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| Full name | Santa Ana Winds FC | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Winds FC Los Vendavales Golden City FC LA Winds | ||
| Founded | 2006 | ||
| Ground | Lake Forest Sports Park Championship Stadium Santa Ana College | ||
| Owner | Leonel López | ||
| Head Coach | Marco Paniagua | ||
| League | United Premier Soccer League | ||
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Santa Ana Winds FC, also known as Winds FC, is a soccer team founded in Santa Ana, California, and a founding United Premier Soccer League club currently playing at the Lake Forest Sports Park, with occasional matches played at Championship Stadium at the Orange County Great Park. The club takes its name from a Southern California weather condition known as the Santa Ana winds. Santa Ana Winds FC, an elite amateur and professional development club, has played international development squads in the past, namely matches against a Club Atlas U-20 squad in March 2011, and a Chivas de Guadalajara U-20 squad in November 2011.[1][2] On November 18, 2017, the club made history by qualifying to the 2018 U.S. Open Cup for the first time. On Tuesday, June 5, 2018, Winds FC winger Juan Arellano became the first player to transfer directly from Santa Ana Winds FC to an international professional club.
Santa Ana Winds FC was founded in 2006 by Leonel López and brothers.
- ^ Celestino Orozco (2011). "Se le escapa la victoria al Santa Ana Winds". OCExcelsior.com (Now UnidosSC.com). Excelsior de Orange County / Freedom Communications. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
- ^ Omar Ávalos Gallegos (2011). "Chivas Comes to Santa Ana". Santaniego. Retrieved 2015-11-02.