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[Luigi Daniele]

 Team Contact Info 
  Front Office:


15920 Rose Avenue
Los Gatos, CA 95030
 Main: 408-835-5025
FAX: 650-856-3774
 
peter@sjfrogs.com 
 
Owner
 
 
  Hartmut Esslinger    408-431-6025      
 
Owner
 
 
  Patricia Roller    408-431-6026     
 
General Manager
 
 
  Peter Weiss    408-835-5025        
 
Head Coach
 
 
  Charlie Hatfield    650-248-4744      
 
 

[LaVecchiaSignora]

Man you really love these guys, i wish i had a local soccer team to follow

[Luigi Daniele]

I've actually never seen them play (next season)

For me it's Juve>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Azzurri>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Frogs

My dream is seeing Juve play in person. Some day.

[Luigi Daniele]

Supporters Club: Red Legion

Play at PAL (Police Athletic League) Stadium aka The Pond
S 34th Street
San Jose, CA 95116


Directions: use Google Maps

[Luigi Daniele]

I am going to post a few (unfortunately all losses)

If someone has more (videos, not losses ), please post them.

YouTube - Ventura County Fusion -vs- San Jose Frogs

YouTube - LA Storm vs San Jose Frogs - Goal #1, 5.19.07

YouTube - LA Storm vs San Jose Frogs - Goal #2, 5.19.07

[Frank Cunha]

any news for next season?

[Luigi Daniele]

Originally Posted by Frank Cunha

any news for next season?

I emailed them, and they said no new news until after the 1st of the year.

[Frank Cunha]

any news of late?

[Frank Cunha]

USL fortifies league office staff
Marcos, Holt renewals coupled with new positions designed to strengthen services

USL announced the expansion of its corporate office staff via the creation of new positions and the restructuring of several others, a move intended to increase internal operating productivity, responsiveness to growth opportunities, and the level of service and communication to its 130 senior franchise and 600+ youth team members. [+]
Gansler receives top USSF honor
USL Hall of Famer honored as Builder of the Game


Bob Gansler, the former head coach of the US Men's National Team and the former USL First Division Milwaukee Rampage, was honored at US Soccer's Annual General Meeting in Waikoloa, Hawaii on Saturday as the recipient of the prestigious Werner Fricker Builder Award. USL Founder and President Francisco Marcos received the honor last year.[+]
USL announces SYL ODP players selected for West Ham venture
Twelve top players in SYL to train with EPL academy

Coming out of this season's SYL ODP National Camps, we wanted to provide players who displayed exceptional tactical awareness and technical ability, the opportunity to compete and be scouted at an elite international level," said Senior Director of Youth League Development, Jeff McRaney. "Regarded as one of the top academies in the world, the West Ham Youth Academy. [+]
Austin name Heath head coach
Everton Hall of Famer to lead new Aztex franchise

Austin Aztex Soccer Club announced the appointment of Adrian Heath as Head Coach. Heath has an outstanding track record in the game both as a player and as a Coach. He played professionally in Europe for over eighteen years with such clubs as Everton, Espanyol, Aston Villa & Manchester City. At Everton Heath won two League Championships, the F.A. Cup and European Cup Winners Cup in a six year span, his performances for the club earned him a place in the Everton Hall of Fame. [+]

[Frank Cunha]

Ex Derby coach to Victoria FC
United Soccer Leagues (USL)

[Frank Cunha]

USL-1 Openers continue Saturday
Atlanta, Carolina and Champion Seattle begin seasons

The Atlanta Silverbacks, Carolina RailHawks and Seattle Sounders were arguably the biggest headline makers last season in league and US Open Cup play. They open their seasons Saturday on USLlive.com. Read their season previews.
Atlanta [+] Carolina [+] Seattle [+]

2008 USL-2 Season Previews
Three games highlight USL-2 Opening Night Saturday

Six of the 10 USL Second Division clubs enter the 2008 season with three contests Saturday night. A seventh begins its season Sunday. View the first set of Season Previews.

[Frank Cunha]

USL Weekend Wrap-Up - Week 2 PDL Season Opener






Timbers top Minnesota, Seattle
Thunder end winless streak in Vancouver

Thursday, April 24: Midfielder Shaun Higgins scored his first goal since the 2005 season to lead the Portland Timbers to a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Thunder Thursday night at PGE Park. With the win, the Timbers extend their unbeaten regular-season streak at home to 16 matches.
Friday, April 25: Atlanta downed Montreal for only the third time in 14 meetings with a 3-2 win Friday night while Miami was posting a 2-0 victory in Puerto Rico despite playing a man down.
Saturday, April 26: Minnesota ended a 15-game winless streak in Vancouver with a 1-0 victory over the Whitecaps Saturday. Further south, Portland blanked rival Seattle 2-0. Also, Carolina edged Charleston 1-0.
Sunday, April 27: The Puerto Rico Islanders worked through the rain-drenched conditions to down rival Miami 3-1.
Charlotte shocks Richmond 3-0
Bermuda, Real Maryland notch big wins


Friday, April 25: A pair of 3-0 scorelines saw Crystal Palace Baltimore blank visiting Pittsburgh and the Charlotte Eagles down rival Richmond.
Saturday, April 26: Bermuda topped Wilmington 2-0 and Real Maryland got its first win 2-0 over Pittsburgh. Cleveland at Harrisburg continues Sunday after a weather postponement.
Sunday, April 27: The Cleveland City Stars played the defending champion City Islanders to a 1-1 draw at Harrisburg in a match continued from Saturday's 41st minute weather postponement.

