Fresno FC

Fresno FC

Full name	Fresno Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Foxes Los Zorros
Founded	July 26, 2017;7 years ago (2017-07-26)
Dissolved	October 29, 2019;5 years ago (2019-10-29)
Stadium	Chukchansi Park
Capacity	10,500
Owner	Ray Beshoff
General manager	Frank Yallop
Head coach	Adam Smith
League	USL Championship
2019	3rd, Western Conference Playoffs: Conference Quarterfinals
Website	http://www.fresnofc.com/
Home colors Away colors Third colors
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]

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

Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
2018–2019	Adidas	El Mexicano

Year-by-year

As of October 13, 2018

Season	USL Championship								Play-offs	US Open Cup	Top scorer		Head coach	Avg. attendance
	P	W	L	D	GF	GA	Pts	Pos			Player	Goals
2018	34	9	13	12	44	38	39	12th, Western	did not qualify	Fourth Round	Juan Pablo Caffa Jemal Johnson	9	Adam Smith	4,871
2019	34	16	9	9	58	44	57	3rd, Western	Conference quarterfinals	Second Round	Jaime Chavez	12	Adam Smith	4,117

References

1. "Fresno Football Club to Join USL in 2018". United Soccer League (USL). July 26, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
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. Archived from the original on January 3, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
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. Archived from the original on November 10, 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.

External links

• Official website