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| Southern California Seahorses |
 |
| Full name |
Southern California Seahorses |
| Nickname(s) |
The Seahorses |
| Founded |
1983 |
| Ground |
La Mirada High School Stadium |
| Capacity |
8000 |
| Chairman |
Paul Gizzi |
| League |
USL Premier Development League |
| 2006 |
1st, Conference Playoff Semi Finalists |
|
|
Southern California Seahorses are an American soccer team, founded in 1983. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, and plays in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference against teams from Bakersfield, Fresno, Glendora, Lancaster, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Ana and Ventura.
They play their home games at the La Mirada Stadium on the grounds of La Mirada High School in the city of La Mirada, California, 22 miles south of downtown Los Angeles.
The team's home colors are navy blue, white and orange. Their away colors are all white. The Seahorses are a division of Missionary Athletes International (MAI), an organization committed to sharing the message of Christianity through the environment of soccer, which is accomplished through sports ministry, and are a sister organisation of the USL2 side Charlotte Eagles.
They are one of the most successful teams in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference, having made the conference playoffs three times in six years. They were the champions of their division in 2006.
[edit] Current squad
As of January 25, 2007
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 1 |
 |
GK |
Greg Larson |
| 2 |
|
MF |
John Searles |
| 3 |
|
MF |
Beau Lawson |
| 4 |
|
DF |
Timmy Jepson |
| 5 |
|
DF |
Skelly Kellar |
| 6 |
 |
DF |
Kent Hayashi |
| 7 |
|
DF |
Edwige Ligonde |
| 8 |
|
DF |
Damon Brooks |
| 9 |
 |
FW |
Cristian Rus |
| 10 |
 |
MF |
Jorge Vallejo |
|
|
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 11 |
 |
FW |
Tobias Wiens |
| 12 |
|
DF |
Angelo Ladera |
| 13 |
|
MF |
Andrew Sarega |
| 14 |
|
MF |
Jared Thornton |
| 15 |
|
DF |
Evan Cox |
| 16 |
|
MF |
Daniel Young |
| 17 |
|
DF |
Colin Kilpatrick |
| 19 |
|
MF |
Jordan Arias |
| 22 |
|
FW |
Stanley Leonard |
| 24 |
|
GK |
Eric Reed |
|
[edit] Year-by-year
| Year |
Division |
League |
Regular Season |
Playoffs |
Open Cup |
| 2001 |
"4" |
USL PDL |
2nd, Southwest |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 2002 |
"4" |
USL PDL |
2nd, Southwest |
Semifinals |
Did not qualify |
| 2003 |
"4" |
USL PDL |
3rd, Southwest |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 2004 |
"4" |
USL PDL |
3rd, Southwest |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 2005 |
"4" |
USL PDL |
2nd, Southwest |
Conference Semifinals |
Did not qualify |
| 2006 |
"4" |
USL PDL |
1st, Southwest |
Conference Semifinals |
Did not qualify |
[edit] Notable former players
[edit] External links
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Sports teams based in and around Los Angeles |
| Soccer |
MLS: Los Angeles Galaxy, Chivas USA PDL: Lancaster Rattlers, Los Angeles Storm, Orange County Blue Star, San Fernando Valley Quakes, Southern California Seahorses, Ventura County Fusion |
| Baseball |
MLB: Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Minor Leagues: Fullerton Flyers • High Desert Mavericks • Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino • Lake Elsinore Storm • Lancaster JetHawks • Long Beach Armada • Rancho Cucamonga Quakes |
| Basketball |
NBA: Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, D-League: Anaheim Arsenal, Los Angeles D-Fenders, ABA: Beijing Aoshen Olympian, Hollywood Fame, Maywood Buzz |
| Football |
AFL: Los Angeles Avengers, NIFL: Los Angeles Lynx, Pomona Cool Riders, San Bernardino Bucking Bulls |
| Hockey |
NHL: Anaheim Ducks, Los Angeles Kings ECHL: Long Beach Ice Dogs |
| Lacrosse |
MLL: Los Angeles Riptide |
| Rugby |
RSL: Belmont Shore, Santa Monica Rugby Club |
College athletics
(NCAA Div. I) |
California State University, Fullerton • California State University, Northridge • California State University, Long Beach • Loyola Marymount University • Pepperdine University • University of California, Irvine • University of California, Los Angeles • University of California, Riverside • University of Southern California |
