2020–21 California United Strikers FC season

California United Strikers FC
2020–21 NISA season
Owner	Pete Capriotti; Bronwyn Capriotti
President	Michael Collins
Head coach	Don Ebert
Stadium	Championship Soccer Stadium; Irvine, California
NISA	Fall, Western Conf.: 2nd; Spring: TBD
Playoffs	Fall: Group stage; Spring: TBD
U.S. Open Cup	To be determined
Top goalscorer	League: Christian Thierjung: 1; All: Christian Thierjung: 3
Biggest win	CAL 2–0 NYC; (Sep. 22, Fall Playoffs)
Biggest defeat	CAL 2–3 LAF; (Sep. 25, Fall Playoffs)
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The 2020–21 California United Strikers FC season is the club's second in the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA) and second overall.

Roster

Players

As of September 7, 2020^[1]

No.	Position	Player	Nation
0	GK	Steven Barrera	United States
1	GK	Kifi Cabrera	United States
2	DF	Gonzalo Salguero	United States
3	DF	James McGhee	United States
4	DF	Juan Pablo Ocegueda	United States
5	DF	Xavier Ikaika Fuerte	United States
6	MF	Duncan Capriotti	United States
7	DF	Adan Coronado	United States
8	MF	Kyle O'Brien	United States
9	FW	Omar Nuño	Mexico
10	FW	Gustavo Villalobos	United States
11	MF	Abraham Villon	United States
12	FW	Miguel Sánchez Rincón	Mexico
13	FW	Michael Bryant	United States
15	MF	Evan Waldrep	United States
16	MF	Christian Thierjung	United States
17	FW	Andy Contreras	United States
18	MF	Kevin Jeon	United States
19	MF	Shane Kaemerle	United States
20	DF	Cashion London	Guyana
21	DF	Beto Navarro	United States
22	MF	Minjae Kwak	South Korea
23	MF	Shinya Kadono	Japan
24	DF	Chris Klute	United States
29	MF	Tony Lopez	United States
30	GK	Jonathan Waterberg	Netherlands
32	DF	Aydan Bowers	United States
33	DF	Kevin Garcia-Lopez	United States

Staff

Don Ebert – Head coach
Roy Chingirian – Assistant coach
Willie Diaz – Assistant coach

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred From	Fee/Notes	Date	Source
32	DF	Aydan Bowers	FC Helsingør	Free transfer	September 1, 2020	^[2]
22	MF	Minjae Kwak	HNK Gorica	Free transfer	September 3, 2020	^[3]

Out

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred To	Fee/Notes	Date	Source
14	MF	Alec Sundly	Unattached	Not re-signed

Competitions

NISA Fall Season

On June 4, NISA announced details for the 2020 Fall Season.^[4] The eight member teams would be split into conferences, Eastern and Western, with the Strikers playing in the later. The team is set to play two regular season games, one home and one away, against the rest of the Western Conference.

The Fall regular season schedule was announced on July 31, 2020.^[5]

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Oakland Roots SC	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	4
2	California United Strikers FC	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2
3	Los Angeles Force	2	0	1	1	0	2	−2	1

Source: NISAofficial.com

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0

Last updated: September 13, 2020.
Source: Match reports

Matches

August 29, 2020 (2020-08-29) 1	Los Angeles Force	P–P	California United Strikers FC	Irvine, California
5:00 p.m. PDT		Report		Stadium: OCGP Championship Soccer Stadium
Note: Match was postponed to protest racial injustice after the Shooting of Jacob Blake.

September 13, 2020 (2020-09-13) 2	California United Strikers FC	1–1	Oakland Roots SC	Irvine, California
4:00 p.m. PDT	Thierjung 3' Lopez 29' Coronado 61' Klute 68' Bowers 77' Nuno 90+4'	NISA Report Cal United Report Broadcast	Abidor 78' McInerney 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Karen Callado
Note: Game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic

September 16, 2020 (2020-09-16) 1 (Replay)	Los Angeles Force	0–0	California United Strikers FC	Irvine, California
7:00 p.m. PDT	Carey 40' Gordillo 56' Salazar 70' Hale 81'	NISA Report FotMob Report Broadcast	Garcia-Lopez 80' Klute 87'	Stadium: OCGP Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: William Hoffman
Note: Match make-up due to the Shooting of Jacob Blake. Game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fall Playoffs

All eight NISA teams qualified for the 2020 Fall tournament, which will be hosted at Keyworth Stadium in Detroit, Michigan, beginning on September 21 ending with the final on October 2.^[6]

Group Stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Los Angeles Force	3	2	0	1	5	5	0	6	Advance to semifinals
2	Chattanooga FC	3	1	2	0	3	1	+2	5	Advance to semifinals
3	California United Strikers FC	3	1	1	1	5	4	+1	4
4	New York Cosmos	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1

Updated to match(es) played on September 28, 2020. Source: NISAofficial.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal differential, 3) Goals scored, 4) Head-to-head record, 5) Coin toss

September 22, 2020 (2020-09-22) Group stage	California United Strikers FC	2–0	New York Cosmos	Hamtramck, Michigan
5:00 p.m. EDT	Kaemerle 39' Thierjung 61' Bryant 64'	NISA Report FotMob Report Broadcast		Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Carter Brochu
Note: Game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic

September 25, 2020 (2020-09-25) Group stage	California United Strikers FC	2–3	Los Angeles Force	Hamtramck, Michigan
8:00 p.m. EDT	Nuño 58' Thierjung 74'	Report Broadcast	Gordillo 28', 37' (pen.), 45+1', 69'	Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Austin Saint
Note: Game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic

September 28, 2020 (2020-09-28) Group stage	Chattanooga FC	1–1	California United Strikers FC	Hamtramck, Michigan
5:00 p.m. EDT	Bement 12' Woodfin 75' Carr 85'	NISA Report FotMob Report Broadcast	Nuño 32'	Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Conlan Campbell
Note: Game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic

NISA Spring Season

Details regarding the 2021 Spring Season have not been announced.

