ASA Charge was an American

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club based in Gambrills, Maryland that played in the

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(NPSL), the fourth tier of the

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, from 2014 to 2016 in the Mid-Atlantic Conference of the South Region. The club was affiliated with the women's squad ASA Chesapeake Charge of Women's Premier Soccer League Elite (WPSL Elite). The club played its home games out of Arundel High School stadium and its colors were blue, white and red.

History

The ASA Charge announced that they would join the

(NPSL), considered the fourth tier of the

and roughly equal to the

USL Premier Development League USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States, forming part of the United States soccer league system. The league will featu ...

(PDL), on December 21, 2013. The Charge would be owned and operated by the Arundel Soccer Association (ASA), the fourth largest soccer club in

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. The club would begin play for the

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in the Mid-Atlantic Conference of the South Region, playing home games out of Arundel High School stadium in Gambrills, Maryland. The club would be led by local former player and manager of Charm City FC, General Manager Pat Crawford, with another local former player, Tim Wittman as head coach. As for the 2017 season, ASA Charge chose to not participate in the NPSL.

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External links

Team Facebook page
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