2020–21 California United Strikers FC season

California United Strikers FC
2020–21 NISA season
Owner	Pete Capriotti; Bronwyn Capriotti
President	Michael Collins
Head coach	Don Ebert
Stadium	Championship Stadium; Irvine, California
NISA	Fall, Western Conf.: 2nd; Spring: 4th
Playoffs	Fall: Group stage; Spring: Did not qualify
Legends Cup	6th place
U.S. Open Cup	Did not qualify
Top goalscorer	League: Christian Thierjung: 3; All: Christian Thierjung: 5
Biggest win	CAL 3–0 MSFC (May 16)
Biggest defeat	CAL 0–3 DCFC (May 12)
	← 2019–20 2022 →

The 2020–21 California United Strikers FC season was the club's second in the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA) and second as a professional team overall.

Roster

Players

As of April 10, 2021^[1]^[2]

No.	Position	Player	Nation
0	GK	Steven Barrera	United States
1	GK	Jean Antoine	Haiti
2	DF	Gonzalo Salguero	United States
3	DF	James McGhee	United States
4	DF	Aydan Bowers	United States
5	DF	Xavier Ikaika Fuerte	United States
6	MF	Duncan Capriotti	United States
7	MF	Billy Garton Jr.	England
8	MF	Tony Lopez	United States
9	FW	Omar Nuño	Mexico
10	FW	Gustavo Villalobos	United States
11	MF	Shane Kaemerle	United States
12	FW	Michael Bryant	United States
14	FW	Darwin Lom	Guatemala
15	MF	Evan Waldrep	United States
16	MF	Christian Thierjung	United States
17	DF	Brady Treinen	United States
19	DF	Bryan de la Fuente	United States
20	DF	Garrett Hogbin	United States
21	MF	Alejandro Araneda	United States
22	FW	Minjae Kwak	South Korea
23	MF	Shinya Kadono	Japan
24	DF	Chris Klute	United States
27	GK	Mitchell North	United States

Staff

Don Ebert – Head coach
Roy Chingirian – Assistant coach
Willie Diaz – Assistant coach

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Source
4	DF	Aydan Bowers	FC Helsingør	Free transfer	September 1, 2020	^[3]
22	FW	Minjae Kwak	HNK Gorica	Free transfer	September 3, 2020	^[4]
		16 Returning Players	California United Strikers FC	Re-signed	February 14, 2021	^[5]
27	GK	Mitchell North	Unattached	Free transfer	February 24, 2021	^[6]
1	GK	Jean Antoine	Detroit City FC	Free transfer	February 24, 2021	^[6]
17	DF	Brady Treinen	Strikers FC - Irvine	Free transfer	March 12, 2021	^[7]
20	DF	Garrett Hogbin	Chico State Wildcats	Free transfer	March 20, 2021	^[8]
14	FW	Darwin Lom	Chattanooga FC	Free transfer	March 24, 2021	^[9]^[10]
19	DF	Bryan de la Fuente	Las Vegas Lights FC	Free transfer	April 6, 2021	^[11]
7	MF	Billy Garton Jr.	San Diego 1904 FC	Free transfer	April 7, 2021	^[12]
21	MF	Alejandro Araneda	FC Golden State	Free transfer	April 10, 2021	^[13]

Out

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Date	Source
14	MF	Alec Sundly	Unattached	Not re-signed
7	DF	Adan Coronado	Unattached	Not re-signed	November 2020
8	MF	Kyle O'Brien	Unattached	Not re-signed
12	FW	Miguel Sánchez Rincón	Unattached	Not re-signed
17	FW	Andy Contreras	Unattached	Not re-signed
18	MF	Kevin Jeon	Unattached	Not re-signed
20	DF	Cashion London	Unattached	Not re-signed
21	DF	Beto Navarro	California United Strikers FC	Joined coaching staff
30	GK	Jonathan Waterberg	Unattached	Not re-signed
33	DF	Kevin Garcia-Lopez	Unattached	Not re-signed
11	MF	Abraham Villon	Los Angeles Force	Not re-signed	December 18, 2020	^[14]
4	DF	Juan Pablo Ocegueda	Los Angeles Force	Not re-signed	February 22, 2021	^[15]
1	GK	Kifi Cabrera	Los Angeles Force	Not re-signed	March 23, 2021	^[16]

