Med City FC
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| Full name | Med City Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 2017 | ||
| Stadium | Rochester Regional Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 5000 | ||
| Owner | Frank Spaeth[1] | ||
| Head coach | Luke Corey[2][3][4] | ||
| League | NPSL | ||
| 2019 | North Conference: 2nd Playoffs: Regional Quarterfinals Overall: 15th | ||
| Website | http://www.medcityfc.com/ | ||
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Med City FC is a men's soccer club based in Rochester, Minnesota. It competes in the NPSL Midwest Region's North Conference.[5][1] The club's colors are blue and green.
History
Med City FC was founded in 2017 by Frank Spaeth, joining NPSL's North Conference as an expansion team.[6][7]
In late 2019, City was announced as a participant in the 2020 U.S. Open Cup due to its performance in the previous season.[8] This would be the team's first appearance in the tournament. However, on March 13, 2020, U.S. Soccer elected to temporarily suspend the tournament due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[9][10]
Current staff
Player roster
- As of 2019 season[11]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Nate Levy |  United States
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| 2 | MF | Aaron Wagner | United States
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| 4 | DF | Nicholas Itopoulos |  South Africa
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| 5 | DF | Andrew Wilkinson |  England
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| 6 | DF | Ignacio Milla |  Chile
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| 16 | MF | Javier Milla | Chile
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| 18 | FW | Ayo Adebayo | United States
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| 20 | MF | Niklas Roessler |  Germany
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| 23 | DF | Finlay Bloodworth | England
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| 28 | GK | Alexander Jarvis | United States
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Staff
Neil Cassidy – Head Coach
Israel Perez Medina – Assistant Coach
Mitch Amundson – Assistant Coach- Frank Spaeth – Manager
Supporters
The team's main supporter group is the Sawbones Army.[12][13] The group's main purpose is "to create a rooting section for the club, complete with drumming, flags, scarves, and constant chanting and cheering." The group has been officially recognized by the team as of the 2018 season.[14]
Year-by-year
| Year | League | Regular Season | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | NPSL | 4th, North Conference | Did not qualify | Ineligable | |
| 2018 | 4th, North Conference | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | ||
| 2019 | 2nd, North Conference | Regional Quarterfinals | Did not qualify | Lost in Regional Quarterfinals to Minneapolis City SC | |
| 2020 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[15] | ||||
References
- ^ a b "NPSL MED CITY FC'S FRANK SPAETH ON STARTING A NEW cLUB". goalnation.com. December 30, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
- ^ "Med City FC Names First Head Coach". January 11, 2017. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
- ^ "Local Sports Notebook: Med City soccer team hires coach". Post-Bulletin. January 14, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
- ^ "Med City FC Names First Head Coach". Retrieved January 22, 2017.
- ^ "National Premier Soccer League". Npsl.bonzidev.com. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
- ^ "MED CITY FC JOINS THE NPSL". Npsl.com. December 21, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
- ^ "Local sports notebook: Pro soccer returning to Rochester". Post-Bulletin. December 24, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
- ^ "Med City FC lands spot in prestigious Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup". Post Bulletin. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ^ "U.S. Soccer Temporarily Suspends 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Due to Covid-19 Outbreak". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ^ Reed, Jordyn (March 22, 2020). "Med City FC, US Open Cup in limbo". ABC 6 NEWS. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ^ "Team". Med City FC. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ^ "Sawbones Army-Med City FC Supporters Group". Facebook. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ^ Livingston-Garcia, Louis. "Does Rochester have soccer hooligans?". Post Bulletin. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ^ "Support". Med City FC. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ^ Prince-Wright, Joe (March 26, 2020). "2020 NPSL season cancelled". ProSoccerTalk. NBC Sports. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
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