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{{Short description|American soccer team in 1990s and 2000s}}
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{{Infobox football club
| clubname = Chico Rooks
| image    = Chicorooks.png
| fullname = Chico Rooks
| nickname = The Rooks
| founded  = 1993
| dissolved= 2007
| ground   = [[University Soccer Stadium, Chico|University Stadium]]
| capacity = 4,000
| chairman = {{flagicon|USA}} David Stahl
| manager  = {{flagicon|USA}} David Stahl
| league   = [[National Premier Soccer League]]
| season   = [[2006 NPSL Season|2006]]
| position = 5th, Northwest Division
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The '''Chico Rooks''' were an American [[soccer]] team, founded in 1993 by Dave Stahl and Eric Snedeker. The team was a member of the [[National Premier Soccer League]] (NPSL), the fourth tier of the [[American Soccer Pyramid]], until 2006. Initially, the team's management announced that they would spend the 2007 NPSL season on hiatus while they re-organised and consolidated their finances;<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kinmartin |first1=Patrick |title=Rooks look to restart in 2009; this season won’t happen |url=https://www.chicoer.com/general-news/20080225/rooks-look-to-restart-in-2009-this-season-wont-happen/ |access-date=June 3, 2025 |work=Chico Enterprise-Record |date=February 25, 2008}}</ref> the Rooks never returned to active competition and the franchise was cancelled by the NPSL at the end of the 2007 season.{{cn|date=June 2025}}

The Rooks were a stalwart of the [[United Soccer Leagues]] from their formation in 1993 until 2003, where upon they were founding members of the Men's Premier Soccer League (now the [[National Premier Soccer League]]). For many years they were California's oldest professional soccer club.

The Rooks played in four different stadiums at local high schools and colleges before getting a permanent home stadium in 2001.<ref name=CNR>{{cite web |last1=Lueder |first1=Bret |title=Rooks score with new stadium |url=https://www.newsreview.com/chico/content/rooks-score-with-new-stadium/3351/ |website=Chico News & Review |access-date=June 3, 2025 |language=en |date=Apr 5, 2001}}</ref> From 2001 on, the Rooks played their home matches at the [[University Soccer Stadium, Chico|University Stadium]] on the campus of [[California State University, Chico]] in the city of [[Chico, California]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kinmartin |first1=Patrick |title=Rooks blacked out in 1-0 loss |url=https://www.chicoer.com/2006/07/01/rooks-blacked-out-in-1-0-loss/ |access-date=June 3, 2025 |work=Chico Enterprise-Record |date=July 1, 2006}}</ref> The team's colors were black and white.

==Final roster==
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=0 |nat=USA|pos=GK|name=[[Nick Clark (soccer)|Nick Clark]]}}
{{Fs player|no=1 |nat=USA|pos=GK|name=[[Brandon Hearron]]}}
{{Fs player|no=2 |nat=USA|pos=DF|name=[[Donnie Ribaudo]]}}
{{Fs player|no=3 |nat=USA|pos=DF|name=[[Robby Busick]]}}
{{Fs player|no=4 |nat=USA|pos=DF|name=[[Michael Elenz-Martin]]}}
{{Fs player|no=5 |nat=USA|pos=MF|name=[[Brian Frederick (soccer)|Brian Frederick]]}}
{{Fs player|no=6 |nat=USA|pos=DF|name=[[Anthony Putras]]}}
{{Fs player|no=7 |nat=BRA|pos=MF|name=[[Joao Macedo]]}}
{{Fs player|no=8 |nat=USA|pos=MF|name=[[Joe Munoz]]}}
{{Fs player|no=9 |nat=USA|pos=FW|name=[[Keith Ratzburg]]}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=NIC|pos=FW|name=[[Luis Orellana]]}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=USA|pos=MF|name=[[Martin Boczkowski]]}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=USA|pos=FW|name=[[Mario Castillo (soccer)|Mario Castillo]]}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=USA|pos=DF|name=[[Todd Simmons]]}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Nick Hooper}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=ROM|pos=MF|name=[[Tiberiu Marinescu]]}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=USA|pos=FW|name=[[John Doran (soccer)|John Doran]]}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=CHI|pos=MF|name=[[German Campos]]}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=USA|pos=MF|name=[[Kevin Kuiper]]}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=USA|pos=DF|name=[[Ben Gatenbein]]}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=USA|pos=FW|name=[[Brett Williams (soccer)|Brett Williams]]}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=[[Ranvir Singh (soccer)|Ranvir Singh]]}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=NOR|pos=DF|name=[[Roger Davanger]]}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=USA|pos=DF|name=Josh Copeland}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=USA|pos=FW|name=[[Jamie Wilhite]]}}
{{Fs player|no=00|nat=USA|pos=GK|name=[[Nico Arellano]]}}
{{Fs player|no=99|nat=USA|pos=FW|name=[[Ryan Grange (soccer)|Ryan Grange]]}}
{{Fs end}}

