California Gold was an American soccer team which began playing under the Gold moniker in 2002. The club was founded in 1997 as the Stanislaus County Cruisers. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid , until 2006, when the team left the league and the franchise was terminated.
25-522: They team played its games at the stadium on the grounds of Peter Johansen High School in the city of Modesto, California . The team's colors were gold, red and white. Prior to 2002 the team was known as the Stanislaus United Cruisers , owned by a different management group, and playing in the USL Pro league. The Cruisers' first season was 1997, and their inaugural coach was Dave DeHart, who
50-560: A 5-game winless streak, falling 4–1 on the road to Bakersfield on the last day of the season, and ended the year 7th in the Southwest, 31 points behind divisional champions Orange County Blue Star . Manuel Brasil and Bertin Loyola were Gold's top scorers, with 6 and 5 goals respectively, while Jonathan Domingos and Glenn Tafolla contributed 3 assists each. Things went from bad to worse in 2006, where every possible thing that could go wrong on
75-401: A 5–1 thrashing of California Gold , and an astonishing 7–4 road victory over San Diego Gauchos which included a hat trick from central defender Derek Hanks . The Quakes were still in with a shout of making the playoffs as the final round of games came round, but a 1–0 defeat to the eventual divisional champions Southern California Seahorses put paid to their hopes, and they finished third in
100-405: A change in colors (from red and black to blue and black) and a re-design of the club badge. The 2007 Quakes were an improvement over their still-successful 2006 predecessors: they hammered Los Angeles Storm 5–0 on the opening day of the season, and despite losses to both Ventura County Fusion and Fresno Fuego on the road, managed to recover their form. A 2–1 victory over Lancaster Rattlers at
125-773: A close 2–1 defeat. Gold's form got worse and worse as the year progressed: they lost 5–1 to the San Fernando Valley Quakes on the road in mid-June, 6–0 at the San Diego Gauchos , 8–1 at home to the San Francisco Seals , and ended the year with a devastating 12–1 loss to Fresno Fuego – although, ironically, the Gold were 1–0 up after 56 seconds when Fresno scored an own goal! Aaron Billington and Uriel Robledo were Gold's nominal top scorers, with two goals each, Billington having played 7 games in goal and 6 games as
150-543: A midfielder! Following the conclusion of the 2006 season, in which they were by far the worst team in the PDL, the team withdrew from active competition. Source: Kenn.com Peter Johansen High School Peter Johansen High School is public school located in the eastern portion of Modesto, CA . It is part of Modesto City Schools and serves students in grades 9-12. The school is a two-story structure with brick exterior. It features an Olympic-sized pool, two baseball fields,
175-683: A rebrand of the Cruisers. They finished their first year in competition with a commendable 9–10–1, still fourth in the Western Conference behind divisional champs Utah Blitzz , but still with enough of a foundation on which to build. Jon Gordon was the top scorer in Gold's debut year, with 7 goals and 9 assists. Gold had a decent season in the Pro Soccer League in 2003, finishing second in the Western Region behind Utah Blitzz . Despite starting
200-479: A soccer field went wrong for Gold. The 3–1 opening day loss to Orange County Blue Star was a sign of things to come; they suffered one of the worst campaigns in PDL history, losing every one of their 16 regular season games, scoring just 13 goals while conceding an astonishing 71. On nine separate occasions Gold conceded four or more goals in a game, and only once did they ever come close to accruing points, conceding an 84th-minute goal to San Fernando Valley Quakes in
225-435: A softball and soccer field, three indoor full-size basketball courts, tennis courts, and a football stadium across the street from the campus. The enclosed campus has two bridges crossing the middle and southern portions of the school. The majority of the classrooms are located in three buildings; others are located in portables located in the southwest corner of the campus. The school colors evolved from purple/turquoise/white to
250-514: The Council of Educational Facilities Planners International and attracted a visit from the school trustees of West Sacramento's Washington Union School District who were looking to duplicate the successful campus construction. San Fernando Valley Quakes San Fernando Valley Quakes was an American soccer team based in Calabasas , California, United States . Founded in 2006, the team played in
275-569: The USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid , until 2008, when the franchise folded and the team left the league. The team played its home games at John Shepard Stadium on the campus of Los Angeles Pierce College in nearby Woodland Hills , California. The team's colors were blue and black. The Quakes made their debut in PDL competition in 2006, one of several teams joining
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#1732883798887300-450: The Quakes suffered their worst ever start to a competitive season, winning just one of their opening six fixtures, and receiving a 5–0 walloping at the hands of Los Angeles Legends . However, a dogged 4–2 victory at home to Lancaster Rattlers in early June signaled a turnaround in fortunes, and for the rest of the season the Quakes were unstoppable. The Quakes remained unbeaten for the rest of
