402 FC was an American amateur

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team based in

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. Founded in 2008, the team played in Region II of the

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, a network of amateur leagues at the fifth tier of the

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. They played its home games at

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on the campus of

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. The team's colors were blue and white.

History

402 FC was formed in 2008 by Jason Mims, a former

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player and current assistant soccer coach for

, to provide a way for young soccer players from Nebraska to compete in high-level nationwide competition. The team is named after Eastern Nebraska's telephone area code. 402 qualified for the final stages of the 2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup at the first attempt, by beating the Minnesota Hawks and

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in their regional qualification tournament, and in doing so became the first team from Nebraska ever to appear in the main draw of the US Open Cup. They lost 3–2 in the first round to

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side

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. 402's goals in the Thunder game were scored by Andrei Gotsmanov and Tony Schmitz. The team played in the qualifying tournament for the 2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, and beat St. Paul Twin Stars of the

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in the first game, but were knocked out at the final qualifying stage, 4–2 on penalties, by

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Players

2009 USOC roster

Year-by-year

Head coaches

* Jason Mims (2008–present)

Stadia

;

(2008–present)

References

{{USSoccer Defunct soccer clubs in Nebraska 2008 establishments in Nebraska Association football clubs established in 2008 Association football clubs disestablished in 2011 2011 disestablishments in Nebraska