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El Paso Patriots
Full name	El Paso Patriots
Nickname(s)	The Patriots
Founded	1989
Stadium	Patriot Stadium; (Capacity: 3,000)
Chairman	Enrique Cervantes
Manager	Javier McDonald
League	USL Premier Development League
2009	4th, Mid South; did not qualify for playoffs
Home colors	Away colors

El Paso Patriots is an American soccer team based in El Paso, Texas, United States. Founded in 1989, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Mid South Division of the Southern Conference.

The team plays its home games at the soccer-specific Patriot Stadium, where they have played since 2005. The team's colors are blue and white.

Prior to their stadium being completed in 2005, the Patriots played at the Sun Bowl Stadium on the campus of the University of Texas at El Paso, and at Dudley Field, the former home of the El Paso Diablos baseball team. They are one of the more long-serving franchises in American soccer, having previously played in the first division A-League until 2003.

[edit] History

[edit] Players

[edit] Current roster

as at June 19, 2009

No.	Position	Player
0	GK	Raul Villagrana
1	GK	Jorge Muniz
2	DF	Diego Ruiz
3	DF	Carlos Martinez
4	DF	Isaac Ontiveros
5	DF	Estéban Palácios
6	MF	António Barrera
7	MF	Enrique Cervantes
8	DF	Mário Garcia
9	FW	Cristian Zamora
10	MF	Rodrigo Morín
11	MF	Jonathan Camarena
12	DF	Daniel Castañeda
13	DF	Adrian Moreno

No.	Position	Player
15	MF	Victor Valle
16	MF	Edgar Mendoza
17	MF	Omar Tena
19	FW	Michael Griego
20	MF	Mario Alvarez
21	MF	Jair Olivares
22	FW	Gerardo Moreira
23	MF	Francisco De Anda
24	MF	Agustin Aguilera
25	DF	Joaquin Castro
27	FW	Jessie Fernandez
28	MF	Fabian Castañeda
00	GK	Ivan Meza

[edit] Notable former players

[edit] Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Regular Season	Playoffs	Open Cup
1989/90	N/A	SISL Indoor	4th, Cactus	Did not qualify	N/A
1990/91	N/A	SISL Indoor	8th, Southwest	Did not qualify	N/A
1991	N/A	SISL	2nd, Southwest	Semifinals	Did not enter
1992	N/A	USISL	1st, Southwest	Did not qualify	Did not enter
1993	N/A	USISL	6th, Atlantic	Sizzling Six	Did not enter
1994	3	USISL	2nd, Southwest	Divisional Semifinals	Did not enter
1995	3	USISL Pro League	1st, South Central	Divisional Finals	Final
1996	3	USISL Select League	3rd, Pacific	1st Round	2nd Round
1997	2	USISL A-League	6th, Pacific	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
1998	2	USISL A-League	6th, Central	Did not qualify	3rd Round
1999	2	USL A-League	5th, Pacific	Conference Quarterfinals	Did not qualify
2000	2	USL A-League	4th, Pacific	Conference Quarterfinals	Did not qualify
2001	2	USL A-League	7th, Western	Did not qualify	3rd Round
2002	2	USL A-League	2nd, Pacific	1st Round	Did not qualify
2003	2	USL A-League	3rd, Central	Did not qualify	3rd Round
2004	4	USL PDL	1st, Mid South	Conference Semifinals	Did not qualify
2005	4	USL PDL	1st, Mid South	National Final	2nd Round
2006	4	USL PDL	3rd, Mid South	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2007	4	USL PDL	2nd, Mid South	Conference Semifinals	2nd Round
2008	4	USL PDL	3rd, Mid South	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2009	4	USL PDL	4th, Mid South	Did not qualify	2nd Round

[edit] Honors

USL PDL Southern Conference Champions 2005
USL PDL Mid South Division Champions 2005
USL PDL Mid South Division Champions 2004
USISL Pro League South Central Division Champions 1995
US Open Cup Runners-Up 1995
USISL Southwest Division Champions 1992

[edit] Head coaches

Jesus Enriquez (2004-2006)
Salvador Mercado (2007)
Miguel Murillo (2008)
Javier McDonald (2008-present)

[edit] Stadia

Sun Bowl Stadium; El Paso, Texas (2003)
Dudley Field; El Paso, Texas (2004)
Patriot Stadium; El Paso, Texas (2005-present)

[edit] Average attendance

Year	Attendance	Notes
2005	1,546	2nd in PDL
2006	867	7th in PDL
2007	789	8th in PDL
2008	1,269
All Time	1,118

[edit] External links

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