Los Angeles Force

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Los Angeles Force
Full nameLos Angeles Force
Nickname(s)LA Force
Founded2019
StadiumChampionship Soccer Stadium
Capacity5,000
OwnerBob Friedland
Head CoachDekel Keinan
LeagueNISA
Fall 20213rd Place
WebsiteClub website
Current season

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

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]

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

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