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{{Fs player | no=2 | nat=MEX | pos=DF | name= [[Omar Esparza]]}}
{{Fs player | no=2 | nat=MEX | pos=DF | name= [[Claudio Suárez]]|other=[[Captain (football)|captain]]}}
{{Fs player | no=6 | nat=USA | pos=MF | name= [[Guillermo Gonzalez]]}}
{{Fs player | no=4 | nat=JAM | pos=DF | name= [[Shavar Thomas]]}}
{{Fs player | no=9 | nat=MEX | pos=FW | name= [[Antonio De Nigris]]}}
{{Fs player | no=6 | nat=MEX | pos=MF | name= [[Francisco Mendoza]]}}
{{Fs player | no=11 | nat=BRA | pos=FW | name= [[Robert]]}}
{{Fs player | no=9 | nat=USA | pos=FW | name= [[Ante Razov]]}}
{{Fs player | no=11 | nat=CUB | pos=FW | name= [[Maykel Galindo]]}}
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{{Fs player | no=12 | nat=ENG | pos=FW | name= [[John Cunliffe (footballer)|John Cunliffe]]}}
{{Fs player | no=13 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name= [[Jonathan Bornstein]]}}
{{Fs player | no=13 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name= [[Jonathan Bornstein]]}}
{{Fs player | no=15 | nat=USA | pos=MF | name= [[Jesse Marsch]]}}
{{Fs player | no=15 | nat=USA | pos=MF | name= [[Jesse Marsch]]}}
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{{Fs player | no=16 | nat=USA | pos=MF | name= [[Sacha Kljestan]]}}
{{Fs player | no=16 | nat=USA | pos=MF | name= [[Sacha Kljestan]]}}
{{Fs player | no=18 | nat=USA | pos=GK | name= [[Brad Guzan]]}}
{{Fs player | no=18 | nat=USA | pos=GK | name= [[Brad Guzan]]}}
{{Fs player | no=19 | nat=MEX | pos=DF | name= [[Jonny Magallón]]}}
{{Fs player | no=19 | nat=USA | pos=FW | name= [[Jorge Flores (soccer)|Jorge Flores]]}}
{{Fs player | no=23 | nat=CHN | pos=MF | name= [[Zhenli Yegong]]}}
{{Fs player | no=23 | nat=ROU | pos=DF | name= [[Alex Zotinca]]}}
{{Fs player | no=24 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name= [[Bobby Burling]]}}
{{Fs player | no=24 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name= [[Bobby Burling]]}}
{{Fs player | no=25 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name= [[Lawson Vaughn]]}}
{{Fs player | no=25 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name= [[Lawson Vaughn]]}}
{{Fs player | no=26 | nat=MEX | pos=MF | name= [[Javier Iturriaga Arrillaga]]}}
{{Fs player | no=26 | nat=BRA | pos=MF | name= [[Paulo Nagamura]]}}
{{Fs player | no=32 | nat=USA | pos=FW | name= [[Anthony Hamilton (soccer player)|Anthony Hamilton]]}}
{{Fs player | no=32 | nat=USA | pos=FW | name= [[Anthony Hamilton (soccer player)|Anthony Hamilton]]}}
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* {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Omar Esparza]] '' From Club Guadalajara

* {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Jonny Magallón]] '' From Club Guadalajara


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* {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Erasmo Solorzano]] '' Waived
* {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Erasmo Solorzano]] '' Waived

* {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Claudio Suarez]] '' Retired


* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Laurent Merlin]] '' Waived
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Laurent Merlin]] '' Waived

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* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Cunliffe (footballer)|John Cunliffe]] '' Waived

* {{flagicon|CUB}} [[Maykel Galindo]] '' Waived

* {{flagicon|JAM}} [[Shavar Thomas]] '' Waived


==Notable players==
==Notable players==

Revision as of 03:53, 11 December 2007

Template:MLS team Club Deportivo Chivas USA (short form: Chivas USA) is a professional football (soccer) club based in Carson, California that participates in Major League Soccer. The club, founded in 2004, plays its home games at The Home Depot Center, sharing it with the Los Angeles Galaxy. The team shares the same colors of red, white, blue, and gold as its parent Club Deportivo Guadalajara, the most popular team in Mexico.

