Southern California Fusion were an American

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team, founded in 2006, which competed in the

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(NPSL), the fourth tier of the

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until 2007 when, despite being the reigning NPSL champions, the franchise chose to leave the league. In 2007, the team played their home matches at Aviara Park in the city of

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, 35 miles north of downtown

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. The team's colors were black, red, white and gold. The team also fielded an indoor team from 2004 to 2011 in the

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Year-by-year

Honors

* NPSL Champions 2007 * NPSL Southwest Division Champions 2007

External links

Fusion Official Website

Fusion Official Fan Page
* National Premier Soccer League teams Defunct soccer clubs in California Soccer clubs in the Greater San Diego Area Sports in Carlsbad, California Defunct indoor soccer clubs in the United States 2004 establishments in California Association football clubs established in 2004 2011 disestablishments in California Association football clubs disestablished in 2011 {{California-footyclub-stub