Central Valley Fuego FC

Association football team

Soccer club

Central Valley Fuego FC

Full name| Central Valley Fuego Football Club
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

Home colors

Away colors

Third colors

|
|

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.

## History[edit]

### Foundation[edit]

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]

## Colors and crest[edit]

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]

## Players and staff[edit]

### Roster[edit]

As of March 10, 2024[7]

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

|
|
|

1  | GK |  USA | Andre Zuluaga
3  | DF |  HAI | Ashkanov Apollon
4  | DF |  GHA | Razak Cromwell
5  | DF |  USA | Jason Ramos
6  | MF |  SEN | Mouhamed Dabo
7  | FW |  GRN | Shavon John-Brown
8  | MF |  AUS | Chris Heckenberg
10  | MF |  MEX | José Carrera-García
11  | MF |  MEX | Raúl Mendiola
12  | MF |  NGA | Tirimisiyu Mubarak Opeyemi
13  | MF |  USA | Moe Espinoza
14  | FW |  USA | Zahir Vasquez
15  | DF |  USA | Clayton Torr
| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

|
|
|

16  | DF |  PAN | Emmanuel Gómez
17  | DF |  USA | Omar Lemus
18  | FW |  USA | Angel Ruelas
19  | MF |  IND | Taran Williams
20  | MF |  HON | Alfredo Midence Alvarado
21  | DF |  USA | Robert Coronado
23  | GK |  MEX | Carlos Avilez
24  | DF |  USA | Bryan Bustamante
27  | FW |  NGA | Qudus Lawal
28  | FW |  USA | Josh Fawole
29  | FW |  USA | David Díaz
-- | DF |  GUM | Leon Morimoto

1. ^

USL Academy Contract

### Current Staff[edit]

As of February 6, 2024[8][9]
Front Office Staff

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

## Record[edit]

### Year-by-year[edit]

As of October 14, 2023
Season  | USL League One | Playoffs  | US Open Cup | Top Scorer 1 | Head Coach

|
|
|
|
|

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[edit]

* Includes USL Regular Season, USL Playoffs, U.S. Open Cup. Excludes friendlies.

Coach | Nationality | Start | End | Games | Win | Loss | Draw | Win %

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

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 | !—

## See also[edit]

* USL League One
* Soccer in the United States

## References[edit]

1. ^ 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.
2. ^ "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.
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ 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.
5. ^ a b "Central Valley Fuego FC Unveils Crest, Merchandise". USL League One. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
6. ^ "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.
7. ^ "Roster". fuegofc.com. Fuego FC. Archived from the original on April 19, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
8. ^ "Front Office". fuegofc.com. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
9. ^ "Technical Staff". fuegofc.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
10. ^ 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.
11. ^ 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.
12. ^ 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.
13. ^ "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.
14. ^ "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.
15. ^ "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.

## External links[edit]

* Official website

* v
* t
* e

Central Valley Fuego FC - current squad

* 1 Zuluaga
* 3 Apollon
* 4 Cromwell
* 5 Ramos
* 6 Dabo
* 7 Brown
* 8 Heckenberg
* 10 Carrera-García
* 11 Mendiola
* 12 Opeyemi
* 13 Espinoza
* 14 Vasquez
* 15 Torr
* 16 Gómez
* 17 Lemus
* 18 Ruelas
* 19 Williams
* 20 Alvarado
* 21 Coronado
* 23 Avilez
* 24 Bustamante
* 27 Lawal
* 28 Fawole
* 29 Díaz
* Morimoto

* Head Coach: Jones
* Assistant Coach: Gonzalez

* v
* t
* e

USL League One

Teams|

* Central Valley Fuego FC
* Charlotte Independence
* Chattanooga Red Wolves SC
* Forward Madison FC
* Greenville Triumph SC
* One Knoxville SC
* Lexington SC
* Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC
* Union Omaha
* Richmond Kickers
* Spokane Velocity
* Tormenta FC

Future teams|

* Santa Barbara Sky FC (2025)
* Antelope Valley, CA (2025)
* Portland, ME (2025)
* Texoma FC (2025)
* Naples, FL (2025)

Former teams|

* Fort Lauderdale CF
* Lansing Ignite FC
* New England Revolution II
* North Carolina FC
* North Texas SC
* Orlando City B
* Toronto FC II
* FC Tucson

Seasons|

* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Miscellaneous|

* United Soccer League
* USL Championship
* USL League Two

* v
* t
* e

Sports teams based in the Central Valley

Baseball|

PCL
Sacramento River Cats

Fresno Grizzlies
Modesto Nuts
Stockton Ports
Visalia Rawhide
PIO
Yolo High Wheelers
PEC
Bakersfield Train Robbers
Marysville Drakes

Basketball|

NBA
Sacramento Kings
NBA G League
Stockton Kings
ABA
Team Trouble

Ice hockey|

AHL
Bakersfield Condors
USPHL
Fresno Monsters

Soccer|

USLC
Sacramento Republic FC
USL1
Central Valley Fuego FC
USL2
Davis Legacy SC
NPSL
Academica SC
FC Davis
Sacramento Gold FC
USCS
Stanislaus United

Turlock Cal Express

Roller derby|

WFTDA
Derby Revolution of Bakersfield
Sacramento Roller Derby

College athletics
(NCAA D-I & D-II)|

Cal State Bakersfield
Fresno Pacific
Fresno State
Pacific
Sacramento State
UC Davis

