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LA Azteca
Full nameClub Deportivo Chivas USA
Nickname(s)The Aztecs, The Goats, La Naranja (The Orange)
Founded2004
GroundArena Pasadena
Pasadena, California
Capacity16,000
OperatorCD Azteca de LA, LLC.
ChairmanVacant
Head coachClaude Anelka
LeagueMajor League Soccer
Websitewww.azteca.es / www.laaztecs.com
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Club Deportivo Azteca de Los Angeles is an American professional soccer club located in the Los Angeles suburb of Pasadena, California which competes in Major League Soccer (MLS). It was originally a subsidiary of the Mexican club C.D. Guadalajara, when it was known as Club Deportivo Chivas USA.[1]

The club became the eleventh MLS team upon its entry into the league in 2004. Chivas USA was intended to be seen as a "little brother" to its parent club C.D. Guadalajara, one of the most widely supported and successful teams in Mexico. In Spanish, chivas means "goats", and is the nickname of Club Deportivo Guadalajara.

Chivas USA plays its home games at the Arena Pasadena, where it moved to from the StubHub Center in Carson, which it shared with its rivals, Los Angeles Galaxy. The club was originally owned by Jorge Vergara, who also owns C.D. Guadalajara; in 2014, MLS purchased the club back from Vergara with plans to sell it to new owners, who will rebrand the club in time for the 2015 season.[2] This was due to multiple lawsuits relating to racism against the club and its owners, and a general public view that Liga MX clubs should have nothing to do with MLS franchise ownership.

History

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Founded on August 2, 2004, as Major League Soccer's then-eleventh team, Los Angeles-based Club Deportivo Chivas USA has achieved some success in MLS. In 2007, the Mexican-owned club finished first in the Western Conference, qualifying for the playoffs for the second year in a row.

The Beginning and early success (2005-2009)

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In 2005, Chivas USA kicked off its inaugural season in Major League Soccer at The Home Depot Center with a 2-0 loss to then MLS Cup Champions D.C. United on April 2, 2005, under the guidance of Chivas USA's first head coach Thomas Rongen. After a 1–8–1 start (their sole win coming against fellow expansion club Real Salt Lake), Thomas Rongen was named Chivas USA's sporting director and assistant coach Javier Ledesma became the club's interim head coach. On June 3, 2005, Hans Westerhof was named Chivas USA's second head coach. After a disappointing season, Westerhof did not return to coach the team in 2006.

On November 23, 2005, former MLS Coach of the Year Bob Bradley became Chivas USA's third head coach, replacing Hans Westerhof. Under Bradley, the 2006 season saw a major turnaround for Chivas USA. The team finished the 2006 season with a 10-9-13 record and earned a spot in the Western Conference playoffs. Bradley was named MLS Coach of the Year, becoming the first two-time winner of the award and Chivas USA defender Jonathan Bornstein was named 2006 Gatorade Rookie of the Year. After the season ended, Coach Bradley was named interim head coach of the US men's national soccer team and head coach of the U.S. men's Olympic soccer team by the U.S. Soccer Federation, and was replaced by Chivas USA's fourth head coach, Predrag "Preki" Radosavljevic.

 
Sacha Kljestan played a major role for Chivas USA from 2006-2010

The team's third season, under Preki, was the most successful to date. Chivas USA goalkeeper Brad Guzan was named MLS's Goalkeeper of the Year for the 2007 season. On November 7, 2007, Preki was named MLS Coach of the Year for 2007 after the first-year manager led the Red-and-White to a 15-7-8 record and first place in Major League Soccer's Western Conference. In January 2008, Preki signed a multi-year contract with Chivas USA securing his position as head coach for the 2008 season. Chivas finished the 2007 MLS season atop of the Western Conference. However, they lost in the Conference Semifinals of the MLS Cup 2007 playoffs to the Kansas City Wizards, who were the conference's No. 4 seed under new MLS seeding rules despite being in the Eastern Conference.

In 2008 Chivas USA competed in their first official international tournament, playing Pachuca in the 2008 SuperLiga. Jonathan Bornstein and Sacha Kljestan were named to the MLS All-Star team. Goalie Brad Guzan became the first Goat to transfer to a European first division club. The Red-and-White clinched a playoff berth for the third consecutive season, losing to Real Salt Lake in the first round. Kljestan scored the U.S. Soccer Goal of the Year while playing in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He was also named to the MLS Best XI, and was selected as U.S. Soccer's Young Male Athlete of the Year.

