The St. Petersburg Kickers FC are an amateur American soccer team from St. Petersburg, Florida that compete in the Florida Suncoast Soccer League (FSSL).
History
Founded by Kurt Herbach in 1957, the Kickers won their first national title, the 1967 Over-30 championship. By 1989, the team had won eleven Florida Suncoast Soccer League championships and four Florida State Cups.[1] The clubs most prestigious victory came on the national stage winning the 1989 National Challenge Cup (aka US Open Cup).[2]
In 1997, the team moved to Land O'Lakes, Florida, eventually taking the name of Florida Kickers FC. That year the club won both the National Amateur Cup and the National Over-30 championship. In 2008, it won its third national amateur championship.[3]
Fred Armstrong
