California Kickers were a soccer club based in Hollywood, California. They joined the Western Soccer Alliance in 1986. They initially played as Hollywood Kickers before changing their name for the following season. In 1990 the team name was changed again, becoming the California Emperors when they joined the American Professional Soccer League

American Professional Soccer League

The American Professional Soccer League is a former professional men's soccer league which featured teams from both the United States and Canada. It was the first outdoor soccer league to feature teams from throughout the United States since the demise of the original North American Soccer League...

. After the 1991 season, the team left the league to become an amateur club.

Year-by-year

Year	Team Name	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs
1986 1986 Western Soccer Alliance season -History:After the success of the 1985 Western Alliance Challenge Series, three of the teams from that series, F.C. Seattle, F.C. Portland and the San Jose Earthquakes established the Western Soccer Alliance. The Victoria Riptide, a participant in 1985, did not return but was replaced by the...	Hollywood Kickers	WSA	1st	Champion (no playoffs)
1987 1987 Western Soccer Alliance season -History:In 1987, the Alliance retained its regular season single table standings, but added a post-season playoff to determine the league champion. The San Diego Nomads won both the regular season and playoff titles.-League standings:-Wild Card:-Final:...	California Kickers	WSA	6th	Did not qualify
1988 1988 Western Soccer Alliance season -League standings:Points system: Six points per win. One point per goal up to three points per game.-Semifinal:-Final:-Points leaders:-Honors:* MVP: Marcelo Balboa* Leading goal scorer: Scott Benedetti* Leading goalkeeper: Jeff Koch...		WSA	5th	Did not qualify
1989		WSL	5th, South	Did not qualify
1990 1990 American Professional Soccer League season Overview of the 1990 American Professional Soccer League season. Although the Western Soccer League and the American Soccer League merged to form the American Professional Soccer League in 1990, the two leagues remained essentially independent leagues, linked by name alone. During this season,...	California Emperors	APSL	1st, WSL South	WSL Semifinals