325-485: The Southwest division as it expanded to nine teams. Playing at John Elway Stadium on the campus of Granada Hills Charter High School , head coach Ali Khosroshahin 's team made an inauspicious start, tying 1–1 with Los Angeles Storm in their opening game, and then suffering a devastating 4–3 home defeat to Orange County Blue Star , having led 3–0 with 8 minutes to go. The Quakes' mid-season form improved considerably, highlighted by several impressive victories, including
350-417: The assist sheets with 7. The Quakes had a slightly turbulent offseason, with Sean Franklin , Daniel Paladini and Mike Zaher all departing for Major League Soccer , and team relocating from Granada Hills to a new stadium in nearby Calabasas . Despite impressing during a pre-season friendly against Los Angeles Galaxy , losing 3–1 to a full-strength team which included David Beckham and Landon Donovan ,
375-411: The early part of the season, 1–0 over both San Diego Gauchos and Fresno Fuego . However, Gold's form dipped in mid-June, and the defence became horribly leaky: they conceded 5 in their defeat to Nevada Wonders , four at home against Fresno, three against Orange County Blue Star , and conceded a heartbreaking 83rd-minute goal in their end-to-end 4–3 defeat to BYU Cougars . They finished the season with
400-480: The end of May began a 10-game undefeated streak which included a pair of 3–0 wins over Bakersfield Brigade and LA Storm. The Quakes were also undefeated at home the entire season, and by the end of the year, they were one of the four teams battling for the two playoff spots. A final day 3–1 victory over the Southern California Seahorses left them needing other results to go their way for them to make
425-513: The final stats were a comfortable 11–6–3 record, and into the post season. Unfortunately for Gold, they lost their regional final 1–0 to the Blitzz. Gold had less success in 2004 due to injuries and player transfers. They won just two of their 20 games in the year – a 4–0 victory over BYU Cougars in mid-June off a hat trick from Gabriel Cuomo and a 3–2 win over Nevada Wonders in early July – The team scored just 18 goals all year. Gold ended
450-529: The playoffs for the first time; Ventura's inability to beat Storm inn their final game meant the Quakes finished second to Fresno Fuego on goal difference. However, their trip to Fresno for the playoffs was an unhappy one: they lost 2–0 to BYU Cougars in a semi-final game which saw them reduced to 10 men and in which Franklin suffered a broken arm. Once again Ryan Shaw was the Quakes leading marksman, netting 10 goals, while standout right winger Sean Franklin led
475-405: The present purple/black during the late 1990s. The school opened in the fall of 1992 to only freshmen, sophomores, and juniors. The first graduating class received their diplomas in the spring of 1994; with the gradual enlargement of the student body, 1996 was the first four-year graduating class. The school was recognized for its building design excellence with the 1993 D. MacConnell Award from
500-467: The regular season, notching up victories over San Francisco Seals , San Jose Frogs , Los Angeles Legends , Fresno Fuego and Ventura County Fusion , the last of which left the Quakes on the verge of their first ever divisional championship. The final game of the regular season was a winner-take-all matchup against Fresno Fuego , which the Quakes won 2–1 with goals by Devin Deldo and Sung-Hyun Kim , giving
525-563: The season with a four-game winless streak, they broke their duck with a 4–0 home win over Nevada Wonders featuring 2 goals from Martin Sims , and followed that up with four solid victories in May, including a 6–1 demolition of BYU Cougars on the road in Utah in which Sims hit another brace. Gold were generally reliable the entire year, and although they ended their regular season campaign with two defeats to Utah,
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#1732883798887550-478: The season with a four-game winless streak. Following their professional 2004 campaign, Gold found themselves in the fourth tier Premier Development League in 2005. The team had been sold to a new management group, but the new group could not replicate the success of the founding partners, and as a result gave up their fully professional status. They won their opening game as an amateur side, 1–0 over rivals Bakersfield Brigade , and picked up another couple of wins in
575-521: The table. Ryan Shaw was the Quakes' top scorer in their freshman year, scoring 8 goals in his 15 games, while Mat Davis and Adrian Lopez led the assists with 3 each. 2007 saw the Quakes begin the year with a new coach and a new partnership: Khosroshahin left to take charge of the women's soccer team at USC , and he was replaced by Colombian Juan Florez . In addition, the team signed a major partnership deal with Real SoCal , one of Southern California's major youth soccer organizations, which initiated
600-470: The team its first silverware in franchise history. The Quakes went to the playoffs in Fresno on a high, but were beaten in the semi-final by Northwest runners-up Vancouver Whitecaps Residency , after having a man sent off and conceding an injury time equalizer; Vancouver then added two more in extra time to secure a 3–1 victory, and send the Quakes home at the first hurdle for the second straight year. Devin Deldo
625-544: Was fired after 14 games. The Cruisers were generally successful, making a final in 1998 and averaging 1,568 fans and finishing third in league attendance in 1999, averaging crowds of over 2,000. They played matches at Central Catholic High School. Stanislaus hosted the San Jose Earthquakes in the U.S. Open Cup in 2000. The Cruisers lost the game 5-0. California Gold entered the USL D-3 Pro League in 2002 after
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