Central Valley Fuego FC

Central Valley Fuego FC also known as CV Fuego FC or simply Fuego FC is a professional USL League One expansion team, based in Fresno, California, that kicked off in 2022.[2][3]

Central Valley Fuego FC
Full nameCentral Valley Fuego Football Club
FoundedAugust 12, 2020 (2020-08-12)
StadiumFresno State Soccer Stadium
Fresno, California
Capacity1,000
OwnersJuan and Alicia Ruelas[1]
Head coachMartín Vásquez
LeagueUSL League One
2022Inaugural Season
WebsiteClub website

History

Foundation

Central Valley Fuego FC will become the twelfth professional club in California and the only one in Fresno after Fresno FC withdrew from USL Championship in 2019,[4] the club was announced on December 8, 2020[5] and the logo was 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]

Players and staff

Roster
As of March 31, 2022[8]
No. Pos. Player Nation
1 GK Ofek Antman  Israel
3 MF Jesus Partida  United States
4 DF William Gillingham  England
5 DF Nathan Smith  United States
6 MF Ozzie Ramos  United States
7 MF Mouhamed Dabo  Senegal
8 MF Victor Falck  Sweden
9 FW Christian Chaney  United States
10 MF Anthony Velarde  United States
12 FW Michael McFarlane  United States
13 DF Francois Dulysse  Haiti
14 MF Julian Chavez  United States
15 DF Jordan Chavez  United States
16 MF Neil Boyal  United States
17 FW Tunde Akinlosotu  United States
18 GK Mitch North  United States
20 FW Villyan Bijev  Bulgaria
22 MF Diego Casillas  Mexico
23 FW Renato Bustamante  Peru
25 DF Michael Hornsby  Germany
28 MF Marco Torralva  United States
30 DF Maxi Schenfeld  Chile
31 GK Matías Fernández  United States
32 MF Alan Gutierrez  United States

Current staff
As of December 25, 2020[9][10]
Front office staff
Managing partner Juan Gerardo Ruelas Jr.
Creative director Nathan Guzman
Director of sales Christian Covarrubias
Premium account executive Jenine Paniccia klein
Account executive Daniel Ridgway
Technical staff
Head coach Martín Vásquez
First assistant coach Milton Blanco
Assistant and fitness coach Edison Gonzalez
Goalkeeper coach Hugo Caballero

Head coaches
  • Includes USL Regular Season, USL Playoffs, U.S. Open Cup. Excludes friendlies.
CoachNationalityStartEndGamesWinLossDrawWin %
Jaime Ramirez[11]  United States December 15, 2020 February 1, 2022 0 0 0 0 !—
Milton Blanco (interim)[12]  United States April 2, 2022 April 14, 2022 2 2 0 0 100.00
Martín Vásquez[13]  Mexico April 14, 2022 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. "Front Office". Fuego FC.
  4. Warszawski, Marek (December 8, 2020). "New Fuego Futbol Club rekindles Fresno's soccer past, and offers redeveloped Selland Arena". The Fresno Bee.
  5. Parmer, John (December 8, 2020). "Soccer is back: United Soccer League announces the Central Valley Fuego Futbol Club for 2022". YourCentralValley.com (KSEE/KGPE).
  6. "Central Valley Fuego FC Unveils Crest, Merchandise". USL League One.
  7. "Fresno FC Places U23s and Ladies Team on Hiatus". OurSports Central. February 1, 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  8. "Christian Chaney Signs with Central Valley Fuego FC". fuegofc.com. Central Valley Fuego FC. January 18, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  9. "Front Office". fuegofc.com. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  10. "Technical Staff". fuegofc.com. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  11. 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.
  12. Fuego FC Staff (April 13, 2022). "Fuego FC Announces Technical Staff Update". fuegofc.com. Central Valley Fuego FC. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  13. 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.
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