Los Angeles Force

Full name	Los Angeles Force
Nickname(s)	LA Force
Founded	2019
Stadium	Veterans Memorial Stadium
Capacity	11,600
Owner	Bob Friedland
Head Coach	Dekel Keinan
League	NISA
2024	Western Conference: 1st Playoffs: Champions
Website	http://www.losangelesforce.com/
Home colors
Current season

Los Angeles Force is an American professional soccer club based in Long Beach, California that plays in the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA).

On August 2, 2019, the National Independent Soccer Association announced the addition of Los Angeles Force ahead of the league's inaugural 2019 Fall Showcase. The club is affiliated with NISA Nation side FC Golden State Force.^[1]

On October 19, 2024, the Force hosted 405 derby rivals Irvine Zeta FC in the 2024 NISA Championship at Veterans Memorial Stadium, with an attendance of 1,477. The Los Angeles Force opened the scoring in the 26th minute thanks to Josue Cartagena, but Irvine found an equalizer in the 55th minute through George Almeida. After 90 minutes and the score at 1-1, the game went to extra time with no one scoring within extra time. In penalties, the Los Angeles Force beat Irvine Zeta 3-2 in penalties, with goalkeeper Seth Torman saving the first two Zeta penalties, crowning the Los Angeles Force the 2024 NISA Champions, the first for the club.

For the 2019 NISA Fall Showcase, the team played its home matches at Rio Hondo College in Whittier, California. Starting with the 2020 Spring season, the team moved to Los Angeles, and is using the newly renovated stadium on the campus of California State University - Los Angeles.

During the 2021 fall season, the Force primarily used Valley High School's facility in Santa Ana, except for two matches at Championship Soccer Stadium in Irvine. For the 2022 season, the Force used 6 different stadiums, including Championship Stadium (1 match, plus another at Great Park's turf field 10 adjacent), one match at Garey High School in Pomona, one at Yates Field in Chino, two at Covina District Field in Covina, and 4 at LA Harbor College's stadium.

During the 2023 season, the Force primarily used Championship Soccer Stadium in Irvine.

In 2024, the Force announced that they will be playing at Veterans Memorial Stadium at Long Beach City College.

As of December 22, 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  USA Erick Villatoro 3 DF  USA Aydan Bowers 4 DF  USA Garrett Hogbin 6 DF  USA Ronaldo Lomeli 7 MF  USA Justin Jovel 8 MF  USA Alex Juarez 9 FW  BLZ Michael Salazar 10 MF  USA Beto Alvarenga 11 FW  USA Moja Hale 12 FW  USA Dante Brigida 13 GK  USA Sebastian Ascencio 16 MF  USA Ronaldo Pineda 17 MF  USA Josue Cartagena 18 FW  COL Victor Blanco 19 FW  MEX José "Chila" Montes de Oca 20 FW  USA Oscar Delgado 21 DF  ISR Dekel Keinan

No. Pos. Nation Player 23 MF  USA Bryan Ortega 24 FW  CMR Ayuk Tambe 25 FW  USA Joel Quist 28 DF  USA Ahmed Shaibu Jr. 29 DF  USA Alex Thompson-Hill 30 GK  USA Seth Torman 44 FW  JPN Mouhamadou War 77 MF  USA Josue España 80 DF  USA Ivan Hernandez

As of December 22, 2024

Executive Staff

Robert Friedland - Owner, President

Alex Lujan - Vice President, General Manager

Logan Dahler - Assistant General Manager, Director of Soccer Operations

Coaching Staff

Dekel Keinan - Head Coach

Juan Carlos Garcia - Assistant Coach

Kris Guerra - Goalkeeper Coach

Support Staff

Kuvaal Patel - Team Administrator

Leo Freese - Team Manager

Season	League	Div	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Position	Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup	NISA Independent Cup	Top Scorer
2019–20	NISA	Fall	6	3	2	1	8	7	14	1st, West Coast	Conference Final	Cancelled	N/A	Alvaro Madrigal-Zavala Marvin Merlano	2
		Spring	2	0	1	1	1	3	1	7th	Cancelled		N/A
2020–21	NISA	Fall	3	2	0	1	5	5	6	1st, Group B	Fall Semifinials	Cancelled	N/A	Christian Chaney	6
		Spring	8	6	0	2	11	6	18	2nd	Spring Final		N/A
Fall 2021	NISA		18	7	9	2	20	14	30	3rd	N/A	Cancelled	Champions (West Coast Region)	Christian Chaney	6
2022	NISA		11	2	4	5	7	14	10	7th*	DNQ	Round 2	Champions (West Coast Region)	Edwin Rivas Jr.	5
2023	NISA		24	13	5	6	33	21	44	3rd	Quarterfinals	Round 2	Champions (Pacific Region)	Francis Avoce	7
2024	NISA		18	14	2	2	40	12	44	1st, West Conference	Final, Champions	Round 2	Champions (West Region)	Bryan Ortega Michael Salazar	3

*In the 2022 NISA season, from March 26-August 27, Los Angeles Force finished 4th in the West Division. After the withdrawal of Bay Cities FC from NISA, the league changed the format from two divisions to an 8 team table, where the Los Angeles Force finished 7th.

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