2022 season | |
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Owner | Juan and Alicia Ruelas |
Head coach | Jaime Ramirez |
Stadium | Fresno State Soccer Stadium |
USL1 Playoffs | DNQ |
U.S. Open Cup | Third Round |
Highest home attendance | 2,752 (5/7 vs. GVL) |
Lowest home attendance | 1,075 (8/6 vs. OMA) |
Average home league attendance | 1,594 |
Biggest win | TRM 0–4 CV (5/21) |
Biggest defeat | CLT 4–0 CV (7/29) |
The 2022 Central Valley Fuego FC season was the first season in the club's existence. It marked the return of professional soccer to Fresno since USL Championship club Fresno FC dissolved in October 2019. [1] The club played its first season in USL League One in the third division of the American soccer pyramid. They played their home games at Fresno State Soccer Stadium on the campus of Fresno State University.
Jaime Ramirez, initially named the team's sporting director, was later named the head coach in late December. [2] He would resign his position in the preseason, and was replaced by Milton Blanco in the interim. [3] Martín Vásquez was named the permanent head coach on April 14. [4]
No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
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1 | GK | Ofek Antman | ![]() |
4 | DF | William Gillingham | ![]() |
5 | DF | Nathan Smith | ![]() |
6 | MF | Ozzie Ramos | ![]() |
7 | MF | Mouhamed Dabo | ![]() |
8 | MF | Victor Falck | ![]() |
9 | FW | Christian Chaney | ![]() |
10 | MF | Anthony Velarde | ![]() |
12 | FW | Michael McFarlane | ![]() |
13 | DF | Francois Dulysse | ![]() |
14 | MF | Julian Chavez | ![]() |
15 | DF | Jordan Chavez | ![]() |
16 | MF | Neil Boyal | ![]() |
17 | FW | Tunde Akinlosotu | ![]() |
18 | GK | Mitch North | ![]() |
20 | FW | Villyan Bijev | ![]() |
22 | MF | Diego Casillas | ![]() |
23 | FW | Renato Bustamante | ![]() |
28 | MF | Marco Torralva | ![]() |
30 | DF | Maxi Schenfeld | ![]() |
31 | GK | Matías Fernández | ![]() |
32 | MF | Alan Gutierrez | ![]() |
— | DF | Michael Hornsby | ![]() |
February 26, 2022Preseason 1 | Sacramento Republic FC | 3–2 | Fuego FC | Sacramento, California |
2:00 PM PST | Report | Stadium: Cosumnes River College Stadium |
March 5, 2022Preseason 2 | Oakland Roots SC | 1–0 | Fuego FC | Oakland, California |
3:00 PM PST | Report |
March 12, 2022Preseason 3 | Fuego FC | v | Cal State Northridge | |
3:00 PM PDT |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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6 | Charlotte Independence | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 42 | Qualification for the play-offs |
7 | Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 42 | |
8 | Central Valley Fuego FC | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 40 | |
9 | Forward Madison FC | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 33 | |
10 | FC Tucson | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 32 |
April 2, 20221 | Greenville Triumph | 0–2 | Fuego FC | Greenville, South Carolina |
4:00 PM PDT | Smith ![]() Lee ![]() Labovitz ![]() | Report | Falck ![]() Chaney ![]() ![]() Casillas ![]() Antman ![]() | Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Attendance: 2,561 Referee: William Steffen |
April 8, 20222 | Charlotte Independence | 3–3 | Fuego FC | Charlotte, North Carolina |
4:00 PM PDT | Mbuyu ![]() ![]() Dutey ![]() McNeill ![]() Dimick ![]() | Report | Chaney ![]() Ramos ![]() ![]() Bijev ![]() ![]() | Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,435 Referee: Izlen Peksenar |
April 23, 20223 | Union Omaha | 3–0 | Fuego FC | Papillion, Nebraska |
4:00 PM PDT | Kametani ![]() Malcolm ![]() Scearce ![]() | Report | S. Chavez ![]() ![]() Ramos ![]() Smith ![]() Casillas ![]() | Stadium: Werner Park Attendance: 3,375 Referee: Greg Dopka |
April 30, 20224 | Forward Madison | 0–1 | Fuego FC | Madison, Wisconsin |
3:00 PM PDT | Maldonado ![]() Leonard ![]() Bartman ![]() | Report | Ramos ![]() Partida ![]() ![]() Schenfeld ![]() Dulysse ![]() Smith ![]() Antman ![]() | Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 2,605 Referee: Jervis Atagana |
May 7, 20225 | Fuego FC | 1–1 | Greenville Triumph | Fresno, California |
