Doxa Italia

Doxa Italia

Full name	Doxa Italia
Founded	1997
Stadium	Manhattan Village Park Manhattan Beach, California (Capacity: ????)
Owners	Constanin Balanos Fernando Mastrocinque
Head Coaches	Derk Droze John Gerrard
League	Coast Soccer League USASA
Home colors Away colors

Doxa Italia is an American amateur soccer team based in Manhattan Beach, California, United States. Founded in 1997, the team plays in Region IV of the United States Adult Soccer Association, a network of amateur leagues at the fifth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid.

The team plays its home games at Manhattan Village Park. The team's colors are navy blue and white.

History

Doxa were formed in 1997 by former professionals Constanin Balanos and Fernando Mastrocinque, and entered the Pacific League, one of several high-level amateur leagues in the Los Angeles area. They won their divisional title in their debut season, and since then have gone on to be one of Southern California's powerhouse amateur teams. Doxa have won five Pacific League titles (in 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002), four Coast Soccer League championships (in 2004, 2005, 2008 and 2010), and four California Soccer Association South State Cups, as well as three Las Vegas Silver Mug championships and three Santa Barbara Fiesta Tournaments.

Doxa entered the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup for the first time in 2009, and narrowly missed out on qualifying for the tournament proper at the first attempt, finishing second to National Premier Soccer League side Sonoma County Sol on goal difference. They missed out again in 2010, finishing third on goal difference again behind Sacramento Gold and the Arizona Sahuaros, but qualified for the first round of the tournament proper in 2011, after overwhelming their opponents in the USASA Region IV National Cup including an 18-0 win over Tracy CV Eagles FC^[1] in which Derk Droze scored seven goals, Ilia Nazarov scored five, and Bryan Byrne scored a hat trick.

Players

2011 USOC roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Brian Burdue 4 DF Craig Reynolds 5 MF Ricky Figueroa 6 MF Steve Chirgwin 7 MF Bryan Byrne 8 MF Ryan Taylor 9 FW Ilia Nazarov 10 DF Peter Hazdovac 14 DF Nathan Reeves 15 MF Derk Droze

No. Position Player 16 MF Eric Meister 17 FW Matt Upton 18 GK Brandon Avery 19 FW Omar Elminoufi 22 MF Andrew Villalobos 23 MF David Adams 24 FW Raul Palomares 27 FW Kyle Holland 32 DF Joe Cartlidge 35 DF Marco Pulido

Notable former players

• Artur Aghasyan
• Alex Bengard
• Brian Dunseth
• Josh Tudela

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Regular Season	Playoffs	Open Cup
2009	5	USASA			Did not qualify
2010	5	USASA			Did not qualify
2011	5	USASA			1st Round

Head coaches

• Paul Rottenberg (2006-2007)
• John Gerrard (2007-present)
• Derk Droze (2011-present)

Stadia

• Field at California State University, Dominguez Hills; Carson, California (2006-2008)
• Manhattan Village Park; Manhattan Beach, California (2008-present)
• Campus El Segundo Athletic Fields; El Segundo, California (2009) 1 game

References

1. ^ http://thecup.us/2011-us-open-cup-qualifying-usasa-region-iv-doxa-italia-win-18-0-to-secure-open-cup-spot-dv8-defenders-get-late-pk-to-qualify/

External links

• Official site
• Coast Soccer League 2010-11
• Coast Soccer League 2009-10
• Coast Soccer League 2007-08