Cal FC
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| Full name | Cal Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Cal Fc | |
| Founded | 2007 | |
| Stadium | Oxnard College | |
| Owners | Michael Friedman | |
| Head Coach | Nick Webster[1] | |
| League |
La Gran Liga de Oxnard USASA Region IV | |
| Website | Club home page | |
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Cal Football Club is an American soccer club based in Thousand Oaks, California. The club was founded in 2010 and competes in La Gran Liga de Oxnard,[2] a fifth-tier United States Adult Soccer Association affiliated league in Oxnard, California. The team is coached by former U.S. national team player and current Fox Soccer analyst, Eric Wynalda alongside his former co-host of Fox Football Fone-In, Nick Webster. The team is owned by Eric Wynalda, Michael Friedman and Luis Carmona.
History
The team received attention in the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, when the club upset USL Pro side Wilmington Hammerheads 4-0[3] and Major League Soccer side Portland Timbers 1-0 before losing to Seattle Sounders FC 5-0 in the fourth round of the tournament.
Cal FC became the second amateur team to beat an MLS club without needing penalty kicks, as well as the first from the USASA to do so (Dallas Roma F.C. had previously defeated Chivas USA in the 2006 tournament via penalty kicks)[4][5][6][7][8][9]
Notable players
References
- ↑ Creditor, Avi (5 June 2012). "Cal FC is a classic U.S. Open Cup success story, but not the only one". Sports Illustrated. Turner Broadcasting. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
- ↑ http://www.lagranliga.com/Posiciones.html
- ↑ http://thecup.us/2012-us-open-cup-second-round-eric-wynaldas-cal-fc-upends-host-wilmington-hammerheads-in-stunning-4-0-result/
- ↑ "Cal FC upsets Timbers 1-0 in US Open Cup match". FoxSoccer.com. Associated Press. May 31, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
- ↑ Arnold, Geoffrey (May 30, 2012). "Amateur squad shocks Portland Timbers in U.S. Open Cup". OregonLive.com. The Oregonian. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
- ↑ Itel, Dan (May 30, 2012). "USOC RECAP: Timbers fall 1-0 to Cal FC in extra time". PortlandTimbers.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
- ↑ Curley, Joe (May 30, 2012). "T.O.-based Cal F.C. upsets MLS' Timbers". VCStar.com. Ventura County Star. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
- ↑ Evans, Simon (May 31, 2012). "Timber! Portland felled by amateurs in cup upset". Reuters. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
- ↑ French, Scott (May 31, 2012). "OPEN CUP: Cal FC stuns Timbers". ESPN LA. Retrieved May 31, 2012.