Fresno Fuego

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Fresno Fuego
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Full name Fresno Fuego Futbol Club
Nickname(s) Fuego
Founded 2003
Ground Chukchansi Park
Capacity 12,500
Chairman J. Alfredo Guzman
Manager Jamie Ramirez
League USL Premier Development League
2006 5th, did not make playoffs
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Fresno Fuego are an American soccer team, founded in 2003 after the franchise rights were transferred to them from former 2-time PDL champions, the Central Coast Roadrunners. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, and play in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference against teams from Bakersfield, Costa Mesa, Glendora, La Mirada, Los Angeles, Modesto, San Diego and San Francisco.

They play their home games at Chukchansi Park in the city of Fresno, California, a ground they share with AAA baseball team the Fresno Grizzlies. The team's home colors are red and black. Their away colors are all white.

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[edit] Current squad

As of October 13, 2006

No. Position Player
1 United States MF Nehemias Blanco
2 United States DF Derek Lopez
4 United States DF Paul Moran
5 Mexico FW Rene Ayala-Carrillo
6 United States MF Nick Garcia
7 Mexico MF Ernesto Vega
8 Mexico MF Heber Mora Ramirez
9 United States FW Victor Lopez
10 United States FW Edgardo Salazar
11 United States FW Gaston Cignetti
12 Brazil DF Amaury Nunes
13 United States DF Jared Dugger
14 United States MF Hector Santillan Garcia
15 United States FW Larry Lopez
16 Mexico DF Jose Luis Delgadillo-Servin
18 United States MF Eddie Gutierrez
No. Position Player
20 United States MF Nick Lomeli
21 United States GK Nick Hammond
22 United States DF Marco Lopez
23 United States MF Raul Rivera
24 United States MF Raul Gomez
25 Mexico MF Salvador Pinto Barbosa
26 United States GK Jeremy Proud
27 Brazil MF Fabricio Codeceira
28 Mexico MF Valentin Aguilar
29 United States MF Adrian Alvarado
30 Mexico MF Juan Carlos Baviche
32 United States DF Felix Perez
35 United States MF Eli Delgado
40 Mexico DF Rogelio Padilla
42 United States DF Timothy McKinney

[edit] Year-by-year

Year Division League Regular Season Playoffs Open Cup
2003 "4" USL PDL 1st, Southwest Conference Finals 4th Round
2004 "4" USL PDL 2nd, Southwest Semifinals Did not qualify
2005 "4" USL PDL 3rd, Southwest Conference Semifinals Did not qualify
2006 "4" USL PDL 5th, Southwest Did not qualify Did not qualify

[edit] Notable former players

[edit] External links

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United Soccer Leagues PDL Southwest

Bakersfield Brigade | Fresno Fuego | Lancaster Rattlers | Los Angeles Storm | Orange County Blue Star | San Fernando Valley Quakes | San Francisco Seals | San Jose Frogs | Southern California Seahorses | Ventura County Fusion


National federation National Team: M, W Venues, (cap) List of clubs
League system SSS Champions History
Competitions in American Soccer
MLS USL First Division USL Second Division PDL
Super-20 MISL NPSL PCSL
Open Cup W-League WPSL Y-League