Friendlies

February 26, 2021 (2021-02-26) Scrimmage	California United Strikers FC	4–2	San Diego 1904 FC	Irvine, California
1:30 PM PST		Broadcast		Stadium: Orange County Great Park

March 5, 2021 (2021-03-05) Scrimmage	California United Strikers FC	6–0	Magia Academy	Irvine, California
11:30 AM PST		Broadcast		Stadium: Orange County Great Park

March 13, 2021 (2021-03-13) Preseason	San Diego Loyal SC	1–2	California United Strikers FC	Chula Vista, California
10:00 AM PST	Jackson	Report	Lopez Salguero	Stadium: Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center Attendance: 0
Note: Played behind closed doors

March 20, 2021 (2021-03-20) Preseason	FC Arizona	2–1	California United Strikers FC	Mesa, Arizona
1:00 PM MST	80'	Report	(pen.)	Stadium: Red Mountain High School^[17]

March 21, 2021 (2021-03-21) Preseason	Olympians FC (UPSL)	v	California United Strikers FC	Arizona
1:00 PM MST		Report
Note: Results not published

March 26, 2021 (2021-03-26) Preseason	California United Strikers FC	3–1	LA Galaxy II	Irvine, California
10:00 AM PDT		Report		Stadium: Orange County Great Park

April 2, 2021 (2021-04-02) Preseason	California United Strikers FC	4–0	FC Arizona	Irvine, California
10:00 AM PDT		Report Match Info		Stadium: Orange County Great Park

April 10, 2021 (2021-04-10) Preseason	Las Vegas Lights FC	v	California United Strikers FC	Los Angeles, California
		Report		Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Note: Full results not published

Competitions

NISA Fall Season

On June 4, NISA announced details for the 2020 Fall Season.^[18] The eight member teams would be split into conferences, Eastern and Western, with the Strikers playing in the later. The team is set to play two regular season games, one home and one away, against the rest of the Western Conference.

The Fall regular season schedule was announced on July 31, 2020.^[19]

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Oakland Roots SC	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	4
2	California United Strikers FC	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2
3	Los Angeles Force	2	0	1	1	0	2	−2	1

Source: NISAofficial.com

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0

Last updated: September 16, 2020.
Source: Match reports

Matches

August 29, 2020 (2020-08-29) Week 1	Los Angeles Force	P–P	California United Strikers FC	Irvine, California
5:00 p.m. PDT		Report		Stadium: OCGP Championship Soccer Stadium
Note: Match was postponed to protest racial injustice after the Shooting of Jacob Blake.

September 13, 2020 (2020-09-13) Week 2	California United Strikers FC	1–1	Oakland Roots SC	Irvine, California
4:00 p.m. PDT	Thierjung 3' Lopez 29' Coronado 61' Klute 68' Bowers 77' Nuño 90+4'	NISA Report Cal United Report Broadcast	Abidor 78' McInerney 90' (pen)	Stadium: OCGP Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Karen Callado
Note: Game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic

September 16, 2020 (2020-09-16) Week 1 (Replay)	Los Angeles Force	0–0	California United Strikers FC	Irvine, California
7:00 p.m. PDT	Carey 40' Gordillo 56' Salazar 70' Hale 81'	NISA Report FotMob Report Broadcast	Garcia-Lopez 80' Klute 87'	Stadium: OCGP Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: William Hoffman
Note: Match make-up due to the Shooting of Jacob Blake. Game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fall Playoffs

All eight NISA teams qualified for the 2020 Fall tournament, which will be hosted at Keyworth Stadium in Detroit, Michigan, beginning on September 21 ending with the final on October 2.^[20]

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Los Angeles Force	3	2	0	1	5	5	0	6	Advance to semifinals
2	Chattanooga FC	3	1	2	0	3	1	+2	5	Advance to semifinals
3	California United Strikers FC	3	1	1	1	5	4	+1	4
4	New York Cosmos	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1

Updated to match(es) played on September 28, 2020. Source: NISAofficial.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal differential, 3) Goals scored, 4) Head-to-head record, 5) Coin toss

