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Central Valley Fuego FC
Association football team
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.
| Full name | Central Valley Fuego Football Club | |||
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| Founded | August 12, 2020; 3 years ago (2020-08-12) | |||
| Stadium | Fresno State Soccer Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 1,000 | |||
| Owners | Juan and Alicia Ruelas[1] | |||
| Head coach | Jermaine Jones | |||
| League | USL League One | |||
| 2023 | USL League One, 12th of 12 Playoffs: DNQ | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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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]
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]
Roster
- As of May 9, 2024[7]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Current Staff
| Front Office Staff | |
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| Managing Partner | Juan Gerardo Ruelas Jr. |
| Vice President of Fútbol | |
| Box Office and Sales Coordinator | Daniel Ridgway |
| Technical Staff | |
| Head Coach | Jermaine Jones |
| Sporting Director | Adam Smith |
| First Assistant & Fitness Coach | Edison Gonzalez |
| Assistant Coach | Mike Elias |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Miguel Martinez |
Year-by-year
- As of October 14, 2023
| Season | USL League One | Playoffs | US Open Cup | Top Scorer 1 | Head Coach | ||||||||
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| P | W | L | D | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | Player | Goals | ||||
| 2022 | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 37 | 40 | 40 | 8th | Did not qualify | R3 |  Christian Chaney |
10 | Martín Vásquez |
| 2023 | 32 | 6 | 21 | 5 | 36 | 61 | 23 | 12th | Did not qualify | R2 |  Alexis Cerritos |
9 | Martín Vásquez (3–10–1) Adam Smith (1–6–2) Edison Gonzalez (2–5–2) |
^ 1. Top Scorer includes statistics from league matches only.
Head coaches
- Includes USL Regular Season, USL Playoffs, U.S. Open Cup. Excludes friendlies.
| Coach | Nationality | Start | End | Games | Win | Loss | Draw | Win % |
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| 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 (interim)[13] | England |
July 3, 2023 | August 30, 2023 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 011.11 |
| Edison Gonzalez (interim)[14] | United States |
August 30, 2023 | November 5, 2023 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 022.22 |
| Jermaine Jones[15] | United States |
November 6, 2023 | present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !— |
- Warszawski, Marek. "Fresno soccer club has ambitious plan for downtown stadium. Here's why it won't fly[.]". Fresno Bee. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- "Tioga-Sequoia, Fuego FC, host postponed block party". YourCentralValley.com. June 19, 2021. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- Warszawski, Marek (December 8, 2020). "New Fuego Futbol Club rekindles Fresno's soccer past, and offers redeveloped Selland Arena". The Fresno Bee. Archived from the original on June 30, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- Parmer, John (December 8, 2020). "Soccer is back: United Soccer League announces the Central Valley Fuego Futbol Club for 2022". YourCentralValley.com (KSEE/KGPE). Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- "Central Valley Fuego FC Unveils Crest, Merchandise". USL League One. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- "Fresno FC Places U23s and Ladies Team on Hiatus". OurSports Central. February 1, 2019. Archived from the original on December 25, 2021. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
- "Front Office". fuegofc.com. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- "Technical Staff". fuegofc.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
- Marden, Andrew (December 16, 2020). "FPU's Jaime Ramirez named 'Sporting Director' for Central Valley Fuego FC". YourCentralValley.com. KSEE/KGPE. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- Fuego FC Staff (April 13, 2022). "Fuego FC Announces Technical Staff Update". fuegofc.com. Central Valley Fuego FC. Archived from the original on April 14, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
- 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. Archived from the original on April 14, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
- "Central Valley Fuego FC Announces Technical Staff Update". FuegoFC.com. Central Valley Fuego. Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- "Central Valley Fuego FC Announces Technical Staff Update". Central Valley Fuego FC. August 30, 2023. Archived from the original on August 30, 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- "Central Valley Fuego FC Welcomes Jermaine Jones as New Head Coach". FuegoFC.com. Central Valley Fuego. Archived from the original on November 6, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.