Los Angeles Blues

Los Angeles Blues is an American soccer team based in the Los Angeles suburb of Fullerton, California, United States. Founded in 2010, the team plays in the National Division of the new USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid.

The team will play the majority of its home games at Titan Stadium on the campus of California State University, Fullerton, with a selected additional games being held at Centennial High School in Corona, California, and College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, California. The team's head coach is Charlie Naimo, who guided the women's Pali Blues to back-to-back USL W-League titles in 2008 and 2009.

History

Los Angeles Blues was announced as a USL Pro expansion franchise on November 7, 2010^[1] The team is associated with the women's professional team Pali Blues, and is part of the larger LA Blues organization, which has competed in Los Angeles-area amateur leagues for many years. 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]

Colors and badge

The Blues play in a combination of sky blue, dark blue and white. The club's logo features "the blue of the California sky and the dark azure of the Pacific as the main characteristics, paying homage to its home region".^[4]

Stadium

• Titan Stadium; Fullerton, California (2011-present)
• Stadium at Centennial High School; Corona, California (2011) 4 games
• Stadium at College of the Canyons; Santa Clarita, California (2011) 1 game

Club culture

Broadcasting

Players and staff

Current roster

as of May 22, 2011^[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

• Note: (*) indicates a player on loan to the PDL Los Angeles Blues 23 side

Notable former players

• Walter Gaitán

Staff

• Charlie Naimo - Head Coach
• Shayon Jalayer - Assistant Coach
• Agustin Rodriguez - Assistant Coach
• Salvador Moran - Assistant Coach
• Alyse LaHue - General Manager
• Alli D'Amico - Director of Operations

Head coaches

• Charlie Naimo (2011-present)

Record

Year-by-year

Average attendance

Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive at http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html.

• 2011: to be announced

References

External links

• Official site