[Frank Cunha]

Sounders win title rematch 2-0
Montreal, Carolina net 1-0 road wins

Friday, May 2: The defending champion Seattle Sounders won their championship rematch with the Silverbacks 2-0 in Atlanta Friday night. Meanwhile, Montreal survived with 10 in the second half for a 1-0 win in Puerto Rico and Charleston downed the visiting Rhinos 2-0.
Sunday, May 4: The Minnesota Thunder posted a 1-0 win at home over Rochester and the Carolina RailHawks nabbed a 1-0 victory in Miami Sunday in USL-1
Big wins for Palace in US & England
Charlotte qualifies for US Open Cup


Friday, May 2: Harrisburg and Cleveland played to another stalemate, 0-0, for the second straight week.
Saturday, May 3: the Pittsburgh Riverhounds brought professional soccer back to the steel city in dramatic fashion, drawing the defending champs, 1-1 in front of 3,000-plus reborn fans. In Wilmington, the Hammerheads fell victim to Charlotte Eagles, who qualified for the US Open Cup with a 3-2 victory that went down to the wire. Western Mass downed Real Maryland, 1-0.
Sunday, May 4: Hours after their parent side locked up a spot in the Championship's EPL promotion playoffs, Crystal Palace Baltimore blanked Richmond 2-0.

[Frank Cunha]

Rhinos finally post first win
Vancouver moves into first in USL-1

Wednesday, May 28: An odd night for the defending champion Seattle Sounders saw them give up an early goal, lose a key defender to a red card and tally an own goal in the first half en route to a 2-1 loss against the RailHawks in North Carolina. Meanwhile, in South Carolina the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps moved to second in the table with a 2-0 win over the Charleston Battery.
Friday, May 30: The Portland Timbers remain unbeaten in Montreal with a 1-0 victory over the Impact. Meanwhile, Seattle scored late for a 1-1 draw in Puerto Rico.
Saturday, May 31: The Vancouver Whitecaps moved into first place with a 1-0 win at Minnesota after an hour-long tornado delay. In Atlanta, the Silverbacks posted a late 1-0 victory over rival Carolina.
Sunday, June 1: The Rochester Rhinos registered their first victory of the campaign Sunday night in a thrilling 2-1 victory over the visiting Portland Timbers. Meanwhile in south Florida, Seattle and Miami played to a scoreless draw.


Charlotte hands Palace first loss
Top three separated by one point


Friday, May 30: Cleveland picked up a 3-0 win at Bermuda.

Saturday, May 31: Unbeaten Crystal Palace Baltimore fell at home 3-0 to Charlotte while defending champion Harrisburg finally earned its first win, 3-0 over Maryland. Richmond, meanwhile, grabbed a late win at home against Wilmington.
Sunday, June 1: Cleveland earned a 2-2 draw at Western Mass.


Impact falls to Toronto FC 1-0
Nutrilite Canadian Championship opened in Montreal

The Montreal Impact lost 1-0 against the Toronto FC at Saputo Stadium, in the first game of the Nutrilite Canadian Championship, Tuesday, in front of 12,083 spectators. Toronto FC defender Marco Velez scored the lone goal of the match in the 72nd minute after deflecting a 20-meter free kick from midfielder Laurent Robert. Toronto FC goalkeeper Greg Sutton, who played for Montreal from 2001 to 2006, got the shutout, after facing 10 shots. [+]

[Frank Cunha]

Whitecaps hold onto first place
Montreal still scoreless at home

Midweek: Miami kept the Impact scoreless at home still with a 0-0 draw in Montreal Wednesday and Minnesota earned a 0-0 draw at Portland Thursday.
Friday, June 6: The Islanders ended a three-game losing streak against the Silverbacks with a 1-1 draw in Atlanta Friday night.
Saturday, June 7: League-leading Vancouver exploded for its first three-goal game at home in over a year to down rival Portland 3-1, a score matched by Seattle at home against Minnesota and Charleston, who rallied past visiting Montreal. The lone draw of the night was Miami, who earned their first point in six meeting against Rochester, 0-0.


Defending champs rebounding
Charlotte posts win and draw to keep first


Midweek: Charlotte ended Richmond's resurgance with a 2-1 victory Tuesday.

Friday, June 6: Charlotte played a tough 2-2 draw at home against Pittsburgh while Harrisburg buried Richmond 4-1 and Western Mass surprised Crystal Palace 3-1.
Saturday, June 7: Wilmington won the battle of the winless 5-3 over Pittsburgh while Cleveland at Maryland was postponed to Sunday.
Sunday, June 8: Two goals in the final five minutes rallied Cleveland past the Monarchs in Maryland Sunday morning in a storm-delayed match while Harrisburg edged out Crystal Palace 1-0 on the road for their third straight victory



Web Gem: Burnley exploring U.S.
English club looking for partnership with USL team


Burnley, of the English Championship, has been making headlines in England this week as the club has gone public with their exploration to find a USL club to forge a partnership with. The club has already arranged friendlies with Minnesota and Austin of USL. Story [+] Official Site [+]