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Lancaster Rattlers are an American soccer team, founded in 2006. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, and play in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference against teams from Azusa, Bakersfield, Calabasas, Fresno, Irvine, La Mirada, San Francisco, San Jose and Ventura.
They play their home games in the stadium at Pete Knight High School in the city of Palmdale, California, 9 miles south of Lancaster itself, and 62 miles north of downtown Los Angeles.
[edit] 2008 Roster
as at June 7, 2008
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 1 |
 |
GK |
Adam Acosta |
| 2 |
|
DF |
Daniel Vigil |
| 3 |
|
DF |
Jose Rojo |
| 4 |
|
MF |
Julio Lopez |
| 5 |
|
FW |
Harry Abraham |
| 6 |
|
FW |
Aaron Lott |
| 7 |
|
DF |
Brandon Howell |
| 8 |
|
FW |
Ben Corrodi |
| 9 |
|
MF |
Miguel Ibarra |
| 10 |
|
MF |
Mauricio Harrie |
|
|
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 11 |
 |
MF |
Hanny Helmy |
| 13 |
|
DF |
George Medina |
| 14 |
|
MF |
Jesus Lopez |
| 15 |
|
GK |
Zach Brunner |
| 16 |
|
MF |
Jayro Martinez |
| 17 |
|
FW |
Mathayo Huma |
| 18 |
|
GK |
Carlos Ramos |
| 20 |
 |
DF |
Alfred Bedrossian |
| 21 |
|
FW |
Humberto Sanchez |
| 22 |
|
DF |
Kyle Canamar |
|
[edit] Year-by-year
| Year |
Division |
League |
Regular Season |
Playoffs |
Open Cup |
| 2007 |
4 |
USL PDL |
10th, Southwest |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 2008 |
4 |
USL PDL |
in progress |
|
Did not qualify |
[edit] Competition History
The Rattlers entered the league in 2007 as the first ever soccer franchise from the Antelope Valley area of Southern California. They played their first competitive game on April 28, 2007, a 2-1 loss to fellow expansion franchise, Ventura County Fusion, and this unfortunately set the standard for a disappointing first season. Four straight losses - including a 5-1 hammering by Bakersfield Brigade - left the Rattlers languishing at the bottom of the table. Their first victory (2-1 over the San Francisco Seals) was the single bright spot of a summer which saw them lose eight of their next nine games, scoring 15 goals but conceding an astonishing 32. A difficult first season ended with the Rattlers managing a 2-2 draw against Los Angeles Storm, but finishing dead last in the division, six points adrift of their closest rivals, and second-worst in ther entire PDL (only Cocoa Expos had a worse record). Martin Galvan was top scorer, with 5 goals, while Mauricio Harrie registered 3 assists.
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