In 1951, the founders, six sport-minded men of German descent, had a dream about owning their own clubhouse.  A place where they could meet and be with friends, as well as have a good soccer team represent their club.  After months of planning and hard work, their dreams became a reality:  a team registered with the Greater Los Angeles Soccer League and the clubhouse was opened at 5255 South Broadway.  Two of the founders, Albert Ebert and Fritz Ermit came from Stuttgart Germany, and they were fans of the Stuttgarter Kickers.  Due to their influence, it was decided that the team should be named the L.A. Kickers.  Over the years, other teams merged with the L.A. Kickers; first in 1962 the Victoria A.C., and then in 1966, Germania  S.C.  Hollywood Soccer Club joined in 1972 and Alemania 69 joined in 1975.

As a non-profit organization, our founders were interested in promoting the sport of soccer and other types of athletics which would contribute tot he erntertainment of its members and to the moral and social development of the community.

After the first few years of putting competitive teams on the playing field under the leadership of President Martin Lorenz, General Secretary Abert Ebert became the driving force in the sports department.  No person in the greater Los Angeles area did more for the sport of soccer and soccer players.  Not only did he scout for talent in Southern California, but also for players from other states and foreign countries.  Our hat is off to those men who in the late fifties and sixties made the L.A. Kickers one of the best soccer teams in the country.

In 1954, our Board of Directors contracted two top professional teams from Europe to play here in Los Angeles.  Our club was the sponsor of this tournament.  In and exciting game, Borussia Dortmund of Germany defeated Plymouth Argyles of England by a score of 3:1.  The game and party that followed at the clubhouse were each a huge success.  This was the beginning of having many foreign and local teams visit our clubhouse. Over the next couple of years, the Los Angeles team continually improved.  They won their first major championship in the 1955-56 season, becoming the California State Champions.

The next day, the new champions were invited by the Rheingold Brewery of New York City to a luncheon at the top of the St. Moritz Hotel, overlooking Central Park.  That same night, the team had to play an exhibition game against Eintracht New York in the Eintracht Oval.  This game had a particular interest in the New York area because some of the players had played in New York before joining the L.A. Kickers.

In 1960, our first team once again made it to the finals.  After eliminating the Chicago Hansa Club in the semi-finals with a score of 2:1, we traveled to Philadelphia to meet the Ukrainian Soccer Club.  The score at the end of regulation was 3:3.  Unfortunately, our team lost in overtime 3:5.  As often happens, the loss brought our team closer together, determined to be successful.  During the next four years, the L.A. Kickers became one of the most powerful teams in the United States.  They captured four State Championships and four league titles in a row, capping it off with the National Title in 1964.