Riverside County Elite

Soccer club

Riverside County EliteNickname(s)| The Elite

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Founded| 1998
Dissolved| 2000
Ground| West Valley High School
Hemet, California
Capacity| 5,000
Owner|  Jack Fielding
Head Coach|  Rob Manriquez
League| USISL D-3 Pro League

Riverside County Elite were an American soccer team established in 1998 that spent the 2000 season in the USISL D-3 Pro League.

## History

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In 1998, Jack Fielding founded the Riverside County Elite as a U-21 team with the intention of eventually entering it into the USISL.[1] He and his wife created the Riverside Soccer Development Corporation and entered into a partnership with the San Diego Soccer Development Corporation which operated the San Diego Flash. Fielding initially owned, operated and coached the team. In late 1999, Jan K. Skwara became the club CEO.[2] In January 2000, the team hired Tom Evans as head coach.[3] On April 16, 2000, the team replaced Evans with Rob Manriquez.[4] In May 2000, it qualified for the U.S. Open Cup.[5] The team played its home games at West Valley High School in Hemet, California.[6] Although successful on the field, the team never drew many fans and finished the season deeply in debt.[7] Owner Jack Fielding folded the club in December 2000.

* Tim Gorman

MF:

* Pompeyo Aguillera
* Jeremy Baker
* Omar Arzo
* Jauquin Cubarubias
* Sergio Cuevas
* Oscar Romo
* Juan Carlos Rocha
* Alex Gutierrez
* Cesar Garcia
* Danny Christ #17

* Neil Armour
* Alex Glebou
* Danny Macedo
* Joe Owen
* Craig Dean #4
* Cody Freas
* Ryan Meinhart

* Donald Laing
* Brad Thomson
* Mauricio Bertello
* Antonio Robles
* Danny Mann
* William Cummins
* Bryan Hill

### Staff

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* Cle Kooiman: Director of coaching
* Tom Evans: Head coach
* Rob Manriquez: Head coach
* Pompeyo Aguillera: Assistant coach
* Neil Armour: Assistant coach
* Mike Christ: Assistant coach

## Year-by-year

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Year  | Division  | League  | Reg. Season  | Playoffs  | Open Cup

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2000  | 3  | USL D-3 Pro League  | 5th, Western  | Did not qualify | 2nd Round

## References

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1. ^ Riverside Elite faces pro team at San Diego Press-Enterprise, The (Riverside, CA) - Tuesday, April 6, 1999
2. ^ His passion a life preserver: Fielding's love of soccer has bolstered his fight against multiple sclerosis, and his latest challenge -- owning and running a developmental team -- is keeping him especially focused. Press-Enterprise, The (Riverside, CA) - Friday, December 17, 1999
3. ^ Elite club brings in veteran coach Evans Press-Enterprise, The (Riverside, CA) - Friday, January 21, 2000
4. ^ New coach, first victory for Elite Press-Enterprise, The ( Riverside, CA) - Sunday, April 16, 2000
5. ^ Elite wins its way into U.S. Open Cup Press-Enterprise, The ( Riverside, CA) - Sunday, May 7, 2000
6. ^ Elite has place to hang hat trick Press-Enterprise, The (Riverside, CA) - Saturday, December 18, 1999
7. ^ Elite saddled with debt, litigation Press-Enterprise, The (Riverside, CA) - Wednesday, December 6, 2000

## External links

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* USISL Division III (D3) Professional League: Riverside County Elite
* 2000 USISL D-3 Pro League