Chattanooga FC

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Chattanooga FC
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Full name Chattanooga Football Club
Founded 2009
Stadium Finley Stadium
Chattanooga, Tennessee
(capacity: 20,668)
Owners/General Manager United States Krue Brock
United States Sheldon Grizzle
United States Sean McDaniel
Head Coach Bill Elliott
League National Premier Soccer League
2011 3rd, Southeast
Lamar Hunt US Open Cup: 1st Round
Home colors
Away colors

Current season

Chattanooga FC is an American soccer team based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 2009, the team plays in National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Southeast Division.

The team plays its home games at Finley Stadium, where they have played since 2009. The team's colors are navy blue and white.

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History [edit]

Players [edit]

Roster [edit]

Source: [1]

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
00 El Salvador GK Jaime Garcia
0 United States GK Thomas Hunter
1 England GK Gregory Hartley
3 United States DF Nate Hodges
4 United States DF Builder Brock
6 England DF Adam Reakes
7 England MF John Carrier
8 United States FW Phil Beene
9 Brazil FW Jose Ferraz
10 United States FW Michael Brooks
11 South Africa MF Sias Reyneke
12 England DF Andy Stewart
13 England FW Samuel Barnsley
14 United States FW Clay Green
15 Kenya MF Mohamed Aden
No. Position Player
16 United States MF Nathan Adams
17 England FW Luke Winter
18 United States MF Matthew Williams
19 United States MF Fynn Glover
20 Kenya FW Chrispin Ochieng
21 United States DF Nicholas Chase
22 France DF Samuel Mansour
23 England DF Matt Watts
24 Kenya DF Nickson Odeny
25 England FW Ben Wilks
26 United States MF Matthew Hudnut
27 France MF Thibault Charmey
28 Mexico MF Ivan Heredia
30 United States MF Wilson Linder
31 United States FW Alex Pratt
33 England GK Clark Lydon

Year-by-year [edit]

Year Division League Regular Season Playoffs Open Cup
2009 4 NPSL 3rd, Southeast Did not qualify Did not enter
2010 4 NPSL 1st, Southeast Final Did not enter
2011 4 NPSL 3rd, Southeast Did not qualify 1st Round
2012 4 NPSL 1st, Southeast, West Final Did not enter

Honors [edit]

Domestic [edit]

Head coaches [edit]

Stadia [edit]

Fan base & attendance [edit]

The overall Chattanooga FC fan base is known as 'The Chattahooligans,' with the official supporter group also going by that name.[3] Over the years, the supporter group has established several traditions, which the club has incorporated into home match proceedings such as a pre-game Chattahooligan march-in[4] and the a capela leading of the National Anthem.[5]

Chattanooga FC boasts the highest average and single-game attendance in the NPSL.[6] In its inaugural match on May 16, 2009, over 1,600 fans watched Chattanooga FC host Atlanta FC.[7] In their second home match, held on June 7, 2009, over 1,500 watched as CFC notched their first win in club history over Saturn FC.[8] Over 2,100 fans watched as CFC tied eventual divisional champs Rocket City United on June 20, 2009.[9] In their final home game of the season, held July 4, 2009, over 3,000 fans witnessed CFC's victory over Birmingham, Alabama's Pumas FC.[10] The club's average season attendance for league games was approximately 2,100.

In its second season, CFC continued to build upon its remarkably high attendance figures. In the season-beginning league match-up against Pumas FC on June 5, 2010, attendance numbers hit over 3,000.[11] The second league game on June 19, 2010, drew over 2,900 fans to witness CFC host Atlanta FC.[12] On July 4, 2010, an NPSL record crowd of over 3,400 watched CFC take on league newcomer FC Tulsa.[13] CFC beat all NPSL attendance records, for a regular season game, on July 17, 2010 when 5,117 fans watched the CFC roll over Rocket City United, 4 - 0.[14] The club's average attendance for their second season was approximately 4,400 per game (including a 6,317 home attendance count[15] against non-league opponent F.C. Atlas's Under-20 squad.)

References [edit]

  1. ^ http://timesfreepress.com/news/2011/aug/10/cfc-seeks-new-coach/ CFC Seeks New Coach
  2. ^ http://timesfreepress.com/news/2011/nov/04/hixsons-elliott-to-coach-cfc/ Hixson's Elliott to coach CFC
  3. ^ http://chattanoogafc.com/news/2012/03/confessions-of-the-addicted-chattahooligans-recall-the-off-season/ Confessions of the Addicted, Chattahooligans Recall the Off Season
  4. ^ http://chattanoogafc.com/news/2012/05/chattanooga-fc-hits-the-fan-stephanies-story/ Chattanooga FC Hits the Fan
  5. ^ http://chattanoogafc.com/news/2012/05/chattanooga-fc-grounds-rocket-city/ Chattanooga FC Grounds Rocket City
  6. ^ http://npslinsider.wordpress.com/2009/06/22/chattanooga-fc-draws-big-crowds-yet-again-and-so-can-you/ Chattanooga FC Draws Big Crowds Yet Again
  7. ^ http://chattanoogafc.com/news/2009/05/over-1600-fans-support-chattanooga-fc-in-opening-match-versus-atlanta-fc/ OVER 1600 FANS SUPPORT CHATTANOOGA FC IN OPENING MATCH VERSUS ATLANTA FC
  8. ^ http://chattanoogan.com/articles/article_152771.asp Chattanooga Football Club Gets First Win In Club History
  9. ^ http://chattanoogan.com/articles/article_153530.asp 2100 Fans Watch Chattanooga FC, Rocket City Tie 1-1
  10. ^ http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/jul/05/chattanooga-fc-pummels-pumas/?sports Chattanooga FC pummels Pumas
  11. ^ http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2010/jun/06/ochieng-paces-cfc-victory/ Ochieng paces CFC victory
  12. ^ http://chattanoogafc.com/news/2010/06/chattanooga-fc-unbeaten-streak-still-alive/ CHATTANOOGA FC UNBEATEN STREAK STILL ALIVE
  13. ^ http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2010/jul/05/cfc-blasts-fc-tulsa/?sports CFC blasts FC Tulsa
  14. ^ Chattanooga Times Free Press, 18 Jul 2010
  15. ^ http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2010/may/30/cfc-tops-atlas/?sports CFC tops Atlas

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