Ventura County FC is an American professional

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team based in the

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area town of

Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks is the second-largest city in Ventura County, California, located in the northwestern part of Greater Los Angeles. Approximately from the city of Los Angeles and from Downtown Los Angeles, it is named after the many oak trees pr ...

Ventura County, California Ventura County () is a County (United States), county located in Southern California, the southern part of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 843,843. The largest city is Oxnard, Ca ...

, United States that plays in

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, the third tier of the

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. It is the

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of the

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and was formerly known as LA Galaxy II from its founding in 2014 until 2024. The team previously played in the

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until the end of the 2022 season.

History

It was announced on January 29, 2014, that the

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would be fielding their own team in the

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to serve as their reserve team beginning with the 2014 USL Pro season. The Galaxy chose to create their own team in the league instead of affiliating with a current USL Pro team after the two leagues formed a partnership the previous year. The current assistant coach of the senior squad,

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, would become head coach of the reserve squad. The club would play its home matches at

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's Track & Field Stadium, a 1,200-seat stadium near the main stadium, home to the senior club. Onalfo had led the Galaxy's previous reserve squad to two consecutive

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West Division titles. In the process, the LA Galaxy became the first MLS club to own and operate its own USL Pro side. About forming the reserve team, Galaxy President Chris Klein said, “The creation of LA Galaxy II, through USL PRO, provides the Galaxy with a fully realized, in-house player development program starting with the Under-12 Academy through the LA Galaxy first team. The investment of AEG and the Galaxy for LA Galaxy II will allow us to continue to develop the best players in Southern California while closing the gap between the Galaxy Academy and the LA Galaxy.” In 2022, Major League Soccer announced that ''Los Dos'' would be one of the new

teams in 2023. In March 2024, the team announced a partial relocation to

Thousand Oaks, California Thousand Oaks is the second-largest city in Ventura County, California, located in the northwestern part of Greater Los Angeles. Approximately from the city of Los Angeles and from Downtown Los Angeles, it is named after the many oak trees pr ...

and rebranded to its current name of Ventura County FC.

Stadium

The club currently plays at William Roland Stadium on the campus of

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in Thousand Oaks, California. The team previously played in the Track & Field Facility at

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Occasional games would be played at the main stadium at Dignity Health Sports Park, which holds 27,000 attendees and is the home of the LA Galaxy first team.

Club culture

Rivalries

When in USL, LA Galaxy II competed in the 405 Derby against rivals

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. In 2022 the clubs were in a dispute over which team would play at Championship Soccer Stadium in

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, Orange County SC's current home stadium, after leaked documents showed the Galaxy organization was attempting to seize full-time usage of the venue.

Players and staff

The squad of VCFC is composed of an unrestricted number of first-team players on loan to the reserve team, players signed by Galaxy II, and LA Galaxy Academy players. Academy players who appear in matches with VCFC retain their college eligibility.

Current roster

Coaching staff

Team records

Year-by-year

Head coaches

* Includes USL Regular season, USL Play-offs and Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Honors

*USL Championship **''Runners Up '': 2015 * Western Conference (Playoffs) **Winners : 2015

Player honors

References

External links

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