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San Diego NASL franchise to be named 1904 FC

We now know what to call the NASL’s San Diego expansion franchise.

The club released a statement announcing their name as 1904 FC.

“A name inspired for and by the people of its representative city. A fellow supporter and most importantly, a San Diegan, suggested 1904, deriving from S, the 19th letter of the alphabet, paired with D, the 4th letter, making 1904 an iconic name for San Diego soccer.”

1904 FC was founded by former Chelsea and Newcastle United striker Demba Ba, who loves the name and what it represents.

“We believe in the people of San Diego. Our name reflects our commitment to the city and street culture,” he said. “The number is already iconic in San Diego, now it will stand for the passion and pride of our region.”

The club’s colors will be black and white, which the club also says has unique meaning.

“1904 FC’s colors are as simple as the game itself. A game where one team must score just one more goal than the other. Black and white also represent both the darkness (challenges) of sports and the light (victory).”

The clubs ownership team includes other famous European players Eden Hazard, Yohan Cabaye, and Moussa Sow. They will begin play in the NASL for the 2018 season.

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  1. Per SI.com

    “Hang on, though. What if the name is actually a reference to the Will Ferrell movie Anchorman? In the 2004 film, Ferrell’s character claims the city of San Diego was “discovered by the Germans in 1904.”

    The team says the idea for 1904 FC came from a fan, and we all know sports fans would never act in bad faith and choose a joke name for a team. Oh, wait, San Diego soccer fans already did that earlier this year, voting overwhelmingly in favor of “Footy McFooty Face” for a potential MLS club.

    I find it entirely plausible that this unnamed fan thought 1904 would be an Anchorman reference subtle enough to slip under the club’s noses and reverse-engineered the alphabet explanation to make it happen.”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=69&v=X7E4surv9ic

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    • LOL. I’m almost certain you’re right…given the solemn gravitas with which 1904 delivered this announcement, these guys take themselves Most Seriously…and of course, leaves them wide open to being trolled. Or at least Rick Roll’d.

      I think they were had, for sure.

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  2. Doesn’t matter much because barring somebody infrastructure changes within NASL, the league will only be around for a few more years.

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  3. As someone born and raised in the city, I don’t care for this name. They could have come up with something better. But, just glad they have a NASL team and a good ownership group.

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  4. “1904 FC’s colors are as simple as the game itself. A game where one team must score just one more goal than the other. Black and white also represent both the darkness (challenges) of sports and the light (victory).”

    This is so cringe-inducing.

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    • First I ever heard of it. It sounds like a year and that has no meaning. Years that have meaning are 1769, the year of the first mission in California which was in San Diego, and 1851 when San Diego was incorporated.

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