Santos Laguna
- Group Stage v. New England Revolution
- Group Stage v.
[edit] Average attendance
regular season/playoffs
- 2005: 17,080/missed playoffs
- 2006: 19,840/15,110
- 2007: 14,305/19,711
- 2008: 12,783/TBD (as of June 4th, 2008)
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