September 22, 2020 (2020-09-22) Group stage	California United Strikers FC	2–0	New York Cosmos	Hamtramck, Michigan
5:00 p.m. EDT	Kaemerle 39' Thierjung 61' Bryant 64'	NISA Report FotMob Report Broadcast		Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Carter Brochu
Note: Game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic

September 25, 2020 (2020-09-25) Group stage	California United Strikers FC	2–3	Los Angeles Force	Hamtramck, Michigan
8:00 p.m. EDT	Nuño 58' Thierjung 74'	Report Broadcast	Gordillo 28', 37' (pen.), 45+1', 69'	Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Austin Saint
Note: Game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic

September 28, 2020 (2020-09-28) Group stage	Chattanooga FC	1–1	California United Strikers FC	Hamtramck, Michigan
5:00 p.m. EDT	Bement 12' Woodfin 75' Carr 85'	NISA Report FotMob Report Broadcast	Nuño 32'	Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Conlan Campbell
Note: Game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic

NISA Spring Season

NISA Legends Cup

NISA announced initial spring season plans in early February 2021, including starting the season with a tournament in Chattanooga, Tennessee with a standard regular season to follow.^[21]^[22] The tournament, now called the NISA Legends Cup, was officially announced on March 10 and is scheduled to run between April 13 and 25.^[23] All nine NISA members teams taking part in the Spring were divided into three team groups and played a round robin schedule. The highest placing group winner automatically qualified for the tournament final, while the second and third highest finishing teams overall played one-another in a semifinal to determine a second finalist.

The Strikers were drawn into Group 2 alongside Detroit City FC and the returning Stumptown AC.

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Chattanooga FC	2	2	0	0	7	1	+6	6	Advance to Legends Cup final
2	Detroit City FC	2	1	1	0	2	0	+2	4	Advance to Legends Cup semifinal
3	San Diego 1904 FC	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	4	Advance to Legends Cup semifinal
4	Los Angeles Force	2	1	0	1	4	6	−2	3
5	Michigan Stars FC	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	2
6	California United Strikers FC	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2
7	Maryland Bobcats FC	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1
8	Stumptown AC	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	1
9	New Amsterdam FC	2	0	0	2	2	6	−4	0

Source: nisasoccer.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals scored; 4) head to head; 5) goals allowed; 6) coin toss

Group 2 results

v t e Home \ Away	CAL	DET	STU
California United Strikers FC	—	0–0	1–1
Detroit City FC		—	2–0
Stumptown AC			—

Source: nisasoccer.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group stage

April 12, 2021 (2021-04-12) Group 2 Round 1	Detroit City FC	0–0	California United Strikers FC	Chattanooga, Tennessee
5:00 p.m. EDT	Barnabas Tanyi 56'	NISA Report CAL Report Broadcast	North 50' Kwak 75'	Stadium: Finley Stadium

April 19, 2021 (2021-04-19) Group 2 Round 2	Stumptown AC	1–1	California United Strikers FC	Chattanooga, Tennessee
5:00 p.m. EDT	Williams 6' McGrath 33' Ward 53'	Report Broadcast	Lom 11' Bryant 24'	Stadium: Finley Stadium

April 22, 2021 (2021-04-22)	#6 California United Strikers FC	3–2	#7 Maryland Bobcats FC	Chattanooga, Tennessee
2:00 p.m. EDT	Araneda 1' Hogbin 9' Bryant 14' Fuerte 83' 90+2'	Report Broadcast	Brown 30', 51' Sesay 68' Fane 69' Dawkins 81'	Stadium: Finley Stadium

Regular season

The Spring Season schedule was announced on March 18 with each association member playing eight games, four home and four away, in a single round-robin format.^[24]

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Detroit City FC (Y, X)	8	6	2	0	14	3	+11	20	Advance to season final
2	Los Angeles Force	8	6	0	2	11	6	+5	18	Advance to spring final^[a]
3	Stumptown AC	8	4	3	1	8	4	+4	15
4	California United Strikers FC	8	4	1	3	12	10	+2	13
5	Maryland Bobcats FC	8	3	2	3	9	8	+1	11
6	Chattanooga FC (Z)	8	2	2	4	6	8	−2	8	Advance to spring final
7	San Diego 1904 FC	8	2	1	5	8	17	−9	7
8	Michigan Stars FC	8	1	2	5	5	12	−7	5
9	New Amsterdam FC	8	1	1	6	5	10	−5	4