==Year-by-year==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Division
!League
!Reg. Season
!Playoffs
!Open Cup
|-
|1993
|
|USISL
|4th, Pacific
|Divisional Semifinals
|''Did not enter''
|-
|1994
|3
|USISL
|4th, Pacific
|Sizzling Nine
|''Did not enter''
|-
|1995
|3
|USISL Pro League
|2nd, Western North
|1st Round
|Quarterfinals
|-
|1996
|3
|USISL Pro League
|4th, Western
|Semifinals
|''Did not qualify''
|-
|1997
|3
|USISL D-3 Pro League
|3rd, West
|Division Finals
|''Did not qualify''
|-
|1998
|3
|USISL D-3 Pro League
|2nd, West
|Division Semifinals
|''Did not qualify''
|-
|1999
|3
|USL D-3 Pro League
|bgcolor="B3B7FF"|1st, Western
|Semifinals
|1st Round
|-
|2000
|3
|USL D-3 Pro League
|bgcolor="B3B7FF"|1st, Western
|Conference Semifinals
|''Did not qualify''
|-
|2001
|3
|USL D-3 Pro League<ref name=CNR2001 />
|2nd, Western
|Conference Semifinals
|2nd Round
|-
|2002
|4
|USL PDL
|bgcolor="B3B7FF"|1st, Southwest
|''Did not qualify''
|1st Round
|-
|2003
|4
|MPSL
|2nd
|Semifinals
|1st Round
|-
|2004
|4
|MPSL
|bgcolor="B3B7FF"|1st
|Semifinals
|1st Round
|-
|2005
|4
|NPSL
|3rd, Western
|''Did not qualify''
|''Did not qualify''
|-
|2006
|4
|NPSL
|5th, Northwest
|''Did not qualify''
|''Did not qualify''
|}

==Honors==
* MPSL Regular Season Champions 2004
* USL PDL Southwest Division Champions 2002
* USL D-3 Pro League Western Division Champions 2000
* USL D-3 Pro League Western Division Champions 1999

==Coaches==
* {{flagicon|USA}} David Stahl (1993–2006)
* {{flagicon|USA}} Eric Snedeker (1993–2006)

==Stadium==
* [[University Soccer Stadium, Chico]]

==Average Attendance==
*1993: 1,012
*1994: 1,181
*1995: 1,490
*1996: 1,449
*1997: 1,933
*1998: 1,624
*1999: 1,709
*2000: 1,710
*2001: 2,109
*2002: 1,691
*2003: 1,656
*2004: 1,573

==References==
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==External links==
* {{official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20010124165600/http://www.chicorooks.com/}} (archived)

[[Category:Soccer clubs in California]]
[[Category:National Premier Soccer League teams]]
[[Category:Sports in Chico, California]]
[[Category:USL Second Division teams]]
[[Category:1993 establishments in California]]
[[Category:2007 disestablishments in California]]


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