The 2020–21 California United Strikers FC season was the club's second in the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA) and second as a professional team overall.
Roster
Players
No.PositionNationPlayer
Staff Don Ebert – Head coach Roy Chingirian – Assistant coach Willie Diaz – Assistant coach
Transfers
In No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source4 FC HelsingørFree transferSeptember 1, 202022 HNK GoricaFree transferSeptember 3, 202016 Returning Players California United Strikers FCRe-signedFebruary 14, 202127UnattachedFree transferFebruary 24, 20211 Detroit City FCFree transferFebruary 24, 202117 Strikers FC - IrvineFree transferMarch 12, 202120 Chico State WildcatsFree transferMarch 20, 202114 Chattanooga FCFree transferMarch 24, 202119 Las Vegas Lights FCFree transferApril 6, 20217 San Diego 1904 FCFree transferApril 7, 202121 FC Golden StateFree transferApril 10, 2021
Out No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source14UnattachedNot re-signed7UnattachedNot re-signed8UnattachedNot re-signed12UnattachedNot re-signed17UnattachedNot re-signed18UnattachedNot re-signed20UnattachedNot re-signed21 California United Strikers FCJoined coaching staff30UnattachedNot re-signed33UnattachedNot re-signed11 Los Angeles ForceNot re-signed4 Los Angeles ForceNot re-signed1 Los Angeles ForceNot re-signed
Friendlies
Competitions
NISA Fall Season
On June 4, NISA announced details for the 2020 Fall Season. The eight member teams would be split into conferences, Eastern and Western, with the Strikers playing in the later. The team is set to play two regular season games, one home and one away, against the rest of the Western Conference.
The Fall regular season schedule was announced on July 31, 2020.
Standings
Results summary
Matches
Fall Playoffs
All eight NISA teams qualified for the 2020 Fall tournament, which will be hosted at Keyworth Stadium in Detroit, Michigan, beginning on September 21 ending with the final on October 2.
Group stage
NISA Spring Season
NISA Legends Cup NISA announced initial spring season plans in early February 2021, including starting the season with a tournament in Chattanooga, Tennessee with a standard regular season to follow. The tournament, now called the NISA Legends Cup, was officially announced on March 10 and is scheduled to run between April 13 and 25. All nine NISA members teams taking part in the Spring were divided into three team groups and played a round robin schedule. The highest placing group winner automatically qualified for the tournament final, while the second and third highest finishing teams overall played one-another in a semifinal to determine a second finalist.
The Strikers were drawn into Group 2 alongside Detroit City FC and the returning Stumptown AC.
Standings
Group 2 results
Group stage
Regular season The Spring Season schedule was announced on March 18 with each association member playing eight games, four home and four away, in a single round-robin format.
Standings
Results summary
Matches
U.S. Open Cup
As a team playing in a recognized professional league, the Strikers would normally be automatically qualified for the U.S. Open Cup. However, with the 2021 edition shorted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, NISA has only been allotted 1 to 2 teams spots. On March 29, U.S. Soccer announced 2020 Fall Champion Detroit City FC as NISA's representative in the tournament.
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
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Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameFall SeasonFall PlayoffsLegends CupSpring SeasonTotal1 MF16Christian Thierjung120252 FW9Omar Nuño020243 MF7Billy Garton Jr.00022MF8Tony Lopez00022MF21Alejandro Araneda001124 MF11Shane Kaemerle01001FW12Michael Bryant00101FW14Darwin Lom00101DF20Garrett Hogbin00101
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNameFall SeasonFall PlayoffLegends CupSpring SeasonTotal4 DFAydan Bowers10000010205 DFXavier Ikaika Fuerte00002110317 DFAdan Coronado1000----108 MFTony Lopez10000000109 FWOmar Nuño100000001012 FWMichael Bryant001010204015 MFEvan Waldrep000000101019 DFBryan de la Fuente000000101021 MFAlejandro Araneda000000212122 FWMinjae Kwak000010001024 DFChris Klute200000002027 GKMitchell North000010001033 DFKevin Garcia-Lopez1000----10 HCDon Ebert0000000101
Notes
References
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