Carolina Dynamo

Carolina Dynamo

Full name	Carolina Dynamo
Nickname(s)	The Dynamo
Founded	1993
Stadium	Macpherson Stadium Browns Summit, North Carolina (Capacity: 3,000)
Owner	Neil Macpherson
Head Coach	Marc Nicholls
League	USL Premier Development League
2011	1st, South Atlantic Playoffs; Conference Semifinals
Website	Club home page
Home colors Away colors
Current season

Carolina Dynamo is an American soccer team based in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1993, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the South Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.

The team plays its home games at Macpherson Stadium in nearby Browns Summit, North Carolina, where they have played since 2003. The team's colors are white and red.

The team has a sister organization, the Carolina Dynamo Women, who play in the women's USL W-League, and also fields a team in the USL’s Super-20 League, a league for players 17 to 20 years of age run under the United Soccer Leagues umbrella.

History

The team, which was named Greensboro Dynamo until 1996, is owned by Neil Macpherson, a passionate follower and shareholder of English club Nottingham Forest, as can be seen from the similarities between the two clubs’ badges.

Players

Current roster

As of June 9, 2011.

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 0 GK Chris Robinson 1 GK Scott Goodwin 2 MF Adam Sewell 3 DF Kris Byrd 4 MF Rob Lovejoy 5 DF Nick Butterly 6 FW Chris Thomas 7 MF Nick Brindley 8 DF Luciano Delbono 9 DF Fejiro Okiomah 10 MF James Wenger 11 FW Hakan Ilhan 12 DF Sebastien Ibeagha 13 MF Mark Millard

No. Position Player 14 MF Kevin Stam 15 DF Will Mack 16 MF Matt Sarett 17 FW Karo Okiomah 18 FW Andy Lubahn 19 MF Freddy Gomez 20 DF Donnie Smith 21 DF Matt Rose 22 MF Sam Redmond 24 MF Alex Walters 25 MF Martin Murphy 26 GK Michael Chesler DF Jonathan Campbell

Notable former players

• See also: All-time Carolina Dynamo roster

This list of notable former players comprises players who went on to play professional soccer after playing for the team in the Premier Development League, or those who previously played professionally before joining the team.

• Lyle Adams
• Yari Allnutt
• Jalil Anibaba
• Cody Arnoux
• Corben Bone
• Kenny Bundy
• Jon Busch
• Ryan Caugherty
• Dominic Cianciarulo
• Glen Collins
• Sam Cronin
• Brian Edwards
• Floyd Franks
• Jamie Franks
• Scott Garlick

• Jimmy Glenn
• Steve Guinan
• Ben Hunter
• Richard Jata
• Stern John
• Scott Jones
• Michael Lahoud
• Garry Lewis
• Amir Lowery
• Zach Loyd
• Stephen McCarthy
• Dustin McCarty
• Tim Merritt
• Justin Moose
• Aidan Murphy

• Mo Oduor
• Randi Patterson
• James Riley
• Darryl Roberts
• Robert Rosario
• Shea Salinas
• Scott Schweitzer
• Khano Smith
• Ryan Solle
• Marcus Storey
• Osei Telesford
• Wells Thompson
• Marcus Tracy
• Sheanon Williams
• Tanner Wolfe

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Regular Season	Playoffs	Open Cup
1993	N/A	USISL	1st, Atlantic	Champions	Did not enter
1993/94	N/A	USISL Indoor	3rd, Northern	withdrew after 3 games	N/A
1994	3	USISL	1st, Atlantic	Champions	Did not enter
1995	3	USISL Pro League	6th, Atlantic	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
1996	2	USISL Select League	1st, South Atlantic	2nd Round	Quarterfinals
1997	2	USISL A-League	2nd, Atlantic	Final	Did not qualify
1998	/	/	on hiatus	/	/
1999	3	USL D3-Pro League	3rd, Atlantic	Conference Semifinals	3rd Round
2000	3	USL D3-Pro League	4th, Southern	Conference Semifinals	Did not qualify
2001	3	USL D3-Pro League	2nd, Southern	Conference Semifinals	2nd Round
2002	3	USL D3-Pro League	3rd, Southern	Quarterfinals	1st Round
2003	3	USL PSL	1st, Southern	Regional Finals	3rd Round
2004	4	USL PDL	1st, Mid Atlantic	National Semifinals	3rd Round
2005	4	USL PDL	2nd, Mid Atlantic	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2006	4	USL PDL	1st, South Atlantic	Conference Semifinals	4th Round
2007	4	USL PDL	1st, Southeast	Conference Finals	Did not qualify
2008	4	USL PDL	6th, Southeast	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2009	4	USL PDL	2nd, Mid Atlantic	Divisional Semifinals	Did not qualify
2010	4	USL PDL	4th, Mid Atlantic	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2011	4	USL PDL	1st, South Atlantic	Conference Semifinals	1st Round

Honors

USL Premier Development League

• Regular Season Champions (1): 2006
• Eastern Conference Champions (1): 2004
• Division Champions (3)
  • Mid Atlantic Division (1): 2004
  • South Atlantic Division (2): 2006, 2011
  • Southeast Division (1): 2007

Others

• USISL Champions (2): 1993, 1994
• USISL Atlantic Division Champions (2): 1993, 1994
• USISL Select League South Atlantic Division Champions (1): 1996
• USL Pro Select/Soccer League Southern Division Champions (1): 2003

Head coaches

• Michael Parker (1993-1995)
• Alan Dicks (1996-1997)
• Joe Brown (1999-2000)
• Robert Rosario (2001)
• Joe Brown (2002-2003)
• Carl Fleming (2004)
• Joe Brown (2005-2010)
• Marc Nicholls (2011-present)

Stadia

• UNCG Soccer Stadium; Greensboro, North Carolina (1993-1996)
• A.J. Simeon Stadium; High Point, North Carolina (1996-1999)
• Macpherson Stadium; Browns Summit, North Carolina (2003-present)
• BB & T Park; Winston-Salem, North Carolina 3 games (2009-2010)
• Vert Stadium at High Point University; High Point, North Carolina 1 game (2010)

Average attendance

Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive at http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html.

• 2005: 957 (4th in PDL)
• 2006: 1,460 (3rd in PDL)
• 2007: 2,168 (3rd in PDL)
• 2008: 948
• 2009: 863
• 2010: 1,676 (4th in PDL)

See also

• Dynamo (disambiguation)

External links

• Official Site
• Official PDL site
• Story of the badge from footballcrests.com