San Diego Zest FC

They compete as LA Galaxy SD Zest in USL League Two and play their home matches at James Madison High School's George Hoagland Stadium.

San Diego Zest FC was established in 2016 by a sports management company called the San Diego Sports Authority, hereafter SDSA, located in San Diego, California.

The project was started in 2014 with aim of developing the local community soccer level and providing Japanese soccer players the path to pro in the U.S. On January 21, 2016, the USL PDL announced that it had awarded the franchise to San Diego Zest FC, starting with the 2016 season.

[2] "San Diego has for a long time been a target city for the USL PDL, we are very excited the outstanding leadership of the San Diego Sports Authority will be the group that brings the league to a great soccer city, and are looking forward to working with the club for many years to come.” said league director Todd Eason.

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Zest FC players celebrate after defeating FC Golden State Force 5–1 during its 2016 season regular season match.
Erik Holt had an interview with SV Horn 's owner Keisuke Honda after he proved his high performance to them at Horn's professional tryout.
Four of USL coaches came over to Fukuoka.
A lot of talented Japanese and Korean players participated in the Pro combine in Fukuoka.
San Diego Parceiro Ladies had a first win on May 20 in their season opener match against San Diego WFC Sealions .