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The name Sacramento Knights has been used by two different soccer clubs.
[edit] Original Sacramento Knights
The original Sacramento Knights were an indoor soccer team that played from 1993 to 2001 in Arco Arena and were owned by the NBA's Sacramento Kings. The team played in the Continental Indoor Soccer League from 1993 to 1997. The team then moved to the World Indoor Soccer League in 1998 after the CISL folded. The team itself folded when the WISL merged with the Major Indoor Soccer League in 2001.
[edit] Year-by-year
| Year |
League |
Reg. Season |
Playoffs |
Avg. attendance |
| 1993 |
CISL |
5th CISL, 12-16 |
Failed to Qualify |
6,115 |
| 1994 |
CISL |
4th West, 15-13 |
Lost Quarterfinal |
6,961 |
| 1995 |
CISL |
1st West, 20-8 |
Lost Championship |
7,151 |
| 1996 |
CISL |
3rd West, 14-14 |
Lost Quarterfinal |
7,195 |
| 1997 |
CISL |
3rd West, 14-14 |
Lost 1st Round |
6,132 |
| 1998 |
PSA |
2nd PSA, 6-5 |
Lost Championship |
6,116 |
| 1999 |
WISL |
1st WISL, 17-5 |
Won Championship |
5,764 |
| 2000 |
WISL |
7th WISL, 5-19 |
Failed to qualify |
5,509 |
| 2001 |
WISL |
4th WISL, 11-13 |
Lost Semifinal |
5,136 |
[edit] Current Sacramento Knights
| Sacramento Knights |
 |
| Full name |
Sacramento Knights F.C. |
| Nickname(s) |
The Knights |
| Founded |
2003 |
| Ground |
Cosumnes River College Stadium |
| Capacity |
2,500 |
| Chairman |
Laureate Gholar Jr. |
| Manager |
Ron Preble |
| League |
National Premier Soccer League |
| 2006 |
1st, Conference Champions
National NPSL Champions
|
|
|
Sacramento Knights are an American soccer team, founded by President/Owner Laureate B. Gholar, Jr. in 2003. The team is a member of the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, and play in the Northwest Conference against teams from Chico, Redwood City, Salinas, San Jose and Santa Rosa.
The Knights are the current NPSL champions, having defeated the Princeton 56ers in the national title match in July 2006. They also were the NPSL Northwestern Division champions and Western Conference champions for 2006.
The Knights play their home matches in the stadium at Cosumnes River College in the city of Sacramento, California. The team's colors are navy blue, gold, white, and maroon.
[edit] Current squad
As of October 13, 2006
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 1 |
 |
GK |
Mark Torguson |
| 2 |
 |
DF |
Jorge Lama |
| 3 |
|
MF |
Matt Scammaca |
| 4 |
 |
DF |
Raymond Harris |
| 5 |
|
DF |
Dario Cordova |
| 6 |
|
MF |
Vincent Matteoli |
| 7 |
|
MF |
Scott Lucky |
| 8 |
|
MF |
Martin Simms |
| 9 |
|
FW |
Anthony Chimienti |
| 10 |
|
FW |
Jimmy Frazelle |
| 11 |
|
FW |
Patrick Nelle |
| 12 |
 |
MF |
Marco Ramirez |
| 13 |
|
MF |
Scott Scigliano |
| 14 |
|
MF |
Sean Buchanan |
| 15 |
|
FW |
Jeff Neuner |
| 16 |
|
MF |
Ozzie Perez |
| 17 |
|
FW |
Alfredo Renteria |
| 18 |
|
GK |
Matt McDougall |
|
|
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 20 |
|
MF |
Kyle Navarro |
| 21 |
|
FW |
Chris Ciampa |
| 22 |
|
DF |
Eliseo Lopez Jr. |
| 24 |
|
MF |
Pedro Lupercio |
| 25 |
 |
MF |
Ralph Cazel |
| 26 |
|
DF |
David Lopez |
| 27 |
|
DF |
Utodi Madu |
| 28 |
|
DF |
Trinidad Enriquez |
| 29 |
|
FW |
Elliott Ricks-Chambers |
| 32 |
|
MF |
Arturo Temblador |
| 33 |
|
FW |
Anthony Chinakwe |
| 34 |
|
MF |
Sean Michael Callahan |
| 35 |
|
MF |
Laureate Gholar |
| 36 |
|
GK |
Brett Hafeman |
| 37 |
|
DF |
Sean Aspenlind |
| 38 |
|
MF |
Brian MacGuire |
| 41 |
|
MF |
Levi Henson |
|
[edit] Year-by-year
| Year |
Division |
League |
Reg. Season |
Playoffs |
Open Cup |
| 2004 |
"4" |
MPSL |
7th |
Did not qualify |
Second Round |
| 2005 |
"4" |
NPSL |
1st, Western |
Semi Finals |
Did not qualify |
| 2006 |
"4" |
NPSL |
1st, Northwest |
Champions |
Did not qualify |
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