Chivas USA

Club Deportivo Chivas USA is an American football franchise from Carson, California. The team plays of the 2005 season in Major League Soccer, the highest professional football league in the United States and Canada.

The franchise was founded in 2004 and the eleventh team was participating in the MLS. The Chivas USA are to be understood as a "little brother" of the Mexican football club Deportivo Guadalajara.

Owner of the franchise are the Mexicans Antonio Cué, owner of CD Guadalajara, and Jorge Vergara, the Chivas are a subsidiary of Chivas USA Enterprises LLC.

8.1 Current Senior Squad
8.2 Existing Players
8.3 Coaching staff
8.4 Existing trainer

History

Club Deportivo Chivas USA was founded on 2 August 2004. In their first match, which was held on 2 April 2005 at the Home Depot Center against DC United, the team lost 0-2. Of the following nine games could only be won one. For this reason, the first coach of the team, Thomas Rongen, appointed sporting director and former assistant coach Javier Ledesma took over his duties on an interim basis. On 3 June 2005, the Dutchman Hans Westerhof was appointed coach of Chivas. Even this did not bring the hoped-for turn. At the end of the season the Goats were in last place in the Western Conference with just four wins from 32 games. Westerhoff was then not busy for the next season. The first part in U.S. Open Cup ended, after a victory against the Charlotte Eagles, with the defeat against Los Angeles Galaxy in the second round.

On 23 November 2005 Bob Bradley took over the office of the head coach. Under him were the Chivas in the 2006 season, compared to last year, successfully play. With a total of 10 wins and only 9 losses the team reached the third place in the Western Conference, thus qualifying for the play- offs. There the Goats met at Houston Dynamo. The first game was won 2-1. In the return game Houston won 2-0, making the Chivas were eliminated. Bradley was awarded the " MLS Coach of the Year Award" and Jonathan Bornstein received the " MLS Rookie of the Year Award" for best young player in the league. At the end of the season Bradley took over the post of coach of the U.S. national soccer team. His successor was the former MLS player Predrag " Preki " Radosavljević.

The 2007 season was the most successful season for Chivas. The team reached the 1st place in the Western Conference, but different as in the previous year in the first play-off game. Preki was named coach of the year and goalkeeper Brad Guzan was given the award for the best goalkeeper in the league.

2008 took CD Chivas USA for the first time in an international tournament. In the second edition of the Super League, the team finished in third place in the group stage. With a second place in the Western Conference, the team again reached the play-offs and just like in the previous two years they lost in the first encounter. For the first time nominated Jonathan Bornstein and Sacha Kljestan players for the MLS All -Star Game. Kljestan was this season one of the strongest players on the team and was voted into the best team of the league at the end of the season.

The 2009 season ended with a fourth place in the Western Conference. Zach Thornton took over the position of the root after goalkeeper Brad Guazan moved to Aston Villa. He was later elected the " MLS Goalkeeper of the Year". In the play-offs the Chivas subject, despite a 2-2 draw in the first game against LA Galaxy. Martin Vasquez took over at the end of the season the office of the new head coach. Radosavljević left by mutual agreement before the team.

The Chivas started the 2010 season with two defeats. At the end of the regular season, the team finished last in the Western Conference. Only DC United, with less points in the overall table. Due to this poor performance Martin Vasquez tenure was released after just one year.

Despite the poor performance in the league, the team in the U.S. Open Cup reached the semifinals. There they were subject to Seattle Sounders FC with 1:3.

On January 4, 2011 Robin Fraser has been named as the new coach.

Colours and Coat of Arms

The home jersey CD Chivas USA have the same colors as those of Deportivo Guadalajara. The logo is similar to that of the Mexican parents association. Only the seven stars omitted.

Stadium

StubHub Center; Carson, California (since 2005)
Harder Stadium; Santa Barbara, California (2006) 1 game in U.S. Open Cup

The home games are played on StubHub Center, which is located on the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills in Carson, California, discharged. The 27,000 capacity stadium, the Chivas share with Los Angeles Galaxy.

As alternatives are still the Harder Stadium, which, California is located in Santa Barbara, and lying in Fullerton, California Titan Stadium are available. These stages are then mainly used when Galaxy and Chivas have on the same day playing at home, such as in the U.S. Open Cup.

Fans and sponsors

Fan groups

The largest Fangruppierung are the Legión 1908. This grouping is represented internationally and also supports the representation of Mexican Chivas.

The Union Ultras are the first Fangruppierung that has formed in the environment of Chivas USA. It consists of about 150 members. Inside the stadium, these have their places, opposite the Legión 1908 range. The Ultras only support the Chivas USA and not like Legion and CD Guadalajara.

The latest Fangruppierung is the Black Army 1850. It was formed in 2010.

Media

FSN West / FSN Prime Ticket and KDOC - TV have to transfer all the Chivas games which are not broadcast nationally, the rights. Of these games transmits FSN West / FSN Prime Ticket most. 2010 all games of Goats were either shown on national or regional television.

The partner for the transmission in the Spanish language is the radio station W Radio 690 AM and TV stations KWHY - TV, which is a subsidiary of NBC Universal.

Target group

Target group of the team are living in the Greater Los Angeles Mexicans and Americans of Mexican descent. This ethnic group had so far largely ignored the MLS and focuses more on the Mexican league. Club owner Jorge Vergara promised that the main language of the association will be Spanish. This manifests itself in the advertising slogan " Adiós soccer. ¡ El fútbol está aquí! " (Spanish: . Goodbye, soccer, football is here).

Rivalries

At the local level, the Los Angeles Galaxy are a rival of CD Chivas. This is the only real local derby the MLS. Both teams play during an MLS season, " Honda SuperClassico " from. In contrast to the other " Two Team MLS Cup " no trophy will be awarded to the winner.

A larger rivalry between Chivas and Real Salt Lake. The club from Utah was admitted to the MLS as Chivas 2005.

Players and staff

Current Senior Squad

As of June 25, 2013

Existing players

Coaching staff

As of June 25, 2013

Mexico José Luis Real ( Trainer)
Mexico Marco Fabián (assistant coach )

Previous coach

First coach of Chivas was the Dutchman Thomas Rongen. After only ten league games but this proposal was quickly dismissed. First trainer with American nationality was the later U.S. national team coach Bob Bradley. Current chief advisor is Robin Fraser, who has been in office since January 4, 2011.

Achievements

MLS Supporters' Shield 2nd place ( 1): 2007

Further success Honda superclásico ( 1): 2007

Statistics

Record this season

Club Records

These records relate to the regular season up to and including the 2009 season:

Most Games: Jonathan Bornstein, 123
Top goals: Ante Razov, 30
Most Assists: Sacha Kljestan, 30
Most clean sheets: Brad Guzan, 24

Visitors section

2005: 17,080 / not qualified
2006: 19,840 / 15,110
2007: 14,305 / 19,711
2008: 15,114 / 19,265
2009: 15 091 / 25 218
2010: 14,575 / not qualified
2011: 14,830 / not qualified

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