Source: nisasoccer.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals scored; 4) head to head; 5) goals allowed; 6) coin toss
(X) Spring Legends Cup champion; (Y) Fall Champion, qualifies for season final; (Z) Spring Legends Cup runner-up, qualifies for spring final [1]
Notes:

^ If either 2020 Fall Champion Detroit or 2021 Legends Cup runner-up Chattanooga finish the spring season in first place, or both teams finish in the top two, the spot in the spring final will go to the next best team.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
8	4	1	3	12	10	+2	13	3	0	1	7	4	+3	1	1	2	5	6	−1

Last updated: June 15, 2021.
Source: Match reports

Matches

May 2, 2021 (2021-05-02) Week 1	California United Strikers FC	1–0	Chattanooga FC	Irvine, California
4:00 p.m. PDT	Araneda 23'	NISA Report Cal Report Chattanooga Report	McGrath 79'	Stadium: Championship Stadium Referee: Samantha Martinez

May 12, 2021 (2021-05-12) Week 2	California United Strikers FC	0–3	Detroit City FC	Irvine, California
7:00 p.m. PDT	Bowers 10' Bryant 81'	NISA Report Cal Report DCFC Report Broadcast	Faz 17' Rutz 44' Rodriguez 67'	Stadium: Championship Stadium Referee: Omeed Azadpour

May 16, 2021 (2021-05-16) Week 3	California United Strikers FC	3–0 (Forfeit)	Michigan Stars FC	Irvine, California
1:00 p.m. PDT		Report		Stadium: Championship Stadium
Note: On May 14 the Michigan Stars announced it would not play that weekend's match against the California United Strikers due to unresolved issues with NISA.^[25] Later that day the association announced the game would be ruled a forfeit with Cal receiving a 3-0 walkover and all three points in the spring table.^[26]

May 22, 2021 (2021-05-22) Week 4	Stumptown AC	P–P	California United Strikers FC	Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT				Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Note: Match postponed to June 15 due to positive COVID-19 cases on Stumptown AC^[27]

May 29, 2021 (2021-05-29) Week 5	Los Angeles Force	2–1	California United Strikers FC	Whittier, California
7:00 p.m. PDT	Gordillo 27' Chaney 29' Barrera 49', 80' Alvarado 86'	Report Broadcast	Fuerte 48' Nuño 78'	Stadium: Rio Hondo Stadium Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez

June 2, 2021 (2021-06-02) Week 6	New Amsterdam FC	1–2	California United Strikers FC	Warwick, New York
2:00 p.m. EDT	Vicente 7' Angulo 37' Guarnera 55' Kone 90'	Report Broadcast	de la Fuente 7' Nuño 17' (Pen) Lopez 63'	Stadium: Hudson Sports Complex Referee: José Martín Arana
Note: Match report missing Vicente's yellow in the 7th minute for disention

June 5, 2021 (2021-06-05) Week 7	Maryland Bobcats FC	2–1	California United Strikers FC	Germantown, Maryland
7:30 p.m. EDT	Sesay 8' (33), 79' Dawkins 41' Kao 65'	Report Broadcast	Thierjung 32' Araneda 76' 85'	Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex

June 9, 2021 (2021-06-09) Week 8	California United Strikers FC	3–1	San Diego 1904 FC	Irvine, California
2:00 p.m. PDT	Ebert 27' Waldrep 28' Thierjung 72' Lopez 86' Garton Jr. 90'	Report Highlights	Cutler 51' Ramos 54'	Stadium: Auxiliary Field at Great Park
Note: Match moved to Auxiliary Field at Orange County Great Park and not streamed, match report incomplete with details and stats taken from Strikers' Twitter

June 15, 2021 (2021-06-15) Week 4 (Replay)	Stumptown AC	1–1	California United Strikers FC	Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT	McGrath 29' Ramos-Godoy (p) Martinez 90+2'	Report Broadcast	Garton Jr. 14' (Pen) Bryant 90+1'	Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Referee: Gustavo Solario
Note: Following the match Stumptown's Franky Martinez was shown a red card which was not listed on the report but shown on stream