Jonathan Bornstein and Sacha Kljestan competed with the U.S. National Team in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa. Chivas USA goalkeeper Zach Thornton was named to the ­2009 MLS All-Star Team. Chivas USA announced the Team Award Winners, naming Thornton the team's Most Valuable Player. Thornton was also named the MLS Goalkeeper of the Year and MLS Comeback Player of the Year, and he was nominated to the MLS Best 11.

Club struggles 2010–

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Martín Vásquez was named the team's head coach after serving as an assistant coach from 2005-2007. Kljestan and Bornstein were named co-captains for the 2010 season. During the World Cup break Kljestan signed a deal with Belgian club Anderlecht, leaving Chivas USA after parts of five seasons. Bornstein played in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, starting in two matches for the United States as they made it to the Round of 16. On October 27, the team released head coach Martín Vásquez from his contract. On November 2, president and CEO Shawn Hunter announced he was stepping down. On December 14 the club's vice president of soccer operations, Stephen Hamilton revealed he too, was leaving his post. Both he and Hunter will continue to serve in advisory roles for the club. After Hamilton stepped down, Jose L Domene was named Interim General Manager. On January 4, 2011, Robin Fraser became Head coach of Chivas USA.

On August 29, 2012, Vergara and his wife, Angélica Fuentes, became sole owners of the club, buying out former partners Antonio and Lorenzo Cué.[3] In a discrimination lawsuit filed on May 29, 2013 by dismissed non-Latino youth coaches Dan Calichman and Ted Chronopoulos, shortly after the acquisition Vergara is alleged to have told his staff that those who did not speak Spanish would be fired, with Jose David, the team's new president and chief business officer, asking Chronopoulos for a list of youth players and coaches who were Mexican or Mexican American and of those that weren't.[4] The lawsuit was the subject of the lead segment of the July 23, 2013 broadcast of Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel. After the release of Preki, Chivas USA have failed to stay consistent on and off the pitch, just like its parent club, CD Guadalajara, Chivas USA have had four coaches since the start of the 2010 season in which all four coaches failed to impress Jorge Vergara.

On February 20, 2014, Major League Soccer purchased Chivas USA from Vergara. They announced plans to sell to a buyer dedicated to keeping the club in Los Angeles, as well as a plan to rebrand the club in time for the 2015 MLS season.[5]

Colors and badge

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Chivas USA's home uniform mirrors that of their parent club, Guadalajara, with a red-and-white striped shirt, blue shorts and blue socks. Chivas USA has worn a variation of this kit since its inception (with slight variations in trim, stripe width, number of stripes, and other minor details), and usually complement this with a dark blue away uniform.

The club badge is also virtually identical to that of Guadalajara, featuring the shield of the city of Guadalajara, but omitting the eleven stars (representing the eleven league titles won by Guadalajara) around the outside of the logo.

Stadium

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StubHub Center, Chivas USA's home stadium since 2005

Chivas USA plays its home games at Stubhub Center, on the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills in Carson, California, approximately 10 miles south of downtown Los Angeles. The venue's title sponsor is online ticket retailer StubHub. Built in 2003 as the home stadium for Los Angeles Galaxy, the "SHC" is a 27,000-seat soccer-specific stadium, the second of its kind in MLS,[6] but has hosted other sports such as rugby and football. Since they began play in 2005, Los Rojiblancos have shared the stadium the Los Galacticos, with whom they compete for the Honda SuperClasico. This arrangement and those of the NFL's New York Giants and New York Jets in MetLife Stadium and NBA's Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers in the Staples Center are the only cases in the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada of two teams of the same league sharing a venue.

Chivas USA have occasionally held home games at Titan Stadium on the campus of California State University, Fullerton, and at Harder Stadium on the campus of UC Santa Barbara, such as in the US Open Cup when both they and Los Angeles Galaxy have been drawn to play at home on the same day, but this is generally a rare occurrence.

Club culture

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Sponsorship

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On May 16, 2007, Comex, Mexico's leading paint company, became Chivas USA's first presenting sponsor, with their name on the front of the jerseys. At the opening of the 2010 season, the team's jerseys were blank. On April 1, 2010, the new presenting sponsor, Extra,[7] was finally unveiled prior to the match against rivals Los Angeles Galaxy; Extra is a Mexican convenience store chain owned by Grupo Modelo, the makers of Corona beer.[7][8] The chain's logo appeared on the front of Chivas USA jerseys and training jerseys for the rest of that year. On February 16, 2011 Corona became the presenting sponsor for Chivas USA.[9] The "Goats" also have Home Depot, Time Warner Cable, The Walt Disney Company, Budweiser, NAPA Auto Parts and VISA as team sponsors.

