Central Valley Fuego FC
Full name | Central Valley Fuego Football Club |
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Founded | August 12, 2020 |
Stadium | TBD Fresno, California |
Owners | Juan and Alicia Ruelas[1] |
President | Chris Wilson |
Head coach | Jaime Ramirez |
League | USL League One |
Website | Club website |
Central Valley Fuego FC also known as CV Fuego FC or simply Fuego FC are a planned professional USL League One expansion team, based in Fresno, California, that is expected to kick off in 2022.[2] The club's president is Chris Wilson.[3]
History[]
Foundation[]
Fuego FC will became the twelfth professional club in California and the only one in Fresno after Fresno FC withdrew from USL Championship in 2019,[4] the club has been announced on December 8, 2020[5] and the logo has been unveiled on January 21, 2021.[6] The team's name is a nod to the former Fresno Fuego that played in USL League Two from 2003 to 2019.[7]
Colors and crest[]
Fuego colors will be black and red and the logo is a shield with the green stripe representing the agriculture that is the most important economy of the valley and the red flames in the bottom meaning the big passion of the local population for soccer.[6]
Staff[]
- As of December 25, 2020[8]
Front office staff | |
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General manager | Chris Wilson |
Media & public relations | Nathan Guzman |
Ticket operations & sales manager | Christian Covarrubias |
Ticket account executive | Alfredo Cazarez |
Ticket account executive | Jenine Paniccia klein |
Ticket account executive | Daniel Ridgway |
Ticket account executive | Genesis Zamora |
Technical staff | |
Head coach and sporting director | Jaime Ramirez[9] |
Assistant and fitness coach | Edison Gonzalez |
Goalkeeper coach | Hugo Caballero |
See also[]
- USL League One
- Soccer in the United States
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.
- ^ "Front Office". Fuego FC.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Front Office". fuegofc.comaccessdate=December 16, 2020.
- ^ 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.
External links[]
- Sports in Fresno, California
- Soccer clubs in California
- 2020 establishments in California
- USL League One teams