Los Angeles Highlanders FC are an American

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team. They play their home games at Moyse Stadium on the grounds of Glendale High School in the city of

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History

The Highlanders were founded in 1997 by a group of

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businessmen and soccer fans as a competitive branch of the locally base
Ararat Soccer Club
to compete in the nationwide

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soccer league, the USL Premier Development League. The club rose to the pinnacle of the league quickly, becoming playoff champions in only their second season in 1998, having defeated the previously unbeaten Jackson Chargers 3–2 in the PDL Championship game and ensuring a Southwest Division champion for the third straight season. Following the 2001 season the team ceased operations. After a 15-year absence the club announced their return in January 2017 joining the United Premier Soccer League.

Season-by-season

References

{{Reflist Soccer clubs in Greater Los Angeles Defunct Premier Development League teams Glendale, California 1997 establishments in California 2001 disestablishments in California