The Los Angeles Soccer League was a regional

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league consisting of clubs based in and around

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. Established as the California Football Association, the league was founded in 1902 and it is one of the oldest soccer leagues in the

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(alongside the

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and the Chicago League). The California Football Association changed, the south split off the

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and the Greater Los Angeles Soccer League was formed in 1951. In 1963, Spanish club

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came to LA to face Los Angeles United at the LA Coliseum. Stars like

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and

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gave a great show thrashing the United by 9-0. Months after the game the historical LA United folded.

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would be the team to dominate the league in the 1970s. Nowadays, semi-professional and amateur leagues in and around Los Angeles are affiliated with the

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region IV ( California Soccer Association-South).

Champions

1951-52 teams

* Jackson High School *

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*Magyar A.C. *LAAC Aztecs * Swiss Soccer clubs *Sons of Colombus * Los Angeles Victoria AC *Danes AC *Scots AC * Necaxa San Bernardino * Austria F.C. *Atlas AC *

*St.Stephens AC *Olympia *San Pedro Italians

1986-87 teams

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* San Pedro Croat * Inter-America * San Gabriel *

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* Cajititlan * Atletico Latino * Los Angeles United

Notable presidents

*Duncan Duff 1953- *Tony Morejon 1981-1989 *Gabriel Cucuk 1989-1993

References

{{Reflist Soccer leagues in the United States United States Adult Soccer Association leagues 1902 establishments in California Sports leagues established in 1902 Regional Soccer leagues in the United States