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2016 Charlotte Independence Season
The 2016 Charlotte Independence season was the club's second year of existence, and their second season in the third tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid. It is their second season in the United Soccer League as part of the Eastern Conference. Roster ''As of March 1, 2016'' Competitions USL Regular season Standings Matches :''All times in regular season on Eastern Daylight Time The Eastern Time Zone (ET) is a time zone encompassing part or all of 23 states in the eastern part of the United States, parts of eastern Canada, the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico, Panama, Colombia, mainland Ecuador, Peru, and a small por ... ( UTC-04:00)'' Schedule source U.S. Open Cup Friendlies References {{DEFAULTSORT:Charlotte Independence 2016 USL season American soccer clubs 2016 season 2016 in sports in North Carolina Charlotte Independence seasons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlotte Independence
Charlotte Independence is an American soccer team based in Charlotte, North Carolina that plays in the USL League One, the third tier of the American soccer pyramid. The Independence currently play their home games at American Legion Memorial Stadium in the Elizabeth neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina. Previously, the Independence have played at Ramblewood Soccer Complex and Sportsplex at Matthews. The teams color's are navy, blue, and parchment. The independence wear blue kits at home, and grey on the road. History The Charlotte Independence were founded in 2014. They acquired the USL Pro franchise rights for Charlotte from the Charlotte Eagles, who moved into the amateur Premier Development League (PDL). The Independence took their name from Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence. Their crest features the year 1775 (the year in which it was purported to have been signed) and a horse-mounted Captain James Jack, who is said to have carried the Declaration to P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameron Lancaster
Cameron Paul Lancaster (born 5 November 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Louisville City in the USL Championship. Early life Lancaster was born in Camden and raised in Muswell Hill. He attended East Barnet School. He played for Oakhill Tigers in the Watford Friendly League as a boy. Football career Tottenham Hotspur Lancaster joined Tottenham Hotspur's Academy in the 2009–10 season. He joined League One club, Dagenham & Redbridge on loan for a month on 22 March 2011. Lancaster made his debut for Dagenham on 26 March, in the 1–1 home draw with Sheffield Wednesday when he came on as a substitute for Bas Savage in the 63rd minute. Lancaster then had his loan spell with the club extended until the end of the season. After his loan spell with Daggers came to an end, Lancaster was given his first professional contract with the club. Lancaster made his only appearance for Tottenham in a Premier League match against Wigan Athletic on 31 Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austin Berry (soccer)
Gregory Austin Berry (born October 6, 1988) is a retired American soccer defender from Cincinnati, Ohio. After playing for the Louisville Cardinals in college, he was a first round pick in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft. He signed with Chicago Fire, and was named MLS Rookie of the Year after his first season. He played another season with Chicago before he was traded to Philadelphia Union. After spending his second season with Philadelphia on loan to the South Korean club FC Anyang, Berry returned to his hometown to play for the newly formed club FC Cincinnati in the lower division United Soccer League. He served as FC Cincinnati's team captain for two seasons before retiring from his playing career and accepting a position as the club's strength and conditioning coach. Youth career Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, he attended the Summit Country Day School for high school where he played four fall seasons of soccer. With a 14–1–1 record during his senior year, Berry contributed 10 goals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Okoli
Sean Ugochukwu "Ugo" Okoli (born February 3, 1993) is an American professional soccer player who currently plays for Orange County SC in the USL Championship. Career Early career Born in Federal Way, Washington, Okoli was a part of the Seattle Sounders FC Academy before attending college at Wake Forest University in 2011. While playing for the ''Demon Deacons'' Okoli earned All-ACC honors in all three seasons he attended the college and scored 24 goals with 9 assists during his time there. While playing at Wake Forest, Okoli also played in the USL PDL with the Seattle Sounders FC U-23 side in 2012 and 2013. He was also one of the first Academy players to play for the Seattle Sounders reserve side in the MLS Reserve League in 2011. Professional In January 2014, Okoli, along with academy teammate Aaron Kovar, signed a professional contract with Seattle Sounders FC. He made his debut for the Sounders on March 8 in the team's Major League Soccer opener against Sporting Kansas City ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Cincinnati (2016–18)
Football Club Cincinnati, commonly known as FC Cincinnati, is an American professional association football, soccer club based in Cincinnati. The club plays in the Eastern Conference (MLS), Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS). The team succeeded the FC Cincinnati (2016–18), lower-division team of the same name and was announced on May 29, 2018, when MLS awarded an expansion franchise to Cincinnati. The team began MLS play on March 2, 2019, with its first match against Seattle Sounders FC. The club's ownership group is led by Carl H. Lindner III with Jeff Berding serving as Co-CEO. Currently, the role of general manager is held by Chris Albright. History The owners of FC Cincinnati (2016–18), the USL club began negotiations with Major League Soccer over a potential expansion franchise in early 2016, and Cincinnati was announced as one of ten cities that had expressed interest in the slots for teams 25 to 28. MLS Commissioner Don Garber visited Cincinnati in Decem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Barril
