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===Admiral Join as Kit Supplier===
===Admiral Join as Kit Supplier===
In January 24, 2012, the Pirates were proud to announce a 5 year deal with UK Sports apparel giant, Admiral, that would see the company supply the clubs kit.<ref>http://www.piratesoccerclub.com/2012/01/pirates-welcome-admiral-on-board-ship.html</ref>
In January 24, 2012, the Pirates were proud to announce a 5 year deal with UK Sports apparel giant, Admiral, that would see the company supply the clubs kit, propelling them onto a level of quality product that has been seen the world over.<ref>{{cite web|title=Admiral Sportswear join the Pirate Revolution|url=http://www.piratesoccerclub.com/2012/01/pirates-welcome-admiral-on-board-ship.html}}</ref>

===Uniform Unveiling===
On March 5th, 2012, Galveston Pirates proudly unveiled their new Admiral supplied uniform for the upcoming NPSL South-South Central Conference [[File:http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2wg022o69ls/T1gCM0iSq6I/AAAAAAAACTc/tXorbzEQGQw/s320/Pirate-uniform-1.jpg]]season. The event took place at Holiday Inn Resort, Galveston where over 70 press and media representatives gathered to capture the moment for news releases. The unveiling was preceeded by official announcement of the NPSL fixture list where guests included Pirate Head Coach Brendan Keyes and representatives from Azteca 51, Holiday Inn, HFA, Regals SCA, America USA FC and Galveston Daily News amongst others.

The main unveiling was presented amidst a fanfare of Ozzy Osbourne music and a cloud of billowing smoke. From the smoke emerged the newly formed Pirate Girls, Leslie Hull, Jessica Lee and Jessica Dennee in the new outfits much to the delight of the waiting paparazzi.
<ref>{{cite web|title=Galveston Pirates announced their conference fixtures for the NPSL season on February 22nd 2012. |url=http://www.piratesoccerclub.com/2012/02/npsl-south-central-schedule-finally.html}}</ref>
http://www.piratesoccerclub.com/2012/03/new-pirate-uniform-unveiling-major-hit.html


==Stadium==
==Stadium==

Revision as of 12:20, 30 March 2012

This article is about the American soccer team. For for the defunct baseball team, see Galveston Pirates.
Galveston Pirate SC
Full nameGalveston Pirate Soccer Club
Nickname(s)The Pirates
Founded2010
GroundWeis Middle School
Galveston, Texas
Capacity1,000
OwnerRepublic of Ireland Brendan Keyes
Head CoachRepublic of Ireland Brendan Keyes
LeagueHouston Football Association
2011-12Inaugural season

Galveston Pirate SC is a semi professional American soccer team based in Galveston, Texas, United States. Founded in 2010, the team currently play in the Houston Football Association (HFA), a Houston area Men's amateur soccer league affiliated with the Texas State Soccer Association-South (TSSAS) and the United States Adult Soccer Association. The side will be joining the NPSL in season 2012.[1]

The team will play its home games at Weis Middle School, owned by the Galveston Independent School District. The team's colors are white and yellow.

History

Galveston Pirate SC has a long history from the Galveston area going back to the original soccer team of 1916. The team came back in the 1960s and 70s, but lost momentum.

Pirate SC joins NPSL

On June 1, 2010, the National Premier Soccer League introduced Galveston Pirate SC as the thirty-fifth team to join the league and the second team to join the Texas Division (Regals FC the first, Corpus Christi Fuel the third, and FC Tulsa the fourth). Pirate SC, Regals FC, Corpus Christi Fuel, and FC Tulsa would have made up the Texas Division of the National Premier Soccer League and would have begin play in the 2010–2011 season in October 2010 and continued into March 31, 2011. The Winter League would have complimented the already existing NPSL Premier Season which runs yearly from April 1 – August 1. Pirate SC announced they would play its home games at Kermit Courville Stadium (owned by the Galveston Independent School District). NPSL named Jim Perkins as the owner with Brendan Keyes as General Manager and Head Coach of Pirate SC.

