Bakersfield Brigade

Bakersfield Brigade
Full nameBakersfield Brigade
Nickname(s)The Legion
Founded2005
Dissolved2009
GroundBakersfield Christian High School
Bakersfield, California
Capacity4,422
OwnerUnited States Jeff Thorn
Head CoachUnited States Jay Gore
LeagueUSL Premier Development League
200910th, Southwest
did not qualify for playoffs

Bakersfield Brigade was an American soccer team based in Bakersfield, California, United States. Founded in 2005, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2009, after which the franchise folded and the team left the league.

The team played its home games in the stadium on the campus of Bakersfield Christian High School. The team's colors were black and white.

The team also fielded a team in the USL’s Super-20 League, a league for players 17 to 20 years of age run under the United Soccer Leagues umbrella.

Former US national team star and Fox Soccer Channel broadcaster Eric Wynalda is a past member of the Brigade squad.