Cal FC
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| Full name | Cal Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | Cal FC | |
| Founded | 2009 | |
| Stadium | Simi Valley Soccer Field | |
| Owners | Michael Friedman | |
| Head Coach | Michael Friedman[1] | |
| League |
Simi Valley Soccer League USASA Region IV | |
| Fall 2014-2015 | 1st | |
| Website | Club home page | |
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Cal Football Club is an American soccer club based in Thousand Oaks, California. The club was founded in 2009 and competes in Simi Valley Adult Soccer League, a fifth-tier United States Adult Soccer Association affiliated league in Simi Valley, California. The 2012 USOC team was coached by former U.S. national team player and current Fox Soccer analyst, Eric Wynalda alongside his former co-host of Fox Football Fone-In, Nick Webster. Cal FC President and General Manager is Michael Friedman.
History
The team received attention in the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, when the club upset USL Pro side Wilmington Hammerheads 4-0[2] and Major League Soccer side Portland Timbers 1-0 before losing to Seattle Sounders FC 5-0 in the fourth round of the tournament.
Cal FC became the second amateur team to beat an MLS club without needing penalty kicks, as well as the first from the USASA to do so (Dallas Roma F.C. had previously defeated Chivas USA in the 2006 tournament via penalty kicks)[3][4][5][6][7][8]
Notable players
- Players noted below have played professionally.
References
- ↑ Creditor, Avi (June 5, 2012). "Cal FC is a classic U.S. Open Cup success story, but not the only one". Sports Illustrated. Turner Broadcasting. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
- ↑ http://thecup.us/2012-us-open-cup-second-round-eric-wynaldas-cal-fc-upends-host-wilmington-hammerheads-in-stunning-4-0-result/
- ↑ "Cal FC upsets Timbers 1-0 in US Open Cup match". FoxSoccer.com. Associated Press. May 31, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
- ↑ Arnold, Geoffrey (May 30, 2012). "Amateur squad shocks Portland Timbers in U.S. Open Cup". OregonLive.com. The Oregonian. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
- ↑ Itel, Dan (May 30, 2012). "USOC RECAP: Timbers fall 1-0 to Cal FC in extra time". PortlandTimbers.com. Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on June 2, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
- ↑ Curley, Joe (May 30, 2012). "T.O.-based Cal F.C. upsets MLS' Timbers". VCStar.com. Ventura County Star. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
- ↑ Evans, Simon (May 31, 2012). "Timber! Portland felled by amateurs in cup upset". Reuters. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
- ↑ French, Scott (May 31, 2012). "OPEN CUP: Cal FC stuns Timbers". ESPN LA. Retrieved May 31, 2012.