This year was filled with changes, new editions, broken records, title winners, and significant performances from IE teams facing regional powerhouses. Some significant performances are subjective to me, such as an IE adult amateur club defeating a hot noteworthy team such as Capo FC or any of the FC Golden State sides. Another significant performance is when adult teams defeat opponents by a goal margin 5+ in GD. Here is a chronological list of events that happened in IE soccer in the year 2023.
January
- Aaron Long transfers from NYRB → LAFC (Jan 3)
- Temecula FC joins NISA nation after several years in the NPSL (Jan 11)
- IEFC defeats Capo FC 6-1 in SoCal Premier play (Jan 22)
- Adelanto Boys HS wins 3rd DSL title (Jan 31)
February
- Etwianda Girls HS win 3rd baseline league title (Feb 1)
- TVHS Girls wins SW league title undefeated (Feb 1)
- Carter HS Boys wins Sunkist league title (Feb 2)
- CVHS Girls wins CBL league undefeated (Feb 3)
- Don Logo HS girls won Mt Baldy league (Feb 8)
- Hemet HS boys were removed from CIF playoffs due to breaking 2 CIF bylaws (Feb 8)
- Toros Neza USA joins Nisa Nation (Feb 14)
- Southwest SC returns to UPSL after cold feet during their first application (Feb 17)
- TFC won the Riverside County Cup again against Toros Neza USA (Feb 18)
- Adrian Perez signs with SD Loyal (Feb 23)
- Ramons HS girls win 1st CIF SS title (Feb 24)
March
- TFC completed the quarterfinals series sweep of the Raul Briones Cup against IEFC (Mar 18)
April
- Empire Strykers make staff changes, Norburg promoted to a higher position (Apr 12)
May
- TFC ties with undefeated FCGS in Nisa Nation play (May 12)
- IER clinched SoCal Premier spring open playoffs undefeated (May 15)
- Union Amaya announced a squad in the newly formed ASL (May 16)
- TFC blank Capo 2-0 in Nisa Nation play (May 21)
- Toros Neza USA officially resigned from the Nisa Nation season (May 24)
- RFC dominates Capo FC on the road in USL 2 play (May 27)
June
- Storm United finished the UPSL season in last place (Jun 5)
- TFC and IER finish their respective regular seasons undefeated (Jun 6)
- Jonathan Suarez transfers to Defensores Unidos (Argentina) (Jun 8)
- Coach Seth Talyor of CBU Women leaves post after 11 years to Texas A&M (Jun 26)
July
- Empire Strykers sign new head coach Paul Wright (Jul 3)
- RFC claims USL SW title (Jul 15)
- Ifeoma Onumonu appears for Nigeria in the Women’s World Cup; they fell in the round of 16 (Jul-Aug)
- RFC falls to SF Glens in USL playoffs (Jul 21)
- Toros Neza USA announced a squad in the new ASL (Jul 30)
August
- Coach Zamora of Storm United retires after 6 years with the club (Aug 1)
- SWPL AGM announces restructure of 1st division based on geography
| 1st division IE/Riverside |
| Fontana Legacy (from D2) |
| IEFC |
| Southwest SC (from UPSL) |
| Union Amaya |
- CDC returns after the fallout in UPSL/SoCal premier. Announce a squad in the ASL (Aug 14)
- CBU W dominates UCR 4-1 in the Crosstown rivalry game. (Aug 17)
- UPSL premier SoCal south schedule is released with MSA and Temecula SC playing (Aug 22)
- SBVC W smashes SD City 12-0 (Aug 29)
- MTJSC smashes Grossmont 9-0 (Aug 29)
- CSUSB W smashed Fresno Pacific 6-0 (Aug 31)
- CBU W smashed UTEP 6-0 (Aug 31)
September
- Redlands W got smashed 6-1 to Trinity (Sep 1)
- VVC W dominates Portville 8-1 (Sep 1)
- Empire County new expansion team in the ASL (Sep 7)
- Redlands M destroys Life Pacific 9-0 (Sep 9)
- Fontana Legacy fell 7-3 to Ocelot Academy in SWPL play (Sep 17)
- MSA destroy Atletico Elite 6-1 in UPSL D1 play (Sep 17)
- UCR M split points with CBU M in the Riverside showdown 1-1 (Sep 23)
- Union Amaya fell to La Familia 6-0 in SWPL play (Sep 24)
