Doxa Italia

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Doxa Italia
Doxalitalia.jpg
Full nameDoxa Italia
Founded1997
Ground Manhattan Village Park
Manhattan Beach, California
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Owners Flag of the United States.svg Derk Droze
Head Coaches Flag of Ireland.svg Bryan Byrne
LeagueCoast Soccer League
USASA

Doxa Italia is an American amateur soccer team based in Manhattan Beach, California, United States. Founded in 1997, the team plays in Region IV of the United States Adult Soccer Association, a network of amateur leagues at the fifth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid.

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The team plays its home games at Manhattan Village Park. The team's colors are navy blue and white.

History

Doxa were formed in 1997 by former professionals Constanin Balanos and Fernando Mastrocinque, and entered the Pacific League, one of several high-level amateur leagues in the Los Angeles area. They won their divisional title in their debut season, and since then have gone on to be one of Southern California's powerhouse amateur teams. Doxa have won five Pacific League titles (in 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002), four Coast Soccer League championships (in 2004, 2005, 2008 and 2010), and four California Soccer Association South State Cups, as well as three Las Vegas Silver Mug championships and three Santa Barbara Fiesta Tournaments.

Doxa entered the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup for the first time in 2009, and narrowly missed out on qualifying for the tournament proper at the first attempt, finishing second to National Premier Soccer League side Sonoma County Sol on goal difference. They missed out again in 2010, finishing third on goal difference again behind Sacramento Gold and the Arizona Sahuaros, but qualified for the first round of the tournament proper in 2011, after overwhelming their opponents in the USASA Region IV National Cup including an 18-0 win over Tracy CV Eagles FC [1] in which Derk Droze scored seven goals, Ilia Nazarov scored five, and Bryan Byrne scored a hat trick.

Players

2013 USOC roster

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Justin Commins
2 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Eric Meister
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Joe Cartlidge
4 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Craig Reynolds
5 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ryan Purtell
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Steve Chirgwin
7 MF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Bryan Byrne
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ryan Taylor
9 FW Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Ilia Nazarov
10 DF Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Peter Hazdovac
11 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Greg Piechota
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sean Lockhart
14 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ricky Figueroa
15 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Derk Droze
No.Pos.NationPlayer
16 MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Nas Koubourus
17 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Matt Upton
18 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brandon Avery
19 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Devin Skrade
20 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kyle Holland
22 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Miguel Alvarez
22 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Devin Toohey
23 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Richie Million
24 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mike Piechota
25 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nissa Hatifie

Notable former players

Year-by-year

YearDivisionLeagueRegular SeasonPlayoffsOpen Cup
20095USASADid not qualify
20105USASADid not qualify
20115USASA1st Round
20125USASADid not qualify
20135USASA1st Round

Head coaches

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References

  1. "2011 US Open Cup qualifying (USASA Region IV): Doxa Italia win 18-0 to secure Open Cup spot, DV8 Defenders get late PK to qualify".