Sacramento Gold is an American

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team based in

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, United States. Founded in 2009, the team plays in

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, in the West Region, Golden Gate Conference. 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. After beating

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in the semifinal, the team went on to defeat

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, 3–1, in the National Championship. 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

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side

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before eventually losing, 3–2. Three years later a hat-trick by Manolo Piña earned Sacramento its first U.S. Open Cup victory when it defeated the

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, 3–0, on May 11, 2016. The team fell to local qualifier

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in the next round.

Year-by-year

Honors

** 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 :Sacramento Gold FC players

Stadiums

* Stadium at River City High School;

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(2010–2016) * Stadium at Capital Christian School;

(2017–present)

References

External links

* National Premier Soccer League teams

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