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FC Columbus
Full nameFootball Club Columbus
Nickname(s)The Saints
FoundedFebruary 8, 2018; 6 years ago (2018-02-08)
StadiumPanther Stadium
Columbus, Ohio
Capacity1,750
OwnerMaziya Chete
Head CoachMaziya Chete & Seymour Alleyne
LeagueNational Premier Soccer League
Websitehttps://www.fccolumbus95.com/
Alternate colors
Current season

FC Columbus is a semi-professional American soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio. The team is a member of the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) and currently plays its home matches at Panther Stadium at Ohio Dominican University and The Wellington School.

History

Initially founded in 1995 as the Santos Futbol Club of Columbus, a youth training academy, the team was announced on January 12, 2018 as a member of the NPSL ahead of the 2018 season.[1][2] Maziya Chete, the team's owner and founder of Santos FC, was named the team's first associate head coach with Seymour Alleyne also taking an associate role.[3]

During the first match of the against the Milwaukee Torrent on May 13, 2018, the local supporters affectionately nicknamed the club "The Saints" in honor of the link between the youth club TVSA Santos FC and FC Columbus. The game ended in a 2-2 draw with Damani Camara scoring the team's first goal in the 5th minute before scoring another in the 44th.[4]

Despite not playing in the same conference, Columbus has a rivalry with fellow Ohio-based team Cleveland SC which also joined the NPSL in 2018.[5] The two teams play yearly in early season friendlies, affectionately called the "CheeseBarn Derby" after the famous Grandpa's Cheesebarn & Sweeties Chocolates located between the two cities in Ashland, Ohio.[6][7] As of 2020 both teams currently hold a win, each earning a 3-2 victory in 2018, and a draw (2019) with neither actually taking the advantage in the rivalry.

Year-by-year

Year League Regular Season Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Avg. Attendance
2018 NPSL 3rd, Great Lakes Conference Did not qualify Ineligible —
2019 NPSL 5th, Great Lakes Conference Did not qualify Did not qualify —

Current Players

[8]

No. Position Player Nation
— FW Mamadou Ba  Senegal
— FW Michael Chilton  United States
— FW Oscar Murcia  Colombia
— FW Demani Camara  United States
— MF Jonatan Alvarez  El Salvador
— MF Tyler Arnold  United States
— MF DeMarco Andrews  United States
— MF John Bain  United States
— MF Abdoul Magid Sy  United States
— MF Youssef Naciri  Morocco
— DF Ezra Armstrong  United States
— DF Wladimir Babaew  Germany
— DF Nana George Boamah  United States
— DF Thomas Carbonari  Brazil
— DF Hakim Diaw  Senegal
— DF Cheick Diawara  Guinea
— GK Brennon Davis  United States
— GK Sam Keener  United States
— GK Clay Musgrave  United States
— GK Laurentiu Urian  United States
— GK David Abonce  United States

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References

  1. ^ "FC COLUMBUS JOINS THE NPSL". National Premier Soccer League. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  2. ^ "FC Columbus not looking to capitalize on Crew SC's uncertainty". Massive Report. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  3. ^ "Coaches". Santos FC. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  4. ^ "Game Report - Game ID #4814745". npsl.bonzidev.com. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Belief in Ohio Soccer Restored by FC Columbus and Cleveland SC". International Soccer Network. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  6. ^ Burden, Brian. "Being as Cleveland as Possible". Protagonist Soccer. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Cleveland SC and FC Columbus Finish with 1-1 Draw". National Premier Soccer League. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-06-22. Retrieved 2018-06-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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