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For the USL Premier Development League team, see Orange County SC U-23. For the National Premier Soccer League team, see Orange County FC.

Orange County SC
Full nameOrange County Soccer Club
Founded2010; 14 years ago (2010)
StadiumChampionship Soccer Stadium
Irvine, California
Capacity5,000
OwnerJames Keston
CoachBraeden Cloutier
LeagueUnited Soccer League
201710th, Western Conference
Playoffs: DNQ
Websitehttp://www.orangecountysoccer.com/
Current season

Orange County Soccer Club is an American soccer team based in the Orange County, California suburb of Irvine, California, United States. Founded in 2010 as the Los Angeles Blues, the team plays in the second-tier United Soccer League and is the affiliate of Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC.

The team plays its home games at Championship Soccer Stadium, located inside Great Park in Irvine, CA.

History

The then Los Angeles Blues were founded by Iranian-American businessman Ali Mansouri and announced as a USL Pro expansion franchise on November 7, 2010.[1][2][3][4][5] The team was 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.[6]

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.[7]

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.[8] 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).

In 2016, the team became the USL affiliate of Los Angeles FC in a multi-year deal.[9] The team later changed its name to Orange County SC and was purchased by American businessman James Keston.[2]

Colors and crest

Stadium

Players and staff

Current roster

As of August 29, 2018[10]
No. Position Player Nation
1 GK Casey Beyers  United States
2 DF Kevin Alston  United States
3 DF Joe Amico  United States
4 DF Alex Crognale (on loan from Columbus Crew SC)  United States
5 DF Jos Hooiveld  Netherlands
6 DF Noah Powder  Trinidad and Tobago
7 FW Thomas Enevoldsen  Denmark
9 FW Michael Seaton  Jamaica
10 MF Richard Chaplow  England
11 MF Zach Kobayashi  United States
12 GK Andre Rawls (on loan from New York City FC)  United States
13 FW Darwin Jones  United States
14 MF Aodhan Quinn  United States
15 MF Nicolás Czornomaz ([A])  Argentina
16 MF Amirgy Pineda  United States
19 FW Giovanni Ramos-Godoy  United States
20 MF Christian Duke  United States
21 DF Thomas Juel-Nielsen  Denmark
22 MF Koji Hashimoto  Japan
23 DF Owusu-Ansah Kontor  Ghana
24 MF Mats Bjurman  United States
25 GK Aaron Cervantes  United States
26 DF Walker Hume  United States
27 FW Rafael Espinoza  United States
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with MLS affiliate Los Angeles FC.
    2.

Staff

  • Switzerland Oliver Wyss – Executive Vice President Soccer Operations and General Manager
  • United States Braeden Cloutier – Head Coach
  • Peru Jerry Tamashiro – Assistant Coach
  • United States Victor Nogueira – Goalkeeping Coach
  • Argentina Claudio Trabattoni – Strength & Conditioning Coach
  • England Peter Nugent – Assistant GM & SVP of Player Recruitment & Soccer Operations
  • Netherlands Frans Hoek – Technical Director & Senior Advisor

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 —
2012 3 USL 8th Did not qualify 2nd Round —
2013 3 USL 6th Quarterfinals 3rd Round —
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
Orange County SC
2017 2 USL 10th, Western Did not qualify 4th Round 2,575

Honors

United Soccer League

References

  1. ^ "Irvine-based soccer team changes ownership". Orange County Register. September 8, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Staff, USLSoccer.com (September 8, 2016). "Blues Purchased by Southern California Businessman Keston". United Soccer League. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  3. ^ "Mehrshad Momeni: Consumed by the Game". OurSports Central. August 10, 2011. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  4. ^ "OC Blues 2015 Player Postmortem: Mehrshad Momeni". Angels on Parade. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  5. ^ LA Blues Set to Play in USL PRO Archived December 10, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Los Angeles Blues Sign First Three Players
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 23, 2011. Retrieved April 19, 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ Scott French (April 13, 2012). L.A. BLUES: Starting over, with a plan. ESPNLosAngeles.com.
  9. ^ Staff, USLSoccer.com (December 7, 2016). "LAFC, Orange County Blues FC Announce Multi-Year Partnership". United Soccer League. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  10. ^ "Orange County SC roster". OrangeCountySoccer.com. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
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