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Loudoun United
Loudoun United FC is an American professional soccer team based in Leesburg, Virginia. The team was founded in 2018 as the reserve team of D.C. United and made its debut in the USL Championship in 2019. History On July 18, 2018, the team was officially announced by USL and D.C. United as were the team's name, colors and crest. Loudoun United FC replaced Richmond Kickers as D.C. United's USL affiliate. Colors and badge Loudoun United FC colors are black, red and white, the same as parent club D.C. United. The club's crest contains the red-and-white gyronny seen in the flag and coat of arms of Loudoun County, as well as a winged horse in homage to both D.C. United's eagle logo and the county's long association with equestrian sports. Sponsorship Stadium The club plays at Segra Field, a new 5,000-seat stadium at Philip A. Bolen Memorial Park in Leesburg. The stadium was built by D.C. United and the county government for $15 million. Construction began in 2018, and was complete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Segra Field
Segra Field is a soccer-specific stadium in Leesburg, Virginia, and the home of Loudoun United FC of the USL Championship and Old Glory DC of Major League Rugby. The stadium is located within Phillip A. Bolen Park, and adjacent to Loudoun Soccer Park. In addition to the stadium, a training facility, and team offices for D.C. United of MLS and youth development academy will be housed there. The project was supposed to be completed in time for the 2019 USL season, but the completion date was moved to August 2019 due to zoning issues. History The stadium hosted its first game on August 9, 2019, as Loudoun United FC played Charlotte Independence at the stadium. On July 8, 2019, Segra, a fiber-based telecommunications company formerly known as Lumos Networks, signed a multi-year agreement to become the naming-rights partner for the stadium. Loudoun United FC won their first game in Segra Field on August 31, 2019, defeating North Carolina FC 4–0. On December 4, 2019, Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mattar M'Boge
Mattar M'Boge (born 21 June 1980) is a football coach and former player who is the current head coach of the Gambia national under-20 football team. He was promoted from his previous role as Head Coach of the U-17 national team to Head Coach of the Gambia national under-20 football team in October 2017. He is also the former head coach for Real de Banjul FC. Early life M'Boge moved with his family to Saudi Arabia at the age of 4. Coaching career Gambia U-20 As head coach of the Gambia national under-20 football team he secured the 2018 WAFU/FOX U-20 Tournament title in his first international assignment. The tournament was hosted by Liberia and the Young Scorpions were the only unbeaten team in the tournament. This was the first ever trophy at U-20 level for the country and he became the first Gambian head coach to win an international trophy and also became the youngest coach (aged 37) to achieve this accolade so far. Following their triumph, the team was received by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soccer Clubs In Virginia
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposition by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular framed goal defended by the opposing side. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45 minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries, it is considered the world's most popular sport. The game of association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 with the International Football Association Board (IFAB) maintaining them since 1886. The game is played with a football that is in circumference. The two teams compete to get the ball into the other team's goal (between the posts and under th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USL Championship Teams
The USL Championship (USLC) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States that began its inaugural season in 2011. The USL is sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer) as a Division II league since 2017, placing it under Major League Soccer (Division I) in the hierarchy. The USL is headquartered in Tampa, Florida. The league is owned and operated by United Soccer League and was formed as result of the merger of their USL First (USL-1) and Second Divisions (USL-2), following the 2010 season which saw neither the USL-1 nor the North American Soccer League (NASL) receive Division II sanctioning from the USSF, resulting in the temporary USSF Division 2 Pro League. United Soccer Leagues stated that the merger would strengthen the league's position within the American professional soccer landscape through stability, commercial growth and the professional development of soccer in four main regions throughout the United States and Canada. Five ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loudoun United FC
Loudoun United FC is an American professional soccer team based in Leesburg, Virginia Leesburg is a town in the state of Virginia, and the county seat of Loudoun County, Virginia, Loudoun County. Settlement in the area began around 1740, which is named for the Lee family, early leaders of the town and ancestors of Robert E. Lee. Lo .... The team was founded in 2018 as the reserve team of D.C. United and made its debut in the USL Championship in 2019. History On July 18, 2018, the team was officially announced by USL and D.C. United as were the team's name, colors and crest. Loudoun United FC replaced Richmond Kickers as D.C. United's USL affiliate. Colors and badge Loudoun United FC colors are black, red and white, the same as parent club D.C. United. The club's crest contains the red-and-white gyronny seen in the flag and coat of arms of Loudoun County, as well as a winged horse in homage to both D.C. United's eagle logo and the county's long association with equestrian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyler Freeman (soccer)
Tyler Freeman (born January 9, 2003) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Nashville SC in the Major League Soccer. Club career Born in Overland Park, Kansas, Freeman joined the Sporting Kansas City youth academy in 2014. During his time with the academy, Freeman progressed through the club ranks, playing with the under-12s through to the under-19s. On October 8, 2018, after scoring 17 goals for the under-17s, Freeman signed a professional homegrown player deal with Sporting Kansas City ahead of the 2019 season. He made his debut for the club's reserve side, Sporting Kansas City II, in the USL Championship on March 9, 2019 against New York Red Bulls II. Freeman started and played 67 minutes during the 3–1 defeat. He then scored his first professional goal on July 17 against Hartford Athletic, his goal being the fourth in a 4–3 victory. Throughout his first professional season, Freeman made a total of 17 appearances for Sporting Kansas City ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Loudoun United FC Season
