California Jaguars were an American soccer team that played in Salinas, California

Salinas, California

Salinas is the county seat and the largest municipality of Monterey County, California. Salinas is located east-southeast of the mouth of the Salinas River, at an elevation of about 52 feet above sea level. The population was 150,441 at the 2010 census...

 at the Salinas Sports Complex

Salinas Sports Complex

The Salinas Sports Complex is a sporting complex located in Salinas, California on the Central Coast. The main feature of the complex is a 17,000-seat stadium suitable for rodeo, soccer, American football, and rugby. This stadium is where the Palma Chieftains and North Salinas Vikings play their...

.

They joined the USISL

United Soccer Leagues

The United Soccer Leagues is the organizer of several soccer leagues with teams in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. It includes men's and women's leagues, both professional and amateur. Leagues currently organized are the USL Pro, the USL Premier Development League, the W-League, and...

 in 1995 as the Monterey Bay Jaguars, but changed the name a year later. They played in the A-League in 1997 and 1998 seasons then moved to the USL D3 Pro League, later named the Pro Select League

USL Second Division

The United Soccer Leagues Second Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, part of the United Soccer Leagues league pyramid...

, in 1999.

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs	Open Cup
1995	3	USISL Pro League	1st, Western North	Sizzling Nine	Did not qualify
1996	3	USISL Select League	1st, Pacific	Champions	First Round
1997	2	USISL A-League	1st, Pacific	Division Semifinals	Did not qualify
1998	2	USISL A-League	7th, Pacific	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
1999	3	USL D3-Pro League	4th, Western	Did not qualify	Did not qualify

Coaches

• Greg Petersen: 1995
• Mark Semioli
  Mark Semioli
  Mark Semioli is a retired American soccer defender who played six seasons in Major Soccer League, four in American Professional Soccer League and three in USISL. He won the 1994 U.S. Open Cup with the San Francisco Greek-Americans.-College:Semioli attended Stanford University, playing on the...
  
  : 1995
• Orlando Cervantes: 1999

Notable players

This list of former players includes those who received international caps while playing for the team, made significant contributions to the team in terms of appearances or goals, or who made significant contributions to the sport either before they played for the team, or after they left. It is clearly not yet complete and all inclusive, and additions and refinements will continue to be made over time.

Jeff Baicher

Jeff Baicher

Jeff Baicher is a retired U.S. soccer forward whose professional career took him through multiple U.S. leagues, including the Western Soccer League, American Professional Soccer League, Continental Indoor Soccer League and Major League Soccer. He ended his playing career with the Bay Area Seals...

 Ramiro Corrales

Ramiro Corrales

Ramiro Corrales is an American soccer player who currently plays for San Jose Earthquakes in Major League Soccer.-Professional:...

 Paul Holocher

Paul Holocher

Paul Holocher is a former U.S. soccer midfielder who played in Austria and Major League Soccer. He currently coaches the men’s soccer team at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. He also earned one caps with the U.S...

 Tayt Ianni

Tayt Ianni

Tayt Ianni is a former U.S. soccer defender.-College:Ianni grew up in Lodi, California and attended Lodi High School where he was a two time Parade Magazine high school All American soccer player. After high school, Ianni attended UCLA where he played on the men’s soccer team from 1990 to 1993...

 Mark Semioli

Mark Semioli

Mark Semioli is a retired American soccer defender who played six seasons in Major Soccer League, four in American Professional Soccer League and three in USISL. He won the 1994 U.S. Open Cup with the San Francisco Greek-Americans.-College:Semioli attended Stanford University, playing on the...

 Jerome Watson

Jerome Watson

Jerome Watson is a former U.S. soccer forward who spent time in the Western Soccer Alliance, American Professional Soccer League and A-League....