NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Orange County Blue Star

Orange County Blue Star are an American soccer team, originally founded in 1997. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, and play in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference against teams from Bakersfield, Fresno, Glendora, La Mirada, Los Angeles, Modesto, San Diego and San Francisco. Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links Kit_shorts. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links Kit_shorts. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United Soccer Leagues (USL) is directly affiliated with the United States Soccer Federation (USSF), United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA) and the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA). ... The USL Premier Development League (PDL) is the amateur league of the United Soccer Leagues in the United States and Canada. ... The American Soccer Pyramid is a term used in soccer to describe the structure of the league system in the United States. ... The Bakersfield Brigade is a USL Premier Development League soccer team that is based in Bakersfield, California. ... Fresno Fuego are an American soccer team, founded in 2003 after the franchise rights were transferred to them from former 2-time PDL champions, the Central Coast Roadrunners. ... Los Angeles Storm are an American soccer team, founded in 2006, after they took over the Springfield Storm franchise that used to play in PDL out of Springfield, Missouri. ... The Southern California Seahores are USL Premier Development club based in LA Miranda, California. ... The San Fernando Valley Quakes are an American soccer founded in 2006 team located in the San Fernando Valley. ... California Gold F.C. are a minor league soccer club that play in USL Second Division, USL Premier Development League, and sponser the USL Super Youth League. ... The San Diego Gauchos are a PDL team that play in San Diego, California. ... The San Francisco Bay Seals is a soccer club based in San Francisco, California, USA. The team was originally started in 1993 as the San Francisco All-Blacks of the USISL. They became the Bay Seals in 1996 and moved up to the A-League in 1998. ...

They began life as Orange County Zodiac in the now-defunct USISL A-League, finishing fifth in the Pacific Conference in their inaugural season. After three years, they changed their name to Orange County Waves prior to the 2000 season, their final one in the A-League. The club dropped down to the PDL in 2001 and changed their name again, and the newly-christened Blue Star immediately enjoyed success, finishing their first year in the PDL as Champions of the Southwest Conference. Blue Star have remained one of strongest teams in the league, winning their conference three times, and reaching the national playoffs in 2003, 2005 and 2006.

They currently play their home games at the stadium on the grounds of Orange Coast College in the city of Costa Mesa, California, 40 miles south of Los Angeles. The team's colors are white, blue and orange. Orange Coast College (OCC), founded in 1948, is a community college providing two-year associate of arts degrees, and lower-division classes transferable to other colleges and universities. ... Official website: http://ci. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area City 1,290. ...

Following his relocation from Europe to California, former VfB Stuttgart, Inter Milan, Bayern Munich and Tottenham Hotspur striker Jürgen Klinsmann played eight games and scored five goals for Blue Star in the PDL 2003 at the age of 39, using the pseudonym Jay Goppingen. Klinsmann was born in the city of Göppingen in Baden-Württemberg. The VfB Stuttgart (eingetragener Verein fÃ¼r Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 , registered Club for Movement Games Stuttgart 1893) is a German sports club best known for its football team based in Stuttgart, and founded on September 9, 1893 as Stuttgart FV 93. ... Football Club Internazionale Milano (commonly, but incorrectly, known as Inter Milan) is an Italian football club, playing in the Serie A (first division). ... FC Bayern Munich (German: FC Bayern MÃ¼nchen) is a German football club based in Munich, the capital of the state of Bavaria. ... Tottenham Hotspur F.C. is a North London association football team, also known by the nickname Spurs. ... JÃ¼rgen Klinsmann (born July 30, 1964 in GÃ¶ppingen) is a German football manager and former football player, member of the team that won the 1990 FIFA World Cup. ... GÃ¶ppingen is a town in southern Germany, part of the Stuttgart Region of Baden-WÃ¼rttemberg. ... Baden-WÃ¼rttemberg is a federal state in southwestern Germany to the east of the Upper Rhine. ...

Current squad

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Calen Carr (born October 4, 1982 in Berkeley, California) is an American soccer player, who currently plays for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer. ... Ryan Coiner (born September 7, 1979 in Aliso Viejo, California) is an American soccer player, who currently plays forward for the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer. ... Michael Erush (b. ... Adolfo Gregorio (born September 1, 1982 in Turlock, California) is an American soccer midfielder, who currently plays for Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer. ... Leonard Griffin (born September 11, 1982) is an American soccer player, who currently plays for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer. ... Jordan Harvey (born January 28, 1984 in Mission Viejo, California) is an American soccer player, who currently plays for the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... JÃ¼rgen Klinsmann (born July 30, 1964 in GÃ¶ppingen) is a German football manager and former football player, member of the team that won the 1990 FIFA World Cup. ... 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. ... Tony Lochhead (born January 12, 1982 in Tauranga, New Zealand) is a Kiwi soccer defender. ... Ty Maurin (born August 16, 1982 in La Mirada, California) is an American soccer player, who currently plays left midfielder for F.C. Dallas of Major League Soccer. ... 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. ... Matt Taylor (born October 17, 1981 in Columbus, Ohio) is an American soccer player, who currently plays striker for the C.D. Chivas USA of Major League Soccer. ...

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