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For the USL Premier Development League team, see Orange County Blues U-23.
Orange County Blues FC
File:Orange County Blues logo.png
Full nameOrange County Blues Football Club
Nickname(s)OC Blues FC
Founded1998
(as Los Angeles Blues)
GroundAnteater Stadium
Irvine, California
Capacity2,500
OwnersJames Keston
CoachVacant
LeagueUSL
20168th, Western Conference
Playoffs: Conference Semifinals
Websitehttp://www.ocbluesfc.com
Current season

Orange County Blues is an American soccer team based in the Los Angeles suburb of Irvine, California, United States. Founded in 1998, the team plays in the United Soccer League, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid.

The team plays its home games at Anteater Stadium on the campus of University of California, Irvine. The team's head coach is Oliver Wyss.

History

The then Los Angeles Blues was announced as a USL Pro expansion franchise on November 7, 2010[1] The team is associated with the United Soccer Leagues W-League team LA Blues, and is part of the larger Orange County Blues organization, which has competed in Los Angeles-area amateur leagues since 1998. 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]

In January 2012, the Blues announced the hiring of Steve Donner (formerly CEO of Orlando City) as vice president of business operations to focus on improving marketing for the club and to bring professionalism to the front-office.[4] The first game of the 2012 season reflected these efforts with a 2,432 attendance compared to 696 for the first home game in 2011 (the Blues averaged 382 during the 2011 season).

Colors and crest

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. The club's inaugural logo itself was a derivation of its sister club's logo from the Pali Blues.[5]

Stadium

Players and staff

Current roster

No. Position Player Nation
1 GK Josh Cohen  United States
2 DF Jackson McCracken  United States
3 DF Kwame Watson-Siriboe  United States
4 MF Grady Howe  United States
5 MF Nikola Ilich  United States
6 DF Maurice Pluntke  Germany
7 FW Christopher Santana  United States
8 MF Pablo Cruz  United States
9 FW Trevin Caesar  Trinidad and Tobago
10 MF Richard Chaplow  England
11 FW Tyler Feeley  Serbia
14 FW Akwafei Ajeakwa  United States
15 DF Ryan Felix  United States
18 MF Dušan Stevanović  Serbia
20 MF Oriol Cortes  Spain
21 MF Didier Crettenand  Switzerland
22 FW Gevorg Karapetyan  Armenia
23 DF Brenton Griffiths  Jamaica
24 MF A. J. Gray  Canada
25 DF Steve Purdy  El Salvador
27 FW Orr Barouch  Israel
28 FW Max Rauhofer  Uruguay
33 GK Brandon Miller  United States
37 DF Roy Meeus  Belgium

Staff

  • Switzerland Oliver Wyss – Executive Vice President Soccer Operations and General Manager
  • England Barry Venison – Head Coach and Technical Director
  • United States Braeden Cloutier – Assistant Coach
  • United States Victor Nogueira – Goalkeeping Coach
  • Argentina Claudio Trabattoni – Strength & Conditioning Coach
  • United States ProSport;– Athletic Trainer

Head coaches

Record

Year-by-year

Year Division League Regular Season Playoffs Open Cup Attendance
Los Angeles Blues
2011 3 USL 3rd, National Divisional Semifinals 3rd Round 382
2012 3 USL 8th Did not qualify 2nd Round 666
2013 3 USL 6th Quarterfinals 3rd Round 542
Orange County Blues
2014 3 USL 13th Did not qualify 2nd Round 760
2015 3 USL 1st, Western Conference Semifinals 4th Round 1,398
2016 3 USL 8th, Western Conference Semifinals 2nd Round 1,010

Honors

United Soccer League

References

  1. ^ LA Blues Set to Play in USL PRO
  2. ^ Los Angeles Blues Sign First Three Players
  3. ^ http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/stats/2011/2175587.html
  4. ^ Scott French (13 April 2012). L.A. BLUES: Starting over, with a plan. ESPNLosAngeles.com.
  5. ^ Los Angeles Blues Officially Introduced
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