San Diego Gauchos
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| Full name | San Diego Gauchos | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | The Gauchos | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Torero Stadium (Capacity 7,035) |
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| Chairman | Obed Ferrari | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Bob Maruca | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | USL Premier Development League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | 8th, did not make playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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San Diego Gauchos were an American soccer team, founded in 2002. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2006, when the team was sold to new owners, who decided to dispense with the men's soccer team, and re-launch themselves as the San Diego Sunwaves women's soccer team in the USL W-League.
They played their home games at Torero Stadium on the grounds of the University of San Diego in the city of San Diego, California. The team's colors were blue, white and yellow.
[edit] Year-by-year
| Year | Division | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs | Open Cup |
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| 2002 | 3 | USL D-3 Pro League | 2nd, Western | Quarterfinals | 2nd Round |
| 2003 | 3 | USL Pro Select League | 3rd, Western | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2004 | 3 | USL Pro Soccer League | 2nd, Western | Quarterfinals | 2nd Round |
| 2005 | "4" | USL PDL | 8th, Southwest | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2006 | "4" | USL PDL | 8th, Southwest | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
