Southern Oregon Starphire FC was an American soccer team based in Medford, Oregon, United States. The team played in Pacific Premier League (PPL), a regional amateur league based in Northern California, then later in the United Premier Soccer League.
| Full name | Southern Oregon Starphire FC |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2000 (as Southern Oregon Fuego) |
| Dissolved | 2018 |
| Ground | Walter A. Phillips Field @ Ashland High School Ashland, Oregon Spiegelberg Stadium Medford, Oregon |
| Capacity | 1,700 |
| Owner | Garin Coster Juan Ibarra |
| League | United Premier Soccer League |
The team played its home games at Walter A. Philips Field at Ashland High School in Ashland, Oregon, and Spiegelberg Stadium in Medford, Oregon.
History
editFounded by Jay Coster in 2000 as Southern Oregon Fuego, the club existed as an exhibition team for approximately ten years before joining the NPSL in 2009. Southern Oregon regularly hosted exhibition matches against teams such as the Cascade Surge of the USL PDL, local college teams or collections of area all-stars.
In 2009 it was announced that the Fuego would be playing as a member of the National Premier Soccer League in the Western Division.[1]
In their first NPSL season Southern Oregon Fuego made the divisional playoffs while posting a 4-7-1 record and finishing fourth in the Western Division. Fuego were eliminated in the semifinal losing to eventual NPSL champion Sonoma County Sol 4–1.[2] The club left NPSL after two seasons, competing in non-league matches.[3][4] They would later change ownership.
As of 2018, the Starphire FC became members of the United Premier Soccer League. [5] [6] The team has since folded.
Season-by-season
edit| Year | League | W-D-L | Regular Season | Playoffs | Open Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | NPSL | 4-7-1 | 4th, Western | Divisional Semifinals | Did not enter |
| 2010 | NPSL | 0-9-0 | 6th, Northwest | Did not qualify | Did not enter |
Head coaches
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Dave Kaufman (2009–2012)- Caleb Peterson (2013-2014)
- Eisa Tiaa Tutu (2016-2017)
Stadium
edit- US Cellular Community Park; Medford, Oregon (2009–present)
References
edit- ^ "Fuego excited about new challenges". Mail Tribune. 16 May 2009.
- ^ "Another home win, then Sol will hit the road". Press Democrat Preps. 13 July 2009.
- ^ "Fueled by passion". Mail Tribune. 8 July 2012.
- ^ "NPSL: A league history in the Northwest". GoalWA.net. 21 September 2016.
- ^ About, Official website
- ^ United Premier Soccer League official website
External links
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