Southern Oregon Starphire FC was an American

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team based in

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. The team played in the Pacific Premier League (PPL), a regional amateur league based in

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, and then later in the

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. The team played its home games at Walter A. Philips Field at Ashland High School in

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, and

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History

Founded by Jay Coster in 2000 as Southern Oregon Fuego, the club existed as an exhibition team for approximately ten years before joining the NPSL in 2009. Southern Oregon regularly hosted exhibition matches against teams such as the

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of the

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, local college teams or collections of area all-stars. In 2009 it was announced that the Fuego would be playing as a member of the

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in the Western Division. In their first NPSL season Southern Oregon Fuego made the divisional playoffs while posting a 4-7-1 record and finishing fourth in the Western Division. Fuego were eliminated in the semifinal losing to eventual NPSL champion

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4–1. The club left NPSL after two seasons, competing in non-league matches. They would later change ownership. As of 2018, the Starphire FC became members of the

.United Premier Soccer League official website
/ref> The team has since folded.

Season-by-season

Head coaches

* Dave Kaufman (2009–2012) * Caleb Peterson (2013-2014) * Eisa Tiaa Tutu (2016-2017)

Stadium

* US Cellular Community Park;

(2009–present)

References

External links

Official site
National Premier Soccer League teams Soccer clubs in Oregon Sports in Medford, Oregon 2009 establishments in Oregon Association football clubs established in 2009 {{Oregon-footyclub-stub