California Gold
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| Full name | California Gold Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Gold |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Dissolved | 2006 |
| Ground | Peter Johansen HS Stadium |
| Capacity | ???? |
| Chairman |
 Luciano Silveira
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| Manager |
Luciano Silveira
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| League | USL Premier Development League |
| 2006 | 9th, Southwest Division |
Not to be confused with the television series California's Gold
California Gold was an American soccer team, founded in 2002. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2006, when the team left the league and the franchise was terminated.
They team played its games at the stadium on the grounds of Peter Johansen High School in the city of Modesto, California. The team's colors were gold, red and white.
Prior to 2002 the team was known as the Stanislaus United Cruisers, and was owned by a different management group.
California Gold entered the USL D-3 Pro League in 2002 as a rebranded version of the Stanislaus United Cruisers; they finished their first year in competition with a commendable 9–10–1, still fourth in the Western Conference behind divisional champs Utah Blitzz, but still with enough of a foundation on which to build. Jon Gordon was the top scorer in Gold's debut year, with 7 goals and 9 assists.
Gold had a decent season in the Pro Soccer League in 2003, finishing second in the Western Region behind Utah Blitzz. Despite starting the season with a four-game winless streak, they broke their duck with a 4–0 home win over Nevada Wonders featuring 2 goals from Martin Sims, and followed that up with four solid victories in May, including a 6–1 demolition of BYU Cougars on the road in Utah in which Sims hit another brace. Gold were generally reliable the entire year, and although they ended their regular season campaign with two defeats to Utah, the final stats were a comfortable 11–6–3 record, and into the post season. Unfortunately for Gold, they lost their regional final 1–0 to the Blitzz.
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