Sacramento Gold FC

For the original team, see Sacramento Gold (1976–1980).

Sacramento Gold is an American soccer team based in Sacramento, California, United States. Founded in 2009, the team plays in National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American soccer pyramid, in the West Region, Golden Gate Conference.

Sacramento Gold

Full name	Sacramento Gold Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Gold
Founded	2009; 16 years ago (2009)
Stadium	Capital Christian School Sacramento, California
Owner	John Nunan
Head Coach	Ruben Mora Jr.
League	National Premier Soccer League, Golden Gate Conference
2019	Golden Gate Conference: 4th Playoffs: DNQ
Website	https://www.sacramentogoldfc.net/
Home colors Away colors
Current season

The team plays its home games in the stadium at Capital Christian School, where they have played since 2017. Previously, they played in the stadium at River City High School. The team's colors are burgundy, navy blue, and white.

History

The Gold began play in the NPSL during the 2010 season, finishing first within the Northwest Division in regular season before eventually winning the playoff title.^[1] After beating FC Sonic Lehigh Valley in the semifinal, the team went on to defeat Chattanooga FC, 3–1, in the National Championship.^[2]

Since its founding, Sacramento has qualified for two U.S. Open Cup tournaments in 2013 and 2016 respectively. In its first ever tournament game, the Gold held a two-goal lead over United Soccer League side Portland Timbers 2 before eventually losing, 3–2.^[3] Three years later a hat-trick by Manolo Piña earned Sacramento its first U.S. Open Cup victory when it defeated the Premier Developmental League's Burlingame Dragons FC, 3–0, on May 11, 2016.^[4][5] The team fell to local qualifier La Máquina FC in the next round.^[6][7]

Year-by-year

Year	League	Regular season	Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup
2010	NPSL	1st, Northwest	National Champion	Qualifying Semifinal
2011		2nd, West-Northwest	Divisional Final	did not qualify
2012		3rd, West-Northern	did not qualify	did not qualify
2013		2nd, West-Northern	West Region Final	First round
2014		1st, Golden Gate	National Semifinal	Qualifying first round
2015		2nd, Golden Gate	West Region Final	Qualifying first round
2016		4th, Golden Gate	did not qualify	Second round
2017		3rd, Golden Gate	did not qualify	did not qualify
2018		8th, Golden Gate	did not qualify	did not qualify
2019		4th, Golden Gate	did not qualify	did not qualify
2020		Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[8]
2022		1st, Golden Gate	Lost West Region Final	did not qualify
2023		5th, Golden Gate	Eliminated in the West Region Quarter Finals	Eliminated second round
2024		4th, Golden Gate	Eliminated in West Region Semi Finals	did not qualify

Honors

• National Premier Soccer League
  • Winners: 2010
• Western Regional Champs (Playoff NPSL):
  • Winners: 2010, 2014
• Northwest Division (NPSL):
  • Winners: 2010
• Golden Gate Conference (NPSL):
  • Winners: 2014

Head coaches

• Ruben Mora Jr. (2011, 2012, 2014, 2015–present)
• Rick Caldwell (2010, 2013)

Players

See Category:Sacramento Gold FC players

Stadiums

• Stadium at River City High School; West Sacramento, California (2010–2016)
• Stadium at Capital Christian School; Sacramento, California (2017–present)