Ground Capacity 5,000 Coach Logan Pause Arena/Stadium Anteater Stadium Founded 1998 | Owner James Keston Website Club home page League United Soccer League Parent organization Laro Properties LP | |
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Full name Orange County Soccer Club 2016 8th, Western Conference
Playoffs: Conference Semifinals | ||
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Orange County Soccer Club is an American soccer team based in the Orange County, California suburb of Irvine, California, United States. Founded in 1998, the team plays in the United Soccer League, one of the two Division II leagues in the American Soccer Pyramid.
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The team plays its home games at Great Park in Irvine, CA.
History
The then Los Angeles Blues was announced as a USL Pro expansion franchise on November 7, 2010 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.
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.
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. 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).
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United Soccer League