Salinas Valley Samba

Salinas Valley Samba was an American soccer team based in Salinas, California, United States. Founded in 2004, the team played in National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Western Division.

Salinas Valley Samba
Full nameSalinas Valley Samba
Nickname(s)Samba
Founded2004
GroundWatsonville High School
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Chairman Cain White
Manager Mark Cisneros
LeagueNational Premier Soccer League
2009Regular Season: 6th, Western
Playoffs: did not qualify

The team played its home games in the stadium on the campus of Watsonville High School in nearby Watsonville, California, where they have played since 2009. The team's colors are silver, black and white.

History

The Samba joined the MPSL at the end of the inaugural 2003 season, along with the Albuquerque Asylum, the Sonoma County Sol, the Sacramento Knights, and the Idaho Wolves. During their first season of play, the Samba finished the league in 5th place, five points behind the Utah Salt Ratz, who ultimately finished the season as league champions.

The 2005 season saw the development of location-specific conferences as more teams were added to the league. This placed Salinas Valley in the Western Conference, with a majority of California teams (with the exception of the Las Vegas Strikers and the Albuquerque Asylum) The expansion of the league in 2006 brought further development of the conferences, as the Western Conference split into "Northwestern" and "Southwestern", and a Midwestern conference was added. The Salinas Valley Samba are currently in the Northwestern Conference.

The Samba finished the 2005 season in 4th place. Also in 2005 the Samba advanced to the second round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup before being defeated by the Seattle Sounders.

In 2006, they finished the year in 6th place.

Players

Last roster

as at June 7, 2009 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
—  PER Jesus Acuña
—  USA Efrain Banuelos
—  PER Jorge Becerra
—  PER Ivan Campos
—  PER Mario Castillo
—  PER Joaquin Castilo
—  PER Israel Cisneros
—  PER Cesar Garcia
—  PER Arnufo Gomez
—  PER Gregory Gonzales
—  PER Julio Gonzales
—  PER Peter Gonzales
—  ARG Ismael Ibarra
—  ARG Luis Ibarra
—  VEN Nick Lackey
—  ESP Jaun Marquez
—  PER Armando Martinez
—  ARG Aldo Meza
No. Pos. Nation Player
—  PER Eli Miller
—  USA Kyle Millerick
—  USA Reed Mills
—  PER Pedro Morales
—  PER Noe Oliva
—  PER Eduardo Ortiz
—  PER Said Ortiz
—  PER Alex Pacheco
—  PER Roberto Perez
—  USA Patrick Rickards
—  PER Juan Rivas
—  PER Jaime Rubio
—  USA Kyle Satow
—  PER Luis Serrano
—  PER Diego Soto
—  PER Edwin Soto
—  PER Jose Tostado
—  PER Nick Vargas
—  PER Jose Vega

Notable former players

Year-by-year
Year Division League Reg. Season Playoffs Open Cup
2004 4 MPSL 5th Did not qualify Did not qualify
2005 4 NPSL 4th, Western Did not qualify Second Round
2006 4 NPSL 6th, Northwest Did not qualify Did not qualify
2007 4 NPSL 4th, Northwest Did not qualify Did not qualify
2008 4 NPSL 4th, Northwest Did not qualify Did not qualify
2009 4 NPSL 6th, Western Did not qualify Did not enter

Head coaches
  • Artie Cairel (2004–2008)
  • Mark Cisneros (2009–present)

Stadia
  • "The Pit" at Salinas High School; Salinas, California (2004–2008)
  • Stadium at Watsonville High School; Watsonville, California (2009–present)
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