San Jose Frogs
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| Full name | San Jose Frogs F.C. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | The Frogs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | PAL Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman | Hartmut Esslinger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Peter Weiss | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | USL Premier Development League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | 2nd, Conference Playoff Finalist (NPSL) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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San Jose Frogs are an American soccer team, founded in 2006. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, and plays in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference against teams from Bakersfield, Fresno, Glendora, La Mirada, Lancaster, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Santa Ana and Ventura.
In November 2006 the Frogs announced that they would be transferring from the National Premier Soccer League to the USL Premier Development League for the 2007 season, making them the first club in history to make such a move.
The Frogs play their home matches at the Police Athletic League Stadium – better known as PAL Stadium - in the city of San Jose, California. Following the relocation of the San Jose Earthquakes Major League Soccer franchise to Houston, the Frogs enjoyed considerably larger-than-average attendances during their inaugural season in the NPSL. The team's colors are red and black.
The club's nickname, the Frogs, comes from the club's owner, German industrial designer Hartmut Esslinger, whose company Frog Design Inc. was responsible for the first Apple Macintosh computer in 1981, amongst other things.
[edit] Current squad
As of January 25, 2007
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[edit] Year-by-year
| Year | Division | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs | Open Cup |
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| 2006 | "4" | NPSL | 2nd, Northwest | Divisional Final | Did not qualify |
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| Current Stadiums in the USL PDL Southwest Division |
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| Bakersfield Christian High School Stadium (Bakersfield Brigade) | Chukchansi Park (Fresno Fuego) | Lancaster Soccer Center (Lancaster Rattlers) | Citrus Stadium (Los Angeles Storm) | Orange Coast College (OC Blue Star) | Re/Max Epicenter (SFV Quakes) | Negoesco Stadium (SF Seals) | PAL Stadium (San Jose Frogs) | La Mirada High School Stadium (SoCal Seahorses) | Ventura College Sports-Plex (Ventura County Fusion) | ||
Current major league teams: Golden State Warriors (NBA) • Oakland Athletics (MLB) • Oakland Raiders (NFL) • San Francisco Dragons (MLL) • San Francisco 49ers (NFL) • San Francisco Giants (MLB) • San Jose SaberCats (AFL) • San Jose Sharks (NHL) • San Jose Stealth (NLL)
Current minor league teams: California Victory (USL-1) • Real San Jose (NPSL) • San Francisco Seals (USL PDL) • San Jose Frogs (USL PDL) • San Jose Giants (CL) • Santa Cruz County Breakers (NPSL) • Tri-Valley Ranchers (NIFL) • Tri Valley Titans (IBL)
