Nevada Wonders

Nevada Wonders

Full name	Nevada Wonders
Nickname(s)	The Wonders
Founded	2003
Dissolved	2005
Stadium	Carson High School Carson City, Nevada
Capacity	????
Chairman	Randy Roser
Manager	Paul Aigbogun
League	USL Premier Development League
2005	6th, Southwest Division Playoffs: DNQ
Home colors Away colors

Nevada Wonders were an American soccer team, founded in 2003. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues (USL) Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American soccer pyramid, until 2005, when the team left the league and the franchise was terminated.

They played their home games in the stadium on the grounds of Carson High School in Carson City, Nevada. The team's colors were white, silver and blue.

History

The Nevada Wonders were founded in 2003 to compete in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), considered the fourth tier of the American soccer pyramid. A Carson City, Nevada group, led by Randy Roser, were awarded the franchise in December 2002 to begin play in the following season, coinciding with the recent transition of former tier three USL D-3 Pro League team, Northern Nevada Aces, voluntarily becoming an amateur team and joining the newly founded Men's Premier Soccer League in 2003.

The Wonders would be coached by the former Aces coach, Paul Aigbogun, and would play their home games out of Carson High School.^[1]

The club would play two seasons in the PDL before folding.

Players

Final Squad

vs Fresno Fuego, 23 July 2005 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Dan Benton 3 MF Travis Sharp 7 DF Ben Callon 8 MF Marvin Sorto Hernandez 10 MF Eric Webster 11 FW Ray King 12 FW Robert Smith 13 MF Elliot Chappelle

No. Position Player 14 FW Jordan Keyes 15 MF Jeremiah Harris 16 MF Lance Pimentel 17 DF Andrew Almquist 18 DF Milton Turner 19 FW Wayne Maden 20 MF Anthony Grillo

Notable former players

• Chris Blackburn
• Christopher Schwarze

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Regular Season	Playoffs	Open Cup
2003	4	USL PDL	5th, Southwest	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2004	4	USL PDL	5th, Southwest	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2005	4	USL PDL	6th, Southwest	Did not qualify	Did not qualify

Coaches

• Paul Aigbogun (2003-2005)

Stadia

• Stadium at Carson High School, Carson City, Nevada 2003-05

References

1. Jeremy Evans (December 2, 2002). "Semi-pro soccer team coming to Carson". TahoeDailyTribune.com. Retrieved July 31, 2013.