Est. 2002
Fresno Fuego is Central Valley Fuego FC
Same club, same flame, since 2002. Two names, one organization.
If you are looking for Fresno Fuego, you have found us. The club was founded in Fresno in 2002 and is still here. Both names are ours and we use them side by side: Fresno Fuego is the founding name, Central Valley Fuego FC is the regional one.
Fuego is the Spanish word for fire. The club was founded in 2002 as Fresno Fuego and played in the Premier Development League, the amateur tier that sat below the professional divisions.
The founding was financed by the Marquez Family of Marquez Brothers International, the company behind El Mexicano, in memory of Ana Delia Marquez. Tony and Cisco Alvarez ran day-to-day operations in the early years, when the club played its home matches at Fresno Pacific University.
Fresno Fuego and Central Valley Fuego FC are not two clubs, and the second is not a rebrand of the first. They are one organization with two names.
Three eras of the same badge.
Original crest, 2002
The A.M. initials honor Ana Delia Marquez, in whose memory Jaime Marquez and Jaime Ariel Marquez Jr. funded the club's founding.
Classic crest
The badge of the PDL years, as the club grew beyond Fresno and across the Valley.
Current crest
Today's mark, carrying the same flame into the club's next chapter.
2002
Fresno Fuego is founded and joins the Premier Development League.
2006
A majority stake is sold to Chris Cummings and the Fresno Baseball Club. The club later plays at Chukchansi Park.
2017
Fresno Fuego is sold to Fresno FC and becomes its development team.
2019
Fresno FC folds and moves its rights to Monterey Bay. The Ruelas Family buys the Fuego name and brings it home.
2022
Central Valley Fuego FC plays its first professional season.
2025
Fuego FC today: women's soccer, a U19 league, beach soccer, and youth pathways across the Valley.
The club is active year round across several programs.
- Is Fresno Fuego still a team?
- Yes. The club founded in 2002 as Fresno Fuego is still active and is also known as Central Valley Fuego FC. It runs a women's team in the WPSL, a U19 Lightning League, beach soccer, and youth programs.
- Are Fresno Fuego and Central Valley Fuego FC the same club?
- Yes. They are two names for one organization. Fresno Fuego is the founding name from 2002 and Central Valley Fuego FC is the regional name. Both are used.
- When was Fresno Fuego founded?
- In 2002. The founding was financed by the Marquez Family of Marquez Brothers International in memory of Ana Delia Marquez, and the club competed in the Premier Development League.
- What does Fuego mean?
- Fuego is the Spanish word for fire.
- Where can I find the Fresno Fuego schedule?
- Every fixture is listed on the club schedule page at fuegofc.com/schedule.
- What happened to Fresno Fuego between 2017 and 2019?
- The club was sold to Fresno FC in 2017 and used as its development team. When Fresno FC folded in 2019 and moved its rights to Monterey Bay, the Ruelas Family purchased the Fuego name and revived the club.