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USA Major League Soccer - Western Conference
Club Deportivo Chivas USA
Team's name:
Club Deportivo Chivas USA
Year founded: 2004 
Conference: Western
Location: Carson, California
Nickname:
Chivas, Goats, Goats USA,
Bebe Chivas,
Rojiblancos,
Rebaño Angelino
Mascot: none
Team Colours:
Red, White, Blue and Gold
Joined the League: 2005
Team's President:
Jorge Vergara
Soccer Coach: Preki
Soccer Stadium:
The Home Depot Center
Current Capacity: 27,000
Team Championships:
MLS Cup: none
US Open Cup: none
Supporter's Shield:
Runners Up 2007
International Champs: none |
Then CD Chivas USA is a United States soccer team based in Carson, California, which competes in the Major League Baseball. It was founded in 2004 due to the expansion of the league.
It was given the name of Chivas USA and share the same colors red, white, blue, and gold with its parent Club Deportivo Guadalajara, so that many of the Mexicans migrants feel that in spite of being far from their country of origin, they had part of the same in United States.
The team should be in a city with great Latin-American presence, for which the cities of Los Angels and Chicago were the most importants. California was chosen like the home of the new team, which plays in the new Home Depot Center stadium that shares with Los Angeles Galaxy.
The first season turned out to be disappointing, Chivas USA could not raise the bad play during all the tournament and finishes in last place, due to the bad quality of the players and by being practically a new team. |
For the following tournament (2006) the team was reinforced with the arrival of Ramón Ramírez and Francisco Palencia originating from Las Chivas de Guadalajara, besides Claudio Suarez, veteran of great quality and former player of the Guadalajara, what improved the level of the team. For the 2007 season, continued the changes, in team roster, the coach, and the exit of Ramón Ramírez, 'Paco' Palencia and Bob Bradley. In spite of it, the club continues improving its quality of play.
CD Chivas USA Current Squad
| Current Squad |
| G |
18 Brad Guzan |
M |
5 Paulo Nagamura |
| G |
21 Lance Parker |
M |
8 Raphael Wicky |
| D |
13 Jonathan Bornstein |
F |
7 Alecko Eskandarian |
| D |
14 Bobby Burling |
F |
19 Jorge Flores |
| D |
3 Jim Curtin |
F |
11 Maykel Galindo |
| D |
39 Eric Ebert |
F |
32 Anthony Hamilton |
| D |
12 Chris Pozniak |
F |
24 Atiba Harris |
| D |
2 Claudio Suarez |
F |
9 Ante Razov |
| D |
4 Shavar Thomas |
F |
22 Keith Savage |
| D |
25 Lawson Vaughn |
S |
17 Justin Braun |
| D |
23 Alex Zotinca |
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37 Kraig Chiles |
| M |
16 Sacha Kljestan |
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34 Gerson Mayen |
| M |
15 Jesse Marsch |
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31 Daniel Paladini |
| M |
6 Francisco Mendoza |
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