San Nicolas FC

San Nicolás FC is an American soccer club from Pomona, California, competing in the United Premier Soccer League.[1]

Although San Nicolas FC competed in the UPSL, both they and fellow UPSL squad and 2016 Open Cup entrant La Máquina FC were suspended from UPSL play due to them being involved in a brawl.[2] San Nicolas FC competes in another league called the "Los Angeles Premier Soccer League," not to be confused with the Los Angeles Premier League, which is based in the Santa Monica / Los Angeles Westside.[3] The LAPSL listed only five teams in 2015, making San Nicolas ineligible to compete in future Open Cups, due to US Soccer's requirement of having Open Division teams qualify by virtue of playing in leagues with at least 10 teams.[4]

The club is an entrant in the 2016 U.S. Open Cup, scheduled to open in the first round against FC Tucson of the Premier Development League on May 11, 2016. San Nicolas qualified to the 2016 U.S. Open Cup, first by satisfying U.S. Soccer's requirement of competing in a league with at least 10 teams (UPSL), then by defeating Corinthians USA on October 24 and 3-0 win vs. Real Sociedad, both of the So Cal Premier League on November 22, 2015.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Meet the Underdogs: UPSL Champ San Nicolas FC". thecup.us. TheCup.US. 2016.
  2. ↑ "UPSL: La Máquina & San Nicolás Suspended". goalnation.com. Goal Nation. 2015.
  3. ↑ "LA Premier Soccer League". eteamz.com. LA Premier Soccer League. 2015.
  4. ↑ "2017 Open Cup Open Division Handbook". 2017 Open Cup Open Division Handbook. U.S. Soccer. 2016.
  5. ↑ "San Nicolas FC at FC Tucson". ussoccer.com. U.S. Soccer. 2016.


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