Broadcasting

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For the 2014 season, Chivas USA non nationally televised matches are televised by KDOC in English and Time Warner Cable Deportes in Spanish. KDOC agreed to televise 10 matches while Time Warner Cable Deportes agreed to televise 16 matches. Matches not televised in Spanish on Time Warner Cable Deportes will air on the Univision family of networks (UniMas, Galavision, Univision Deportes Network).[10]

Until 2012, FS West/Prime Ticket and KDOC televised all Chivas USA matches that were not nationally televised. In 2013, Chivas began the year with no local television partner; however, in August a deal was reached with KDOC (English) and MundoFOX22 KWHY-TV (Spanish) for the remainder of the 2013 season.[11]

KWKW-AM (ESPN Deportes Radio) provides Spanish-language radio broadcasts.

Players and staff

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Current roster

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Last updated on May 19, 2014.
Source: Chivas USA official roster[12]

No. Position Player Nation
1 GK Dan Kennedy   United States
2 DF Bobby Burling   United States
3 DF Carlos Bocanegra   United States
4 DF Tony Lochhead   New Zealand
5 MF Martín Rivero   Argentina
6 MF Matt Dunn   United States
7 MF Mauro Rosales (DP)   Argentina
8 MF Agustín Pelletieri   Argentina
12 MF Marco Delgado (HGP)   United States
13 DF Michael Nwiloh   United States
14 DF Akira Kaji   Japan
15 MF Eric Avila   United States
16 DF Andrew Jean-Baptiste   United States
17 MF Thomas McNamara   United States
18 GK Trevor Spangenberg   United States
19 FW Ryan Finley   United States
20 MF Carlos Alvarez   United States
21 FW Kris Tyrpak   United States
22 DF Eriq Zavaleta (on loan from Seattle Sounders FC)   United States
24 DF Lyle Martin   United States
25 DF Donny Toia   United States
26 FW Matthew Fondy   United States
28 GK Tim Melia   United States
29 FW Caleb Calvert (HGP)   United States
30 MF Oswaldo Minda   Ecuador
38 MF Marvin Chávez   Honduras

Out on loan

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No. Position Player Nation
— MF Gabriel Farfan (on loan to Chiapas)   United States
— FW José Erick Correa (on loan to Gimnasia)   Colombia

Youth Academy

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The U16 and U18 Chivas USA Academy teams/players are developed as an extension of the first team/reserve program. The U14 academy team will enter the USSDA in the fall of 2013. Their education includes professional prep and a detailed understanding of the objectives, roles and expectations of first team soccer.

Chivas USA Development Academy is the standard for youth soccer development in Southern California and the United States. Their mission is to identify talented young soccer players and provide them with a competitive development plan ensuring maximum growth and improvement. Through their "Culture of Excellence," the Chivas USA Academy, in conjunction with U.S. Soccer, is designed to prepare young players for the Chivas USA First Team.

The Chivas USA Academy is a fully funded program for all of its players. These academy players will train a minimum of four days a week, they will get the opportunity to compete in the So Cal Division, and they will play in a 10-month season, which maximizes training and competitive matches for the year. In addition to the training on the field, the academy players will attend a session once a week at the Competitive Athletic Training Zone (CATZ). CATZ is the official strength, conditioning, and physical therapy providers for the Chivas USA First team and they will give all of their players in the Chivas USA Academy the access to proven training routines that will focus on physical development and nutrition.

The Chivas USA Academy Staff consists of current Chivas USA First Team Assistants, who are all USSF Licensed coaches who have earned regional and national honors from the U.S. Soccer Federation and the USSDA. Each of their head coaches have played professionally and internationally for U.S. Full Men's or Youth National Teams.

Current staff

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Notable former players

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This list of former players includes those who received international caps while playing for the team or made significant contributions to the team in terms of appearances or goals while playing for the team. It is clearly not yet complete and all inclusive, and additions and refinements will continue to be made over time.

Head coaches

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Achievements

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MLS Supporters' Shield
  • Runners-up (1): 2007
MLS Western Conference
  • Winners (Regular Season) (1): 2007
Minor Trophies

Record

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Year-by-year

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Year Regular Season Playoffs US Open Cup CONCACAF
Champions' League
2005 6th, West (4-22-6) Did not qualify Fourth Round Did not qualify
2006 3rd, West (10-9-13) Lost Conference Semifinals (Houston Dynamo 2-3) Round of 16 Did not qualify
2007 1st, West (15-7-8) Lost Conference Semifinals (Kansas City Wizards 0-1) Round of 16 Did not qualify
2008 2nd, West (12-11-7) Lost Conference Semifinals (Real Salt Lake 2-3) Round of 16 Did not qualify
2009 4th, West (13-11-6) Lost Conference Semifinals (Los Angeles Galaxy 2-3) Round of 16 Preliminary Round
2010 8th, West (8-18-4) Did not qualify Semifinals Did not qualify
2011 8th, West (8-14-12) Did not qualify Did not qualify Did not qualify
2012 9th, West (7-18-9) Did not qualify Semifinals Did not qualify
2013 9th, West (6-20-8) Did Not qualify Fourth Round Did Not qualify