U.S. Open Cup

Per U.S. Open Cup rules, all teams playing in USSF sanctioned professional leagues automatically qualify for the tournament. The round the Strikers will enter in has not been announced.

Squad statistics

As of Match played September 27, 2020

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Fall Season		Fall Playoffs		Spring Season		U.S. Open Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
0	GK	USA	Steven Barrera	5	0	2+0	0	3+0	0	-	-	-	-
1	GK	USA	Kifi Cabrera	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	-	-	-	-
30	GK	NED	Jonathan Waterberg	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	-	-	-	-
Defenders
2	DF	USA	Gonzalo Salguero	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	-	-	-	-
3	DF	USA	James McGhee	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	-	-	-	-
4	DF	USA	Juan Pablo Ocegueda	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	-	-	-	-
5	DF	USA	Xavier Ikaika Fuerte	4	0	2+0	0	2+0	0	-	-	-	-
7	DF	USA	Adan Coronado	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	-	-	-	-
20	DF	GUY	Cashion London	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	-	-	-	-
21	DF	USA	Beto Navarro	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	-	-	-	-
24	DF	USA	Chris Klute	5	0	2+0	0	3+0	0	-	-	-	-
32	DF	USA	Aydan Bowers	5	0	2+0	0	3+0	0	-	-	-	-
33	DF	USA	Kevin Garcia-Lopez	5	0	1+1	0	3+0	0	-	-	-	-
Midfielders
6	MF	USA	Duncan Capriotti	3	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	-	-	-	-
8	MF	USA	Kyle O'Brien	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	-	-	-	-
11	MF	USA	Abraham Villon	5	0	1+1	0	3+0	0	-	-	-	-
15	MF	USA	Evan Waldrep	4	0	0+1	0	1+2	0	-	-	-	-
16	MF	USA	Christian Thierjung	5	3	2+0	1	3+0	2	-	-	-	-
18	MF	USA	Kevin Jeon	2	0	1+0	0	0+1	0	-	-	-	-
19	MF	USA	Shane Kaemerle	4	1	2+0	0	2+0	1	-	-	-	-
22	MF	KOR	Minjae Kwak	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	-	-	-	-
23	MF	JPN	Shinya Kadono	5	0	2+0	0	3+0	0	-	-	-	-
29	MF	USA	Tony Lopez	4	0	2+0	0	0+2	0	-	-	-	-
Forwards
9	FW	MEX	Omar Nuño	5	2	1+1	0	1+2	2	-	-	-	-
10	FW	USA	Gustavo Villalobos	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	-	-	-	-
12	FW	MEX	Miguel Sánchez Rincón	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	-	-	-	-
13	FW	USA	Michael Bryant	4	0	1+0	0	3+0	0	-	-	-	-
17	FW	USA	Andy Contreras	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	-	-	-	-

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	Fall Season	Fall Playoffs	Spring Season	U.S. Open Cup	Total
1	MF	16	Christian Thierjung	1	2	-	-	3
2	FW	9	Omar Nuño	0	2	-	-	2
3	MF	19	Shane Kaemerle	0	1	-	-	1

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	Fall Season		Fall Playoff		Spring Season		U.S. Open Cup		Total
7		DF	Adan Coronado	1	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	1	0
9		FW	Omar Nuño	1	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	1	0
13		FW	Michael Bryant	0	0	1	0	-	-	-	-	1	0
24		DF	Chris Klute	2	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	2	0
29		MF	Tony Lopez	1	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	1	0
32		DF	Aydan Bowers	1	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	1	0
33		DF	Kevin Garcia-Lopez	1	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	1	0

Notes

References

^ "Roster". www.calunitedstrikers.com. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
^ Scavuzzo, Diane (1 September 2020). "CALIFORNIA UNITED STRIKERS ANNOUNCE SIGNING AYDAN BOWERS • SoccerToday". SoccerToday. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
^ Scavuzzo, Diane (3 September 2020). "CALIFORNIA UNITED STRIKERS ANNOUNCE SIGNING MINJAE KWAK • SoccerToday". SoccerToday. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
^ "NISA Fall Schedule Update". nisasoccer.com. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
^ "NISA Fall 2020 Schedule Update". www.nisaofficial.com. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
^ "2020 NISA Fall Tournament locks in on Detroit". nisaofficial.com. Retrieved 11 September 2020.

External links

Official website

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[1] "Roster". www.calunitedstrikers.com. Retrieved 7 September 2020.

[2] Scavuzzo, Diane (1 September 2020). "CALIFORNIA UNITED STRIKERS ANNOUNCE SIGNING AYDAN BOWERS • SoccerToday". SoccerToday. Retrieved 7 September 2020.

[3] Scavuzzo, Diane (3 September 2020). "CALIFORNIA UNITED STRIKERS ANNOUNCE SIGNING MINJAE KWAK • SoccerToday". SoccerToday. Retrieved 7 September 2020.

[4] "NISA Fall Schedule Update". nisasoccer.com. Retrieved 7 September 2020.

[5] "NISA Fall 2020 Schedule Update". www.nisaofficial.com. Retrieved 1 August 2020.

[6] "2020 NISA Fall Tournament locks in on Detroit". nisaofficial.com. Retrieved 11 September 2020.

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