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Encyclopedia > Chivas USA
Club Deportivo Chivas USA
   
Year founded 2004
League Major League Soccer
Nickname Chivas, Chivas USA, Goats,
Goats USA, The Red-And-White
Stadium The Home Depot Center
Carson, CA
Coach Preki
Owner Jorge Vergara Madrigal
Antonio Cué
Shawn Hunter
Home colors
Away colors
First Game
Chivas USA 0–2 D.C. United
(The Home Depot Center; April 2, 2005)
Largest Win
Chivas USA 5–1 Real Salt Lake
(The Home Depot Center; July 9, 2005)
Chivas USA 4–0 Real Salt Lake
(The Home Depot Center; April 21, 2007)
Worst Defeat
Houston Dynamo 4–0 Chivas USA
(Robertson Stadium; June 21, 2007)
All-time Top Scorer
Ante Razov (22)
Supporter Groups
Legión 1908
Saint Patrick's Battalion
MLS Cup
None
US Open Cup
None
Supporters' Shield
None

Club Deportivo Chivas USA (short form: Chivas USA) is a professional soccer club based in Carson, California that participates in Major League Soccer. The club was founded in 2004. The co-principals are American Shawn Hunter (most recently named club president), and Mexicans Antonio Cué and Jorge Vergara, the owner of the Mexican Club Deportivo Guadalajara, more commonly known as Chivas (the goats), and Deportivo Saprissa of Costa Rica. The team plays its home games at The Home Depot Center, sharing it with the Los Angeles Galaxy. The team shares the same colors of red, white, and navy blue as its parent Guadalajara club. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada. ... 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Year founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Nickname United, Black-and-Red, The Men in Black Stadium RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. Coach Tom Soehn, 2006— Owner D.C. United Holdings First Game San Jose Clash 1–0 D.C. United (Spartan Stadium; April 6, 1996) Largest Win D.C... The Home Depot Center is a multiple-use sports complex located on the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills in Carson, California. ... is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year founded 2004 League Major League Soccer Nickname RSL, Real, Red & Blue Army Stadium Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT Coach Jason Kreis, 2007— Owner SCP Worldwide First Game MetroStars 0–0 Real Salt Lake (Giants Stadium; April 2, 2005) Largest Win Real Salt Lake 3–0 FC Dallas... 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History

The first coach of Chivas USA was Thomas Rongen. However, after Chivas' 1–8–1 start (their sole win coming against fellow expansion club Real Salt Lake), Rongen was fired and replaced with Hans Westerhof. Following the conclusion of the 2005 campaign, former MetroStars and Chicago Fire head coach Bob Bradley was announced as the replacement for Westerhof. Under coach Bradley, the 2006 season saw a major turnaround for Chivas, which finished in third place in the MLS Western Conference after finishing last with the worst record in league history the season prior. Coach Bradley left after one season to manage both the United States men's national soccer team and the United States U-23 men's national soccer team, and was replaced by Preki. Thomas Rongen (born October 31, 1956 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch soccer coach, currently the head of Major League Soccer club C.D. Chivas USA. Rongen began his coaching career with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers, whom he coached from 1989 to 1994. ... Year founded 2004 League Major League Soccer Nickname RSL, Real, Red & Blue Army Stadium Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT Coach Jason Kreis, 2007— Owner SCP Worldwide First Game MetroStars 0–0 Real Salt Lake (Giants Stadium; April 2, 2005) Largest Win Real Salt Lake 3–0 FC Dallas... Hans Westerhof (born November 24, 1948 in Terborg) is a Dutch soccer coach. ... MetroStars logo 2002-2005 The MetroStars was the name of a soccer club based in New Jersey that participated in Major League Soccer between 1996 and 2005. ... Year founded 1997 League Major League Soccer Nickname La Maquina Roja, Men in Red, CF97 Stadium Toyota Park Bridgeview, IL Coach Juan Carlos Osorio[1] Owner AEG First Game Miami Fusion 0–2 Chicago Fire (Lockhart Stadium; March 21, 1998) Largest Win Kansas City Wizards 0–7 Chicago Fire (Arrowhead... Bob Bradley (born March 3, 1958 in Montclair, New Jersey) is the current United States National Soccer Teams coach and the all-time winningest coach in Major League Soccer history. ... First international Unofficial: USA 0 - 1 Canada  (Newark, NJ, USA; November 28, 1885) Official:  Sweden 2 - 3 USA (Stockholm, Sweden; August 20, 1916) Biggest win USA 8 - 1 Cayman Islands  (Mission Viejo, CA, USA; November 14, 1993) USA 7 - 0 El Salvador  (Los Angeles, CA, USA; December 5, 1993) USA... Predrag Radosavljević (Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг Радосављевић), known simply as Preki (Преки) (born June 24, 1963 in Belgrade), is a Serbian-American soccer player, one of the most decorated players in the history of Major League Soccer. ...