U.S. Open Cup

As a team playing in a recognized professional league, the Strikers would normally be automatically qualified for the U.S. Open Cup. However, with the 2021 edition shorted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, NISA has only been allotted 1 to 2 teams spots.^[28] On March 29, U.S. Soccer announced 2020 Fall Champion Detroit City FC as NISA's representative in the tournament.^[29]

Squad statistics

As of Match played June 15, 2021

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Fall Season		Fall Playoffs		Legends Cup		Spring Season
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
0	GK	USA	Steven Barrera	8	0	2+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
1	GK	HAI	Jean Antoine	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	GK	USA	Mitchell North	7	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	5+0	0
Defenders
2	DF	USA	Gonzalo Salguero	6	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+2	0
3	DF	USA	James McGhee	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
4	DF	USA	Aydan Bowers	11	0	2+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	5+1	0
5	DF	USA	Xavier Ikaika Fuerte	10	0	2+0	0	2+0	0	2+1	0	2+1	0
17	DF	USA	Brady Treinen	5	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0	2+1	0
19	DF	USA	Bryan de la Fuente	10	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0	6+1	0
20	DF	USA	Garrett Hogbin	6	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	1	5+0	0
24	DF	USA	Chris Klute	14	0	2+0	0	3+0	0	1+2	0	3+3	0
Midfielders
6	MF	USA	Duncan Capriotti	11	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0	6+0	0
7	MF	ENG	Billy Garton Jr.	7	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+1	0	2+2	2
8	MF	USA	Tony Lopez	13	2	2+0	0	0+2	0	1+1	0	7+0	2
11	MF	USA	Shane Kaemerle	10	1	2+0	0	2+0	1	2+1	0	1+2	0
15	MF	USA	Evan Waldrep	11	0	0+1	0	1+2	0	1+1	0	1+4	0
16	MF	USA	Christian Thierjung	15	5	2+0	1	3+0	2	3+0	0	7+0	2
21	MF	USA	Alejandro Araneda	9	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	1	4+2	1
23	MF	JPN	Shinya Kadono	13	0	2+0	0	3+0	0	2+1	0	4+1	0
Forwards
9	FW	MEX	Omar Nuño	12	4	1+1	0	1+2	2	0+0	0	4+3	2
10	FW	USA	Gustavo Villalobos	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
12	FW	USA	Michael Bryant	14	1	1+0	0	3+0	0	3+0	1	6+1	0
14	FW	GUA	Darwin Lom	5	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+1	1	2+0	0
22	FW	KOR	Minjae Kwak	7	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+3	0	0+4	0
Left during season
1	GK	USA	Kifi Cabrera	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	-	-	-	-
4	DF	USA	Juan Pablo Ocegueda	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	-	-	-	-
7	DF	USA	Adan Coronado	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	-	-	-	-
8	MF	USA	Kyle O'Brien	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	-	-	-	-
11	MF	USA	Abraham Villon	5	0	1+1	0	3+0	0	-	-	-	-
12	FW	MEX	Miguel Sánchez Rincón	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	-	-	-	-
17	FW	USA	Andy Contreras	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	-	-	-	-
18	MF	USA	Kevin Jeon	2	0	1+0	0	0+1	0	-	-	-	-
20	DF	GUY	Cashion London	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	-	-	-	-
21	DF	USA	Beto Navarro	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	-	-	-	-
30	GK	NED	Jonathan Waterberg	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	-	-	-	-
33	DF	USA	Kevin Garcia-Lopez	5	0	1+1	0	3+0	0	-	-	-	-

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	Fall Season	Fall Playoffs	Legends Cup	Spring Season	Total
1	MF	16	Christian Thierjung	1	2	0	2	5
2	FW	9	Omar Nuño	0	2	0	2	4
3	MF	7	Billy Garton Jr.	0	0	0	2	2
	MF	8	Tony Lopez	0	0	0	2	2
	MF	21	Alejandro Araneda	0	0	1	1	2
4	MF	11	Shane Kaemerle	0	1	0	0	1
	FW	12	Michael Bryant	0	0	1	0	1
	FW	14	Darwin Lom	0	0	1	0	1
	DF	20	Garrett Hogbin	0	0	1	0	1