Pirate SC, NPSL South Central create SPSL

Before the NPSL Winter League could start, FC Tulsa left the division at the last minute. National Premier Soccer League's remaining three South Central teams, Galveston Pirate SC, Regals FC, and Corpus Christi Fuel, joined with Texas Lonestrikers, Tulsa Lobos FC, and Houston-based Club América Academy, left to form the Southern Premier Soccer League to play later that year for the 2010-11 SPSL Winter Season.

Change of league

Galveston Pirates decided to leave the SPSL after an incident with refereeing decisions during a match between themselves and rivals Regals FC on February 12, 2011. An unwarranted intervention by a Regals FC representative at the end of the match caused more animosity to an already fragile situation. The club representative has since made various claims about Keyes, none of which have been verified by ANY US Soccer body. In fact Brendan Keyes has been backed by US Club Soccer over this incident, claiming it has no basis for investigation with Keyes currently having a good working relationship with both USSF & USASA governing bodies.[2] Pirate SC decided to withdraw from the SPSL and joined the Houston Football Association on March 3, 2011.[3]

Rise to Division 4

On October 12, 2011, the National Premier Soccer League announced that five new teams, including Galveston Pirate SC, would join the league for the 2012 season in the Southeast Division in the Western Conference.[1]

NPSL South-South Central

[4]

11 May v America USA FC, 7pm kick off, Weis Stadium, Galveston
19 May v Regals SCA, 7pm kick off, Maya Park, Houston
26 May v Texas South Devils, 7pm kick off, Weis Stadium, Galveston
2 June v Texas South Devils, 7pm kick off, McAllen, Texas
9 June v FC New Orleans, 6pm kick off, Weis Stadium, Galveston
16 June v FC New Orleans, 6pm kick off, Venue TBC
23 June v America USA FC, 7pm kick off, USA Soccer Park, Houston
30 June v Regals SCA, 7pm kick off, Weis Stadium, Galveston

Crest & Jersey

The colors of Pirate SC crest are yellow and white. The Est. 1916 ribbon in the crest is a nod to the original Galveston Pirate Soccer Club first formed in 1916.

Admiral Join as Kit Supplier

In January 24, 2012, the Pirates were proud to announce a 5 year deal with UK Sports apparel giant, Admiral, that would see the company supply the clubs kit, propelling them onto a level of quality product that has been seen the world over.[5]

Uniform Unveiling

On March 5th, 2012, Galveston Pirates proudly unveiled their new Admiral supplied uniform for the upcoming NPSL South-South Central Conference File:Http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2wg022o69ls/T1gCM0iSq6I/AAAAAAAACTc/tXorbzEQGQw/s320/Pirate-uniform-1.jpgseason. The event took place at Holiday Inn Resort, Galveston where over 70 press and media representatives gathered to capture the moment for news releases. The unveiling was preceeded by official announcement of the NPSL fixture list where guests included Pirate Head Coach Brendan Keyes and representatives from Azteca 51, Holiday Inn, HFA, Regals SCA, America USA FC and Galveston Daily News amongst others.

The main unveiling was presented amidst a fanfare of Ozzy Osbourne music and a cloud of billowing smoke. From the smoke emerged the newly formed Pirate Girls, Leslie Hull, Jessica Lee and Jessica Dennee in the new outfits much to the delight of the waiting paparazzi. [6] http://www.piratesoccerclub.com/2012/03/new-pirate-uniform-unveiling-major-hit.html

