Riverside County Elite

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Riverside County Elite
NicknameThe Elite
Founded1998
Dissolved2000
Ground West Valley High School
Hemet, California
Capacity5,000
Owner Flag of the United States.svg Jack Fielding
Head Coach Flag of the United States.svg 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.

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History

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
  • Flag of the United States.svg Sergio Cuevas
  • Flag of Mexico.svg Oscar Romo
  • Juan Carlos Rocha
  • Alex Gutierrez
  • Cesar Garcia
  • Flag of the United States.svg Danny Christ #17

DF

  • Flag of Scotland.svg Neil Armour
  • Alex Glebou
  • Flag of the United States.svg Danny Macedo
  • Flag of the United States.svg Joe Owen
  • Flag of the United States.svg Craig Dean #4
  • Cody Freas
  • Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Meinhart

FW

  • Flag of Jamaica.svg Donald Laing
  • Brad Thomson
  • Flag of Argentina.svg Mauricio Bertello
  • Antonio Robles
  • Flag of the United States.svg Danny Mann
  • William Cummins
  • Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Hill

Staff

Year-by-year

YearDivisionLeagueReg. seasonPlayoffsOpen Cup
20003USL D-3 Pro League5th, WesternDid not qualify2nd Round

References

  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
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