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Sonoma County Sol

Sonoma County Sol is an American soccer team based in Santa Rosa, California, United States. Founded in 2004, the team plays in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the West Region, Golden Gate Conference.

Sonoma County Sol
Full nameSonoma County Sol Soccer Club
Nickname(s)Sol
Founded2004; 20 years ago (2004)
StadiumPetaluma Community Sports Fields
Petaluma, California
Head CoachVinny Cortezzo
LeagueNational Premier Soccer League
20228th, West Region
Golden Gate Conference
Playoffs: Conference Quarterinals

The team plays its home games at Casa Grande High School. It previously played at Cougar Stadium on the campus of Rancho Cotate High School in nearby Rohnert Park, California.

The team had a sister organization, also called Sonoma County Sol, which played in the Women's Premier Soccer League.

History edit

After the 2004 season, the MPSL disbanded but a new men's league, the National Premier Soccer League, replaced the previous league and expanded on the territory of the MPSL by adding a Midwestern Division. The Sol was one of the founding clubs of the NPSL, specifically in the Western Division. Like the NPSL and its member clubs, the Sol falls under the auspices of the United States Amateur Soccer Association (USASA) and the United States Soccer Federation (USSF).

In 2005, the Sol finished second in the Western Division in the regular season standings, 3 points behind the Sacramento Knights, attaining the number 2 seed in the NPSL West playoffs. In the Western Division playoffs, the Sol beat the number 3 seed Chico Rooks at home in the semi-finals and then traveled to Sacramento to face the Knights in the NPSL West Championship Game. The Sol triumphed over the Knights in a hard fought match at the soccer stadium at Sacramento State University, garnering the NPSL West Championship. The Sol then hosted Midwest Champion Detroit Arsenal for the inaugural NPSL National Championship game in Santa Rosa, California.

Also in 2005, the Sol qualified as one of three NPSL West representatives for the Region IV U.S. Open Cup (U.S. Open Cup Website qualifying tournament, where the Sol won its group and then went on to beat the Salinas Valley Samba for the tournament championship and a spot in the USASA National Open Cup. The Sol would later meet the Samba in Santa Rosa in the first round of the U.S. Open Cup itself. At the USASA National Open Cup in the August heat of Frisco, Texas, in the semi-finals the Sol faced the AAC Eagles of Chicago who prevailed 2–1. With this result, the Sol's 2005 campaign came to an end.

In 2006 however, the Sol bounced back and prevailed in the USASA Open Cup. It started with a road trip to Seattle for the Region VI championships. The Sol beat out the Chico Rooks (NPSL) in group play to advance to the finals, where they defeated the Suaharos (sp?) 2–1 in the finals. Beto Sanchez, the back up goalkeeper, was subbed on as a forward due to injuries in the 80th minute, and netted the game winner in the 85th minute on a diving header. The Sol then traveled to Frisco, TX for the national finals where they defeated the heavily favored (and overrated) home side Dallas Roma FC 3–2 in double over time. They then went on to defeat the Lightning (Chicago) 1–0 in the finals to claim the USASA National open cup championship.

In 2013, following a first-place finish in the Golden Gate Conference during the regular season, the Sol would advance through the playoffs to the NPSL Championship Final, visiting RVA Football Club, but losing 2–0.[1]

Coaching staff edit

Coaches
Head Coach- Vinnie Cortezzo
Assistant Coach- Tyler Hurst
Assistant Coach- Tim Maycock

