San Diego 1904 FC

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San Diego 1904 FC
San Diego 1904 FC Logo.png
Nickname(s)1904 FC
Founded2016
Dissolved2021
StadiumChula Vista Elite
Athlete Training Center
Chula Vista, California [1]
Capacity3,700
League National Independent Soccer Association
Fall 2021 10th place
Website Club website

San Diego 1904 FC was an American professional soccer team based in San Diego, California, United States. [2] In December 2021, the team was absorbed by Albion San Diego, which effectively took over 1904's membership in the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA). [3]

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History

The name 1904 was suggested by a fan, and refers to S and D, the nineteenth and fourth letters of the alphabet (also, the letters S and D resemble the numbers 9 and 0 in the club logo). [4] Commenters on social media pointed out that the number could also be seen as a reference to a joke in the film Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (in which Burgundy falsely asserts that San Diego was "discovered by the Germans in 1904"), leading journalists to suggest that reference may have been intentional. [5] [6] [7]

The club's founders include soccer players Demba Ba and Eden Hazard. [8] The club intended to build a soccer stadium in Oceanside, approximately 40 miles (64 km) north of downtown San Diego. [9]

The team was originally announced to make its debut in the North American Soccer League in 2018. [10] However, due to the cancellation of the 2018 NASL season, the expansion team withdrew from the NASL and attempted to reach an agreement to join the United Soccer League in 2019. [11] [12] On June 7, 2018, it was revealed that 1904 FC's exclusive negotiating window had elapsed without agreement in place to join USL. [13] On September 6, 2018, the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA), a planned Division III league, confirmed that San Diego 1904 FC was the league's first member club. [14] NISA has applied to the United States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer) for sanctioning as a Division III league to start play in 2019. [15] The club played at 70,561-seat capacity SDCCU Stadium for the Fall 2019 NISA season. [16]

On August 29, 2019, Alexandre Gontran was announced as the club's first head coach. [17]

In the spring, the team announced it would move to Lincoln High School within the city. [18]

On July 28, 2020, the team announced it would go on hiatus for the Fall 2020 NISA season due to the COVID-19 pandemic and un-sustainability that would come from playing behind closed doors. [19] On September 2, NISA and the team both confirmed it would be returning for the Spring 2021 season. [20] This continued into 2021 when the team was announced as one of nine participating teams in both the Spring season and NISA Legends Cup tournament. [21] On July 7, it was announced that 1904 FC had withdrawn from the 2021 NISA Independent Cup, with the league citing that the club had opted for a "different route to prepare for the fall season". [22] In December 2021, the team announced it would be taken over by Albion San Diego. [3]

Stadiums

Year-by-year

SeasonLeagueDiv.Pos.Pl.WDLGSGAPts.Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Top goalscorerManager
NameLeague
2019–20 NISA Fall - West Coast [lower-alpha 1] 3rd62049156Did not qualify Second round Flag of the United States.svg Lorenzo Ramirez Jr.3 Flag of France.svg Alexandre Gontran
Spring [lower-alpha 2] 5th2020222Cancelled Flag of the United States.svg Joseph Patrick Pérez
Flag of the United States.svg Ozzie Ramos 		1
2020–21 Fall Did not play
Spring 7th82158177Did not qualifyCancelled Flag of the United States.svg Cesar Romero Jr 2 Flag of Scotland.svg Scott Morrison
2021 Fall 10th18231317379Cancelled Flag of the United States.svg Edward Benito3
  1. ↑ The Fall 2019 NISA season had eight teams split into two separate conferences, East Coast and West Coast
  2. ↑ Spring season cancelled before completion [23]

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  3. 1 2 Mark Zeigler (December 15, 2021). "San Diego pro men's soccer team 1904 FC merges with youth club Albion". www.sandiegouniontribune.com. Archived from the original on January 3, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
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