Southern California Seahorses
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| Full name | Southern California Seahorses |
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| Nickname(s) | The Seahorses |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Stadium |
Al Barbour Field La Mirada, California |
| Capacity | 1,150 |
| Owner | Paul Gizzi |
| Head Coach | Joe Lurker |
| League | Premier Development League |
| 2016 | 5th, Southwest Division Playoffs: DNQ |
| Website | Club home page |
Southern California Seahorses is an American soccer team based in La Mirada, California, United States. Founded in 2001, the team plays in the Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference.
The team plays its home games in the stadium on the campus of Biola University, where they have played since 2010. The team's colors are royal blue, white and orange.
The Seahorses are a division of Missionary Athletes International (MAI), an organization which undertakes sports ministry to share the message of Christianity through the environment of soccer. They are a sister organisation of the Charlotte Eagles in the PDL.
The Seahorses, which had previously been in existence as a youth soccer club since 1983, joined the PDL in 2001, and were successful immediately, finishing second to Orange County Blue Star in their debut season with an impressive 13–6–1 record. 2002 continued the trend, when the Seahorses again finished second in the Southwest Division, this time behind Chico Rooks, with an 11–7–0 record. Their first trip to the playoffs was also a successful one, when they beat Spokane Shadow and Cascade Surge to advanced to the national final four, where they were defeated in the semi-finals by Boulder Rapids Reserve.
The Seahorses missed the playoffs in 2003, finishing third behind divisional champions Fresno Fuego, and just missed out again in 2004, finishing third behind Orange County Blue Star, despite posting some impressive victories in the regular season, including 4–1 defeat of Nevada Wonders and a 5–1 demolition of San Diego Gauchos.
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