Year-by-year edit

Year Division League Reg. Season Playoffs Open Cup
2004 4 MPSL 6th Did not qualify Did not qualify
2005 4 NPSL 2nd, Western Final 1st round
2006 4 NPSL 3rd, Northwest Did not qualify 2nd round
2007 4 NPSL 1st, Northwest Semi-final Did not qualify
2008 4 NPSL 1st, Northwest Semi-final Did not qualify
2009 4 NPSL 1st, Western Champions 2nd round
2010 4 NPSL 5th, Northwest Did not qualify 1st round
2011 4 NPSL 3rd, West-Northern Did not qualify Did not qualify
2012 4 NPSL 2nd, West-Northern Conference Final Did not qualify
2013 4 NPSL 1st, West-Northern Final Did not qualify
2014 4 NPSL 2nd, Golden Gate Regional Final Did not qualify
2015 4 NPSL 1st, Golden Gate Regional Semi-final 2nd round
2016 4 NPSL 1st, Golden Gate Final Did not qualify
2017 4 NPSL 2nd, Golden Gate Regional First round 1st round
2018 4 NPSL 3rd, Golden Gate Regional First round Did not qualify
2019 4 NPSL 8th, Golden Gate Did not qualify Did not qualify
2020 4 NPSL Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 4 NPSL Did not participate due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022 4 NPSL 8th, Golden Gate Regional First round Did not qualify

Honors edit

Domestic edit

  • National Premier Soccer League
    • Winners (1): 2009
    • Runner-up (3): 2005, 2013, 2016
  • Western Regional Champs (Playoff NPSL):
    • Winners (6): 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2016
  • Northwest Division (NPSL):
    • Winners (4): 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013
  • Golden Gate Conference (NPSL):
    • Winners (2): 2015, 2016
  • Hank Steinbrecher Cup (USASA):
    • Runner-up (1): 2014

Hank Steinbrecher Cup

Head coaches edit

  • UAS Hugo PEREZ (2004)
  • USA David Shaffer (2005–2006)
  •   Benjamin Ziemer (2007–2011)
  •   Mark Carr (2012)
  •   Vinny Cortezzo (2012–present)

Home Field edit

References edit

  1. ^ "RVA FC WINS IT ALL". NationalPremierSoccerLeague.com. August 5, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2014.

