Los Angeles Force

Summary

Los Angeles Force is an American professional soccer club based in Long Beach, California that plays in the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA).

Los Angeles Force
Full nameLos Angeles Force
Nickname(s)LA Force
Founded2019
StadiumVeterans Memorial Stadium
Capacity11,600
OwnerBob Friedland
Head CoachDekel Keinan
LeagueNISA
Fall 20213rd Place
WebsiteClub website
Current season

History edit

On August 2, 2019, the National Independent Soccer Association announced the addition of Los Angeles Force ahead of the league's inaugural 2019 Fall Showcase. The club is affiliated with NISA Nation side FC Golden State Force.[1]

Stadium edit

For the 2019 NISA Fall Showcase, the team played its home matches at Rio Hondo College in Whittier, California. Starting with the 2020 Spring season, the team moved to Los Angeles, and is using the newly renovated stadium on the campus of California State University - Los Angeles.

During the 2021 fall season, the Force primarily used Valley High School's facility in Santa Ana, except for two matches at Championship Soccer Stadium in Irvine. For the 2022 season, the Force used 6 different stadiums, including Championship Stadium (1 match, plus another at Great Park's turf field 10 adjacent), one match at Garey High School in Pomona, one at Yates Field in Chino, two at Covina District Field in Covina, and 4 at LA Harbor College's stadium.

During the 2023 season, the Force primarily used Championship Soccer Stadium in Irvine.

In 2024, the Force announced that they will be playing at Veterans Memorial Stadium at Long Beach City College.



Players and staff edit

Roster edit

As of November 13, 2023

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   USA Hugo Gomez
2 DF   USA Erick Villatoro
3 DF   USA Edward Salazar
4 DF   USA Gonzalo Salguero
5 DF   USA Jake Serpa
6 DF   USA Ronaldo Lomeli
7 FW   BRA Arthur Korek
8 MF   COL Óscar Correa
10 FW   USA Gustavo Villalobos
11 FW   USA Alex Vedamanikam
12 GK   PUR Joel Serrano
14 MF   COL Pedro Hernandez
15 MF   USA Leopoldo Plascencia
16 MF   USA Justin Jovel
17 FW   USA Moja Hale
18 MF   UKR Kostyantyn Domaratskyi
19 MF   USA Alex Juarez
20 MF   USA Oscar Delgado
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF   ISR Dekel Keinan
22 DF   USA Ari Claro
23 FW   MEX Aldo Quintanilla
24 MF   USA Edin Hernandez
25 FW   USA Franck Tayou
26 MF   USA D'Morea Alewine
29 FW   COL Santiago Echavarría
30 DF   ENG Chuka Aruh
72 GK   USA Jakob Hansen
80 DF   USA Ivan Hernandez
92 FW   GUA Edwin Rivas
96 DF   USA Clayton Torr
99 FW   USA Francis Avoce
- MF   USA Diego Casillas
- MF   GUA José Sosa
- FW   USA Alexander Filian
- FW   USA Danny Darelli

Statistics and records edit

Season-by-season edit

Season League Div P W D L GF GA Pts Position Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Top Scorer
Player Goals
2019–20 NISA Fall 6 3 2 1 8 7 14 1st, West Coast Conference Final Cancelled   Alvaro Madrigal-Zavala
  Marvin Merlano
2
Spring 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 7th Cancelled
2020–21 NISA Fall 3 2 0 1 5 5 6 1st, Group B Fall Semifinials Cancelled   Christian Chaney 6
Spring 8 6 0 2 11 6 18 2nd Spring Final

References edit

  1. ^ "NISA Announces Los Angeles Club". NISA. Retrieved August 15, 2019.

External links edit

  • Official website


 

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