Doxa Italia
# Doxa Italia

Doxa Italia is an American amateur soccer team based in Manhattan Beach, California, United States. Founded in 1997, the team plays in Region IV of the United States Adult Soccer Association, a network of amateur leagues at the fifth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid.

The team plays its home games at Manhattan Village Park. The team's colors are navy blue and white.

## History

Doxa were formed in 1997 by former professionals Constanin Balanos and Fernando Mastrocinque, and entered the Pacific League, one of several high-level amateur leagues in the Los Angeles area. They won their divisional title in their debut season, and since then have gone on to be one of Southern California's powerhouse amateur teams. Doxa have won five Pacific League titles (in 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002), four Coast Soccer League championships (in 2004, 2005, 2008 and 2010), and four California Soccer Association South State Cups, as well as three Las Vegas Silver Mug championships and three Santa Barbara Fiesta Tournaments.

Doxa entered the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup for the first time in 2009, and narrowly missed out on qualifying for the tournament proper at the first attempt, finishing second to National Premier Soccer League side Sonoma County Sol on goal difference. They missed out again in 2010, finishing third on goal difference again behind Sacramento Gold and the Arizona Sahuaros, but qualified for the first round of the tournament proper in 2011, after overwhelming their opponents in the USASA Region IV National Cup including an 18-0 win over Tracy CV Eagles FC in which Derk Droze scored seven goals, Ilia Nazarov scored five, and Bryan Byrne scored a hat trick.

## Players

### 2013 USOC roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | USA | Justin Commins |
| 2 | MF | USA | Eric Meister |
| 3 | DF | USA | Joe Cartlidge |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Craig Reynolds |
| 5 | MF | USA | Ryan Purtell |
| 6 | MF | USA | Steve Chirgwin |
| 7 | MF | IRL | Bryan Byrne |
| 8 | MF | USA | Ryan Taylor |
| 9 | FW | RUS | Ilia Nazarov |
| 10 | DF | CRO | Peter Hazdovac |
| 11 | MF | USA | Greg Piechota |
| 12 | MF | USA | Sean Lockhart |
| 14 | DF | USA | Ricky Figueroa |
| 15 | MF | USA | Derk Droze |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | MF | GRE | Nas Koubourus |
| 17 | FW | USA | Matt Upton |
| 18 | GK | USA | Brandon Avery |
| 19 | FW | USA | Devin Skrade |
| 20 | FW | USA | Kyle Holland |
| 22 | MF | USA | Miguel Alvarez |
| 22 | MF | USA | Devin Toohey |
| 23 | MF | USA | Richie Million |
| 24 | FW | USA | Mike Piechota |
| 25 | DF | USA | Nissa Hatifie |

### Notable former players

* Artur Aghasyan
* Alex Bengard
* Brian Dunseth
* Josh Tudela

## Year-by-year

| Year | Division | League | Open Cup |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 5 | USASA | Did not qualify |
| 2010 | 5 | USASA | Did not qualify |
| 2011 | 5 | USASA | 1st Round |
| 2012 | 5 | USASA | Did not qualify |
| 2013 | 5 | USASA | 1st Round |

## Head coaches

* Paul Rottenberg (2006-2007)
* John Gerrard (2007–2011)
* Derk Droze (2011–2012)
* Bryan Byrne (2012–2013)

## Stadia

* Field at California State University, Dominguez Hills; Carson, California (2006-2008)
* Manhattan Village Park; Manhattan Beach, California (2008–present)
* Campus El Segundo Athletic Fields; El Segundo, California (2009) 1 game
