Los Angeles Blues 23 was announced as a
USL Premier Development League expansion franchise on April 7, 2011 as a replacement for the
Hollywood United Hitmen franchise, which left the PDL for the
National Premier Soccer League just before the start of the 2011 PDL season. The team is part of the development program of the
Los Angeles Blues USL Pro team, which joined in 2011, and its sister club is the
Pali Blues of the
United Soccer Leagues W-League, whose name it adopted as of 2012. The team played its first competitive game on April 29, 2011, a 0–0 tie with
Fresno Fuego, and achieved its first victory on May 28, 2011, a 2–0 win over the
Los Angeles Misioneros, with both goals – the first in franchise history – being scored by Daniel Martinez. ==Players==