The Fresno Fuego Futbol Club is an amateur soccer team based in Fresno California. Founded in 2003, the team competes in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Southwest Division of the United Soccer League Western Conference. The team hosts its home games at Chukchansi Park, where they have played since 2006. The team’s official colors are; red, white and black. The club enjoys a successful cross-promotional partnership with the Fresno Grizzlies AAA baseball team, the only such partnership of its kind in the PDL. The Fuego had an outstanding 2011 season, finishing with the best record in the league (13-0-3). For the first time in team history, the Fuego had an undefeated regular season. Midfielder Milton Blanco led the league in points (38) and assists (14) and was selected as the 2011 PDL Player of the Year. Forward Tyler Reinhart with (12) goals and midfielder Jose Cuevas with (9) goals and (2) assists were also key contributors in a remarkable season for the Fuego. The team fell just short in the Western Conference Final, losing (0-1) at home, to the eventual PDL Champions, the Kitsap Pumas.
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