Chico Rooks

Chico Rooks

Full name	Chico Rooks
Nickname(s)	The Rooks
Founded	1993
Dissolved	2007
Ground	University Stadium
Ground Capacity	4,000
Chairman	David Stahl
Manager	David Stahl
League	National Premier Soccer League
2006	5th, Northwest Division
Home colours Away colours

The Chico Rooks were an American soccer team, founded in 1993 by Guido Barbero and Dave Stahl. The team was a member of the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2006. Initially, the team's management announced that they would spend the 2007 NPSL season on hiatus while they re-organised and consolidated their finances; the Rooks never returned to active competition and the franchise was cancelled by the NPSL at the end of the 2007 season.

The Rooks were a stalwart of the United Soccer Leagues from their formation in 1993 until 2003, whereupon they were founder members of the Men's Premier Soccer League (now the National Premier Soccer League). For many years they held the distinction of being California's oldest professional soccer club.

The Rooks played their home matches at the University Stadium on the campus of California State University, Chico in the city of Chico, California. The team's colors were black and white.

Final Roster

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

No. Position Player 0 GK Nick Clark 1 GK Brandon Hearron 2 DF Donnie Ribaudo 3 DF Robby Busick 4 DF Michael Elenz-Martin 5 MF Brian Frederick 6 DF Anthony Putras 7 MF Joao Macedo 8 MF Joe Munoz 9 FW Keith Ratzburg 10 FW Luis Orellana 11 MF Martin Boczkowski 12 FW Mario Castillo

No. Position Player 13 DF Todd Simmons 14 FW Nick Hooper 15 MF Tiberiu Marinescu 16 FW John Doran 17 MF German Campos 18 MF Kevin Kuiper 19 DF Ben Gatenbein 20 FW Brett Williams 21 FW Ranvir Singh 23 DF Roger Davanger 24 DF Josh Copeland 25 FW Jamie Wilhite 00 GK Nico Arellano

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs	Open Cup
1993		USISL	4th, Pacific	Divisional Semifinals	Did not enter
1994	3	USISL	4th, Pacific	Sizzling Nine	Did not enter
1995	3	USISL Pro League	2nd, Western North	1st Round	Quarterfinals
1996	3	USISL Pro League	4th, Western	Semifinals	Did not qualify
1997	3	USISL D-3 Pro League	3rd, West	Division Finals	Did not qualify
1998	3	USISL D-3 Pro League	2nd, West	Division Semifinals	Did not qualify
1999	3	USL D-3 Pro League	1st, Western	Semifinals	1st Round
2000	3	USL D-3 Pro League	1st, Western	Conference Semifinals	Did not qualify
2001	3	USL D-3 Pro League	2nd, Western	Conference Semifinals	2nd Round
2002	4	USL PDL	1st, Southwest	Did not qualify	1st Round
2003	4	MPSL	2nd	Semifinals	1st Round
2004	4	MPSL	1st	Semifinals	1st Round
2005	4	NPSL	3rd, Western	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2006	4	NPSL	5th, Northwest	Did not qualify	Did not qualify

Honors

• MPSL Regular Season Champions 2004
• USL PDL Southwest Division Champions 2002
• USL D-3 Pro League Western Division Champions 2000
• USL D-3 Pro League Western Division Champions 1999

Coaches

• David Stahl (soccer) (1993–2006)

Average Attendance

• 1993: 1,012
• 1994: 1,181
• 1995: 1,490
• 1996: 1,449
• 1997: 1,933
• 1998: 1,624
• 1999: 1,709
• 2000: 1,710
• 2001: 2,109
• 2002: 1,691
• 2003: 1,656
• 2004: 1,573

External links

• Chico Rooks (Web Archive)