José María Barril Aguado (born 25 April 1992) is a Spanish football player who plays for UD San Sebastián de los Reyes in the Segunda División B. Career Barril played youth soccer with Real Madrid from seven years old and spent time with the club's 3rd team Real Madrid C between 2011 and 2013 despite having grown up in an Atlético de Madrid family. After his release from Real Madrid, Barril spent two weeks with third-tier Spanish club Ontinyent CF, before signing with third-tier United States club Harrisburg City Islanders of the USL Pro. After two seasons with Oklahoma City Energy, Barrill and Oklahoma mutually agreed to terminate his contract on 22 January 2019. He returned to Spain to sign for Segunda División B Segunda División B ( en, Second Division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish Foot ... side ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Wheeler (soccer)
Aaron Wheeler (born May 11, 1988) is an American former professional soccer player. Career College and amateur Wheeler attended Patapsco High School in Dundalk, Maryland, who he led to the 2005 Baltimore County championship title, and played three years of college soccer at Lenoir-Rhyne University before transferring to Towson University prior to his senior year. At Lenoir-Rhyne he was a two-time NSCAA All-South Atlantic Region First Team selection and a three-time All-South Atlantic Conference First Team member. During his college years Wheeler also played for the Hampton Roads Piranhas and Reading Rage in the USL Premier Development League. He was the 2009 PDL Most Valuable Player, and led the league in scoring, recorded a goal or an assist in 13 of 17 regular season and playoffs matches, and finished the 2009 campaign with 17 regular season goals. Professional Following the conclusion of the 2009 PDL season, Wheeler signed with the Vancouver Whitecaps He trained with the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shane Johnson (soccer)
Shane Johnson (born December 11, 1989) is an American soccer player. Career Youth and College Johnson played soccer at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia, where he started 70 matches and was named to the NSCAA Soccer Scholar All-East Region second team and was a first team All-Atlantic Soccer Conference honoree. In 2011, Johnson played with Real Maryland Monarchs of the USL Premier Development League. Professional Johnson signed with the Richmond Kickers on March 9, 2012, and began the 2012 season as one of the starting central defenders, playing every minute in the first eight games. Johnson re-signed with the Kickers for the 2013 season on October 1, 2012. Midway through the 2014 season, Johnson joined the Harrisburg City Islanders Penn FC (formerly the Harrisburg City Islanders) was an American professional soccer team based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 2003, the team most recently played in the USL Pro, the second tier of the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Foster (Jamaican Footballer)
Craig Foster (born 7 September 1991) is a Jamaican international footballer, who plays as a striker, most recently for Santa Tecla. Youth career Foster played in the Dacosta Cup for the Manning's School in Jamaica. Club career In 2010, Foster became a regular for Reno F.C. in the DPL. As January 2011, he is one of the top 5 goalscorers in the 2010/2011 DPL season. Foster finished the 2010/2011 DPL with 15 goals in his first season in the top flight. Foster was named league MVP while finishing 2nd in the race for the Golden Boot. Foster signed with Motala AIF during the summer of 2011. Foster returned to Reno at the end of the 2012 RSPL Season. He then returned to Motala AIF for the 2012 Swedish season. Foster played for IFK Mariehamn in 2013. In 2014, Foster once again featured for Reno F.C. and lead them to the 2014 title. Harrisburg City Islanders In July 2015, Foster was loaned to USL side Harrisburg City Islanders for the remainder of the 2015 season. Foster score ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Estrada (soccer)
David Estrada (born February 4, 1988) is a Mexican-American former soccer player who previously played for New Mexico United in the USL Championship. He played as either a forward, or more often for New Mexico United, as a right winger. Early life and amateur Estrada was born in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico and moved to California with his family at four months old. He was raised in Salinas, California and attended Alisal High School. A successful player at the high school level, Estrada led the nation his senior season with 66 goals, including 11 in one game—the second-most single-game goals in state history. He played four years of college soccer at UCLA. As a walk-on his freshman year, he was the team's top scorer, was named Soccer America's National Freshman of the Year, was a second-team All-Pac-10 selection and was voted UCLA's Offensive MVP. After missing the first seven matches of his sophomore year because of a fractured foot, he was again named to the All-Pac-10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caleb Calvert
Caleb Calvert (born October 22, 1996) is an American soccer player who most recently played for Saint Louis FC in the USL Championship. Early life and education Caleb attended Serrano High School in Phelan, California. He had originally committed to playing NCAA Division I collegiate soccer for the University of California, Santa Barbara men's soccer team alongside his Chivas USA Academy teammate Ben Spencer before electing to turn professional. Career Professional On July 5, 2013, Calvert signed a homegrown player contract with Chivas USA, making him the youngest signing in club history. However, he never got a chance to play for the club as Chivas folded after the 2014 season. On November 19, 2014, Calvert was selected by the Colorado Rapids in the 2014 MLS Dispersal Draft. On March 27, 2015, it was announced that Calvert had been sent on loan to USL affiliate club Charlotte Independence. He made his professional debut that same day in a 3–2 defeat to the Charleston B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harrisburg City Islanders
Penn FC (formerly the Harrisburg City Islanders) was an American professional soccer team based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 2003, the team most recently played in the USL Pro, the second tier of the United States soccer league system. In October 2018, the club formally announced it will not participate in the 2019 season and would have resume play in 2020 as a member of USL League One, a league in the third tier. On November 15, 2017 the team was rebranded as Penn FC. The rebrand served in conjunction with a partnership with Rush Soccer youth development program. Penn FC served Rush Soccer's professional team and the club's most important piece to their extensive network. The team played its home games at FNB Field on City Island. The team's colors were blue, black and grey corresponding to Rush Soccer's branding established in 1997. In December 2019, ahead of the 2020 season, reports noted that the club had ceased operations and no longer had any ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