External links edit

  • Official website


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Sonoma County Sol is an American soccer team based in Santa Rosa California United States Founded in 2004 the team plays in the National Premier Soccer League NPSL a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid in the West Region Golden Gate Conference Sonoma County SolFull nameSonoma County Sol Soccer ClubNickname s SolFounded2004 20 years ago 2004 StadiumPetaluma Community Sports FieldsPetaluma CaliforniaHead CoachVinny CortezzoLeagueNational Premier Soccer League20228th West RegionGolden Gate ConferencePlayoffs Conference QuarterinalsHome colorsAway colors The team plays its home games at Casa Grande High School It previously played at Cougar Stadium on the campus of Rancho Cotate High School in nearby Rohnert Park California The team had a sister organization also called Sonoma County Sol which played in the Women s Premier Soccer League Contents 1 History 2 Coaching staff 3 Year by year 4 Honors 4 1 Domestic 5 Head coaches 6 Home Field 7 References 8 External linksHistory editAfter the 2004 season the MPSL disbanded but a new men s league the National Premier Soccer League replaced the previous league and expanded on the territory of the MPSL by adding a Midwestern Division The Sol was one of the founding clubs of the NPSL specifically in the Western Division Like the NPSL and its member clubs the Sol falls under the auspices of the United States Amateur Soccer Association USASA and the United States Soccer Federation USSF In 2005 the Sol finished second in the Western Division in the regular season standings 3 points behind the Sacramento Knights attaining the number 2 seed in the NPSL West playoffs In the Western Division playoffs the Sol beat the number 3 seed Chico Rooks at home in the semi finals and then traveled to Sacramento to face the Knights in the NPSL West Championship Game The Sol triumphed over the Knights in a hard fought match at the soccer stadium at Sacramento State University garnering the NPSL West Championship The Sol then hosted Midwest Champion Detroit Arsenal for the inaugural NPSL National Championship game in Santa Rosa California Also in 2005 the Sol qualified as one of three NPSL West representatives for the Region IV U S Open Cup U S Open Cup Website qualifying tournament where the Sol won its group and then went on to beat the Salinas Valley Samba for the tournament championship and a spot in the USASA National Open Cup The Sol would later meet the Samba in Santa Rosa in the first round of the U S Open Cup itself At the USASA National Open Cup in the August heat of Frisco Texas in the semi finals the Sol faced the AAC Eagles of Chicago who prevailed 2 1 With this result the Sol s 2005 campaign came to an end In 2006 however the Sol bounced back and prevailed in the USASA Open Cup It started with a road trip to Seattle for the Region VI championships The Sol beat out the Chico Rooks NPSL in group play to advance to the finals where they defeated the Suaharos sp 2 1 in the finals Beto Sanchez the back up goalkeeper was subbed on as a forward due to injuries in the 80th minute and netted the game winner in the 85th minute on a diving header The Sol then traveled to Frisco TX for the national finals where they defeated the heavily favored and overrated home side Dallas Roma FC 3 2 in double over time They then went on to defeat the Lightning Chicago 1 0 in the finals to claim the USASA National open cup championship In 2013 following a first place finish in the Golden Gate Conference during the regular season the Sol would advance through the playoffs to the NPSL Championship Final visiting RVA Football Club but losing 2 0 1 Coaching staff editCoaches Head Coach Vinnie Cortezzo Assistant Coach Tyler Hurst Assistant Coach Tim MaycockYear by year editYear Division League Reg Season Playoffs Open Cup 2004 4 MPSL 6th Did not qualify Did not qualify 2005 4 NPSL 2nd Western Final 1st round 2006 4 NPSL 3rd Northwest Did not qualify 2nd round 2007 4 NPSL 1st Northwest Semi final Did not qualify 2008 4 NPSL 1st Northwest Semi final Did not qualify 2009 4 NPSL 1st Western Champions 2nd round 2010 4 NPSL 5th Northwest Did not qualify 1st round 2011 4 NPSL 3rd West Northern Did not qualify Did not qualify 2012 4 NPSL 2nd West Northern Conference Final Did not qualify 2013 4 NPSL 1st West Northern Final Did not qualify 2014 4 NPSL 2nd Golden Gate Regional Final Did not qualify 2015 4 NPSL 1st Golden Gate Regional Semi final 2nd round 2016 4 NPSL 1st Golden Gate Final Did not qualify 2017 4 NPSL 2nd Golden Gate Regional First round 1st round 2018 4 NPSL 3rd Golden Gate Regional First round Did not qualify 2019 4 NPSL 8th Golden Gate Did not qualify Did not qualify 2020 4 NPSL Season cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic 2021 4 NPSL Did not participate due to the COVID 19 pandemic 2022 4 NPSL 8th Golden Gate Regional First round Did not qualifyHonors editDomestic edit National Premier Soccer League Winners 1 2009 Runner up 3 2005 2013 2016 Western Regional Champs Playoff NPSL Winners 6 2005 2007 2008 2009 2013 2016 Northwest Division NPSL Winners 4 2007 2008 2009 2013 Golden Gate Conference NPSL Winners 2 2015 2016 Hank Steinbrecher Cup USASA Runner up 1 2014 Hank Steinbrecher CupHead coaches editUAS Hugo PEREZ 2004 USA David Shaffer 2005 2006 nbsp Benjamin Ziemer 2007 2011 nbsp Mark Carr 2012 nbsp Vinny Cortezzo 2012 present Home Field editErnie Nevers Field at Santa Rosa High School Santa Rosa California 2004 2010 2016 Seawolf Stadium at Sonoma State University Rohnert Park California 2011 Cougar Stadium at Rancho Cotate High School Rohnert Park California 2012 2015 Casa Grande High School Petaluma California 2017 present References edit RVA FC WINS IT ALL NationalPremierSoccerLeague com August 5 2013 Retrieved February 28 2014 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sonoma County Sol amp oldid 1149552584, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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