History

The first coach of Chivas USA was Thomas Rongen. However, after Chivas' 1–8–1 start (their sole win coming against fellow expansion club Real Salt Lake), Rongen was fired and replaced with Hans Westerhof. Following the conclusion of the 2005 campaign, former MetroStars and Chicago Fire head coach Bob Bradley was announced as the replacement for Westerhof. Under coach Bradley, the 2006 season saw a major turnaround for Chivas, which finished in third place in the MLS Western Conference after finishing last with the worst record in league history the season prior. Coach Bradley left after one season to manage both the United States men's national soccer team and the United States U-23 men's national soccer team, and was replaced by Preki.

The team's main supporter group is primarily Latino, or more specifically Mexican. Vergara has promised that, although the team may not be composed entirely of Latin players, the team's main language will be Spanish. This is evidenced in the team's marketing slogan for its inaugural campaign in 2005, "Adiós soccer. ¡El fútbol está aquí!", which translates to "Goodbye soccer, football is here!" Since 2006, Chivas USA's marketing slogan has been "Chivas USA: Está en Tu Sangre", or in its English version, "Chivas USA: It's in Your Blood".

100-Hour Game

In August 2006, in line with the centennial anniversary of its parent club, Chivas and Chivas USA jointly organized a football match that lasted 100 hours, in the city of Bell Gardens, CA. The match was composed of two teams, "Chivas" and "The Rest of the World"--both teams were composed of current players of both clubs, former Chivas de Guadalajara players, Mexican and Mexican-American politicians, organizations, Mexican celebrities, etc. The Game began August 9th and ended on August 13th with "Chivas" beating "The Rest of the World" 437-429. [1]

Championship

Chivas USA finished the 2007 MLS season atop of the Western Conference earning the title of MLS Western Conference Champions. However, they lost in the Conference Semifinals of the MLS Cup 2007 playoffs to the Kansas City Wizards, who were placed in the Western #4 seed under new MLS Cup playoff seeding rules despite being in the Eastern Conference.

SuperLiga

Chivas USA qualified to the SuperLiga 2008 by finishing as the 2nd best team during the 2007 MLS season.

Chivas USA's sponsor is Comex, a Mexican paint company which has retailers across the United States, mostly in the California area. Its logo also appears on the front of Chivas jerseys and training jerseys. Comex became the club's jersey sponsor during the 2007 season.

Song

The team anthem is called "¡Chivas Explosivas!" and is performed by Chicano rap group and Los Angeles natives Akwid. [1]

Television and radio

All matches are broadcast in Spanish on KTNQ Univision Radio. Hipólito Gamboa does play-by-play, while former Chivas keeper Martín Zúñiga does color, the two men also host the team's weekly radio program "Sangre Chiva" (literally "Chiva Blood") on the same station. There is no English language radio outlet.

18 matches will appear locally on FSN West television. Christian Miles is the play-by-play announcer, with Bernardo Osuna as analyst and sideline reporter Christine Nubla.

Honors

Individual Honors

Current roster

As of July 26, 2007[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Mexico MEX Claudio Suárez (captain)
4 DF Jamaica JAM Shavar Thomas
6 MF Mexico MEX Francisco Mendoza
9 FW United States USA Ante Razov
11 FW Cuba CUB Maykel Galindo
12 FW England ENG John Cunliffe
13 DF United States USA Jonathan Bornstein
15 MF United States USA Jesse Marsch
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF United States USA Sacha Kljestan
18 GK United States USA Brad Guzan
19 FW United States USA Jorge Flores
23 DF Romania ROU Alex Zotinca
24 DF United States USA Bobby Burling
25 DF United States USA Lawson Vaughn
26 MF Brazil BRA Paulo Nagamura
32 FW United States USA Anthony Hamilton

Changes for the 2008 MLS Season

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Notable players

Head coaches

Team records

13 in 2007

MLS regular season only, through 2006 season


  • All-Time regular season record: 29-38-27 (Through Oct. 21, 2007)

Home stadiums

Year-by-year

Year Reg. Season Playoffs Open Cup CONCACAF
Champions' Cup 		SuperLiga
2005 6th, West Did not qualify Round of 32 Not qualified Started in 2007
2006 3rd, West Quarterfinals Round of 16 Did not qualify
2007 1st, West Quarterfinals Round of 16 Did not qualify Did not participate
2008 TBD TBD TBD Did not qualify Qualified

Average attendance

regular season/playoffs

  • 2005: 17,080/missed playoffs
  • 2006: 19,840/15,110
  • 2007: 14,305/19,711

External links


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  1. ^ http://www.adidas.com/us/campaigns/mls/content/site.asp
  2. ^ Source: http://chivas.usa.mlsnet.com/players/roster.jsp?club=t120
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