2020–21 Los Angeles Force season

Los Angeles Force
2020–21 NISA season
Owner	Bob Friedland
Head coach	Patryk Tenorio (caretaker)
Stadium	Jesse Owens Stadium; Los Angeles, California
NISA	Fall, Western Conf.: 3rd; Spring: TBD
Playoffs	Fall: Semifinal; Spring: TBD
U.S. Open Cup	To be determined
Top goalscorer	League: ; All: Cristian Gordillo: 4
Biggest win	CAL 2–3 LAF; (Sep. 25, Fall Playoffs); NYC 1–2 LAF; (Sep. 28, Fall Playoffs)
Biggest defeat	LAF 0–2 OAK (Sep. 6); CFC 2–0 LAF; (Sep. 22, Fall Playoffs)
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The 2020–21 Los Angeles Force season is the club's second in the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA) and second overall.

Roster

Players

As of October 15, 2020^[1]

No.	Position	Player	Nation
1	GK	Brandon Gomez	United States
2	DF	Jonatan Valle	Argentina
3	DF	James Alewine	United States
4	DF	Gabriel Silva	Brazil
5	DF	Franky Martinez	United States
6	DF	Erick Villatoro	United States
7	MF	Josue España	United States
8	FW	Danny Trejo	United States
9	FW	Marvin Merlano	Colombia
10	FW	Cristian Gordillo	Mexico
11	FW	Diran Bebekian	United States
12	DF	Gregory Salazar	United States
13	DF	Abraham Torres Nilo	Mexico
14	MF	Jimmie Villalobos	United States
15	DF	William Raygoza	United States
16	DF	Spencer Moeller	United States
17	FW	Moja Hale	United States
18	MF	Julio Rubio	United States
19	MF	Quinton Carey	Bahamas
20	MF	Jonathan Partida	United States
21	MF	Cyro Oliveira	Brazil
22	FW	Santiago Galera	United States
24	FW	Christopher Ribet	United States
30	FW	Paolo Cardozo	Uruguay
31	GK	Armando Quezada	United States
70	DF	Jesus Gonzalez	United States
—	DF	Alfredo Cortez	United States
—	DF	D'Morea Alewine	United States

Staff

Patryk Tenorio – Caretaker Manager
Reinaldo Caetano – Assistant coach
Salvador Moran – Assistant coach
Ramon Melin – Goalkeeper coach
Alberto Gomez – Fitness coach
Gabriel Torricelli Vicente – Head Physiotherapist

Competitions

NISA Fall Season

On June 4, NISA announced details for the 2020 Fall Season.^[2] The eight member teams would be split into conferences, Eastern and Western, with the Force playing in the later.

The Fall regular season schedule was announced on July 31, 2020.^[3] The team played two regular season games against the rest of the Western Conference.

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	1	1	0	2	−2	1	0	1	1	0	2	−2	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: September 16, 2020.
Source: Match reports

Matches

August 29, 2020 (2020-08-29) Week 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 6, 2020 (2020-09-06) Week 2	Los Angeles Force	0–2	Oakland Roots SC	Irvine, California
5:00 p.m. PDT	España 58' Gordillo 71' Hale 89'	Report Broadcast	Fondy 15', 18' McInerney 36'	Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Omeed Azadpour
Note: Game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic

September 16, 2020 (2020-09-16) Week 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.^[4]

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	Chattanooga FC	2–0	Los Angeles Force	Hamtramck, Michigan
8:00 p.m. EDT	Hoffstatter 45' Marcano 51' Lom 63' Redington 78' Bement 90+3'	NISA Report FotMob Report Broadcast	Torres 9' Trejo 79'	Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Eberline
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'	NISA 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	New York Cosmos	1–2	Los Angeles Force	Hamtramck, Michigan
8:00 p.m. EDT	Cella 44' Szetela 53' Acuña 63' John-Brown 90+1'	NISA Report FotMob Report Broadcast	Gordillo 15' Trejo 40' Villatoro 62' 74' Salazar 70'	Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jacob Little
Note: Game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Knock-Out Stage

