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Sonoma County Sol
Full name	Sonoma County Futbol Club Sol
Nickname(s)	Sol
Founded	2004
Stadium	Ernie Nevers Field; (Capacity: ????)
Chairman	Dave Kronberg
Manager	Benjamin Ziemer
League	National Premier Soccer League
2009	Regular Season: 1st, Western; Playoffs: Champions
Home colors	Away colors

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

The team plays its home games at Ernie Nevers Field on the campus of Santa Rosa High School, where they have played since 2004. The team's colors are blue and white.

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

[edit] History

After the 2004 season, the MPSL disbanded but a new men's league, the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), 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 semifinals 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 semifinals 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 over-rated) 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.

[edit] Players

[edit] Current roster

as at June 7, 2009

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Andrew Bailey
		FW	Brandon Boone
		MF	Steven Browne
		DF	Norm Crochetiere
		MF	Chris Daly
		DF	Mickey Daly
		FW	Trevor Hurst
		MF	Tyler Hurst
		FW	Eric Lafon
		MF	Eric Larson

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Tim Maycock
		DF	Nathan Medina
		FW	Ross Middlemiss
		DF	Mike Nikol
		MF	Shawn Percell
		DF	Scott Preckwinkle
		GK	Juan Sosa
		DF	Lee Sandwina
		MF	Miguel Santoya
		DF	Adam Shields

[edit] Notable former players

[edit] Year-by-year

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

[edit] Honors

NPSL Champions 2009
NPSL Western Division Champions 2009
NPSL Northwest Division Champions 2008
NPSL Northwest Division Champions 2007

[edit] Head coaches

Benjamin Ziemer (2004-present)

[edit] Stadia

Ernie Nevers Field at Santa Rosa High School; Santa Rosa, California (2004-present)

[edit] Average attendance

[edit] External links

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