DV8 Defenders

DV8 Defenders

Full name	DV8 Defenders Soccer Club
Founded	1999
Stadium	Bechet Field Redwood City, California (Capacity: ????)
Owner	Eduar Mafla
Head Coach	Tono Aspinall
League	Peninsula Soccer League USASA
Home colors Away colors

DV8 Defenders is an American amateur soccer team based in Redwood City, California, United States. Founded in 1997, the team plays in Region IV of the United States Adult Soccer Association, a network of amateur leagues at the fifth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid.

The team plays its home games at Bechet Field in Red Morton Community Park. The team's colors are navy blue, black and white.

History

DV8 were formed in 1999, and have competed in the Peninsula Soccer League (PSL), the top amateur league in the Bay Area in Northern California. Since joining the league the team won the PSL Cup Championship in 2004, enjoyed a perfect 2006-07 campaign on their way to their first Peninsula Soccer League championship, and have also won competitions such as the Soccer United League in 2010.

DV8 entered the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup for the first time in 2011, and qualified for the tournament proper at the first attempt, topping their qualifying group that included Albuquerque Metro SC from New Mexico and local rivals SF Italian AC.

Players

2011 USOC roster

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

No. Position Player GK Paul Barbosa DF Jonathan Cauich FW Omar Cordero MF Jesus Del Rio MF Emilio Esparza MF Nestor Guerrero MF Chris Harris MF Jorge Hernandez MF Paulo Mendes FW Pedro Mendes DF Michael Molinari

No. Position Player GK Marco Moreno DF Alex Plancarte FW Memo Plancarte MF Angel Pumayaco DF Carlos Ramirez DF Jacob Rodrigues FW Kevin Rodriguez DF Chris Rosales MF Christian Rosales DF Gilberto Villa

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Regular Season	Playoffs	Open Cup
2011	5	USASA			1st Round

Head coaches

• Tono Aspinall (????-present)

Stadia

• Port Royal Park; Foster City, California (2004–2008)
• Fiesta Meadows Park; San Mateo, California (2004–2005) 2 games
• Stadium at San Mateo High School; San Mateo, California (2005–2009) 8 games
• McGarvey Field; Redwood City, California (2008–present)
• Andrew Hill Park; San Jose, California (2008) 1 game
• Mayfield Soccer Complex; Palo Alto, California (2008) 1 game
• Bechet Field in Red Morton Community Park; Redwood City, California (2009–present)

References

External links

• Official site