is an American professional

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club based in

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History

The club was founded by Bronwyn & Pete Capriotti and

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, who have had connections to the adult amateur

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. California United FC intended to join the

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(NASL) as an expansion franchise for the 2018 season. However, due to the instability of the league, California United withdrew its franchise agreement from NASL in early 2018 and announced that it was exploring all professional league options for the 2019 season. On November 15, 2018, the club was announced as a participant in the 2019

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and as a founding member of a new league to being in 2020. On March 2, 2019, the team tweeted out their intention to withdraw from the NPSL and NPSL Founders Cup. Three months later, on June 10, 2019, the team was accepted into the

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(NISA) as a member for the league's inaugural season. The club participated in the Western Conference NISA championship in Fall 2019. On November 10, 2019, the team won the 2019 NISA Western Conference championship.

Players and staff

Current roster

Marcus Lee

Year-by-year

California United FC II

California United maintains a second Team which participates in the Pro Premier division of the

(UPSL). The team played as the L.A. Wolves FC in the 2017 UPSL Spring Season, then as OC Invicta in the 2017 UPSL Fall Season. Both teams were coached by

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and both were crowned UPSL National Champions in each season. In the Fall 2018 season, under the California United FC II name, the team went undefeated(13–0–0) and won a third UPSL National Championship. Additionally, as L.A. Wolves FC the team placed third in the

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(USASA) 2017 National Championship in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The club also maintains an academy team in

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, called the Irvine Strikers.

References

External links

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