The Los Angeles Soccer League was a regional soccer league consisting of clubs based in and around Los Angeles. Established as the California Football Association, the league was founded in 1902 and it is one of the oldest soccer leagues in the United States (alongside the Cosmopolitan Soccer League and the Greater Chicago Soccer League).
The California Football Association changed, the south split off the San Francisco Soccer Football League and the Greater Los Angeles Soccer League was formed in 1951.Maygars & Newly formed Greater Los Angeles Soccer League., Oct. 8, 1951.
In 1963, Real Madrid CF came to LA to face Los Angeles United at the LA Coliseum. Stars like Paco Gento and Ferenc Puskas gave a great show thrashing the United by 9–0. Months after the game the historical LA United folded. Maccabee Los Angeles would be the team to dominate the league in the 1970s.
Nowadays, semi-professional and amateur leagues in and around Los Angeles are affiliated with the United States Adult Soccer Association region IV (California Soccer Association-South).
Champions SeasonChampion1950Los Angeles Scots1952Los Angeles Scots1954Los Angeles Scots1957Danish Americans1963Los Angeles Kickers 1964Los Angeles Kickers 1965Los Angeles Kickers1973Maccabee Los Angeles1975Maccabee Los Angeles1977Maccabee Los Angeles1978Maccabee Los Angeles1980Maccabee Los Angeles1981Maccabee Los Angeles1982Maccabee Los Angeles1986Hollywood Stars SC1988San Pedro Croat 1989San Pedro Croat 1990San Pedro Croat
1951-52 teams Jackson High School San Pedro Yugoslavs Magyar A.C. LAAC Aztecs Swiss Soccer clubs Sons of Colombus Los Angeles Victoria AC Danes AC Scots AC Necaxa San Bernardino Austria F.C. Atlas AC Maccabee Los Angeles St.Stephens AC Olympia San Pedro Italians
1986-87 teams Hollywood Stars San Pedro Yugoslavs San Pedro Croat Inter-America San Gabriel Carson Cajititlan Atletico Latino Los Angeles United
Notable presidents Duncan Duff 1953- Tony Morejon 1981–1989 Gabriel Cucuk 1989-1993
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