Year-by-year stats

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Year League Record Top Scorer
P W L D F A Pts Name G
2005 32 4 22 6 31 67 18   Héctor Cuadros 4
2006 32 10 9 13 45 42 43   Ante Razov 14
2007 30 15 7 8 46 28 53   Maykel Galindo 12
2008 30 12 11 7 40 41 43   Alecko Eskandarian
  Ante Razov
  Sacha Kljestan 		5
2009 30 13 11 6 34 31 45   Eduardo Lillingston 8
2010 30 8 18 4 31 45 28   Justin Braun 9
2011 34 8 14 12 41 43 36   Justin Braun
  Nick LaBrocca 		9
2012 34 7 18 9 24 58 30   Juan Pablo Angel
 4
2013 34 6 20 8 30 67 26   Erick Torres
 7
Total 286 83 130 73 322 422 322   Ante Razov 30

International tournaments

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Group Stage v.   Pachuca -- 1:2
Group Stage v.   Santos Laguna -- 1:0
Group Stage v.   New England Revolution -- 1:1
Preliminary Round v.   Tauro -- 1:3 aggregate over 2 legs
Group Stage v.   UANL -- 1:2
Group Stage v.   Chicago Fire -- 0:1
Group Stage v.   San Luis -- 1:1
Group Stage v.   Puebla -- 1:2
Group Stage v.   Houston Dynamo -- 1:1
Group Stage v.   Pachuca -- 1:0

Team records

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Jonathan Bornstein has played more games for Chivas USA than any other player.

MLS regular season only, through 2013 season

  • All-Time regular season record: 83-125-73 (Through March 25, 2013)

Average attendance

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regular season / playoffs

  • 2005: 17,080 / missed playoffs
  • 2006: 19,840 / 15,110
  • 2007: 14,305 / 19,711
  • 2008: 15,114 / 19,265
  • 2009: 16,107 / 25,218
  • 2010: 14,575 / missed playoffs
  • 2011: 14,830 / missed playoffs
  • 2012: 13,056 / missed playoffs
  • 2013: 8,366 / missed playoffs

See also

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References

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  • "Chivas USA: Home: Home". Cdchivasusa.com. Retrieved December 3, 2011.
  • HULIQ. "Bob Bradley Named Interim U.S. Men's Soccer National Team Head Coach". Huliq.com. Retrieved December 3, 2011.
  • "ESPNsoccernet - MLS - Canales: On Bradley and Chivas USA". Soccernet.espn.go.com. January 10, 2006. Retrieved December 3, 2011.
  • Chivas USA: News: Article[dead link‍]
  1. ^ El noveno proyecto de Chivas USA (Spanish)
  2. ^ "Major League Soccer purchases Chivas USA". Retrieved February 20, 2014.
  3. ^ "Vergara, Fuentes become sole owners of Chivas USA". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
  4. ^ Baxter, Kevin (May 30, 2013). "When will MLS save Chivas USA from itself?". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
  5. ^ MLS Communications. "Major League Soccer purchases Chivas USA". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
  6. ^ "HomeDepot Center | About Us". The Home Depot Center. Retrieved December 3, 2011.
  7. ^ a b http://www2.eluniversal.com.mx/pls/impreso/noticia.html?id_nota=23023&tabla=miami
  8. ^ Chivas USA Public Relations (April 2, 2010). "Notes from April 1 vs. Galaxy | Chivas USA". Cdchivasusa.com. Retrieved December 3, 2011.
  9. ^ Chivas USA Communications (February 22, 2011). "Crossing cultures | Chivas USA". Cdchivasusa.com. Retrieved December 3, 2011.
  10. ^ "Time Warner Cable Deportes Added as Official Broadcast Partner of Chivas USA Time Warner Cable Deportes se agrega como socio de emisión de Chivas USA". cdchivasusa.com. May 27, 2014. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  11. ^ Kennedy, Paul (August 29, 2013). "Chivas USA, finally, signs TV deal 08/29/2013". SoccerAmerica. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
  12. ^ "Players | Chivas USA". Cdchivasusa.com.
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