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	Fall Season		Fall Playoff		Legends Cup		Spring Season		Total
4		DF	Aydan Bowers	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
5		DF	Xavier Ikaika Fuerte	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	3	1
7		DF	Adan Coronado	1	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	1	0
8		MF	Tony Lopez	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
9		FW	Omar Nuño	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
12		FW	Michael Bryant	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	4	0
15		MF	Evan Waldrep	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
19		DF	Bryan de la Fuente	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
21		MF	Alejandro Araneda	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1
22		FW	Minjae Kwak	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
24		DF	Chris Klute	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
27		GK	Mitchell North	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
33		DF	Kevin Garcia-Lopez	1	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	1	0
		HC	Don Ebert	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1

Notes

References

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^ "Another homegrown talent - 16-year-old Brady Treinen joins Cal United Strikers FC". www.calunitedstrikers.com. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
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^ Martínez, Marcial (March 24, 2021). "Oficial: Darwin Lom es nuevo jugador del California United Strikers FC de la Liga NISA". Fútbol Centroamérica (in European Spanish). Retrieved March 26, 2021.
^ "OFFICIAL: Guatemalan International Darwin Lom signs!". www.calunitedstrikers.com. March 24, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
^ "OFFICIAL: Bryan de la Fuente returns to Cal United Strikers FC!". www.calunitedstrikers.com. April 6, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
^ "OFFICIAL: Billy Garton Jr. signs with Cal United Strikers FC". www.calunitedstrikers.com. April 7, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
^ "OFFICIAL: Alejandro "Chile" Araneda is a Cal United Striker". www.calunitedstrikers.com. April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
^ "The Force is excited to announce the signing of local product Abraham Villon!". Twitter. Los Angeles Force. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
^ "2021 Roster Alert, The Force welcomes Juan Pablo Ocegueda!". Twitter. Los Angeles Force. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
^ "The Force welcomes Kifikalani Cabrera!". Twitter. Los Angeles Force. March 24, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
^ "Tweet". Twitter. FC Arizona. April 6, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
^ "NISA Fall Schedule Update". nisasoccer.com. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
^ "NISA Fall 2020 Schedule Update". www.nisaofficial.com. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
^ "2020 NISA Fall Tournament locks in on Detroit". nisaofficial.com. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
^ MacCoon, Patrick. "Finley Stadium to host 13-day pro soccer tournament to kick off NISA's spring season". timesfreepress.com. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
^ "NISA Kicking Off 2021 Spring Season with Tournament in Chattanooga". WALV. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
^ "NISA Announces Schedule for Legends Cup Spring Tournament". www.nisaofficial.com. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
^ "NISA Announces Spring Season Schedule". www.nisaofficial.com. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
^ "Tweet". Twitter. Michigan Stars FC. May 14, 2021. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
^ "Tweet". Twitter. National Independent Soccer Association. May 14, 2021. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
^ "NISA League Statement on Stumptown AC COVID Postponement". www.nisaofficial.com. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
^ Battista, Michael. "2021 US Open Cup format: Tournament shrinks due to COVID-19 pandemic". TheCup.us. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
^ Straus, Brian. "U.S. Soccer Trims 2021 Open Cup, Finalizes How Entrants Are Chosen". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 3, 2021.

External links

Official website

[table_note_res_F0.62627541722091-25] If either 2020 Fall Champion Detroit or 2021 Legends Cup runner-up Chattanooga finish the spring season in first place, or both teams finish in the top two, the spot in the spring final will go to the next best team.

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[2] "Legends Cup 2021 Program" (PDF). National Independent Soccer Association. Retrieved April 13, 2021.

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[4] Scavuzzo, Diane (September 3, 2020). "CALIFORNIA UNITED STRIKERS ANNOUNCE SIGNING MINJAE KWAK • SoccerToday". SoccerToday. Retrieved September 7, 2020.

[5] "Cal United Strikers FC Announce First Roster Moves Ahead of 2021 Season". www.calunitedstrikers.com. Retrieved February 19, 2021.