7:30 PM PDT | Falck ![]() Ramos ![]() Casillas ![]() Smith ![]() Chaney ![]() Dieye ![]() | Report | Gavilanes ![]() Dulysse ![]() Lee ![]() | Stadium: Fresno State Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,752 Referee: Adam Zarrin |
May 14, 20226 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | 2–2 | Fuego FC | East Ridge, Tennessee |
4:30 PM PDT | Mentzingen ![]() Galindrez ![]() Lombardi ![]() Luna ![]() Cardona ![]() Carrera-García ![]() | Report | Casillas ![]() Falck ![]() Schenfeld ![]() | Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,104 Referee: Kyle Johnston |
May 21, 20227 | Tormenta FC | 0–4 | Fuego FC | Statesboro, Georgia |
4:30 PM PDT | Sterling ![]() | Report | Falck ![]() S. Chavez ![]() Bijev ![]() ![]() Schenfeld ![]() Dulysse ![]() Hornsby ![]() Antman ![]() Bustamante ![]() | Stadium: Optim Health System Field Attendance: 1,254 Referee: Alejo Calume |
May 28, 20228 | Fuego FC | 1–1 | Forward Madison | Fresno, California |
7:30 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: Fresno State Soccer Stadium Referee: Karen Callado |
June 11, 20229 | Fuego FC | 0–2 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Fresno, California |
7:30 PM PDT |
| Report |
| Stadium: Fresno State Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,545 Referee: Laura Rodriguez |
June 18, 202210 | Fuego FC | 0–0 | FC Tucson | Fresno, California |
7:30 PM PDT | Ramos ![]() Dieye ![]() Schenfeld ![]() Chaney ![]() | Report | Fahling ![]() Bedoya ![]() Shaw ![]() | Stadium: Fresno State Soccer Stadium Referee: Joseph Salinas |
June 22, 202211 | Hailstorm FC | 4–1 | Fuego FC | Windsor, Colorado |
6:00 PM PDT | McLean ![]() Amann ![]() Parra ![]() ![]() Hernández ![]() | Report | Casillas ![]() Gillingham ![]() Dieye ![]() Smith ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Future Legends Complex Referee: Joshua Belzer |
June 25, 202212 | Fuego FC | 3–2 | North Carolina FC | Fresno, California |
7:30 PM PDT | Ramos ![]() S. Chavez ![]() Dulysse ![]() Schenfeld ![]() Chaney ![]() ![]() Antman ![]() Diaz ![]() | Report | Servania ![]() Anderson ![]() ![]() Fernandes ![]() McLaughlin ![]() | Stadium: Fresno State Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,753 Referee: Michael Zapata |
July 2, 202213 | Fuego FC | 0–1 | Tormenta FC | Fresno, California |
7:30 PM PDT | Dullysse ![]() Villarreal ![]() | Report | Cabral ![]() Nembhard ![]() Jara ![]() Soto ![]() | Stadium: Fresno State Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,546 Referee: Robert Vincze |
July 9, 202214 | Greenville Triumph | 1–0 | Fuego FC | Greenville, South Carolina |
4:00 PM PDT | Evans ![]() | Report | Casillas ![]() | Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Attendance: 1,832 Referee: Josiah Parke |
July 13, 202215 | Hailstorm FC | 0–1 | Fuego FC | Windsor, Colorado |
6:00 PM PDT | Folla ![]() Lukic ![]() ![]() Nortey ![]() Cornwall ![]() | Report | Ramos ![]() Torralva ![]() Partida ![]() Chaney ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Future Legends Complex Attendance: 596 Referee: Esad Omanovic |
July 23, 202216 | Fuego FC | 3–1 | Richmond Kickers | Fresno, California |
7:30 PM PDT | Falck ![]() ![]() Hornsby ![]() Partida ![]() Cerritos ![]() Strong ![]() | Report | Payne ![]() ![]() Barnathan ![]() ![]() Aune ![]() Fitzgerald ![]() Candela ![]() | Stadium: Fresno State Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,345 Referee: Adrian Gonzalez |
July 29, 202217 | Charlotte Independence | 4–0 | Fuego FC | Charlotte, North Carolina |
4:00 PM PDT | Dutey ![]() Ciss ![]() Bennett ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Santos ![]() Acosta ![]() | Report | S. Chavez ![]() Keslley ![]() Chaney ![]() | Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,511 Referee: Emma Richards |
August 3, 202218 | Fuego FC | 0–1 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Fresno, California |
7:30 PM PDT | Casillas ![]() ![]() Bijev ![]() Antman ![]() Dieye ![]() Partida ![]() Chaney ![]() | Report | Cartagena ![]() Carrera-García ![]() A. Hernández ![]() Saunders ![]() | Stadium: Fresno State Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,143 Referee: Killian Richardson |
August 6, 202219 | Fuego FC | 0–1 | Union Omaha | Fresno, California |
