Fresno FC

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Fresno FC
Fresno FC logo.svg
Full nameFresno Football Club
Nickname(s)The Foxes
Los Zorros
FoundedJuly 26, 2017;6 years ago (2017-07-26)
DissolvedOctober 29, 2019;4 years ago (2019-10-29)
Stadium Chukchansi Park
Capacity10,500
OwnerRay Beshoff
General manager Frank Yallop
Head coach Adam Smith
League USL Championship
2019 3rd, Western Conference
Playoffs: Conference Quarterfinals
Website Club website
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Fresno Football Club was an American professional soccer team based in Fresno, California. Founded in 2017, the team was 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, team ownership announced that it was searching for a new location in California for the 2021 USL Championship season. [3] On February 1, 2021, the team's franchise rights were transferred to Monterey Bay FC, an expansion USL Championship team based in Monterey County, California. [4]

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Colors and crest

The team colors were sky blue, San Joaquin navy blue, Fuego red. The logo of the team included the initials "AM", a memorial to the deceased wife of an investor. [5] FFC chose the Fox as their mascot and secondary logo on November 7, 2017. The team was also referred to as The Foxes or Los Zorros in Spanish. [6] [7]

Sponsorship

PeriodKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
2018–2019 Adidas El Mexicano

Year-by-year

As of October 13, 2018
Season USL Championship Play-offs US Open Cup Top scorerHead coachAvg. attendance
PWLDGFGAPtsPosPlayerGoals
2018 349131244383912th, Westerndid not qualify Fourth Round Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Pablo Caffa
Flag of the United States.svg Jemal Johnson
9 Flag of England.svg Adam Smith 4,871
2019 3416995844573rd, WesternConference quarterfinals Second Round Flag of the United States.svg Jaime Chavez 12 Flag of England.svg Adam Smith 4,117

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References

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  2. "Fresno FC announces it's done in Fresno, ceasing operations". KFSN-TV . October 29, 2019.
  3. "Fresno FC Club Statement". Fresno FC. December 19, 2019.
  4. "USL Championship Welcomes Monterey Bay Football Club". USLChampionship.com Staff. February 1, 2021.
  5. 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.
  6. "FFC Reveals Fox As Club Mascot & Nickname". Fresno Football Club. November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  7. 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.