The team's main supporter group is primarily Latino, or more specifically Mexican, although their fan base is quickly expanding to non-Latinos. Vergara has promised that, although the team may not be composed entirely of Latin players, the team's main language will be Spanish. This is evidenced in the team's marketing slogan for its inaugural campaign in 2005, "Adiós soccer. ¡El fútbol está aquí!", which translates to "Goodbye soccer, football is here!" Since 2006, Chivas USA's marketing slogan has been "Chivas USA: Está en Tu Sangre", or in its English version, "Chivas USA: It's in Your Blood". Supporter group Saint Patrick's Batallion is made up of mostly non-latinos, and their chants are in English. // The term Latino is a linguistic identity that refers to an individual that has significant ancestry from a nation-state where a Latin derived language is spoken or is the offical language of the government. ...


In September, 2007 it was revealed that controversial Pop Star Morrissey was in attendance at an LA Galaxy and Chivas USA match, clad in a Chivas USA replica shirt. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... For other uses, see Morrissey (disambiguation). ... Year Founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Stadium Home Depot Center Coach Steve Sampson, 2004- All-Time Leaders* Games Cobi Jones, 223 Goals Cobi Jones, 59 Assists Mauricio Cienfuegos, 80 Points Cobi Jones, 194 Shutouts Kevin Hartman, 47 First Game Los Angeles Galaxy 2 - 1 MetroStars (Rose Bowl; April 13...


100 Hour Game

In August 2006, in line with the centennial anniversary of its parent club, Chivas and Chivas USA jointly organized a football match that lasted 100 hours, in the city of Bell Gardens, CA. The match was composed of two teams, "Chivas" and "The Rest of the World"--both teams were comprised of current players of both clubs, former Chivas (Mexico) players, Mexican and Mexican-American politicians, organizations, Mexican celebrities, etc. The Game began August 9th and ended on August 13th with "Chivas" beating "The Rest of the World" 437-429. [1] A centennial is a 100-year anniversary of an event, or the celebrations pertaining thereto. ... Club Deportivo Guadalajara, also known as Guadalajara and usually referred to by its nickname Chivas (Goats), also referred to as the All Mexican Team is a Mexican sports club. ... Bell Gardens is a city located in United States. ...


Sponsor

Chivas USA's sponsor is Comex, a Mexican paint company which has retailers across the United States, mostly in the California area. Its logo also appears on the front of Chivas jerseys and training jerseys.


Television and radio

All matches are broadcast in Spanish on KTNQ Univision Radio. Hipólito Gamboa does play-by-play, while former Chivas keeper Martín Zúñiga does color, the two men also host the team's weekly radio program "Sangre Chiva" (literally "Chiva Blood") on the same station. There is no English language radio outlet. KTNQ (1020 Radio AM) is a radio station licensed to Los Angeles, California with an Spanish News/Talk format. ... Martín Zúñiga (born August 6, 1970 in Tampico, Tamaulipas) was a Mexican soccer goalkeeper, who last played for C.D. Chivas USA of Major League Soccer. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...


18 matches will appear locally on FSN West television. Christian Miles is the play-by-play announcer, with Bernardo Osuna as analyst and sideline reporter Christine Nubla. FSN West and FSN Prime Ticket are Los Angeles-based cable sports networks serving Southern California, southern Nevada, and Hawaii. ...


