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| 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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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 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]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Front Office Staff | |||
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| Managing Partner | Juan Gerardo Ruelas Jr. | ||
| Vice President of Fútbol | Technical Staff | ||
| Head Coach | Jermaine Jones | ||
| Sporting Director | Adam Smith | ||
| First Assistant & Fitness Coach | Edison Gonzalez | ||
| Assistant Coach | Mike Elias | ||
| Goalkeeper Coach | Miguel Martinez | ||
| 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
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10 | Martín Vásquez
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| 2023 | 32 | 6 | 21 | 5 | 36 | 61 | 23 | 12th | Did not qualify | R2 |  Alexis Cerritos
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9 | Martín Vásquez (3–10–1) Adam Smith (1–6–2) Edison Gonzalez (2–5–2)
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^ 1. Top Scorer includes statistics from league matches only.
| Coach | Nationality | Start | End | Games | Win | Loss | Draw | Win % |
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| Jaime Ramirez[10] |  United States
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January 1, 2022 | February 1, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !— |
| Milton Blanco (interim)[11] | United States
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February 2, 2022 | April 14, 2022 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 066.67 |
| Martín Vásquez[12] | United States
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April 14, 2022 | July 3, 2023 | 44 | 13 | 24 | 7 | 029.55 |
| Adam Smith (interim)[13] | England
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July 3, 2023 | August 30, 2023 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 011.11 |
| Edison Gonzalez (interim)[14] | United States
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August 30, 2023 | November 5, 2023 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 022.22 |
| Jermaine Jones[15] | United States
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November 6, 2023 | present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !— |
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Central Valley Fuego FC – current squad
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See also: Sports in California | |
