El Farolito SC explained

Clubname:El Farolito
Upright:0.95
Fullname:El Farolito Soccer Club
Nickname:Faro
Founded:1985
Stadium:Boxer Stadium
Capacity:3,500
Owntitle:Owners
Owner:Salvador Lopez
Mgrtitle:Head Coach
Manager:Santiago Lopez
League:National Premier Soccer League
Season:2024
Position:Golden Gate Conference

1st
Playoffs: Champions

Current:2024 National Premier Soccer League season
American:true

El Farolito is an amateur soccer club based in San Francisco, California. It currently plays in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), generally considered the fourth tier of U.S. Soccer, within the Golden Gate Conference. The team is best known for its 1993 U.S. Open Cup championship under its previous name, Club Deportivo (CD) Mexico.

History

The club was founded in 1985 and was first known as El Farolito, named after the owner's chain of restaurants. 'El Faro' was a new force in the San Francisco Soccer Football League (SFSFL) that was rising to challenge the dominance of teams like the Greek Americans. The team gained successive promotions to the top division in the space of five years. By the 1991–92 season, the club had won the SFSFL championship and had reached the final of the National Amateur Cup. The following season, El Faro retained the title as 'Club Deportivo Mexico'.

In 1993, San Francisco C.D. Mexico won the U.S. Open Cup, an American soccer competition open to all United States Soccer Federation (USSF) affiliated teams. The team pulled off wins against the defending tournament champion San Jose Oaks, Milwaukee Bavarian SC, before defeating United German Hungarians in the Final.[1] [2] As U.S. Open Cup champions, C.D. Mexico qualified for the 1994 CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup and played Club Necaxa of the Mexican First Division in the quarterfinals. They lost 5–1 in San Jose.[3]

When the California Premier Soccer Association (CSPA) was formed in 1993, CD Mexico was one of the SFSFL representatives along with Greek-American A.C., SF United, and Concordia. The CPSA was developed as a 'super league' composed of teams from the SFSFL, Peninsula Soccer League, and the San Joaquin Valley Soccer League. The team, returning to their original name El Farolito, won multiple titles over the next two and a half decades.

On November 20, 2017, El Farolito announced it would field a team in the National Premier Soccer League for the 2018 season.[4]

On March 22, 2023, El Farolito defeated Inter San Francisco 3-0 in the first round of the 2023 U.S. Open Cup, scoring all 3 goals in extra time.[5] On April 4, 2023, El Farolito was downed by Bay Area rival Oakland Roots SC in its second round Open Cup match.[6]

On March 19, 2024, El Farolito bested MLS Next Pro side Portland Timbers 2 in the first round of the 2024 U.S. Open Cup by a 2-1 tally, after MLS Commissioner Don Garber withdrew the annual participation of every MLS first team in the U.S. Open Cup.[7]

Year-by-year

YearLeagueRegular SeasonPlayoffsU.S. Open CupNotes
Limited information available on early seasons in the San Francisco Soccer Football League
1991–92SFSFL1st, Major Division[8] did not qualify
1992–931st, Major DivisionChampionsDefeated United German-Hungarians, 5–0, in U.S. Open Cup Final
1993–94No information available
1994–95
1995–961st, Premier Divisiondid not qualify
1997No information available
1998
19991st, Premier Divisiondid not qualify
20003rd, Premier A Division[9] did not qualify
20011st, Premier Divisiondid not qualify
20022nd, Premier Division[10] did not qualify
20031st, Premier Division[11] did not qualify
20044th, Premier Division[12] did not qualify
20053rd, Premier Division[13] did not qualify
20063rd, Premier Division[14] Semifinal[15] did not qualifyLost to San Francisco Glens SC in CPSA Semifinal
20071st, Premier Division[16] Championsdid not qualifyDefeated San Francisco Glens SC, 4–1, in the CPSA Final
20082nd, Premier Division[17] Semifinalsdid not qualifyLost to Olympic Club in the CSPA Semifinal
20091st, Premier Division[18] Championsdid not qualifyDefeated Rosal FAS, 2–0, in the CSPA Final
2010did not qualify
20112nd, Premier Division[19] did not qualify
20121st, Premier Division[20] Championsdid not qualifyDefeated Olympic Club, 1–0, in Cup Final
20132nd, Premier Division[21] Champions[22] did not qualifyDefeated Olympic Club, 1–0, in Cup Final
20143rd, Premier Division[23] Semifinalsdid not qualifyLost to Olympic Club in Cup Semifinal
20151st, Premier Division[24] Champions[25] did not qualifyDefeated Olympic Club, 1–0, in Cup Final
20162nd, Premier Division[26] League FinalFirst Qualifying RoundLost to Olympic Club in Cup Final
20171st, Premier Division[27] Champions[28] First roundDefeated Olympic Club, 3–2, in Cup Final
2018NPSL1st, Golden Gate ConferenceRegional semifinalDisqualified[29] Lost to FC Mulhouse Portland in Regional semifinal
20195th, Golden Gate Conferencedid not qualifySecond round
2020Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[30]
2021Finalist, Golden Gate Conference PlayoffsGolden Gate Conference did not participate in regular league playNot heldLost to Academica SC in conference playoffs
20222nd, Golden Gate ConferenceRegional FinalsDid not qualifyLost to Crossfire Redmond in Regional Finals
20231st, Golden Gate ConferenceRegional FinalsSecond roundLost to Crossfire Redmond in Regional Finals
20241st, Golden Gate ConferenceChampionsThird roundDefeated FC Motown, 2-1, in NPSL National Championship Game

