2017 Santa Ana Winds FC season
| 2017 season | |||
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| Owner | Leonel López | ||
| Head coach | José López | ||
| Stadium | Championship Stadium Lake Forest Sports Park |
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| UPSL | Spring: 8th, Western Conference Fall: National Finalist, Runner-Up |
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| 2017 U.S. Open Cup | Second qualifying round | ||
| Cal South State Cup | Quarterfinals | ||
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The 2017 season was the club's eleventh season of existence, and fourth in the United Premier Soccer League. Winds FC began play in the inaugural UPSL Pro Division in March 2017.
The following players were called up to the September 23 Open Cup qualifying match versus Outbreak Soccer.
Player Number, Name, Position:
1. Adrian Urquizo, GK
2. Ezequiel Estrada
3. Juan Fuentes, RB
4. Oscar Sandoval, CDM
5. Israel Espinoza
8. Kyle O'Brien, MF
9. Carlos Andrade
13. Khalil Zaid
14. Quinn M. Harter, CB, GK
16. Derek Solano
17. Juan Arellano, LW
19. Ruben Ortiz
20. Osvaldo Hernandez
21. Kramer Runager, F
23. George Zuniga
On August 29, 2017, the United States Soccer Federation announced the drawings of Open Division teams participating in qualifying rounds for the 2018 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Santa Ana Winds FC drew Huntington Beach-based club Outbreak Soccer of the So Cal Premier League, in the first round. Winds FC defeated Outbreak Soccer by a score of 5-2 on Saturday, September 23 at the Lake Forest Sports Park.
Winds FC drew fellow UPSL club, Newcastle United FC for the second round of Open Cup qualifying, played on October 21, and defeated them by a score of 6-0.
On November 18, Winds FC made club history by qualifying to their first U.S. Open Cup by defeating San Pedro Monsters FC, of the So Cal Premier League.
Santa Ana Winds FC scheduled preseason matches against UCLA, La Máquina and Orange County Football Club winning two and losing one, in tune ups to an Open Cup qualifying match with Outbreak Soccer.
The 2017 UPSL Pro Premier season is the inaugural tournament of this newly established division, which functions a tier above, and in conjunction with the new UPSL Championship Division, through promotion and relegation.
Winds FC entered 2017 United States Adult Soccer Association Region IV tournament qualifying, via the local Cal South State Cup in April 2017. Three group stage games were played in April, followed by quarterfinals and semifinals played in late April and May. Winds FC were placed in Cal South Group A, with San Nicolás FC, FC Strikers South Coast and Real Sociedad Royals, and finished at the top of the group.
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