Fresno FC
Fresno Football Club was an American professional soccer team based in Fresno, California. Founded in 2017, the team is a member of the USL Championship, a second tier league in the American Soccer Pyramid. Their first game took place on March 17, 2018.[1] The team folded on October 29, 2019, after the ownership group was unable to secure construction of a soccer-specific stadium.[2] On December 19, 2019, the team announced that it is in the final stages of securing a re-location for the 2021 USL Championship season [3]
Full name | Fresno Football Club | |||
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Nickname(s) | The Foxes Los Zorros | |||
Founded | July 26, 2017 | |||
Dissolved | October 30, 2019 | |||
Stadium | Chukchansi Park | |||
Capacity | 10,500 | |||
Owner | Ray Beshoff | |||
General manager | Frank Yallop | |||
Head coach | Adam Smith | |||
League | USL Championship | |||
2019 | 3rd, Western Conference Playoffs: Conference Quarterfinals | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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Colors and logo
The team colors are sky blue, San Joaquin navy blue, Fuego red. The logo of the team includes the initials "AM", a memorial to the deceased wife of an investor.[4] FFC chose the Fox as their mascot and secondary logo on November 7, 2017. The team is also referred to as The Foxes or Los Zorros in Spanish.[5][6]
Sponsorship
Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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2018–2019 | Adidas | El Mexicano |
Year-by-year
- As of October 13, 2018
Season | USL Championship | Play-offs | US Open Cup | Top scorer | Head coach | Avg. attendance | ||||||||
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P | W | L | D | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | Player | Goals | |||||
2018 | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 44 | 38 | 39 | 12th, Western | did not qualify | Fourth Round | 9 | 4,871 | ||
2019 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 58 | 44 | 57 | 3rd, Western | Conference quarterfinals | Second Round | 12 | 4,117 |
References
- "Fresno Football Club to Join USL in 2018". United Soccer League (USL). July 26, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- "Fresno FC announces it's done in Fresno, ceasing operations". KFSN-TV. October 29, 2019.
- "Fresno FC Club Statement". Fresno FC. December 19, 2019.
- Fresno Football Club (July 30, 2017). "Her initials also appear on the original Fuego logo. Including them was a way for us to honor her legacy + influence on soccer in Fresno.pic.twitter.com/bOndM6PPwf". @FresnoFC2018. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
- "FFC Reveals Fox As Club Mascot & Nickname". Fresno Football Club. November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- Abcarian, Robin (March 20, 2018). "Professional soccer comes to Fresno — finally this city will be on the map!". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 9, 2018.