September 30, 2020 (2020-09-30) Semifinals	Los Angeles Force	0–1	Detroit City FC	Hamtramck, Michigan
8:00 p.m. EDT		NISA Report FotMob Report Broadcast	Matthews 7' Todd 22', 29'	Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Carter Brochu
Note: Game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Squad statistics

As of Match played September 30, 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
1	GK	USA	Brandon Gomez	5	0	1+0	0	4+0	0	-	-	-	-
31	GK	USA	Armando Quezada	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	-	-	-	-
Defenders
2	DF	ARG	Jonatan Valle	4	0	2+0	0	1+1	0	-	-	-	-
3	DF	USA	James Alewine	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	-	-	-	-
4	DF	BRA	Gabriel Silva	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	-	-	-	-
5	DF	USA	Frank Martinez	4	0	0+1	0	1+2	0	-	-	-	-
6	DF	USA	Erick Villatoro	5	0	0+2	0	2+1	0	-	-	-	-
12	DF	USA	Gregory Salazar	6	0	2+0	0	4+0	0	-	-	-	-
13	DF	MEX	Abraham Torres Nilo	5	0	2+0	0	3+0	0	-	-	-	-
15	DF	USA	William Raygoza	3	0	0+1	0	0+2	0	-	-	-	-
16	DF	USA	Spencer Moeller	4	0	0+0	0	3+1	0	-	-	-	-
70	DF	USA	Jesus Gonzalez	3	0	0+1	0	0+2	0	-	-	-	-
Midfielders
7	MF	USA	Josue España	6	0	1+1	0	4+0	0	-	-	-	-
14	MF	USA	Jimmie Villalobos	5	0	1+0	0	4+0	0	-	-	-	-
18	MF	USA	Julio Rubio	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	-	-	-	-
19	MF	BAH	Quinton Carey	4	0	1+0	0	2+1	0	-	-	-	-
20	MF	USA	Jonathan Partida	3	0	2+0	0	0+1	0	-	-	-	-
21	MF	BRA	Cyro Oliveira	5	0	1+0	0	4+0	0	-	-	-	-
Forwards
8	FW	USA	Danny Trejo	6	1	2+0	0	4+0	1	-	-	-	-
9	FW	COL	Marvin Merlano	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	-	-	-	-
10	FW	MEX	Cristian Gordillo	6	4	2+0	0	4+0	4	-	-	-	-
11	FW	USA	Diran Bebekian	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	-	-	-	-
17	FW	USA	Moja Hale	4	0	0+2	0	0+2	0	-	-	-	-
22	FW	USA	Santiago Galera	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	-	-	-	-
24	FW	USA	Christopher Ribet	4	0	0+1	0	0+3	0	-	-	-	-
30	FW	URU	Paolo Cardozo	6	0	2+0	0	4+0	0	-	-	-	-
Left during season
22	GK	USA	Daniel Orozco	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	-	-	-	-

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Fall Season	Fall Playoffs	Spring Season	U.S. Open Cup	Total
1	FW		10	Cristian Gordillo	0	4	-	-	4
2	FW		8	Danny Trejo	0	1	-	-	1

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	Fall Season		Fall Playoff		Spring Season		U.S. Open Cup		Total
6		DF	Erick Villatoro	0	0	2	1	-	-	-	-	2	1
7		MF	Josue España	1	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	1	0
10		FW	Cristian Gordillo	2	0	1	0	-	-	-	-	3	0
12		DF	Gregory Salazar	1	0	1	0	-	-	-	-	2	0
13		DF	Abraham Torres Nilo	0	0	0	1	-	-	-	-	0	1
17		FW	Moja Hale	2	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	2	0
19		DF	Quinton Carey	1	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	1	0

References

^ "Roster". www.losangelesforce.com. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
^ "NISA Fall Schedule Update". www.nisaofficial.com. Retrieved 15 October 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.losangelesforce.com. Retrieved 22 September 2020.

[2] "NISA Fall Schedule Update". www.nisaofficial.com. Retrieved 15 October 2020.

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

[4] "2020 NISA Fall Tournament locks in on Detroit". nisaofficial.com. Retrieved 11 September 2020.

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