San Diego 1904 FC
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Full name | Albion San Diego | ||
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Nickname(s) | 1904 FC | ||
Founded | 2016 | ||
Stadium | Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center Chula Vista, California[1] | ||
Capacity | 3,700 | ||
Owners | Demba Ba, Eden Hazard, Vagno Chandara, Alexandre Gontran, Paul Redfern[2] | ||
Head coach | Scott Morrison | ||
League | National Independent Soccer Association | ||
Fall 2021 | 10th place | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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San Diego 1904 FC is an American professional soccer team based in San Diego, California, United States.[3]
History[]
The name 1904 was suggested by a fan, and refers to S and D, the nineteenth and fourth letters of the alphabet (also, the letters S and D resemble the numbers 9 and 0 in the club logo).[4] Commenters on social media pointed out that the number could also be seen as a reference to a joke in the film Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (in which Burgundy falsely asserts that San Diego was "discovered by the Germans in 1904"), leading journalists to suggest that reference may have been intentional.[5][6][7]
The club's founders include soccer players Demba Ba and Eden Hazard.[2] The club intended to build a soccer stadium in Oceanside, approximately 40 miles (64 km) north of downtown San Diego.[8]
The team was originally announced to make its debut in the North American Soccer League in 2018.[9] However, due to the cancellation of the 2018 NASL season, the expansion team withdrew from the NASL and attempted to reach an agreement to join the United Soccer League in 2019.[10][11] On June 7, 2018, it was revealed that 1904 FC's exclusive negotiating window had elapsed without agreement in place to join USL.[12] On September 6, 2018, the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA), a planned Division III league, confirmed that San Diego 1904 FC was the league's first member club.[13] NISA has applied to the United States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer) for sanctioning as a Division III league to start play in 2019.[14] The club played at 70,561-seat capacity SDCCU Stadium for the Fall 2019 NISA season.[15]
On August 29, 2019, Alexandre Gontran was announced as the club's first head coach.[16]
In the spring, the team announced it would move to Lincoln High School within the city.[17]
On July 28, 2020, the team announced it would go on hiatus for the Fall 2020 NISA season due to the COVID-19 pandemic and un-sustainability that would come from playing behind closed doors.[18] On September 2, NISA and the team both confirmed it would be returning for the Spring 2021 season.[19] This continued into 2021 when the team was announced as one of nine participating teams in both the Spring season and NISA Legends Cup tournament.[20] On July 7, it was announced that 1904 FC had withdrawn from the 2021 NISA Independent Cup, with the league citing that the club had opted for a "different route to prepare for the fall season".[21] In December 2021, the team announced it would be taken over by Albion San Diego.[22]
Players and staff[]
Current roster[]
- As of October 28, 2021[23]
No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
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1 | GK | Alfredo Cortez | ![]() |
2 | DF | Jonathan Caparelli | ![]() |
3 | DF | Desmond Madrigal | ![]() |
4 | DF | Ozzie Ramos | ![]() |
5 | DF | Jonathan Stoop | ![]() |
6 | DF | Dallin Cutler | ![]() |
7 | FW | Cameron Vickers | ![]() |
8 | MF | Samuel Gómez | ![]() |
11 | MF | Romario Lomeli | ![]() |
12 | DF | Giovanny Vazquez | ![]() |
13 | FW | Ryan Peterson | ![]() |
14 | FW | Jerry Desdunes | ![]() |
15 | MF | Khadim Seye | ![]() |
16 | GK | Misha Marson | ![]() |
17 | FW | Lorenzo La Violette | ![]() |
19 | DF | Shandon Wright | ![]() |
20 | FW | Wolfgang Prentice | ![]() |
21 | MF | Eddie Benito | ![]() |
22 | DF | Gerardo Lopez | ![]() |
23 | FW | Matthew Hurlow-Paonessa | ![]() |
24 | DF | Sam Strong | ![]() |
28 | MF | Christian Schneider | ![]() |
34 | MF | Suleiman Samura | ![]() |
99 | GK | Austin Rogers | ![]() |
Stadiums[]
- SDCCU Stadium; San Diego, California (2019)
- Lincoln High School; San Diego, California (2020)
- Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center; Chula Vista, California (2021–present)[1]
Year-by-year[]
Season | League | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | Pts. | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Top goalscorer | Manager | |
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Name | League | ||||||||||||||
2019–20 | NISA | Fall - West Coast[a] | 3rd | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 6 | Did not qualify | Second Round | ![]() |
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Spring[b] | 5th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Cancelled | ||||||
2021 Fall | Did not play | ||||||||||||||
2021 Legends Cup | NISA | Legends | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |||||
2021 Spring | NISA | Spring | 7th | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 7 | DNQ | Cancelled | Cesar Romero Jr | 15 |
References[]
- ^ a b "Spring Season | National Independent Soccer Association".
