Monterey Bay FC

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
Monterey Bay FC
130px
Full name Monterey Bay Football Club
Nickname(s) Union,[1] Crisp and Kelp
Founded February 1, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-02-01)
Stadium Cardinale Stadium
Seaside, California
Stadium
capacity		 6,000
Owner Ray Beshoff
President Mike DiGiulio
Head Coach Frank Yallop
League USL Championship
2022 12th, Western Conference
Playoffs: DNQ
Website Club home page
Current season

Monterey Bay Football Club (Monterey Bay FC) is an American professional soccer team based in Monterey County, California. The club was established on February 21, 2021,[2] and is a member of the USL Championship, the second tier of the American soccer league system. It began playing during the 2022 USL Championship season as a member of the league's Western Conference.[3]

History

Former Monterey Bay teams

The Monterey Bay had its first professional team in 1993 when Santa Cruz Surf joined the USISL.[4] The team would only last through the 1994 season, but professional soccer's absence would not last long as the Monterey Bay Jaguars were established for the 1995 season.[5] The following season the Jaguars would change the location in their name to "California" and have their most successful season, defeating the Richmond Kickers 2-1 to win the USISL Select League Championship.[6] The Jaguars would continue to play in USL affiliated leagues until their folding after the 1999 USL D3 Pro League season.

National club soccer would not return to the Monterey Bay until 2004, when the Salinas Valley Samba joined the Men's Premier Soccer League for its second season.[7] The 2007 NPSL season would see two Monterey Bay teams playing in the same league, with the Santa Cruz County Breakers established. However this would not last long, as the Breakers would fold their NPSL club in 2008.[8] The Samba themselves would fold the following year, with the 2009 season being their last. In 2018, a decade after the initial Breakers team folded, the club reestablished their first-team side and joined the USL PDL under the name Santa Cruz Breakers FC.[9]

From Fresno to the Monterey Bay

Monterey Bay F.C. is a continuation of the USL Championship's former Fresno FC franchise. The team, owned by Ray Beshoff, ceased operations after the 2019 season because he was unable to secure construction of a soccer-specific stadium. Beshoff retained franchise rights and sought another place in California to relocate.[10] On February 1, 2021, Monterey Bay F.C. joined the USL Championship. The club's Sporting Director is two-time MLS Coach of the Year, Frank Yallop. Yallop had previously served as general manager of Fresno FC.[11][12] In April 2021, former San Jose Earthquakes captain, Ramiro Corrales, joined the team staff as a technical advisor.[13] Corrales, a native of Salinas, began and ended his playing career in the Monterey Bay Area. His career began with the Monterey Bay Jaguars in 1995 before joining the San Jose Clash (later renamed "Earthquakes") in 1996. He last served as a player-coach with Santa Cruz Breakers during the 2018 USL PDL season.[14] General manager Frank Yallop was also named head coach on April 22, 2021, with Ramiro Corrales as assistant coach.[15]

The club signed their first player, Walmer Martinez, on December 22, 2021. Born in Santa Cruz, Martinez returned to play professionally at the same campus he had played collegiately with CSUMB.[16] The club's first match was a pre-season encounter with MLS club San Jose Earthquakes. Monterey Bay ended up losing the encounter 4–2.[17] The Union finished their inaugural season in 12th place, second to last in the Western Conference.[18]

Alex Dixon scored the club's first ever hat trick in the 2023 USL Championship season opener against Hartford Athletic. The hat trick's first goal featured the fastest goal in club history (91 seconds) and the third goal was the first penalty scored by the club. His performance also earned him USL Championship Player of the Week honors, another first for a player from the club.[19] The club won their first ever U.S. Open Cup match on April 5, 2023, away to Central Valley Fuego FC, the club which filled the professional soccer void in Fresno after Fresno FC folded.[20][21] In the following round Monterey Bay achieved their most important win in club history, upsetting local MLS club San Jose Earthquakes 1–0. It was their first competitive match against a first division club in their history.[22]

Stadium

Monterey Bay F.C. plays their games at what was Freeman Stadium on the campus of California State University, Monterey Bay. The stadium was renovated with private funds and holds 6,000 fans.[23] Ground breaking for the stadium renovations took place on September 16, 2021. The team entered into a multi-year partnership with the Cardinale Automotive Group for the stadium naming rights. The venue was renamed Cardinale Stadium, which opened on May 7, 2022.[24]

