San Diego 1904 FC
Soccer club
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San Diego 1904 FC was an American professional soccer team based in San Diego, California.[2] In December 2021, the team was absorbed by Albion San Diego, which effectively took over 1904's membership in the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA).[3]
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| Full name | San Diego 1904 Football Club | ||
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| Nickname | 1904 FC | ||
| Founded | 2016 | ||
| Dissolved | 2021 | ||
| Stadium | Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center Chula Vista, California[1] | ||
| Capacity | 3,700 | ||
| League | National Independent Soccer Association | ||
| Fall 2021 | 10th place | ||
| Website | 1904fc.com | ||
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History
The name 1904 was suggested by a fan, and refers to S and D, the nineteenth and fourth letters of the alphabet (also, the letters S and D resemble the numbers 9 and 0 in the club logo).[4] Commenters on social media pointed out that the number could also be seen as a reference to a joke in the film Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (in which Burgundy falsely asserts that San Diego was "discovered by the Germans in 1904"), leading journalists to suggest that reference may have been intentional.[5][6][7]
The club's founders include soccer players Demba Ba and Eden Hazard.[8] The club intended to build a soccer stadium in Oceanside, approximately 40 miles (64 km) north of downtown San Diego.[9]
The team was originally announced to make its debut in the North American Soccer League in 2018.[10] However, due to the cancellation of the 2018 NASL season, the expansion team withdrew from the NASL and attempted to reach an agreement to join the United Soccer League in 2019.[11][12] On June 7, 2018, it was revealed that 1904 FC's exclusive negotiating window had elapsed without agreement in place to join USL.[13] On September 6, 2018, the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA), a planned Division III league, confirmed that San Diego 1904 FC was the league's first member club.[14] NISA has applied to the United States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer) for sanctioning as a Division III league to start play in 2019.[15] The club played at 70,561-seat capacity SDCCU Stadium for the Fall 2019 NISA season.[16]
On August 29, 2019, Alexandre Gontran was announced as the club's first head coach.[17]
In the spring, the team announced it would move to Lincoln High School within the city.[18]
On July 28, 2020, the team announced it would go on hiatus for the Fall 2020 NISA season due to the COVID-19 pandemic and un-sustainability that would come from playing behind closed doors.[19] On September 2, NISA and the team both confirmed it would be returning for the Spring 2021 season.[20] This continued into 2021 when the team was announced as one of nine participating teams in both the Spring season and NISA Legends Cup tournament.[21] On July 7, it was announced that 1904 FC had withdrawn from the 2021 NISA Independent Cup, with the league citing that the club had opted for a "different route to prepare for the fall season".[22] In December 2021, the team announced it would be taken over by Albion San Diego.[3]
Stadiums
- SDCCU Stadium; San Diego, California (2019)
- Lincoln High School; San Diego, California (2020)
- Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center; Chula Vista, California (2021)[1]
Year-by-year
| Season | League | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | Pts. | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Top goalscorer | Manager | |
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| Name | League | ||||||||||||||
| 2019â20 | NISA | Fall - West Coast[a] | 3rd | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 6 | Did not qualify | Second round |  Lorenzo Ramirez Jr. |
3 |  Alexandre Gontran |
| Spring[b] | 5th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Cancelled | Joseph Patrick Pérez Ozzie Ramos |
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| 2020â21 | Fall | Did not play | |||||||||||||
| Spring | 7th | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 7 | Did not qualify | Cancelled | Cesar Romero Jr |
2 |  Scott Morrison | ||
| 2021 | Fall | 10th | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 37 | 9 | Cancelled | Edward Benito |
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