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For the United Soccer Leagues W-League club, see Pali Blues. For the USL Pro club, see Orange County Blues FC.
Orange County Blues U-23
Full nameOrange County Blues U-23
Nickname(s)Blues
Founded2011
GroundVanguard University Stadium
Costa Mesa, California
Capacity2,500
OwnersAli Mansouri
Maryam Mansouri
Head CoachFederico Bianchi
LeaguePremier Development League
20166th, Southwest Division
Playoffs: DNQ
Websitehttp://www.ocbluesfc.com

Orange County Blues U-23 is an American soccer team based in Costa Mesa, California, United States. Founded in 2011 as the Los Angeles Blues 23, the team plays in the Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference.

The team plays its home games at Vanguard University Stadium. The team's colors are sky blue, dark blue and white.

The club was known as Los Angeles Blues 23 in 2011, Pali Blues in 2012, OC Blues Strikers FC in 2013, and OC Pateadores Blues in 2014–15.

History

File:PaliBluesPDLlogo.png
Logo for the Pali Blues.

Los Angeles Blues 23 was announced as a USL Premier Development League expansion franchise on April 7, 2011[1] as a replacement for the Hollywood United Hitmen franchise, which left the PDL for the National Premier Soccer League just before the start of the 2011 PDL season. The team is part of the development program of the Los Angeles Blues USL Pro team, which joined in 2011, and its sister club is the Pali Blues of the United Soccer Leagues W-League, whose name it adopted as of 2012.

The team played its first competitive game on April 29, 2011, a 0–0 tie with Fresno Fuego,[2] and achieved its first victory on May 28, 2011, a 2–0 win over the Los Angeles Misioneros, with both goals – the first in franchise history – being scored by Daniel Martinez.[3]

Players

Current roster

As at June 7, 2011[4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW United States USA Dane Saintus (*)
20 MF United States USA Leon Abravanel (*)
23 DF United States USA Justin Valashinas (*)
27 GK United States USA Chris Lara
28 GK United States USA Laurent Grill
29 MF England ENG Earl Alexander[5]
30 DF Mexico MEX Daniel Martinez[6]
31 MF United States USA Carlos Aguilar
32 DF United States USA Hassan Minter[7]
33 MF Brazil BRA Federico Cino (*)
34 DF United States USA Fernando De Alba[8]
35 MF United States USA Hector Macias
36 DF United States USA Oscar Castillo[9]
37 MF Mexico MEX Ricardo Mendoza
No. Pos. Nation Player
38 FW Mexico MEX Ramon Ruiz
39 MF England ENG Antonio Vernaschi[10]
40 MF United States USA Scott Moll
41 DF United States USA Sean Toth
42 FW United States USA Norberto Ochoa
43 MF United States USA Bryan Hernandez
44 FW United States USA Tony Sandoval
45 DF England ENG Luke Chambers (*)
— FW United States USA Vijay Dias
— MF United States USA Gerardo Martinez
— DF United States USA Mark Nelson[11]
— MF Mexico MEX Jesús Ochoa
— DF United States USA Jessey Robles
— MF Colombia COL Camilo Rojas[12]

Year-by-year

Year Division League Regular Season Playoffs Open Cup
Los Angeles Blues 23
2011 4 USL PDL 6th, Southwest Did not qualify Did not qualify
Pali Blues
2012 4 USL PDL 9th, Southwest Did not qualify Did not qualify
OC Blues Strikers FC
2013 4 USL PDL 6th, Southwest Did not qualify Did not qualify
OC Pateadores Blues
2014 4 USL PDL 5th, Southwest Did not qualify Did not qualify
Orange County Blues U-23
2015 4 USL PDL 5th, Southwest Did not qualify Did not qualify
2016 4 USL PDL 6th, Southwest Did not qualify Did not qualify

Head coaches

Stadia

References

  1. ^ LA Blues 23 Join USL PDL
  2. ^ http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2011/2214250.html
  3. ^ http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2011/2214367.html
  4. ^ http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2011/4069052.html#ROSTER
  5. ^ http://www.fullertontitans.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/alexander_earl01.html
  6. ^ http://www.infosportinc.com/danielmartinez.htm
  7. ^ http://www.infosportinc.com/hassanminter.html
  8. ^ http://www.uclabruins.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/dealba_fernando01.html
  9. ^ http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/castillo_oscar00.html
  10. ^ http://www.fullertontitans.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/vernaschi_antonio00.html
  11. ^ http://www.fullertontitans.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/nelson_mark00.html
  12. ^ http://gomatadors.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/rojas_camilo00.html
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