Current roster

As of July 26, 2007 Players in bold have senior international caps

No. Position Player
2 DF Claudio Suárez (Captain)
3 DF Carlos Llamosa
4 DF Shavar Thomas
5 DF Desmond Brooks
6 MF Francisco Mendoza
8 MF Ramón Nuñez
9 FW Ante Razov
10 FW Laurent Merlin
11 FW Maykel Galindo
12 FW John Cunliffe
13 DF Jonathan Bornstein
14 FW David Arvizu
15 MF Jesse Marsch
16 MF Sacha Kljestan
17 MF Rodrigo López
No. Position Player
18 GK Brad Guzan
19 FW Jorge Flores
21 DF Jason Hernandez
22 GK Preston Burpo
23 DF Alex Zotinca
24 DF Bobby Burling
25 DF Lawson Vaughn
26 MF Paulo Nagamura
27 DF Eder Robles
28 MF Erasmo Solorzano
30 MF Carlos Borja
32 FW Anthony Hamilton
33 MF Mohammed Sethi
41 GK Justin Myers
77 DF Orlando Perez
Source: http://chivas.usa.mlsnet.com/players/roster.jsp?club=t120

† Unsigned player Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... The Bolton player in white is a defender in this case, trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Claudio Suárez Sánchez (born December 17, 1968 in Texcoco, México) is a Mexican international football player currently playing for Chivas USA as a defender, in the MLS since 2006. ... The team captain of a football team, sometimes known as the skipper, is a team member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team: it is often one of the older or more experienced members of the squad, or a player that can heavily influence a game. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The Bolton player in white is a defender in this case, trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Carlos Llamosa (born June 30, 1969 in Palmira, Colombia) is a former Colombian-American soccer player, who last played defender for the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Jamaica. ... The Bolton player in white is a defender in this case, trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Shavar Thomas (born January 29, 1981 in Hannah Town, Jamaica) is a Jamaican soccer player, who currently plays for the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The Bolton player in white is a defender in this case, trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... Francisco Juan Mendoza Martinez (born April 29, 1985 in El Salto, Jalisco) is a Mexican soccer midfielder, who currently plays for C.D. Chivas USA of Major League Soccer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Honduras. ... The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The striker (wearing the red shirt) has run past the defender (in the white shirt) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to attempt to stop the ball. ... Ante Razov (born March 2, 1974 in Whittier, California) is an American soccer striker, who currently plays for the Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The striker (wearing the red shirt) has run past the defender (in the white shirt) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to attempt to stop the ball. ... Laurent Merlin (born September 17, 1984 in Marseille, France) is a French youth international currently at MLS team, Chivas USA. Merlin is a centre forward. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cuba. ... The striker (wearing the red shirt) has run past the defender (in the white shirt) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to attempt to stop the ball. ... Former player of the Seattle Sounders. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... The striker (wearing the red shirt) has run past the defender (in the white shirt) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to attempt to stop the ball. ... John Cunliffe (b. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The Bolton player in white is a defender in this case, trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Jonathan Rey Bornstein (born November 7, 1984 in Torrance, California) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for C.D. Chivas USA of Major League Soccer. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The striker (wearing the red shirt) has run past the defender (in the white shirt) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to attempt to stop the ball. ... David Arvizu (born April 19, 1988 in Santa Ana, California) is an American soccer forward who currently plays for Red Bull New York of Major League Soccer. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... Jesse Marsch (born November 8, 1973 in Racine, Wisconsin) is an American soccer defensive midfielder, the first player to win three MLS Cup championships. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... Sacha Kljestan (born September 9, 1985 in Anaheim, California) is an American soccer midfielder, who currently plays for C.D. Chivas USA of Major League Soccer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... Rodrigo Lopez (born May 10, 1988 in Guadalajara, Mexico) is a Mexican-American soccer player, who currently plays midfielder for Chivas USA of Major League Soccer. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... A goalkeeper. ... Brad Guzan (born September 9, 1984 in Evergreen Park, Illinois) is an American soccer goalkeeper, who currently plays for C.D. Chivas USA of Major League Soccer. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The striker (wearing the red shirt) has run past the defender (in the white shirt) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to attempt to stop the ball. ... Jorge Flores (born September 16, 1989 in Anaheim, California) is a Mexican-American soccer player for Chivas USA. Flores spent part of his childhood in Pénjamo, Guanajuato, Mexico before returning to the United States for high school. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The Bolton player in white is a defender in this case, trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Jason Hernandez (born August 26, 1983 in New York, New York) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for C.D. Chivas USA of Major League Soccer. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... A goalkeeper. ... Preston Burpo (born September 26, 1972 in Bethesda, Maryland) is an American soccer player, who currently plays goalkeeper for C.D. Chivas USA of Major League Soccer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Romania. ... The Bolton player in white is a defender in this case, trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Alex Zotinca (born January 22, 1977 in Sibiu, Romania) is a Romanian soccer defender, who currently plays for the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The Bolton player in white is a defender in this case, trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The Bolton player in white is a defender in this case, trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Lawson Vaughn (born April 11, 1984 in Marietta, Georgia) is an American soccer player, who currently plays defender for C.D. Chivas USA of Major League Soccer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... Paulo Nagamura (born March 2, 1983 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Japanese-Brazilian soccer player, who currently plays in midfield for the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The Bolton player in white is a defender in this case, trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... Carlos Borja (born January 18, 1988 in Orange, United States) is a Bolivian-American soccer player, who currently plays midfielder for Chivas USA of Major League Soccer. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The striker (wearing the red shirt) has run past the defender (in the white shirt) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to attempt to stop the ball. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... A goalkeeper. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The Bolton player in white is a defender in this case, trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Orlando Perez (born July 12, 1977 in Los Angeles, California) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for Chivas USA in Major League Soccer. ...


