Los Angeles Salsa
The Los Angeles Salsa was an American soccer team based in Los Angeles that played in the American Professional Soccer League (APSL) and the USISL Pro League. The club played on the campus of California State University, Fullerton at Titan Stadium in Orange County, California, from 1993 to 1994. They also played home games at Weingart Stadium on the campus of East Los Angeles College in Monterey Park, California, in 1994 and various high schools in 1995.
| Full name | Los Angeles Salsa Professional Soccer Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | LA Salsa |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Dissolved | 1995 |
| Ground | Titan Stadium Fullerton, California |
| Capacity | 10,000 |
| Owner | William De La Pena |
| General Manager | Rick Davis |
| Coach | Rildo da Costa Menezes (1993) Rick Davis (1994–1995) |
| League | American Professional Soccer League |
| 1994 APSL | 2nd |
The club, founded in 1992, was owned by ophthalmologist William De La Pena and entered the APSL in 1993 as an expansion team. They hosted the APSL Championship, which they lost to the Colorado Foxes; the Salsa played in the 1994 CONCACAF Champions' Cup and were eliminated in the second round. The team left the APSL in January 1995 after plans to play in Mexico's Primera División A fell apart due to opposition from CONCACAF. The Salsa played for one season in the USISL Pro League before folding in 1996.