7:30 PM PDT | Bijev ![]() Partida ![]() Chaney ![]() S. Chavez ![]() | Report | Nuhu ![]() Scearce ![]() Brito ![]() | Stadium: Fresno State Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,075 Referee: Joseph Salinas |
August 13, 202220 | North Carolina FC | 0–1 | Fuego FC | Cary, North Carolina |
4:00 PM PDT | Martinez ![]() Servania ![]() Tahir ![]() | Report | Smith ![]() Dieye ![]() Gillingham ![]() Bijev ![]() Chaney ![]() | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 5,092 Referee: Joshua Encarnación |
August 20, 202221 | Fuego FC | 2–2 | Richmond Kickers | Fresno, California |
7:30 PM PDT | Falck ![]() ![]() Smith ![]() Villarreal ![]() North ![]() Schenfeld ![]() | Report | Bolanos ![]() Aune ![]() Terzaghi ![]() Bentley ![]() | Stadium: Fresno State Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,193 Referee: Robert Vincze |
August 27, 202222 | Fuego FC | 0–2 | Tormenta FC | Fresno, California |
7:30 PM PDT | Casillas ![]() Cerritos ![]() Schenfeld ![]() | Report | Cabral ![]() Sterling ![]() ![]() Phelps ![]() Akale ![]() Sierakowski ![]() Billhardt ![]() | Stadium: Fresno State Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,074 Referee: Adam Zarrin |
August 31, 202223 | Fuego FC | 3–2 | FC Tucson | Fresno, California |
7:30 PM PDT | Chaney ![]() ![]() Dieye ![]() Falck ![]() ![]() Dabo ![]() | Report | F. Pérez ![]() ![]() Toia ![]() Sunday ![]() Fahling ![]() ![]() L. Perez ![]() | Stadium: Fresno State Soccer Stadium Attendance: 826 Referee: Adrian Gonzalez |
September 17, 202225 | Fuego FC | 0–3 | Charlotte Independence | Fresno, California |
7:30 PM PDT | Smith ![]() Dullysse ![]() Villarreal ![]() | Report | Falck ![]() Bennett ![]() ![]() ![]() Mbuyu ![]() Zendejas ![]() | Stadium: Fresno State Soccer Stadium Referee: Samantha Martinez |
September 21, 202226 | Fuego FC | 3–0 | Forward Madison | Fresno, California |
7:30 PM PDT | Chaney ![]() Ramos ![]() Dieye ![]() ![]() | Report | Conner ![]() ![]() Cassini ![]() | Stadium: Fresno State Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,078 Referee: Karen Callado |
September 24, 202227 | Richmond Kickers | 1–1 | Fuego FC | Richmond, Virginia |
3:30 PM PDT | Bryant ![]() Bolanos ![]() Crisler ![]() | Report | Ramos ![]() Schenfeld ![]() Bijev ![]() Crisler ![]() S. Chavez ![]() ![]() | Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Joshua Encarnación |
September 28, 202224 | North Carolina FC | 2–1 | Fuego FC | Cary, North Carolina |
4:00 PM PDT | Fernandes ![]() McLaughlin ![]() Skelton ![]() Rincon ![]() Pecka ![]() Servania ![]() | Report | Vera ![]() Chaney ![]() ![]() Dabo ![]() Falck ![]() Strong ![]() Hornsby ![]() Dullysse ![]() | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Referee: Josiah Parke |
Note: Re-schedule of Sept. 10 match that was postponed due to travel difficulties. [6] |
October 1, 202228 | Fuego FC | 0–1 | Hailstorm FC | Fresno, California |
7:30 PM PDT | Dieye ![]() Falck ![]() Schenfeld ![]() Dabo ![]() Smith ![]() | Report | Amann ![]() Dullysse ![]() Cornwall ![]() Hernández ![]() | Stadium: Fresno State Soccer Stadium Referee: Brandon Stevis |
October 5, 202229 | FC Tucson | 0–2 | Fuego FC | Tucson, Arizona |
7:00 PM PDT | Mastrantonio ![]() | Report | Villarreal ![]() Chaney ![]() ![]() Casillas ![]() Vazquez ![]() Smith ![]() | Stadium: Kino North Stadium Referee: DeShun Beard |
October 15, 202230 | Union Omaha | 0–2 | Fuego FC | Papillion, Nebraska |
2:00 PM PDT | Rivera ![]() | Report | Casillas ![]() S. Chavez ![]() Villarreal ![]() Dieye ![]() ![]() Chaney ![]() ![]() Gillingham ![]() | Stadium: Werner Park Attendance: 3,174 Referee: Ricardo Fierro |
Fuego FC made their Open Cup debut in the Second Round.
April 52nd Round | Fuego FC (USL1) ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Clovis, California |
7:30 pm PDT | Report |
| Stadium: Lamonica Stadium at Clovis High School Referee: Michael Zapata |
April 203rd Round | Sacramento Republic FC (USLC) ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Sacramento, California |
7:30 pm PDT | Casey ![]() LaGrassa ![]() López ![]() | Report | Smith ![]() Bustamante ![]() Dullysse ![]() Ramos ![]() | Stadium: Heart Health Park Attendance: 3,712 |
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