Central Valley Fuego FC
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Full name | Central Valley Fuego Football Club | |||
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Founded | August 12, 2020 | |||
Stadium | Fresno State Soccer Stadium | |||
Capacity | 1,000 | |||
Owners | Juan and Alicia Ruelas[1] | |||
Head coach | Martín Vásquez | |||
League | USL League One | |||
2022 | USL League One, 8th of 11 Playoffs: DNQ | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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Central Valley Fuego FC, also known as CV Fuego FC or simply Fuego FC, is an American professional soccer team based in Fresno, California.[2] The team was founded in 2020, and played its inaugural season in 2022. The team competes in USL League One, the third tier of the US soccer league system and plays its home matches at Fresno State Soccer Stadium.
History
Foundation
Central Valley Fuego FC became the twelfth professional club in California and the only one in Fresno after Fresno FC withdrew from USL Championship in 2019,[3] the club was announced on December 8, 2020[4] and the logo was unveiled on January 21, 2021.[5] The team's name is a nod to the former Fresno Fuego that played in USL League Two from 2003 to 2019.[6]
Colors and crest
Fuego colors are black and red. The club's logo is based on a shield shaped like the head of a spade, representing the agricultural laborers of California's Central Valley. Across the top of this shield is the name of the team, while below lie three diagonal stripes of black-green-black which represent agriculture and growth. In base are red flames which represent the team's name and the passion for soccer of the local population.[5]
Players and staff
Roster
- As of November 9, 2022[7]
- ^ USL Academy Contract
Current staff
Front office staff | |
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Managing partner | Juan Gerardo Ruelas Jr. |
Vice President of Fútbol | Nehemias "Nini" Blanco |
Creative director | Nathan Guzman |
Director of sales | Christian Covarrubias |
Box Office and Sales Coordinator | Daniel Ridgway |
Technical staff | |
Sporting director | Adam Smith |
Head coach | Martín Vásquez |
Assistant and fitness coach | Edison Gonzalez |
Goalkeeper coach | Hugo Caballero |
Record
Year-by-year
- As of October 15, 2022
Season | USL League One | Playoffs | US Open Cup | Top Scorer 1 | Head Coach | ||||||||
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P | W | L | D | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | Player | Goals | ||||
2022 | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 37 | 40 | 40 | 8th | Did not qualify | R3 | ![]() |
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^ 1. Top Scorer includes statistics from league matches only.
Head coaches
- Includes USL Regular Season, USL Playoffs, U.S. Open Cup. Excludes friendlies.
Coach | Nationality | Start | End | Games | Win | Loss | Draw | Win % |
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Jaime Ramirez[10] | ![]() |
January 1, 2022 | February 1, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Milton Blanco (interim)[11] | ![]() |
February 2, 2022 | April 14, 2022 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67 |
Martín Vásquez[12] | ![]() |
April 14, 2022 | present | 27 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 33.33 |
See also
References
- ^ Warszawski, Marek. "Fresno soccer club has ambitious plan for downtown stadium. Here's why it won't fly[.]". Fresno Bee. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^ "Tioga-Sequoia, Fuego FC, host postponed block party". YourCentralValley.com. June 19, 2021.
- ^ Warszawski, Marek (December 8, 2020). "New Fuego Futbol Club rekindles Fresno's soccer past, and offers redeveloped Selland Arena". The Fresno Bee.
- ^ Parmer, John (December 8, 2020). "Soccer is back: United Soccer League announces the Central Valley Fuego Futbol Club for 2022". YourCentralValley.com (KSEE/KGPE).
- ^ a b "Central Valley Fuego FC Unveils Crest, Merchandise". USL League One.
- ^ "Fresno FC Places U23s and Ladies Team on Hiatus". OurSports Central. February 1, 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
- ^ "Roster". fuegofc.com. Fuego FC. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
- ^ "Front Office". fuegofc.com. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- ^ "Technical Staff". fuegofc.com. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
- ^ Marden, Andrew (December 16, 2020). "FPU's Jaime Ramirez named 'Sporting Director' for Central Valley Fuego FC". YourCentralValley.com. KSEE/KGPE. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^ Fuego FC Staff (April 13, 2022). "Fuego FC Announces Technical Staff Update". fuegofc.com. Central Valley Fuego FC. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
- ^ Fuego FC Staff (April 14, 2022). "Central Valley Fuego FC Announces Martín Vásquez As New Head Coach For USL League One Team". fuegofc.com. Central Valley Fuego FC. Retrieved April 14, 2022.