See also: Sports in California

* v
* t
* e

Sports teams based in California

Australian rules
football|

USAFL
Golden Gate Roos
Los Angeles Dragons
Orange County Giants
Sacramento Suns
San Diego Lions

Baseball|

MLB
Los Angeles Angels
Los Angeles Dodgers
Oakland Athletics
San Diego Padres
San Francisco Giants
PCL
Sacramento River Cats

Fresno Grizzlies
Inland Empire 66ers
Lake Elsinore Storm
Modesto Nuts
Rancho Cucamonga Quakes
San Jose Giants
Stockton Ports
Visalia Rawhide
PIO
Oakland Ballers
Yolo High Wheelers
PEC
Bakersfield Train Robbers
Dublin Leprechauns
Martinez Sturgeon
Marysville Drakes
Monterey Amberjacks (2025)
San Rafael Pacifics
Vallejo Seaweed

Basketball|

NBA
Golden State Warriors
Los Angeles Clippers
Los Angeles Lakers
Sacramento Kings
WNBA
Los Angeles Sparks
G League
Ontario Clippers
Santa Cruz Warriors
South Bay Lakers
Stockton Kings
ABA
Team Trouble

Esports|

CDL
Los Angeles Guerrillas
Los Angeles Thieves
OWL
Los Angeles Gladiators
Los Angeles Valiant
San Francisco Shock

American
football|

NFL
Los Angeles Chargers
Los Angeles Rams
San Francisco 49ers
IFL
Bay Area Panthers
San Diego Strike Force
WFA
Central Cal War Angels
Inland Empire Ravens
Kern County Crusaders
Los Angeles Warriors
San Diego Surge
Ventura County Wolfpack
IWFL
Carson Bobcats
North County Stars
Sacramento Sirens
X League
Los Angeles Black Storm

Ice hockey|

NHL
Anaheim Ducks
Los Angeles Kings
San Jose Sharks
AHL
Bakersfield Condors
Coachella Valley Firebirds
Ontario Reign
San Diego Gulls
San Jose Barracuda
USPHL
Anaheim Avalanche
Fresno Monsters
San Diego Sabers
WSHL
Valencia Flyers

Roller derby|

WFTDA
Angel City Derby Girls
Bay Area Derby
Central Coast Roller Derby
Derby Revolution of Bakersfield
Humboldt Roller Derby
Sacramento Roller Derby
Santa Cruz Derby Girls
Silicon Valley Roller Girls
Sonoma County Roller Derby
RDCL
Los Angeles Derby Dolls
Orange County Roller Girls
San Diego Derby Dolls

Rugby league|

CRL
Los Angeles Mongrels
Oakland Originals
Sacramento Immortals
San Francisco Savage

Rugby union|

MLR
LA Giltinis
San Diego Legion
PRP
Golden Gate RFC
Old Mission Beach Athletic Club
Santa Monica Rugby Club
Belmont Shore RFC
Olympic Club
SCRFU
Finlander Rugby Club
SDSU Aztecs

Soccer|

MLS
LA Galaxy
Los Angeles FC
San Diego FC (2025)
San Jose Earthquakes
NWSL
Angel City FC
Bay FC
San Diego Wave FC
MLSNP
LAFC2
LA Galaxy II
The Town FC
USLC
Monterey Bay FC
Oakland Roots SC
Orange County SC
Sacramento Republic FC
USL1
Antelope Valley (2025)
Central Valley Fuego FC
Santa Barbara Sky FC (2025)
NISA
Albion San Diego
California United Strikers FC
Los Angeles Force
USL2
Academica SC
Capo FC
Davis Legacy SC
Marin FC Legends
Monterey Bay F.C. 2
Project 51O
Redlands FC
San Francisco City FC
San Francisco Glens SC
Santa Cruz Breakers FC
Southern California Seahorses
Ventura County Fusion
NISA Nation
Chula Vista FC
FC Golden State Force
NPSL
A.S. Los Angeles
Contra Costa FC
FC Davis
El Farolito SC
High Desert Elite FC
Napa Valley 1839 FC
Sacramento Gold FC
Sonoma County Sol
Temecula FC
UPSL
Santa Ana Winds FC
L.A. Wolves FC
La Máquina FC
FC Santa Clarita
Del Rey City SC
Real San Jose
Oakland Stompers
Oakland Pamperos
Aguiluchos U-23
Orange County FC 2
San Diego Internacional FC
WPSL
San Diego WFC SeaLions
UWS
Santa Clarita Blue Heat
SoCal Crush FC
MASL
Empire Strykers
San Diego Sockers

Empire Jets
San Diego Sockers 2
Turlock Cal Express

Tennis|

WTT
Orange County Breakers
San Diego Aviators

Ultimate|

UFA
Los Angeles Aviators
Oakland Spiders
San Diego Growlers
WUL
Los Angeles Astra
San Diego Super Bloom
San Francisco Falcons

Lacrosse|

NLL
San Diego Seals
PLL
California Redwoods

Volleyball|

PVF
San Diego Mojo
NVA
Los Angeles Blaze
Ontario Matadors
Orange County Stunners
San Diego Wild

* Sports in Los Angeles
* Sports in San Diego
* Sports in the San Francisco Bay Area
* College Sports in California

*[No.]: Number
*[Pos.]: Position
*[GK]: Goalkeeper
*[DF]: Defender
*[MF]: Midfielder
*[FW]: Forward
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template