Honors

San Francisco Soccer Football League

National Premier Soccer League

U.S. Open Cup

CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup

References

  1. Web site: Hakala . Josh . 1993 US Open Cup results . thecup.us . June 3, 2020.
  2. Web site: Hodul . Thomas . El Farolito: A Look Inside the Club That Won the 1993 US Open Cup . Midfield Press . June 3, 2020 . May 1, 2017.
  3. Web site: Stokkermans . Karel . July 4, 2019 . Central American Club Competitions 1994 . . December 23, 2022.
  4. Web site: El Farolito Joins The NPSL. National Premier Soccer League (NPSL). November 20, 2017. November 20, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201044424/http://www.npsl.com/news_article/show/858836?referrer_id=1510764. December 1, 2017. dead.
  5. Web site: Koenig . Michael . March 23, 2023 . 2023 US Open Cup Round 1: El Farolito erupt in extra time to beat Inter San Francisco, 3-0 . . March 20, 2024.
  6. Web site: Koenig . Michael . April 5, 2023 . 2023 US Open Cup Round 2: Oakland Roots hot start delivers first USOC win, 3-1 vs. El Farolito . . March 20, 2024.
  7. Web site: Anderson . Cass . March 20, 2024 . An Amateur Soccer Club Named After An SF Burrito Shop Beat A Pro Club In The US Open Cup . . March 20, 2024.
  8. Web site: 100th Anniversary: San Francisco Soccer Football League. San Francisco Soccer Football League. June 3, 2020.
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  13. Web site: 2005 CPSA SEASON . San Francisco Soccer Football League . June 3, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20051218184440/http://www.sfsfl.com/cpsa/standings.html . December 18, 2005.
  14. Web site: 2006 CPSA SEASON . San Francisco Soccer Football League . June 3, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061115033235/http://www.sfsfl.com/cpsa/standings.html . November 15, 2006.
  15. Web site: Seals Players Help Take the SF Glens to Finals! . www.leaguelineup.com . June 3, 2020.
  16. Web site: CPSA 2007 SEASON . San Francisco Soccer Football League . June 3, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071127103558/http://www.sfsfl.com/cpsa/team.php?teamid=7 . November 27, 2007 . live .
  17. Web site: OLYMPIC CLUB CPSA 2008 SEASON . San Francisco Soccer Football League . June 3, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090212040907/http://sfsfl.com/cpsa/team.php?teamid=9 . February 12, 2009 . live .
  18. Web site: EL FAROLITO CPSA 2009 SEASON . San Francisco Soccer Football League . June 3, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100105162236/http://sfsfl.com/cpsa/team.php?teamid=7 . January 5, 2010.
  19. Web site: San Francisco Soccer Football League Standings (2011) . San Francisco Soccer Football League . June 2, 2020.
  20. Web site: San Francisco Soccer Football League Standings (2012) . San Francisco Soccer Football League . June 2, 2020.
  21. Web site: San Francisco Soccer Football League Standings (2013) . San Francisco Soccer Football League . June 2, 2020.
  22. Web site: El Farolito Champions once again! . www.facebook.com . San Francisco Soccer Football League . June 2, 2020 . en.
  23. Web site: San Francisco Soccer Football League Standings (2014) . San Francisco Soccer Football League . June 2, 2020.
  24. Web site: San Francisco Soccer Football League Standings (2015) . San Francisco Soccer Football League . June 2, 2020.
  25. Web site: El Farolito 3 Championships in the last 5 years! . www.facebook.com . San Francisco Soccer Football League . June 2, 2020 . en.
  26. Web site: San Francisco Soccer Football League Standings (2016) . San Francisco Soccer Football League . June 2, 2020.
  27. Web site: San Francisco Soccer Football League Standings (2017) . San Francisco Soccer Football League . June 2, 2020.
  28. Web site: Hodul . Thomas . El Farolito Top Olympic Club to Win the 115th SFSFL Title . Midfield Press . June 2, 2020 . October 11, 2017.
  29. Web site: El Farolito, 1993 US Open Cup Champions, Disqualified from 2018 Tournament. Foster. Ian. January 18, 2018. TheCup.US. May 27, 2020.
  30. Web site: Prince-Wright . Joe . 2020 NPSL season cancelled . ProSoccerTalk . NBC Sports . May 20, 2020 . March 26, 2020.

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