Notable players

Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... Martín Zúñiga (born August 6, 1970 in Tampico, Tamaulipas) was a Mexican soccer goalkeeper, who last played for C.D. Chivas USA of Major League Soccer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... Juan Pablo García (born November 24, 1981 in Guadalajara, Jalisco) is a Mexican soccer player who, currently plays for UANL Tigres. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... Juan Francisco Palencia Hernández (born April 28, 1973 in Mexico City) is a Mexican football player, specializing as both a midfielder and striker, currently playing for C.D. Chivas USA in the Major League Soccer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... Jesús Ramón Ramírez Ceceña (born Dec 5, 1969 in Tepic, Nayarit) is a Mexican soccer player, one of the all-time cap leaders for the Mexican national team, who currently plays for Major League Soccers C.D. Chivas USA. Prior to coming to MLS, Ramirez... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Ante Razov (born March 2, 1974 in Whittier, California) is an American soccer striker, who currently plays for the Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... Claudio Suárez Sánchez (born December 17, 1968 in Texcoco, México) is a Mexican international football player currently playing for Chivas USA as a defender, in the MLS since 2006. ...

Head coaches

Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Thomas Rongen (born October 31, 1956 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch soccer coach, currently the head of Major League Soccer club C.D. Chivas USA. Rongen began his coaching career with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers, whom he coached from 1989 to 1994. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Hans Westerhof (born November 24, 1948 in Terborg) is a Dutch soccer coach. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Bob Bradley (born March 3, 1958 in Montclair, New Jersey) is the current United States National Soccer Teams coach and the all-time winningest coach in Major League Soccer history. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Predrag Radosavljević (Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг Радосављевић), known simply as Preki (Преки) (born June 24, 1963 in Belgrade), is a Serbian-American soccer player, one of the most decorated players in the history of Major League Soccer. ...

Team records

MLS regular season only, through 2006 season Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... Francisco Juan Mendoza Martinez (born April 29, 1985 in El Salto, Jalisco) is a Mexican soccer midfielder, who currently plays for C.D. Chivas USA of Major League Soccer. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Ante Razov (born March 2, 1974 in Whittier, California) is an American soccer striker, who currently plays for the Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Ante Razov (born March 2, 1974 in Whittier, California) is an American soccer striker, who currently plays for the Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Brad Guzan (born September 9, 1984 in Evergreen Park, Illinois) is an American soccer goalkeeper, who currently plays for C.D. Chivas USA of Major League Soccer. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Brad Guzan (born September 9, 1984 in Evergreen Park, Illinois) is an American soccer goalkeeper, who currently plays for C.D. Chivas USA of Major League Soccer. ...


Home stadiums

The Home Depot Center is a multiple-use sports complex located on the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills in Carson, California. ...

Year-by-year

Year Reg. Season Playoffs Open Cup
2005 6th, West Did not qualify Round of 32
2006 3rd, West Quarterfinals Round of 16

Average attendance

regular season/playoffs

  • 2005: 17,080/missed playoffs
  • 2006: 19,840/15,110
  • 2007: 13,203(as of sept.17th)

External links


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