The 2022 Loudoun United FC season was Loudoun United FC's fourth season of existence, their fourth in the second-division of American soccer, and their fourth in the USL Championship. The 2022 marked an improvement in United's overall record, winning twice as many matches as last season. Despite this, the club still finished with a losing record, and failed to qualify for the playoffs for their fourth consecutive season. Notable offseason pickups included Tyler Freeman, who lead Loudoun in goals during the season. Other major pickups included Rio Hope-Gund, Carson Vom Steeg, and Skage Simonsen. During the season, several players on Loudoun were promoted to the first team including Kristian Fletcher, Sami Guediri, and Jackson Hopkins. Background The 2021 season was Loudoun United's third season of existence. The club played in the second tier of American soccer, the USL Championship. There, the club finished with the worst record in USL Championship, with 4–3–25, scori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodore Ku-DiPietro
Theodore "Ted” Ku-DiPietro (born January 28, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club D.C. United. Early life Ku-DiPietro was a standout player at Oakton High School in his hometown of Oakton, Virginia, being named first-team all-state as a sophomore in 2018. Ku-DiPietro is of German and Chinese (where the "Ku" in his last name comes from) descent through his mother, and Polish descent through his father ("DiPietro" is the last name of is adoptive Italian grandfather). Club career Loudoun United Ku-DiPietro played his first professional game on June 28, 2019, winning 2–1 against Atlanta United 2. Ku-DiPietro scored his first-ever professional goal in his first season with Loudoun United, on September 25, 2019, in the 68th minute of the team's 4–1 win over the Swope Park Rangers. Ku-DiPietro also received his first-ever red card in the same match. Ku-DiPietro signed his first professional contract with L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Loudoun United FC Season
The 2021 Loudoun United FC season was Loudoun United FC's third season of existence, their third in the second-division of American soccer, and their third in the USL Championship. Club Roster Competitions Exhibitions USL Championship The USLC realigned itself to place the current 31 teams into four regional divisions, with Loudoun in the Atlantic Division. Loudoun would play its divisional rivals four times each (evenly split between home and away matches), with the remaining four games against non-division teams. Atlantic Division U.S. Open Cup Due to their ownership by a higher division professional club (D.C. United), LUFC is one of 15 teams expressly forbidden from entering the Cup competition. References {{2021 in American soccer Loudoun United FC seasons Loudoun United FC Loudoun United FC Loudoun United Loudoun United FC is an American professional soccer team based in Leesburg, Virginia. The tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elvis Amoh
Elvis Amoh (born February 2, 1992) is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays for Hartford Athletic in the USL Championship. Career In June 2016 he moved from First Capital Plus FC to Asante Kotoko and in June 2017 to West African Football Academy on loan, in May 2018 joined back to Asante Kotoko. He joined Capital City F.C. in 2017. On 5 February 2018 was invited by Bethlehem Steel FC for trials and featured in a friendly with FC Motown at YSC Sports on February 10, 2018. Amoh was later signed by SK Líšeň. Amoh signed with Loudoun United FC for the remainder of the 2019 USL season. On January 22, 2020, Amoh re-signed with Loudoun for the 2020 USL season. On 19 March 2021, Amoh joined USL Championship side Rio Grande Valley FC. Amoh led RGV in scoring during their 2021 season. Amoh signed with Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC on 21 December 2021. On 5 January 2023, Amoh was transferred to Hartford Athletic Hartford Athletic is an American professional soccer te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Loudoun United FC Season
The 2020 Loudoun United FC season is Loudoun United FC's second season of existence, their second in the second-division of American soccer, and their 2nd in the USL Championship. The team only played one competitive match before the USL Championship suspended all league matches due to the COVID-19 pandemic until further notice. On July 11, the league resumed play in a radically different format: all USLC teams were sorted into regional Groups for a round-robin style tournament, where the top two teams from each Group would earn a playoff spot. Loudoun United was drawn into Group F with other teams from the Northeastern US, and would resume play on July 20 against Hartford Athletic. On September 25, Loudoun United announced that some of their team members had tested positive for COVID-19, and that they would cancel the rest of the season. The team's poor performance resulted in only one win throughout the entire season and mathematical elimination from competing for the USL Champ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richie Williams
Richard "Richie" Williams (born June 3, 1970) is an American former professional soccer player and coach. Known for his diminutive height and his dogged tackling, Williams spent the vast majority of his playing career in the United States, playing one season in the National Professional Soccer League, two in USISL, two in the USL A-League, and eight in Major League Soccer, most notably for MetroStars and D.C. United. He also earned 20 caps for the United States men's national soccer team. Since the end of his playing career, Williams has been involved in coaching, and spent time as the interim head coach of New York Red Bulls and coaching various United States national youth teams. He is now assistant coach of the New England Revolution in Major League Soccer. Playing career Early career Williams was born in Middletown Township, New Jersey and attended Mater Dei High School. Williams' career has been closely tied to Bruce Arena, former coach of the United States men's n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
