Salinas Valley Samba

Salinas Valley Samba was an American soccer team based in Salinas, California, United States. Founded in 2004, the team played in the Western Division of the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid.

Salinas Valley Samba
Full nameSalinas Valley Samba
Nickname(s)Samba
Founded2004
GroundWatsonville High School
ChairmanUnited States Cain White
ManagerPeru Mark Cisneros
LeagueNational Premier Soccer League
2009Regular Season: 6th, Western
Playoffs: did not qualify

The team spent the majority of its history playing on the campus of Salinas High School, though they moved to Watsonville High School in nearby Santa Cruz County, for their final season in 2009. The team's colors were silver, black and white.

History

The Samba joined the Men's Premier Soccer League in 2004, one of five expansion teams for the league's second season. They joined along with the Albuquerque Asylum, the Sonoma County Sol, the Sacramento Knights, and the Idaho Wolves. During their first season of play, the Samba finished the league in 5th place, five points behind the Utah Salt Ratz, who ultimately finished the season as league champions.

The 2005 season saw the development of location-specific conferences as more teams were added to the league. This placed Salinas Valley in the Western Conference, with a majority of California teams (with the exception of the Las Vegas Strikers and the Albuquerque Asylum) The expansion of the league in 2006 brought further development of the conferences, as the Western Conference split into "Northwestern" and "Southwestern", and a Midwestern conference was added. The Salinas Valley Samba are currently in the Northwestern Conference.

The Samba finished the 2005 season in 4th place. Also in 2005 the Samba advanced to the second round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup before being defeated by the Seattle Sounders.

In 2006, they finished the year in 6th place.

Players

Last roster

as at June 7, 2009 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Mexico MEX Jesus Acuña
United States USA Efrain Banuelos
Peru PER Jorge Becerra
Peru PER Ivan Campos
Peru PER Mario Castillo
Peru PER Joaquin Castilo
Peru PER Israel Cisneros
Peru PER Cesar Garcia
Peru PER Arnufo Gomez
Peru PER Gregory Gonzales
Peru PER Julio Gonzales
Peru PER Peter Gonzales
Argentina ARG Ismael Ibarra
Argentina ARG Luis Ibarra
United States USA Nick Lackey
Spain ESP Jaun Marquez
Peru PER Armando Martinez
Argentina ARG Aldo Meza
No. Pos. Nation Player
United States USA Eli Miller
United States USA Kyle Millerick
United States USA Reed Mills
Peru PER Pedro Morales
Peru PER Noe Oliva
Peru PER Eduardo Ortiz
Peru PER Said Ortiz
Peru PER Alex Pacheco
Peru PER Roberto Perez
United States USA Patrick Rickards
Peru PER Juan Rivas
Peru PER Jaime Rubio
United States USA Kyle Satow
Peru PER Luis Serrano
Peru PER Diego Soto
Peru PER Edwin Soto
Peru PER Jose Tostado
Peru PER Nick Vargas
Peru PER Jose Vega

Notable former players

Year-by-year

Year Division League Reg. Season Playoffs Open Cup
2004 4 MPSL 5th Did not qualify Did not qualify
2005 4 NPSL 4th, Western Did not qualify Second Round
2006 4 NPSL 6th, Northwest Did not qualify Did not qualify
2007 4 NPSL 4th, Northwest Did not qualify Did not qualify
2008 4 NPSL 4th, Northwest Did not qualify Did not qualify
2009 4 NPSL 6th, Western Did not qualify Did not enter

Head coaches

  • United States Artie Cairel (2004–2008)
  • United States Mark Cisneros (2009)

Stadia

  • "The Pit" at Salinas High School; Salinas, California (2004–2008)
  • Stadium at Watsonville High School; Watsonville, California (2009)
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