Central Valley Fuego FC

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.

Central Valley Fuego FC
Full nameCentral Valley Fuego Football Club
FoundedAugust 12, 2020 (2020-08-12)
StadiumFresno State Soccer Stadium
Capacity1,000
OwnersJuan and Alicia Ruelas[1]
Head coachAdam Smith
LeagueUSL League One
2022USL League One, 8th of 11
Playoffs: DNQ
WebsiteClub website

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 August 5, 2023[7]
No. Pos. Player Nation
1 GK Ofek Antman  Israel
3 MF Jesus Partida  United States
4 DF Razak Cromwell  Ghana
5 DF Andrew Forth  United States
7 MF Mouhamed Dabo  Senegal
8 MF Victor Falck  Sweden
9 FW Othoniel Arce  Mexico
10 MF José Carrera-García  Mexico
11 MF Alexis Cerritos  El Salvador
12 DF Jesse Williams  Trinidad and Tobago
13 DF Francois Dulysse  Haiti
14 FW Zahir Vasquez  United States
15 DF Jordan Chavez  United States
17 DF Omar Lemus  United States
18 FW David Ramón  United States
19 MF Adrian Vera  United States
20 FW Villyan Bijev  Bulgaria
22 FW Diego Casillas  Mexico
24 MF Cherif Dieye  Senegal
27 FW Qudus Lawal  Nigeria
28 GK Mitch North  United States
32 GK Matías Fernández  United States
34 MF Angel Ruelas  United States
44 GK Paul Lewis  United States
45 DF Harold Hanson  United States
58 FW David Diaz ([A])  United States
59 MF Maximus Ekk ([A])  United States
77 FW Billy Forbes  Turks and Caicos Islands
  1. ^
    USL Academy Contract
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Current staff
As of June 11, 2023[8][9]
Front office staff
Managing partner Juan Gerardo Ruelas Jr.
Vice President of Fútbol Nehemias "Nini" Blanco
Box Office and Sales Coordinator Daniel Ridgway
Technical staff
Sporting director & head coach Adam Smith
First Assistant and Fitness Coach Edison Gonzalez
Goalkeeper coach Ruben Messina

Record

Year-by-year
As of October 15, 2022
Season USL League One Playoffs US Open Cup Top Scorer 1 Head Coach
P W L D GF GA Pts Pos Player Goals
2022 30 11 12 7 37 40 40 8th Did not qualify R3 United States Christian Chaney 10 United States Martín Vásquez

^ 1. Top Scorer includes statistics from league matches only.

Head coaches
  • Includes USL Regular Season, USL Playoffs, U.S. Open Cup. Excludes friendlies.
CoachNationalityStartEndGamesWinLossDrawWin %
Jaime Ramirez[10]  United States January 1, 2022 February 1, 2022 0 0 0 0 !—
Milton Blanco (interim)[11]  United States February 2, 2022 April 14, 2022 3 2 0 1 066.67
Martín Vásquez[12]  United States April 14, 2022 July 3, 2023 44 13 24 7 029.55
Adam Smith[13] England England July 3, 2023 present 0 0 0 0 !—

See also

References
  1. Warszawski, Marek. "Fresno soccer club has ambitious plan for downtown stadium. Here's why it won't fly[.]". Fresno Bee. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  2. "Tioga-Sequoia, Fuego FC, host postponed block party". YourCentralValley.com. June 19, 2021.
  3. Warszawski, Marek (December 8, 2020). "New Fuego Futbol Club rekindles Fresno's soccer past, and offers redeveloped Selland Arena". The Fresno Bee.
  4. Parmer, John (December 8, 2020). "Soccer is back: United Soccer League announces the Central Valley Fuego Futbol Club for 2022". YourCentralValley.com (KSEE/KGPE).
  5. "Central Valley Fuego FC Unveils Crest, Merchandise". USL League One.
  6. "Fresno FC Places U23s and Ladies Team on Hiatus". OurSports Central. February 1, 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  7. "Roster". fuegofc.com. Fuego FC. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  8. "Front Office". fuegofc.com. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  9. "Technical Staff". fuegofc.com. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  10. 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.
  11. Fuego FC Staff (April 13, 2022). "Fuego FC Announces Technical Staff Update". fuegofc.com. Central Valley Fuego FC. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  12. 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.
  13. "Central Valley Fuego FC Announces Technical Staff Update". FuegoFC.com. Central Valley Fuego. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
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