- ^ a b "Founders". San Diego 1904. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
- ^ Zeigler, Mark (October 18, 2017). "San Diego's NASL soccer team unveils name". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ "About 1904 FC". 1904 FC. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
- ^ Gartland, Dan (October 18, 2017). "Is San Diego's NASL Team Named for an Anchorman Reference?". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
- ^ "San Diego's NASL team name is NOT an 'Anchorman' reference, unless it is". FourFourTwo. October 18, 2017. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
- ^ Hamblin, Abby (October 17, 2017). "Is San Diego's new soccer team's name an 'Anchorman' reference, or not?". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
- ^ Ziegler, Mark (October 25, 2017). "New pro soccer team to build stadium in ..." San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
- ^ "NASL Announces Expansion Club in San Diego For 2018 Season". North American Soccer League. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ^ Zeigler, Mark (February 27, 2018). "San Diego's 1904 FC soccer team to join USL after NASL cancels season". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- ^ "1904 FC Ownership Group Issues Official Statement on Tuesday". 1904 FC. February 27, 2018.
- ^ "USL denies expansion application for San Diego pro soccer team 1904 FC". Retrieved June 7, 2018.
- ^ Kivlehan, Chris (September 6, 2018). "NISA Tones Down Visionary Rhetoric As It Seeks USSF Sanctioning". Midfield Press. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
- ^ Kivlehan, Chris (September 4, 2018). "NISA Submits Application for Division III Pro League Sanctioning". Midfield Press. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
- ^ Zeigler, Mark (July 17, 2019). "San Diego soccer team 1904 FC is back, with new league and giant stadium". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
- ^ "1904 FC announces head coach". San Diego 1904. August 29, 2019. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
- ^ "1904 FC Announces Home Opener, NISA Spring Schedule". 1904 FC. January 28, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
- ^ Zeigler, Mark (July 28, 2020). "San Diego 1904 FC will skip fall soccer season". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
- ^ Trujillo, Héctor. "Regresará San Diego 1904 para la Temporada 2021". Noticias Locales, Policiacas, sobre México y el Mundo | El Sol de Tijuana | Baja California. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ^ "NISA Launches into Spring With Tournament in Chattanooga". www.nisaofficial.com. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ^ NISA Official [@NISALeague] (July 7, 2021). "NISA club SD 1904 FC is opting for a different route to prepare for the fall season and will not participate in the Independent Cup. The Southwest Region will consist of three teams in a round-robin format:Atletico Olympians (Ariz.),Cal United Strikers (NISA),FC Arizona (Ariz.)" (Tweet). Archived from the original on August 5, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Mark Zeigler (December 15, 2021). "San Diego pro men's soccer team 1904 FC merges with youth club Albion". www.sandiegouniontribune.com. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ^ "Roster". 1904fc.com. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
- ^ Kennedy, Paul. "NISA cancels spring season, sets sights on August start to fall championship". www.socceramerica.com. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
External links[]
- Association football clubs established in 2017
- 2017 establishments in California
- Soccer clubs in San Diego
- Soccer clubs in California
- National Independent Soccer Association teams