There's just no contest when it comes to NorCal vs. SoCal in MLS.
Regardless of what happens in Saturday night's California Clasico between the San Jose Earthquakes and LA Galaxy (10 p.m. ET, ESPN2, live chat on MLSsoccer.com), Southern California trumps its northern counterpart as far as MLS players produced.
Led by the cities of Los Angeles, San Diego and even Torrance, there have been 160 players born in Southern California who have made it on MLS rosters since the league's inception. That's more than double players churned out by California's northern regions (75).
Here's the list as provided by the Elias Sports Bureau, the official statisticians of MLS:
ALL-TIME MLS PLAYERS BORN IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA (75)
Alameda (1): Demitrius Omphroy
Auburn (1): Jacob LeBlanc
Berkeley (1): Kamani Hill
Carmichael (2): Brian Johnson, Lee Morrison
Castro Valley (2): David Bingham, Josh McKay
Cupertino (1): David Kramer
Danville (1): Chris Wondolowski
Davis (1): Sam Reynolds
Fair Oaks (1): Taylor Graham
Fremont (2): Ryan Edwards, Josh Keller
Fresno (4): Milton Blanco, Mike Chabala, Chad McCarty, Orlando Ramirez
Hanford (1): Brian Taylor
Hayward (1): Amobi Okugo
Kentfield (1): Peter Woodring
Livermore (1): Tim Weaver
Lodi (2): Patrick Ianni, Tayt Ianni
Merced (1): Gabe Eastman
Modesto (2): Heath Pearce, Scott Vallow
Monterey (1): McKinley Tennyson
Mountain View (2): Alberto Montoya, Mark Schulte
Oakland (7): Dan Benton, Calen Carr, Kyle Davies, John Doyle, Julian Nash, Andrew Wiedeman, Stephen Wondolowski
Orinda (1): Luke Sassano
Palo Alto (1): Kelly Gray
Pleasant Hill (1): Adin Brown
Redwood City (1): Tom Liner
Sacramento (8): D.J Countess, Steve Cronin, Greg Curry, Kevin Goldthwaite, Cole Grossman, Guillermo Jara, John Jones, Ryan Suarez
San Francisco (6): .Jeremy Barlow, Desmond Brooks, Amaechi Igwe, Aaron Lanes, Chris Roner, Adam Sloustcher
San Jose (12): Isaias Bardales Jr., Steven Beitashour, Paul Bravo, Matt Hatzke, Nick Hatzke, Ryshiem Henderson, Tim Martin, Jesus Padilla, Jamil Roberts, Troy Roberts, Christopher Sullivan, Scott Uderitz
San Rafael (1): Marquis White
Santa Clara (3): Jeff Baicher, Zak Ibsen, Dominik Jakubek
Santa Rosa (1): Eric Kronberg
Saratoga (1): Brett Rodriguez
Turlock (1): Adolfo Gregorio
Walnut Creek (1): Troy Dayak
Watsonville (1): Francisco Gomez
ALL-TIME MLS PLAYERS BORN IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (160)
Agoura Hills (1): Adam Eyre
Alta Loma (1): Carlos Bocanegra
Anaheim (3): George Josten, Sacha Kljestan, Jorge Villafana
Anaheim Hills (1): Chris Snitko
Bakersfield (4): Quincy Amarikwa, Esteban Arias, Steve Purdy, Shawn Singh
Bellflower (5): Danny Barber, Javier Barragan, Mike Munoz, Steve Shak, Billy Thompson
Beverly Hills (1): Sean Alvarado
Burbank (1): Daniel Steres
Canoga Park (1): Rafael Garcia
Cerritos (4): Marcelo Balboa, John Garvey, Seth George, Eddie Lewis
