Lynch's Irish Pub F.C. (usually known by the shortened name, Lynch's F.C.) is an American amateur

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...

team based in

Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville ( ) is the most populous city proper in the U.S. state of Florida, located on the Atlantic coast of North Florida, northeastern Florida. It is the county seat of Duval County, Florida, Duval County, with which the City of Jacksonv ...

, United States. Founded in 1999, the team plays in the Beaches Adult Soccer League, part of Region III of the

United States Adult Soccer Association The United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA) is a national organization for Amateur sports, amateur Association football, soccer in the United States. It consists of 54 state associations in four regions, as well as national, regional, and ...

. The team plays its home games at

Patton Park George Smith Patton Jr. (11 November 1885 – 21 December 1945) was a General (United States), general in the United States Army who commanded the Seventh United States Army, Seventh Army in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, Mediterran ...

. The team's colors are green and white.

History

The team was founded in 1999 by soccer fans who frequented Lynch's Irish Pub in

Jacksonville Beach, Florida Jacksonville Beach is a coastal resort city in Duval County, Florida, United States. The population was 23,830 at the 2020 census. The city is part of group of communities collectively referred to as the Jacksonville Beaches on the northern ...

. They were known as D. S. United until 2004, when the owners changed the name to Lynch's Irish Pub F.C. to reflect their history and their sponsorship arrangement with the pub. Lynch's played in the Beaches Adult Soccer League, a member of the

Region III group of leagues. In 2014 Beaches Adult Soccer League became a member of USSSA. Lynch's has a distinguished history in the

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, commonly known as the U.S. Open Cup (USOC), is a knockout cup competition in men's soccer in the United States. It is the country's oldest ongoing national soccer competition. The competition was first held duri ...

, having qualified for the final stages of the tournament three times. As D. S. United, they qualified for their first Cup in

2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...

, but lost 4–1 in the first round to Raleigh CASL Elite of 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 ...

. The newly monickered Lynch's qualified for the cup the a second time in

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

, topping their regional qualification group containing Dallas Roma and Saturn FC in the final round of tournament, before losing 2–0 to the

Charlotte Eagles The Charlotte Eagles is an American amateur soccer team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1991, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The team plays its home games at the ...

in the first round of the tournament proper. Lynch's qualified for the final stages of the cup again in

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

, topping their regional qualifying group (that included

Pumas FC Pumas FC was an American soccer team based in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Founded in 1999, the team played in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the S ...

, Baton Rouge Classics and Greenwood Wanderers), before losing 2–1 in the first round to

USL First Division The USL First Division (USL-1) was a professional men's soccer league in the second tier of the United States league system. It was organized by the United Soccer League as its premier league for men from 1996 to 2010, above the USL Second ...

side

Miami FC Miami FC is an American professional association football, soccer team based in Miami, Florida that competes in the USL Championship, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid. The club began play in the North American Soccer League (201 ...

. Lynch's goal against Miami was scored by Tommy Krizanovic.

Players

2009 USOC roster

Year-by-year

Head coaches

* Roberto Apunte (2007-2014) * Moses Williams (2009) *

Patrick Cannon Patrick DeAngelo Cannon (born November 27, 1966) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served on the City Council of Charlotte, North Carolina from 1994 through 2013 and was subsequently elected the city's 56th Mayo ...

(2010–present)

Stadia

;

(2007–present)

References

External links

Official Site

{{USSoccer Soccer clubs in Florida Sports clubs and teams in Jacksonville, Florida Florida Elite Soccer League 1999 establishments in Florida Association football clubs established in 1999