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| Full name | Southern California Sports Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | December 2, 2015 | ||
| Dissolved | 2017 | ||
| Ground | Pomona Fairplex | ||
| President | Dave Elmore | ||
| Manager | Daniel Gamba | ||
| Head coach | Daniel Musatti | ||
| League | NPSL | ||
| 2016 | 4th, Southwest Conference | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
SoCal SC was a men's soccer club based in San Bernardino, CA that competed in the NPSL West Region's Southwest Conference. [1] It ceased operations on 19 July 2017. [2]
2017 NPSL Roster
| Players | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Position | Name | Country | Age |
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| 1 | Goalkeeper | Giovani Riello |  Brazil | January 14, 1995 |
| 12 | Goalkeeper | Augusto Lima | Brazil | August 30, 1994 |
| 26 | Goalkeeper | Tyler Wilson |  Germany | April 8, 1994 |
| Defenders | ||||
| 2 | Defender | Jonathan Moreno |  United States | June 19, 1997 |
| 3 | Defender | Christopher Olvera | United States | August 8, 1997 |
| 4 | Defender | Taeyoung Kim |  South Korea | March 4, 1994 |
| 6 | Defender | Jorge Caballero |  Honduras | December 15, 1991 |
| 13 | Defender | Max Rico | United States | July 15, 1993 |
| 21 | Defender | Alex Zaragoza | United States | October 6, 1995 |
| 25 | Defender | Daniel Lopez | United States | April 7, 1996 |
| 27 | Defender | Titus Nickson |  Nigeria | October 10, 1998 |
| Midfielders | ||||
| 5 | Midfielder | Eric Gonzalez | United States | March 24, 1994 |
| 7 | Midfielder | Jorge Moreno Delgado |  Mexico | June 3, 1995 |
| 8 | Midfielder | Glenn Verley | United States | November 27, 1991 |
| 10 | Midfielder | Andy Contreras | United States | November 18, 1990 |
| 14 | Midfielder | Andy Ortega | United States | March 25, 1990 |
| 15 | Midfielder | Jesus A. Soria | United States | October 16, 1995 |
| 16 | Midfielder | Bryan Orta | United States | August 9, 1992 |
| 18 | Midfielder | Jacob Arrieta | United States | August 17, 1993 |
| 20 | Midfielder | Breno Calegari | Brazil | May 18, 1993 |
| 22 | Midfielder | Santiago Warren | United States | August 28, 1996 |
| 23 | Midfielder | Francisco Magaña | United States | March 14, 1993 |
| 28 | Midfielder | Mariano Vavich |  Argentina | December 26, 1996 |
| Forwards | ||||
| 11 | Forward | Bryan Rodriguez | United States | August 20, 1998 |
| 17 | Forward | Jonathan Mendiola | United States | January 23, 1996 |
| 9 | Forward | Edmilson Santos | Brazil | April 19, 1997 |
| 19 | Forward | Roonie Moreno |  Colombia | October 16, 1992 |
| 24 | Forward | Jesus Rojas | Mexico | April 20, 1996 |
| Period | Kit Manufacturer | Front Jersey Sponsor | Back Jersey Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 - 2017 |  hummel | World Sports Solutions | |
| Period | Head Coach | Assistant Coach | Assistant Coach | Fitness Coach | GK Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Roberto Vidrio | Mario Mejia |  Colin Spreag |  Guillermo Rodriguez | Samuel Bernabe |
| 2017 | Daniel Musatti | Samuel Bernabe | Sinuê Zardo | Guillermo Rodriguez |  Jose Manuel Miranda |
| Year | Division | League | Season Games | Record (W-L-T) | Points | Goals Favor (GF) | Goals Against (GA) | Final Standings | Playoffs | Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 4th Tier (US Soccer) | NPSL | 12 | 5-5-2 | 17 | 23 | 20 | 4th, Southwest Conference | Regional 1st Round [3] | Did not enter |
| 2017 | 4th Tier (US Soccer) | NPSL | 16 | 5-8-3 | 18 | 30 | 29 | 5th, Southwest Conference | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
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