Mississippi Storm

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Mississippi Storm
Full nameMississippi Storm
Nickname(s)Storm
Founded2011
Dissolved2014
GroundGreyhound Stadium
Ocean Springs, Mississippi
Capacity6,000
General ManagerCharles Alexander
Head CoachJ. William Gronau
LeagueNational Premier Soccer League
WebsiteClub website

The Mississippi Storm was an American soccer team, based in the Biloxi suburb of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, which competes in National Premier Soccer League (NPSL). The Mississippi Storm withdrew from the NPSL and folded in 2014.

History[edit]

On October 7, 2012, the NPSL accepted the Storm as one of the expansion clubs for their 2012 season.[1]

Stadium[edit]

The Storm plays their home games at Greyhound Stadium, also known as Hugh Pepper Field and Ocean Springs High School Stadium, in Ocean Springs, Mississippi on the campus of Ocean Springs High School.

Players and staff[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of Dec 27, 2012.[2]

No. Pos. Player Nation
0 GK Zach Wallace  United States
1 GK Xavier Audergon  United States
2 MF Jarred Arde  United States
3 DF Joshua Shields  United States
4 MF Kyle Kimbrell  United States
5 MF Jonathon Fairbairn  United States
6 DF Julio Espinosa  United States
7 MF Ivan Lopez  United States
9 MF Raul Gonzales  United States
10 MF Patrick Harrison  United States
11 FW David Smith Jr  United States
13 FW Carlos Blandon  United States
14 MF Nikolas Garcia  United States
16 DF Jon Skelton  United States
19 FW Joel Villa  United States
20 FW Jesus Villa  United States
21 DF Charlie Robertson  United States
22 FW Harrison Russell  United States
23 DF Roy Kimbrell  United States
24 DF Derrick Troutman  United States
27 FW Dyllon Beasley  United States
28 DF Samuel Ambroise  United States
29 DF Zachary Villarrubia  United States
30 MF Ruban Diaz  United States

Staff[edit]

Record[edit]

Year-by-year[edit]

Year Division League Regular Season Playoffs U.S. Open Cup
2012 4 NPSL 4th, South-Southeast-West Did not qualify Did not qualify
2013 4 NPSL 6th, Southeast Did not qualify Did not qualify

References[edit]

  1. ^ The Mississippi Storm have been Accepted into the NPSL for the 2012 season along with other teams in the Southeast region., NPSL, 2011-10-07, archived from the original on 2013-01-29, retrieved 2012-12-20
  2. ^ "Roster – Mississippi Storm Football Club". Mississippi Storm. Archived from the original on 2012-06-18. Retrieved Dec 28, 2012.

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