San Gabriel Valley Highlanders

San Gabriel Valley Highlanders

Full name	San Gabriel Valley Highlanders
Nickname(s)	The Highlanders
Founded	1997
Dissolved	2001
Stadium	Glendale HS Stadium Glendale, California
Capacity	10,000
Chairman	Misak Tebelekian
League	USL Premier Development League
2001	5th, Southwest Division Playoffs: DNQ
Home colors Away colors

San Gabriel Valley (SGV) Highlanders were an American soccer team, playing from 1997 to 2001. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American soccer pyramid and became playoff champions in 1998. They played their home games at the stadium on the grounds of Glendale High School in the city of Glendale, California. The team's colors were blue and white.^[1]

History

The Highlanders were founded in 1997 by a group of Armenian American businessmen and soccer fans as a competitive branch of the locally based Ararat Soccer Club, to compete in the top nationwide amateur soccer league, the USL Premier Development League. The club rose to the pinnacle of the league quickly, becoming playoff champions in only their second season in 1998, having defeated the previously unbeaten Jackson Chargers 3–2 in the PDL Championship game and ensuring a Southwest Division champion for the third straight season.^[2] However following a disastrous season in 2001, losing 17 of 20 games, the team was folded.

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs	Open Cup
1997	"4"	USL PDSL	1st, Southwest	Third	Did not qualify
1998	"4"	USL PDSL	2nd, Southwest	Champions	First Round
1999	"4"	USL PDL	4th, Southwest	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2000	"4"	USL PDL	4th, Southwest	Did not qualify	First Round
2001	"4"	USL PDL	5th, Southwest	Did not qualify	Did not qualify

References

1. . www.SoccerTimes.com http://www.soccertimes.com/directory/usisl/premier/highlanders.htm. Retrieved 7 August 2012. Missing or empty |title= (help)
2. "1998 PDL Season in Review". www.USLsoccer.com. Retrieved 7 August 2012.