Chino Hills (3): Alex Bengard, Mike Randolph, Kwame Watson-Siriboe
Chula Vista (1): Joe Munoz
Claremont (2): Tony Beltran, Ryan Thomas
Corona (2): Rene Corona, Joey DiGiamarino
Coronado (1): Servando Carrasco
Costa Mesa (1): Zach Wells
El Monte (1): Felipe Rodriguez
Escondido (2): Jovan Kirovski, Joey Martinez
Fontana (1): Joe Franchino
Fullerton (4): Jalil Anibaba, Kevin Guppy, Dan Kennedy, Eric Wynalda
Garden Grove (1): Luis Gil
Glendora (1): Marky Delgado
Granada Hills (1): Cesar Zamora
Harbor City (1): Arturo Torres
Hollywood (2): Jason Boyce, Tim Merritt
Huntington Beach (4): Greg Dalby, Ryan Futagaki, Kevin Novak, Robbie Rogers
Huntington Park (2): Christian Jimenez, Hector Jimenez
Inglewood (2): Danny Pena, Jose Villarreal
La Mesa (1): Frankie Hejduk
La Mirada (1): Ty Maurin
Loma Linda (1): Ted Chronopoulos
Long Beach (5): Alan Gordon, Thor Lee, Tino Nunez, Brent Whitfield, Brad Wilson
Los Angeles (15): Jose Botello, Tristan Bowen, Ramiro Corrales, Jorge Flores, Herculez Gomez, Amir Lowery, Lawrence Lozzano, Gerson Mayen, John O’Brien, Rene Ortiz, Orlando Perez, David Quesada, Ante Razov, Brian Roberts, Estuardo Sanchez
Mission Hills (1): Richard Sanchez
Mission Viejo (5): Chris Cortez, Lance Friesz, Jordan Harvey, Brian Kelly, Gordon Kljestan
Monarch Beach (1): Byron Foss
Montclair (2): Danny Califf, Nick Rimando
Moreno Valley (1): Othaniel Yanez
Newbury Park (1): Casey Schmidt
Newhall (1): Mike Caso
Newport Beach (3): Cle Kooiman, Jack McBean, Tyson Wahl
Ontario (1): Landon Donovan
Orange (3): Mike Ammann, Carlos Borja, Michael Orozco Fiscal
Panorama City (1): Sean Franklin
Paramount (2): Guillermo Gonzalez, Jorge Salcedo
Pasadena (6): Jake Dancy, Leonard Griffin, Rhett Harty, Bryan Jordan, Jeff Larentowicz, Peter Vagenas
Redlands (1): Anthony Hamilton
Redondo Beach (1): Mike Lapper
Riverside (3): Maxwell Griffin, David Johnson, Chad Marshall
San Bernardino (1): Maurice Edu
San Diego (17): Eric Avila, Chad Barrett, Sean Bowers, Conor Chinn, Ryan Coiner, Austin da Luz, Mike Duhaney, Gabriel Farfan, Michael Farfan, Ryan Guy, Ian Joy, Davis Paul, Cesar Romero, Frank Sanfilippo, Brennan Tennelle, J.J. Wozniak, Sal Zizzo
San Juan Capistrano (1): Andrew Kartunen
San Luis Obispo (2): Charles Alamo, Chris Seitz
Santa Ana (3): David Arvizu, Mark Dougherty, Sasha Victorine
Santa Barbara (1): Johnny Alcaraz
Santa Margarita (1): Sam George
Santa Monica (1): Dave Salzwedel
Solana Beach (1): A.J. Soares
Tarzana (1): Benjamin Benditson
Temple City (1): Jimmy Conrad
Thousand Oaks (1): Chance Myers
Torrance (8): Jonathan Bornstein, Craig Chiles, Oscar Draguicevich, Kyle Nakazawa, Eder Robles, Jack Stewart, Jonny Walker, Kirk Wilson
Upland (3): Kevin Ara, Chukwudi Chijindu, Brian Dunseth
Valencia (1): Kyle Reynish
Van Nuys (2): Michael Erush, Daniel Paladini
Ventura (1): Michael Enfield
Vista (1): Curtis Spiteri
Walnut (1): Gerardo Laterza
West Covina (1): Chris Pontius
Westminster (1): Paul Caligiuri