[6] "Welcome Mitch North and Jean Antoine!". www.calunitedstrikers.com. Retrieved February 25, 2021.

[7] "Another homegrown talent - 16-year-old Brady Treinen joins Cal United Strikers FC". www.calunitedstrikers.com. Retrieved March 12, 2021.

[8] "OFFICIAL: Garrett Hogbin signs as another local product joins Cal United Strikers FC". www.calunitedstrikers.com. Retrieved March 20, 2021.

[9] Martínez, Marcial (March 24, 2021). "Oficial: Darwin Lom es nuevo jugador del California United Strikers FC de la Liga NISA". Fútbol Centroamérica (in European Spanish). Retrieved March 26, 2021.

[10] "OFFICIAL: Guatemalan International Darwin Lom signs!". www.calunitedstrikers.com. March 24, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2021.

[11] "OFFICIAL: Bryan de la Fuente returns to Cal United Strikers FC!". www.calunitedstrikers.com. April 6, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2021.

[12] "OFFICIAL: Billy Garton Jr. signs with Cal United Strikers FC". www.calunitedstrikers.com. April 7, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

[13] "OFFICIAL: Alejandro "Chile" Araneda is a Cal United Striker". www.calunitedstrikers.com. April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.

[14] "The Force is excited to announce the signing of local product Abraham Villon!". Twitter. Los Angeles Force. Retrieved February 19, 2021.

[15] "2021 Roster Alert, The Force welcomes Juan Pablo Ocegueda!". Twitter. Los Angeles Force. Retrieved February 25, 2021.

[16] "The Force welcomes Kifikalani Cabrera!". Twitter. Los Angeles Force. March 24, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2021.

[17] "Tweet". Twitter. FC Arizona. April 6, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2021.

[18] "NISA Fall Schedule Update". nisasoccer.com. Retrieved September 7, 2020.

[19] "NISA Fall 2020 Schedule Update". www.nisaofficial.com. Retrieved August 1, 2020.

[20] "2020 NISA Fall Tournament locks in on Detroit". nisaofficial.com. Retrieved September 11, 2020.

[21] MacCoon, Patrick. "Finley Stadium to host 13-day pro soccer tournament to kick off NISA's spring season". timesfreepress.com. Retrieved March 11, 2021.

[22] "NISA Kicking Off 2021 Spring Season with Tournament in Chattanooga". WALV. Retrieved March 11, 2021.

[23] "NISA Announces Schedule for Legends Cup Spring Tournament". www.nisaofficial.com. Retrieved March 11, 2021.

[24] "NISA Announces Spring Season Schedule". www.nisaofficial.com. Retrieved March 18, 2021.

[26] "Tweet". Twitter. Michigan Stars FC. May 14, 2021. Retrieved May 17, 2021.

[27] "Tweet". Twitter. National Independent Soccer Association. May 14, 2021. Retrieved May 17, 2021.

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v t e National Independent Soccer Association
Current teams	Arizona Monsoon FC Capo FC Club de Lyon Georgia Lions FC Irvine Zeta FC Los Angeles Force Maryland Bobcats FC Michigan Stars FC Savannah Clovers FC
On hiatus	Albion San Diego California United Strikers FC Gold Star FC New York Cosmos
Future teams	Calabasas FC
Former teams	Atlanta SC Bay Cities FC Chattanooga FC Chicago House Detroit City FC Flower City Union Miami FC New Amsterdam FC Oakland Roots SC Philadelphia Fury San Diego 1904 FC Stumptown AC Syracuse Pulse Valley United FC
Seasons	2019–20 2020–21 Fall 2021 2022 2023 2024
Affiliated leagues	NISA Nation Cascadia Premier League Eastern Premier Soccer League Florida Gold Coast League Metroplex Premier League Mountain Premier League Southwest Premier League

v t e 2020–21 NISA season by team
Playoffs: (Fall, Spring)
Full season	California United Strikers FC Chattanooga FC Detroit City FC Los Angeles Force Michigan Stars FC New Amsterdam FC
Fall 2020 only	New York Cosmos Oakland Roots SC
Spring 2021 only	Maryland Bobcats FC San Diego 1904 FC Stumptown AC