- Temecula FC dominated MSA 4-0 in the 2nd round of qualifiers of the US Open Cup ( Sep 30)
October
- U of R men dominate Whittier 7-0 in conference play (Oct 1)
- SBVC M dropped Glendale College 8-1 in nonconference play (Oct 3)
- Union Amaya break team record of biggest win (11-0) over CALA in ASL play (Oct 8)
- City SC Temecula break team record of biggest win (9-0) over Atletico Elite in UPSL D1 play (Oct 9)
- New ASL expansion team in Rancho Cucamonga called Outcast FC was announced (Oct 12)
- MSJC destroy VVC 7-0 in conference play (Oct 18)
- TFC beat Surf Santa Monica 3-1 in the 3rd round of the qualifiers of the US Open Cup (Oct 21)
- U of R men dominate Chapmen 5-0 in conference play (Oct 21)
- MSJC destroy SBVC 5-1 in conference play (Oct 27)
- Uzi Tayou of the strykers transferred to Texas Outlaws (Oct 30)
November
- Coach Pedro Lamounier of Unio Amaya takes break from club (Nov 2)
- TFC defeats Capo FC 4-3 for 2nd time this calendar year in NN play (Nov 4)
- Franck Tayou of the strykers transferred to Utica City FC (Nov 7)
- Chaffey W and Norco M won the IEAC regular season champions (Nov 8)
- CDC Dominguez to participate in a international tournament in Mexico, announced by the ASL league (Nov 10)
- CBU M take the WAC title back to back after defeating UNLV 2-1 (Nov 11)
- ASL announced new expansion team in MoVal called Red Devils USA (Nov 11)
- Jesus Pacheco of strykers traded to Baltimore for Lucas Roque (Nov 13)
- High school soccer refs set to strike over pay, reported by SGV Tribune (Nov 13)
- Union Amaya is notably missing from the ASL standings (Nov 14)
- RB cup announced the seeding of teams: IEFC, Toros Neza USA, SWFC, UAFC, Fontana participate (Nov 14)
- CBU defeat USD in the1st round of the NCAA tournament in penalties (Nov 16)
- MTSJ defeat El Camino 2-1 in CCCAA play in round (Nov 16)
- Robert Palmer of Empire strykers transfers to KC Comets (Nov 17)
- SBVC M fall to Cuyamaca 2-1 in 1st round of CCCAA regionals (Nov 18)
- Norco M defeated Santa Ana 2-0 in OT to advance further in CCCAA regionals (Nov 18)
- MTSJ fall to Chaffey 3-0 in the 1st round of CCCAA playoffs, Chaffey advanced further (Nov 18)
- CBU falls at Marshall 3-0 in the 2nd round of NCAA tournament (Nov 19)
- TFC falls at Zeta FC in the final round of qualifiers of the US Open Cup (Nov 19)
- Toros Neza USA is notably missing from the ASL standings (Nov 20)
- Chaffey W destroyed College of the Canyons 5-0 in 2nd round CCCAA playoffs (Nov 21)
- Norco M fall to LBCC in PKs in 2nd round of CCCAA playoffs (Nov 22)
- Chaffey W defeat Santa Barbara City 1-0 to clinch CCCAA state finals (Nov 25)
- Ricky Ruiz bids farewell from RGV Toros as club rumors of folding speculate (Nov 28)
- MSA advanced further in the UPSL SoCal south playoffs as Nomads forfeited due to stadium issues (lighting) (Nov 29)
- Beverly Yanez was announced as the new head coach of Racing Louisville FC (Nov 30)
December
- Chaffey fall to Folsom Lake 2-1 and their CCCAA postseason journey ends (Dec 1)
- City SC fall to International 3-2 and their UPSL postseason journey ends (Dec 1)
- IEFC fall to Craq 1-0 and their UPSL D1 postseason journey ends (Dec 2)
- MSA fall to Escondido 4-1 in the UPSL SoCal south semi finals, ending their postseason journey. (Dec 3)
- TFC fall to FCGS 3-1 in final match of the Nisa Nations regular season, miss out on title. (Dec 9)
- Redlands FC are announced in the First round of the US Open cup proper, set to start next spring (Dec 12)
- Adrien Perez signed by Louisville City FC (Dec 20)
- Ethan Zubak signed by OCSC (Dec 25)
- Harold Hanson signed by Empire Strykers (Dec 27)
What was your favorite moment of 2023? Did I miss anything? What do you think will happen in 2024?