West Chester United SC
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Full name | West Chester United Soccer Club |
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Nickname(s) | Predators |
Founded | 1976 |
Stadium | Kildare's Field |
Head coach | Blaise Santangelo |
League | National Premier Soccer League USL League Two |
Website | http://www.wcusc.org/ |
West Chester United SC is an American soccer club based in West Chester, Pennsylvania that currently competes in both the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) and USL League Two.[1] The organization also fields a side in the United Soccer League of Pennsylvania, a fully-amateur state league.
History
The team was announced on January 18, 2017 as an NPSL expansion team.[2] West Chester is a non-profit youth organization, with over 3,400 boys and girls ages 3 to 18 and approximately 350 adult players.[3]
On January 14, 2020 USL League Two announced that West Chester United would join the league for the 2020 season in the Mid Atlantic Division.[4]
Since 2017, WCU has had a rivalry with fellow Pennsylvania side Philadelphia Lone Star FC, which also joined the NPSL in 2017. Both teams' first league match was against one-another and made the first leg of a derby, the Route 3 Derby, with the winner after both legs being awarded the Kildare's Cup.[5] West Chester has won the cup every year of its existence, with the closest series coming in 2019 when United won 4-3 after initially losing the first game for the first time.[6][7]
Year-by-year
NPSL
Year | League | Regular Season | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup |
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2017 | NPSL | 3rd, Keystone Conference | Conference Semifinal | Ineligible |
2018 | NPSL | 3rd, Keystone Conference | Conference Final | Did not qualify |
2019 | NPSL | 2nd, Keystone Conference | Conference Semifinal | Did not qualify |
2020 | NPSL | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||
2021 | NPSL | 1st, Keystone Conference | Conference Semifinal | Did not qualify |
USL League Two
Year | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup |
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2020 | USL League Two | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||
2021 | USL League Two | 1st, Mid Atlantic | Conference Finals | Did not qualify |
Honors
NPSL
- Kildare's Cup: Champion (2017, 2018, 2019)
- 2020 U.S. Open Cup: Qualified
- Keystone Conference Champions (2021)
USL League Two
- Mid Atlantic Division Champions (2021)
Amateur
- United Soccer League of Pennsylvania: Champion (2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018-19)
- Northeast Elite Soccer League: Champion (2019)
- Eastern Pennsylvania Soccer Association Open Cup: Champion (2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014-15)
- Eastern Pennsylvania Soccer Association Amateur Open Cup: Champion (2017–18, 2018–19)
- USASA Region I Werner Fricker Open Cup: Champion (2015)
- Werner Fricker Open Cup: Champion (2015)
- USASA Region I Amateur Cup: Champions (2018)
- National Amateur Cup: Finalist (2018)
- 2016 U.S. Open Cup: Second Round
- 2019 U.S. Open Cup: Second Round
References
- ^ "West Chester United SC official site". West Chester United SC. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
- ^ NPSL (January 18, 2017). "WEST CHESTER UNITED SOCCER CLUB JOINS THE NPSL". NATIONAL PREMIER SOCCER LEAGUE. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
- ^ WCUSC. "WCUSC OVERVIEW & HISTORY". West Chester United SC. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
- ^ "West Chester United SC Joins USL League Two". January 14, 2020.
- ^ Ralph, Matthew (May 11, 2017). "Inaugural Kildare's Cup Will Be Awarded to Winner of Route 3 Derby". Brotherly Game. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
- ^ "Game Report". npsl.bonzidev.com. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
- ^ "Game Report". npsl.bonzidev.com. Retrieved January 26, 2020.