Broadcast

On February 28, 2023, the club announced their first local broadcast deal, with KION-TV to broadcast Monterey Bay's 17 USL Championship home matches on their affiliated FOX 35 or Central Coast CW channels.[25]

Colors and badge

Monterey Bay Football Club's official colors are Crisp Blue, Kelp Blue and White.[1]

Sponsorship

Seasons Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2022–present United States Puma[26] Montage Health[27]

Monterey Bay FC 2

On February 6, 2023, the club announced Monterey Bay F.C. 2, a development team joining USL League Two as part of the newly formed Nor Cal Division. The team will begin play in summer 2023 primarily in Salinas, California. The head coach will be current Monterey Bay F.C. assistant Ramiro Corrales, who will take on the role in addition to his first-team duties.[28] Mark Christie will serve as his assistant coach.[29] The team will play four of their six home matches at Rabobank Stadium and the remaining two matches at the senior team's home, Cardinale Stadium in Seaside, California.[30][31] Outside of local scouting and player development, the goal of the team in the words of club owner Ray Beshoff is also to be a "good bridge that we need" from the professional team to the community of Salinas.[32] The club's initial open tryouts saw 85% of the players either currently based in or originally from Monterey County, with the largest amount of registrants coming from Salinas.[33][34]

On April 22, 2023, the team played its first match, a preseason match against MLS Next Pro side San Jose Earthquakes II. CSUMB student José Jesús Madrigal scored the club's first goal in what ended as a 1–1 draw at Rabobank Stadium.[35] The team's first regular season match will be on May 6, 2023, against San Francisco City FC.[36]

Players

Current roster

As of April 20, 2023
No. Pos. Player Nation
2 Defender Hugh Roberts      United States
3 Defender Morey Doner      Canada
4 Defender Alex Lara      United States
5 Midfielder Nevello Yoseke      Canada
6 Midfielder James Murphy      United States
7 Midfielder Adrian Rebollar      United States
8 Midfielder Simon Dawkins      Jamaica
9 Forward Sean Okoli      United States
10 Forward Christian Volesky      United States
11 Forward Walmer Martinez      El Salvador
12 Defender Grant Robinson      United States
13 Midfielder Mobi Fehr      United States
14 Midfielder Jason Johnson      Jamaica
15 Forward Alex Dixon      United States
16 Goalkeeper Antony Siaha      Cameroon
19 Midfielder Chuy Enríquez      United States
21 Goalkeeper Carlos Herrera      Mexico
22 Forward Jesse Maldonado      United States
23 Midfielder Sam Gleadle      England
24 Defender Max Glasser      United States
31 Forward Chase Boone      United States
33 Defender Kai Greene      United States
  1. ^ USL Academy player

Staff

As of December 28, 2022
Front office
Owner / Chairman Ray Beshoff
President Mike DiGiulio
Vice-President, Corporate Partnerships Jonathon Carpenter
Vice-President, Marketing & Communications Christina Ferrante

[37]

As of February 4, 2023
Technical staff
Sporting director / Head coach Frank Yallop
Technical advisor / Assistant coach Ramiro Corrales
Goalkeeper Coach Joe Cannon
Athletic Trainer Dr. Jessica Benedetti

[38][39]

Team records

Year-by-year

Season Record Position Playoffs USOC Average
attendance		 Top goalscorer(s)
Div League Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts PPG Conf. Overall Name Goals
2022 2 USLC 34 12 18 4 42 59 –17 40 1.18 12th 21st Did not qualify R2 3,643 United States Chase Boone
England Sam Gleadle		 8

Head coaches

  • Includes USL Regular Season, USL Playoffs, U.S. Open Cup. Excludes friendlies.
Coach Nationality Start End Games Win Loss Draw GF GA Win %
Frank Yallop  Canada April 22, 2021 Present 35 12 19 4 43 61 34.29

References

<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />

Cite error: Invalid <references> tag; parameter "group" is allowed only.

Use <references />, or <references group="..." />

External links

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  11. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  12. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  13. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  14. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  15. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  16. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  17. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  18. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  19. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  20. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  21. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  22. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  23. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  24. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  25. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  26. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  27. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  28. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  29. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  30. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  31. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  32. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  33. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  34. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  35. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  36. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  37. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  38. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  39. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Retrieved from "https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=Monterey_Bay_FC&oldid=726972708"