Doxa Italia

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.

Doxa Italia
Full nameDoxa Italia
Founded1997
GroundManhattan Village Park
Manhattan Beach, California
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OwnersUnited States Derk Droze
Head CoachesRepublic of Ireland Bryan Byrne
LeagueCoast Soccer League
USASA

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

2013 USOC roster

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United States USA Justin Commins
2 MF United States USA Eric Meister
3 DF United States USA Joe Cartlidge
4 DF England ENG Craig Reynolds
5 MF United States USA Ryan Purtell
6 MF United States USA Steve Chirgwin
7 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Bryan Byrne
8 MF United States USA Ryan Taylor
9 FW Russia RUS Ilia Nazarov
10 DF Croatia CRO Peter Hazdovac
11 MF United States USA Greg Piechota
12 MF United States USA Sean Lockhart
14 DF United States USA Ricky Figueroa
15 MF United States USA Derk Droze
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Greece GRE Nas Koubourus
17 FW United States USA Matt Upton
18 GK United States USA Brandon Avery
19 FW United States USA Devin Skrade
20 FW United States USA Kyle Holland
22 MF United States USA Miguel Alvarez
22 MF United States USA Devin Toohey
23 MF United States USA Richie Million
24 FW United States USA Mike Piechota
25 DF United States USA Nissa Hatifie

Notable former players

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
2012 5 USASA Did not qualify
2013 5 USASA 1st Round

Head coaches
  • United States Paul Rottenberg (2006-2007)
  • England John Gerrard (2007–2011)
  • United States Derk Droze (2011–2012)
  • Republic of Ireland Bryan Byrne (2012–2013)

Stadia

References
  1. "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".
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