For second consecutive year, local bank will team up with Le Rouge to treat 60 Detroit neighborhood residents to each game Photo Credit: Jon DeBoer/DCFC Detroit City FC is proud to announce Flagstar Bank will return in 2016 as the Official Bank of Detroit City Football Club and sponsor of the club’s Neighborhood Champion Program. The program is a partnership of Flagstar Bank, Detroit City FC and the Community Development Advocates of Detroit (CDAD), an association of neighborhoods in the city. “We
Chattanooga Football Club is pleased to announce that it will be adding two more matches to the 2016 schedule. For the second year in a row, the Scenic City has been selected to host the US Soccer Amateur National Championships, the 2016 Hank Steinbrecher Cup on May 27th and 28th. The Steinbrecher Cup is a national tournament that crowns the best amateur side in America. Photo Credit Ray Soldano/NPSL.com Last year Chattanooga FC won the silverware — its first National Championship
Gold can’t break through, drop season opener Sacramento Gold FC created plenty of chances to score in its 2016 NPSL regular season opener. However, none went in, as Sacramento fell to Real San Jose 1-0 Saturday at Capital Christian High School. Despite dozens of shots on goal, the Gold was not able to put one past San Jose goalkeeper Jonathan Arellano, who earned Man of the Match honors. Meanwhile, Real took advantage of its best chance in the 69th minute when substitute
Former NASL player to join Gold bench Photo Credit: San Juan Soccer Club Sacramento Gold FC is pleased to announce the addition of Derek Evans to the coaching staff as an assistant coach. Evans brings tremendous local, national, and international experience to the Gold. Since 1989, the Guyana native has been a part of San Juan Soccer Club as both a girls and boys coach. Evans has also served as an assistant coach at American River College and earned both a NSCAA
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds have signed Pittsburgh native Brenden Alfery for the 2016 United Soccer League (USL) season. Goalkeeper Alfery has signed his first professional contract with the Hounds after playing his junior and senior college seasons at Robert Morris University. He started all 37 games for the Colonials during his time in Moon Township. Photo Credit: Ian Thomson/Riverhounds.com The 21-year-old from Cheswick played his club soccer for Century United and attended Central Catholic High School before spending two seasons at the NCAA
NEW BRAND, CONFERENCE, AND LOGO FOR SILVERBACKS IN 2016 The Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves, which played last season in the NPSL’s Southeast Conference, will now simply be known as the Atlanta Silverbacks. The team will move to the NPSL’s South Atlantic Conference. Photo Courtesy of the Atlanta Silverbacks The new Atlanta Silverbacks ownership group will include Boris Jerkunica, John Latham, John Hardin, United Futbol Academy (UFA), and A+ Sports Management Group (A+). UFA and A+ will assume the operations of the Atlanta Silverbacks,
Kingston Stockade FC, a soccer team based in the Hudson Valley that will play in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) for the 2016 season, is delighted to announce the appointment of local coaching legend George Vizvary as the club’s new head coach. With the appointment, Vizvary becomes the first coach in club history. Photo Credit: Chelsa Crowley Vizvary is probably best known for his successful run as head men’s soccer coach at Ulster County Community College from 1968 to 2010.
The tagline of Detroit City FC’s unprecedented community investment campaign to rehabilitate Keyworth Stadium in Hamtramck, Mich., has been “Save History, Make History.” On February 15 at 11:59 p.m., history was made. Photo Credit: Jon DeBoer/DCFC To DCFC’s knowledge, it is the largest project of its kind in state history. Utilizing the Michigan MILE legislation, 527 verified Michigan investors pledged $741,250. The campaign, which began on October 29, spanned a total of 109 days. The club aimed to raise between $400,000 and $750,000
The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) is proud to announce that Dutch Lions FC NPSL (Conroe, TX) has joined the league as an expansion team. The club will compete in the South Region’s South Central Conference.
“We are very excited to add Dutch Lions FC to the NPSL family,” NPSL Chairman Joe Barone remarked. “They have a great brand, a world-class facility, and an exciting style of play. This is a great day for our fans and supporters in the region.”