Stadium

In January 2010, GISD announced that it was replacing the Kermit Courville Stadium with a new stadium on 83rd Street on a plot of land near the district's baseball and softball fields. The district decided to develop the site since the district owns enough land on that site to develop one stadium and legally sufficient parking without having to buy additional land. As of that month the district estimated that a new stadium would cost between $30 million and $34 million. The district may try to get naming rights to the stadium to help finance it. Preliminary plans call for a multipurpose stadium with a capacity to seat 6,000 to 10,000 spectators, 722 parking spaces, and an eight lane track. The new stadium would have features that would allow it to host events for band, drill team, soccer (football), and track and field events. In addition the stadium will host dance competitions and graduation ceremonies.[7]

In May 2010, voters resoundingly rejected issuing as much as $35 million in bond debt for Galveston school district’s proposed multipurpose stadium.[8]

Players

Current Roster

As of January 15 2012.
Team Roster
4 D Aguirre, Eloy
10 M Alvarez, Francisco
9 F Alvarez, Jose
11 M Avila, Michael
6 M bongo, Fabrice
14 F Carrillo, Oscar
1 GK Heathcock, Sean
16 F Hutson, michael
99 F Keyes, Brendan
15 M Lopez, Brandon
19 F lopez, Osteven
17 F Lubianski, Taylor
12 M Major, Peron
20 F Mann, Bryan
21 M Maradiaga, Carlos
22 D McNair, RJ
24 GK Romero, Gerardo
7 M Sosa, Edgar Daniel
5 D Vela, Jorge
25 GK yanez, isaac
18 M Yanez, Jonathan
[9] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
No. Pos. Nation Player

Notable players

On April 4th 2011, the Pirates signed their first player to ever have competed in a World Cup Qualifier when Peron Major from the Bahamas decided to join the ambitious South Texas side.

Major played against Aguilla on March 18th 2000 for the chance to play against Haiti in the next qualifying round. [10]

Team Officials

  • Owner: Brendan Keyes
  • Equity Partners:

Senior Club Staff

  • President of Business Operations:
  • Senior Vice President:
  • Senior Vice President of Business Development:

Coaching Staff

  • Head coach: Brendan Keyes
  • Assistant Coach: Noel Mulhall
  • Assistant Coach:
  • Goalkeepers Coach:
  • Head Athletic Trainer:
  • Assistant Athletic Trainer:
  • Manager, Team Operations:
  • Equipment Manager:

Year-by-year

Season League Division Team Stats Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Top goalscorer[11] Other Notes
P W L D F A Pts Pos Name Goals
2010-11 SPSL 5 20 9 8 3 45 36 30 3rd† DNQ DNQ
2011-12 HFA 5 8 5 3 0 25 10 15 2nd‡ TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
2012 NPSL 4 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

Key

Average attendance

regular season/playoffs

  • 2010-11: N/A/Did not qualify
  • 2011-12: TBA/TBA

Head coaches

Trivia

  • Roy Hernandez is the first Pirate SC player to score a hat-trick, doing so in the third preseason match on July 10, 2010 against Houston Football Association's Houston Rangers by a score of 3–1 in Pirate SC's inaugural season. Hernandez got the team's and his second hat-trick against Club Corpus Christi Fuel two games later in a 3–3 tie in the fifth preseason match on July 17, 2010.

References

  1. ^ a b "Five new franchises join the NPSL Southeast Region".
  2. ^ "Change of League".
  3. ^ "Pirate SC to play in HFA".
  4. ^ "Galveston Pirates announced their conference fixtures for the NPSL season on February 22nd 2012".
  5. ^ "Admiral Sportswear join the Pirate Revolution".
  6. ^ "Galveston Pirates announced their conference fixtures for the NPSL season on February 22nd 2012".
  7. ^ Meyers, Rhiannon. "District OKs 83rd Street stadium site." Galveston County Daily News. January 22, 2010. Retrieved on January 23, 2010.
  8. ^ "Stadium sacked; rematch vowed". Laura Elder / The Daily News. May 9, 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
  9. ^ "Players". Galveston Pirate SC. Retrieved January 15th 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  10. ^ "Bahamian Internationist Peron Major signs".
  11. ^ Only goals in SPSL competitions are counted.
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