Nomads Soccer Club (formerly San Diego Nomads) is an American soccer club based in San Diego, California. Founded in 1976, Joe Hollow formed the Nomads using the best players from a local league in La Jolla. From 1986 to 1990, the club fielded a professional senior team, but has since operated as an amateur and youth club.
History The Nomads were founded in 1976, formed by Joe Hollow using the best players from a local league in La Jolla. They added a senior team, the Western Soccer Alliance, in 1986. The club became not-for-profit in 1987. In 1989, the WSA changed its name to the Western Soccer League and in 1990, the team joined the American Professional Soccer League. In 1990, the WSL merged with the American Soccer League. After winning the WSL championship in 1989, they lost to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the ASL in the 1989 National Pro Soccer Championship. After the 1990 season, the Nomads relinquished its senior team due to the financial demands of the American soccer league. The club continued as an amateur club, which still exists, in San Diego County.
Year-by-year YearDivisionLeagueReg. seasonPlayoffsOpen Cup1986N/AWSA5thNo playoffsDid not enter1987N/AWSA1stChampionDid not enter1988N/AWSA2ndSemifinalDid not enter1989N/AWSL1st, SouthChampionDid not enter1990N/AAPSL4th, WSL SouthDid not qualifyDid not enter
Coach Derek Armstrong: 1986–1990 Brian McManus (assistant): 1986–1990
Notable players Paul Caligiuri (1986) Rob Ryerson (1986) Brian McManus (1986, 1989) Jeff Duback (1986) Anton Nistl (1987–1990) Marcelo Balboa (1987–1989) Paul Dougherty (1988) Cle Kooiman (1990) Steve Boardman 1986-1990 Eric Wynalda 1988–1990 Frankie Hejduk (1989-1991) Jovan Kirovski (1991) Joe Corona (2006-2008) Earl Edwards Jr. (2009-2010) Christopher Jaime (until 2019) Eric Avila Joe Gallardo Chuy Sanchez Gabriel Farfán Luca de la Torre (2011–2012) Steve Cherundolo (-1997)
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