K-W United FC
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| Full name | K-W United Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Rage | ||
| Founded | 2010 (as Hamilton FC Rage) | ||
| Ground | University Stadium Waterloo, Ontario (capacity: 6,000) |
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| Owner |  Valdi Greco |
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| Head Coach | Brett Mosen |
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| League | USL Premier Development League | ||
| 2011 | 6th, Great Lakes Playoffs: DNQ |
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| Website | Club home page | ||
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K-W United FC is a Canadian soccer team based in the Kitchener-Waterloo region in Ontario, Canada. Founded in 2010 as Hamilton Rage FC, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American & Canadian soccer pyramid, in the Great Lakes Division of the Central Conference.
The team previously played its home games at Brian Timmis Stadium and Ron Joyce Stadium in Hamilton, Ontario, but will play its 2013 games at University Stadium in Waterloo, Ontario, after the club was moved to Kitchener-Waterloo and renamed following the 2012 season.[1]
The team's home games will be featured on Cable 14 in Hamilton with play-by-play announcer Reed Duthie providing the call.[citation needed]
The men's team also has a sister women's team, Hamilton FC Rage, who play in the USL W-League, but has no affiliation with SC Waterloo Region of the Canadian Soccer League.
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History [edit]
Hamilton FC Rage was announced as a USL Premier Development League expansion franchise on February 17, 2011.[2] They played their first competitive game on May 25, 2011, a 2-0 loss to the Toronto Lynx,[3] but won their second game 5-0 over the Ottawa Fury. The first goal in franchise history was scored by Dominic Bell.[4]
Relocation & re-branding [edit]
Following the 2012 PDL season, the club was re-named K-W United FC and relocated to Kitchener-Waterloo due to low attendance numbers in Hamilton since the club's inception in 2011. The club has no affiliation with SC Waterloo Region of the Canadian Soccer League, who also plays in the area.[1]
Players [edit]
Current roster [edit]
As of August 17, 2012.[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable former players [edit]
- See also: All-time Hamilton FC 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.
Year-by-year [edit]
| Year | Division | League | Regular Season | Playoffs | Open Canada Cup |
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| 2011 | 4 | PDL | 6th, Great Lakes | Did not qualify | N/A |
| 2012 | 4 | PDL | 7th, Great Lakes | Did not qualify | N/A |
Head coaches [edit]
Brett Mosen[6] (2011–present)
Stadia [edit]
- Brian Timmis Stadium; Hamilton, Ontario (2011)
- Ivor Wynne Stadium; Hamilton, Ontario (2011) - 1 game
- Ron Joyce Stadium; Hamilton, Ontario (2012)
- University Stadium; Waterloo, Ontario (2013-)
Average attendance [edit]
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.
- 2011: 168
- 2012: 135
See also [edit]
- Hamilton FC Rage, sister women's team playing in the USL W-League
- SC Waterloo Region
- Hamilton Steelers (disambiguation)
- North American Soccer League
- Major League Soccer
References [edit]
- ^ a b "Region scores two new professional soccer teams". www.TheRecord.com. 2013-02-07. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
- ^ "Hamilton FC Rage Joins PDL". Uslsoccer.com. 2011-02-17. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Pdl.uslsoccer.com. 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Pdl.uslsoccer.com. 2011-05-29. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Uslsoccer.com. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
- ^ "USL welcomes Hamilton FC to Men’s U23 PDL". Retrieved 20 February 2011.
External links [edit]
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