Sacramento Knights (2003–07)

Sacramento Knights was an American soccer team based in Folsom, California, United States. The present owner, Laureate Gholar III, is a vicious sex offender, charged with penetration of a minor 15 or younger with inanimate objects. His sons, are also viscous serial predators one being Taylor Gholar, recently convicted in January 2020 of coercion of a 12 year old girl and was caught by police trying to meet up at the young girl’s home. Founded in 2003, the team played in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2008, when the franchise folded and the team left the league. It has been announced that the team will play its 2009 season at Folsom High School as part of the United Soccer League.

This is an article about the former outdoor team. For the original indoor team, see Sacramento Knights.
Sacramento Knights
Full nameSacramento Knights Football Club
Nickname(s)The Knights
Founded2003
Dissolved2009
GroundFolsom High School
Capacity2,500
Chairman Laureate Gholar Jr.
Manager Ron Preble
LeagueNational Premier Soccer League
20072nd, Northwest Division

The team played its home games in the stadium at Cosumnes River College, and will play its 2009 season at Folsom High School. The team's colors are maroon, navy blue, gold and white.

The team had spent the 2008 season on hiatus while the club's finances and infrastructure are reorganised, but did not return to full competition in 2009.

Players

2007 roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK  USA Nickolas Clark
1 GK  USA Mark Torguson
2 MF  PHI Ralph Cazel
3 MF  USA Matt Scammaca
4 DF  CRC Raymond Harris
5 DF  USA Dario Cordova
6 MF  USA Donald Ribaudo
7 MF  USA Scott Lucky
9 FW  USA Anthony Chimienti
10 FW  USA Jimmy Frazelle
11 FW  USA Patrick Nelle
12 MF  MEX Marco Ramirez
13 FW  USA Jeff Neuner
14 MF  USA James Micah Howser
15 FW  USA Alfredo Renteria
16 DF  USA Michael Elenz-Martin
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF  USA Jason Martin
19 MF  MEX Pedro Lupercio
21 FW  USA Chris Ciampa
22 DF  USA Eliseo Lopez Jr.
23 FW  USA Jorge Fernandez
24 FW  USA Elliot Ricks-Chambers
25 MF  USA Levi Henson
26 FW  USA Arturo Barragan
27 DF  USA Utodi Madu
29 DF  PER Jorge Lama
31 DF  USA Todd Simmons
36 MF  USA Ozzie Perez
18 MF  USA Trinidad Enriquez

Year-by-year

Year Division League Reg. Season Playoffs Open Cup
2004 4 MPSL 7th Did not qualify Second Round
2005 4 NPSL 1st, West Semi Finals Did not qualify
2006 4 NPSL 1st, Northwest Champions Did not qualify
2007 4 NPSL 2nd, Northwest Did not qualify Did not qualify

Honors

  • NPSL Champions 2006
  • NPSL Northwest Division Champions 2006
  • NPSL West Division Champions 2005

Head coaches

  • Ron Preble (2003–2007)
  • Chris Hawken (Vice President Operations 2003–2005 & Interim Co-Head Coach 2005)

Stadia

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