Rhode Island FC is an upcoming American professional
soccer club located in
Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The club is planned to debut in the
USL Championship
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, p ...
in 2024.
History
On December 2, 2019, it was announced that a new
soccer-specific stadium
Soccer-specific stadium is a term used mainly in the United States and Canada to refer to a sports stadium either purpose-built or fundamentally redesigned for soccer and whose primary function is to host soccer matches, as opposed to a multi-p ...
would be a centerpiece for a large development project in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The stadium is proposed to seat at least 10,000 fans and be connected to shops, apartments, offices, and a hotel in the $400-million plan. The initial goal was to have the team playing by 2023.
Due to inflation and delays caused by COVID-19, the project was pushed back until 2022 when the construction began. The team is now expected to begin play in 2024.
On November 14, 2022, the team announced their name as Rhode Island FC and revealed their team crest and colors.
Former
Bermuda
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national team captain
Khano Smith
Khano Smith (born 10 January 1981) is a Bermudian retired footballer who is serving as a head coach and general manager for USL Championship club Rhode Island FC.
Club career College and amateur
Smith played college soccer at Champlain Colleg ...
, was named the teams first head coach and general manager on March 8, 2023.
References
External links
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Soccer clubs in Rhode Island
Sports in Rhode Island
USL Championship teams
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