Ottawa Fury FC

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Ottawa Fury FC
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Full name Ottawa Fury FC
Founded 2011
Stadium Frank Clair Stadium
Ottawa, Ontario
(capacity: 24,000)
Owner Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG)
President John Pugh
Head Coach TBA
League North American Soccer League
Website Club home page

The Ottawa Fury FC is a Canadian professional soccer team based in Ottawa, Ontario. Founded in 2011, the team is expected to make its debut in the North American Soccer League in 2014.[1] On February 26, 2013, the name Ottawa Fury FC was officially unveiled.[2]

The franchise will commence league play upon the completion of a major stadium reconstruction project of Frank Clair Stadium at Lansdowne Park.[3] The club's head coach, and other details have yet to be announced.

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History [edit]

On June 20, 2011 NASL announced that an Ottawa expansion team would join the league once the stadium is ready in 2014.[4] The Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG) was named as the ownership group of the club.[5] OFFC is set to replace Ottawa Fury SC, of the USL PDL in 2014.

Stadium [edit]

The club will play their home games at a reconstructed Frank Clair Stadium at Lansdowne Park.

References [edit]

  1. ^ "NASL". Ottawafury.com. Retrieved April 7, 2012. 
  2. ^ "NASL Ottawa Franchise Selects Ottawa Fury Football Club as its Name". Nasl.com. February 26, 2013. Retrieved February 27, 2013. 
  3. ^ "Ottawa Awarded NASL Franchise – OurSports Central – Independent and Minor League Sports News". OurSports Central. June 20, 2011. Retrieved April 7, 2012. 
  4. ^ "Ottawa to Join NASL | North American Soccer League". Nasl.com. June 20, 2011. Retrieved April 7, 2012. 
  5. ^ [1][dead link]

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