Riverside County Elite
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Riverside County Elite were an American soccer team established in 1998 that spent the 2000 season in the USISL D-3 Pro League.
. Fielding initially owned, operated and coached the team. In late 1999, Jan K. Skwara became the club CEO. In January 2000, the team hired Tom Evans as head coach. On April 16, 2000, the team replaced Evans with Rob Manriquez. In May 2000, it qualified for the U.S. Open Cup
. The team played its home games at West Valley High School
in Hemet, California
. Although successful on the field, the team never drew many fans and finished the season deeply in debt. Owner Jack Fielding folded the club in December 2000.
MF:
DF
FW
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. 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 FlashSan Diego Flash
San Diego Flash is an American soccer team based in San Diego, California, United States. Founded in 1998, the team returned to competitive play in 2011 when it made its debut in the Southwest Flight of the West Division of the National Premier Soccer League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer...
. Fielding initially owned, operated and coached the team. In late 1999, Jan K. Skwara became the club CEO. In January 2000, the team hired Tom Evans as head coach. On April 16, 2000, the team replaced Evans with Rob Manriquez. In May 2000, it qualified for the U.S. Open Cup
2000 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
-Schedule:Note: Scorelines use the standard U.S. convention of placing the home team on the right-hand side of box scores.-First round:Four PDL and four USASA teams start.-----Second round:...
. The team played its home games at West Valley High School
West Valley High School (Hemet, California)
West Valley High School is a high school that serves around 1,800 students on the western side of Hemet, California. The school is accredited by the WASC Accrediting Commission for Schools and also has become an AVID Demonstration School...
in Hemet, California
Hemet, California
Hemet is a city in the San Jacinto Valley in Riverside County, California, United States. It covers a total area of , about half of the valley, which it shares with the neighboring city of San Jacinto. The population was 78,657 at the 2010 census....
. Although successful on the field, the team never drew many fans and finished the season deeply in debt. Owner Jack Fielding folded the club in December 2000.
Roster
GK- Tim Gorman
MF:
- Pompeyo Aguillera
- Jeremy Baker
- Omar Arzo
- Jauquin Cubarubias
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Sergio Cuevas -
Oscar Romo - Juan Carlos Rocha
- Alex Gutierrez
DF
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Neil ArmourNeil ArmourNeil Armour is a retired Scottish football. He played in defence for clubs in Scotland, China, Hong Kong and the United States.-Player:In April 2000, Armour had unsuccessful trials with the Hershey Wildcats and Lehigh Valley Steam of the second division USL A-League. He then moved west to sign... - Alex Glebou
- Danny Macedo
- Joe Owen
- Craig Dean #4
FW
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Donald Laing - Brad Thomson
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Mauricio Bertello - Antonio Robles
- Danny Mann
- William Cummins
- Bryan Hill
Staff
- Cle Kooiman: Director of coaching
- Tom Evans: Head coach
- Rob Manriquez: Head coach
- Pompeyo Aguillera: Assistant coach
- Neil Armour: Assistant coach
Year-by-year
| Year | Division | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs | Open Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3 | USL D-3 Pro League | 5th, Western | Did not qualify | 2nd Round |