DV8 Defenders

DV8 Defenders

Full name	DV8 Defenders Soccer Club
Founded	1999
Ground	Bechet Field Redwood City, California
Capacity	????
Owner	Eduar Mafla
Head Coach	Tono Aspinall
League	Peninsula Soccer League USASA
Home colors Away colors

DV8 Defenders is an American amateur soccer team based in Redwood City, California, United States. Founded in 1997, the team plays in Region IV of the United States Adult Soccer Association, a network of amateur leagues at the fifth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid.

The team plays its home games at Bechet Field in Red Morton Community Park. The team's colors are navy blue, black and white.

DV8 were formed in 1999, and have competed in the Peninsula Soccer League (PSL), the top amateur league in the Bay Area in Northern California. Since joining the league the team won the PSL Cup Championship in 2004, enjoyed a perfect 2006-07 campaign on their way to their first Peninsula Soccer League championship, and have also won competitions such as the Soccer United League in 2010.

DV8 entered the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup for the first time in 2011, and qualified for the tournament proper at the first attempt, topping their qualifying group that included Albuquerque Metro SC from New Mexico and local rivals SF Italian AC. DV8 is one of the most known teams in the bay area and is considered the most active high level soccer team in the area. DV8 also has former professional players active on roster and has had players on the roster that are now playing professionally.

Nor Cal League/Open cup 2014

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  USA Jorge Rosales — FW  USA Philip Da Silva — FW  USA Lee Mitchell — FW  MEX Hunberto Alvarez — MF  MEX Luis Fidel Medina — MF  USA Cristobal Montes — MF  USA Arturo Gomez — MF  MEX Nestor Guerrero — MF  MEX Jose Monje — MF  USA Ryan Villapando — MF  USA Javier Hill Ayala — FW  USA Javier Tanton — DF  USA Paul Moran

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  USA Zack Wooster — DF  USA Alex Plancarte — MF  BIH Kemo Djedovic — MF  USA Angel Pumayaco — DF  USA Ryan Nevarez — DF  MEX Oscar Iniguez — FW  USA Taylor Amman — MF  USA Anthony Salciccia — MF  USA Christian Rosales — DF  USA Victor Cortez — DF  USA Justin Warren

• Javier Hill Ayala
• Hunberto Alvarez
• Luke Sassano
• Paul Moran
• Paulo Ferreira-Mendes
• Pedro Ferreira-Mendes
• Bryan Little

• Tono Aspinall (2010-2012)
• Jake Morrison 2012–present

• Port Royal Park; Foster City, California (2004–2008)
• Fiesta Meadows Park; San Mateo, California (2004–2005) 2 games
• Stadium at San Mateo High School; San Mateo, California (2005–2009) 8 games
• McGarvey Field; Redwood City, California (2008–present)
• Andrew Hill Park; San Jose, California (2008) 1 game
• Mayfield Soccer Complex; Palo Alto, California (2008) 1 game
• Bechet Field in Red Morton Community Park; Redwood City, California (2009–present)

• Official site