Real San Jose is an American

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

team based in

San Jose, California San Jose, officially San José (; ; ), is a major city in the U.S. state of California that is the cultural, financial, and political center of Silicon Valley and largest city in Northern California by both population and area. With a 2020 popul ...

, United States. Founded in 2007, the team competes in the National Soccer League (NSL). The team plays its home games at PAL Stadium, where they relocated in 2016. The team's colors are red, white and black.

History

RSJ formed in 2007 as a member of the NPSL. In 2013, the NPSL crafted an award in memory of Alexander Arellano. Alex, the middle son of Real San Jose owner Nick Arellano, died in 2012 at the age of 25. The award goes to the NPSL's top coach of the year. Since Real San Jose moved to the UPSL the award is now given to the "Best RSJ Teammate" of the year. After ten years competing in the NPSL the club made the switch to the

UPSL The United Premier Soccer League (UPSL) is an American soccer league that was founded in Santa Ana in Southern California, with teams in regionalized conferences throughout the United States, and recently Canada and Mexico. The league was foun ...

for 2017. In 2020, RSJ has moved to the National Soccer League.

Year-by-year

Head coaches

* Nicholas Arellano (2007–2016, 2019-2020) * Dave Gold (2021–)

Stadia

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(2007–2013) * Mount Pleasant High School;

(2014–2015) *

PAL Stadium Police Athletic League Stadium (PAL Stadium) is a stadium located in San Jose, California owned by the SJ division of the Police Athletic League The Police Athletic League (PAL; Police Activities League) is an organization in many American po ...

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(2016–present)

References

External links

Official website
United Premier Soccer League teams National Premier Soccer League teams Association football clubs established in 2007 Soccer clubs in San Jose, California 2007 establishments in California {{California-footyclub-stub