2020 Greenville Triumph SC season

Greenville Triumph SC
2020 season
Owner	Joe Erwin; William M. Webster;
Head Coach	John Harkes
Stadium	Legacy Early College Field
USL League One	TBD
USL League One Playoffs	TBD
U.S. Open Cup	Second Round
Biggest win	2–0; (July 18 at Ft. Lauderdale)
	← 2019 2021 →

The 2020 Greenville Triumph SC season is the second season in the soccer team's history, where they compete in the third division of American soccer, USL League One, the second season of that competition. Greenville Triumph SC will also participate in the 2020 U.S. Open Cup. Greenville Triumph SC play their home games at Legacy Early College Field, located in Greenville, South Carolina, United States.

Club

Roster

As of March 3, 2020.^[1]

No.	Position	Player	Nation
3	DF	Tyler Polak	United States
5	MF	Max Hemmings	England
6	MF	Paul Clowes	England
7	FW	Alex Morrell	United States
8	MF	Aaron Walker	United States
9	FW	Jake Keegan	United States
10	MF	Carlos Gómez	Spain
11	DF	Evan Lee	United States
15	DF	Brandon Fricke	United States
16	MF	Colin Stripling	United States
17	FW	JJ Donnelly	England
18	MF	Omar Mohamed	Somalia
22	GK	Dallas Jaye	Guam
26	DF	Abdi Mohamed	Somalia
30	GK	Paul Christensen	United States
—	FW	Lachlan McLean	Australia
—	DF	Cesar Murillo	United States
—	MF	Noah Pilato	United States
—	DF	Trevor Swartz	United States

Coaching Staff

As of December 24, 2019^[update]^[2]

Name	Position
John Harkes	Head coach
Alex Blackburn	Assistant coach
Rick Wright	Assistant coach

Front Office Staff

Name	Position
Joe Erwin	Majority owner and chairman
Chris Lewis	President
Doug Erwin	Vice chairman

Competitions

Exhibitions

February 15, 2020 (2020-02-15) Preseason 1	Greenville Triumph SC	1–0	Charleston Battery	Greenville, South Carolina
2:00 PM EST	Walker 16' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Legacy Early College Field

February 19, 2020 (2020-02-19) Preseason 2	Charleston Battery	Cancelled	Greenville Triumph SC	Charleston, South Carolina
2:00 PM EST		Report		Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex

February 22, 2020 (2020-02-22) Preseason 3	Greenville Triumph SC	0–2	Charlotte Independence	Greenville, South Carolina
7:00 PM EST		Report		Stadium: Alumni Stadium

February 29, 2020 (2020-02-29) Preseason 4	Greenville Triumph SC	2–1	North Carolina FC	Cary, North Carolina
3:00 PM EST	Morrell Pilato	Report	Albadawi	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Field #3

USL League One

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	Greenville Triumph SC	16	11	3	2	24	11	+13	35	2.19	Final, 2021 U.S. Open Cup
2	Union Omaha	16	8	3	5	20	15	+5	29	1.81	Final
3	North Texas SC^[a]	16	7	3	6	27	19	+8	27	1.69
4	Richmond Kickers	16	8	6	2	22	22	0	26	1.63
5	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	15	6	5	4	21	17	+4	22	1.47

Source: 2020 USL League One standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 6) disciplinary points; 7) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:

^ Professional teams that are owned by teams playing in a higher division are ineligible for the U.S. Open Cup.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: USL League One^[3]

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Stadium	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	A	H	H
Result
Position

Source: USL League One^[4]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match Results

July 18, 2020 (2020-07-18) 1	Fort Lauderdale CF	0–2	Greenville Triumph SC	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:00 PM EDT	Cardenas 55'	Report	Lee 39' Morrell 45+4' Keegan 47' Walker 66' Stripling 90+1'	Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium Attendance: 0 (closed door) Referee: Natalie Simon

July 25, 2020 (2020-07-25) 2	Greenville Triumph SC	3–2	Richmond Kickers	Greenville, South Carolina
7:00 PM EDT	Thomsen 21' (o.g.) Antley 46' (o.g.) Morrell 57' Pilato 64' Keegan 69' Fricke 76'	Report	Bolduc 35' Terzahgi 74' Boateng 90+1'	Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Attendance: 0 (closed door) Referee: Kevin Broadley

July 31, 2020 (2020-07-31) 3	Forward Madison FC	0–0	Greenville Triumph SC	Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
7:00 PM CDT		Report	Pilato 90+5'	Stadium: Hart Park Referee: Calin Radosav

August 5, 2020 (2020-08-05) 4	Greenville Triumph SC	1–0	South Georgia Tormenta FC	Greenville, South Carolina
7:00 PM EDT	Donnelly 90+1'	Report	Skelton 32' Gómez 74' Williams 90+4'	Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Referee: Izlen Peksenar

August 15, 2020 (2020-08-15) 5	Greenville Triumph SC	v	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	Greenville, South Carolina
7:00 PM EDT				Stadium: Legacy Early College Field

August 22, 2020 (2020-08-22) 6	Greenville Triumph SC	v	Fort Lauderdale CF	Greenville, South Carolina
7:00 PM EDT				Stadium: Legacy Early College Field

August 26, 2020 (2020-08-26) 7	New England Revolution II	v	Greenville Triumph SC	Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:00 PM EDT				Stadium: Gillette Stadium

August 29, 2020 (2020-08-29) 8	Richmond Kickers	v	Greenville Triumph SC	Richmond, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT				Stadium: City Stadium

September 4, 2020 (2020-09-04) 9	South Georgia Tormenta FC	v	Greenville Triumph SC	Statesboro, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT				Stadium: Eagle Field at Erk Russell Athletic Park

September 13, 2020 (2020-09-13) 10	Greenville Triumph SC	v	Forward Madison FC	Greenville, South Carolina
3:00 PM EDT				Stadium: Legacy Early College Field

September 19, 2020 (2020-09-19) 11	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	v	Greenville Triumph SC	East Ridge, Tennessee
7:00 PM EDT				Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium

September 25, 2020 (2020-09-25) 12	Greenville Triumph SC	v	North Texas SC	Greenville, South Carolina
7:00 PM EDT				Stadium: Legacy Early College Field

October 2, 2020 (2020-10-02) 13	Greenville Triumph SC	v	Orlando City B	Greenville, South Carolina
7:00 PM EDT				Stadium: Legacy Early College Field

October 10, 2020 (2020-10-10) 14	FC Tucson	v	Greenville Triumph SC	Tucson, Arizona
7:00 PM EDT				Stadium: Kino North Stadium

October 18, 2020 (2020-10-18) 15	Greenville Triumph SC	v	Union Omaha	Greenville, South Carolina
3:00 PM EDT				Stadium: Legacy Early College Field

October 24, 2020 (2020-10-24) 16	Orlando City B	v	Greenville Triumph SC	Orlando, Florida
7:00 PM EDT				Stadium: Exploria Stadium

U.S. Open Cup

As a USL League One club, Greenville will enter the competition in the Second Round, to be played April 7–9.^[5] On January 29, 2020 the Second Round schedule was announced.^[6]

April 7, 2020 (2020-04-07) Second Round	Greenville Triumph SC	P–P	New Mexico United	Greenville, South Carolina
7:30 PM EDT				Stadium: Legacy Early College Field
Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic^[7]

References

^ "2020 Roster". greenvilletriumph.com. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
^ "Club Leadership". Greenville Triumph SC. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
^ "2020 USL League One Standings". USL League One.
^ "Greenville Triumph SC Schedule". USL League One.
^ "Restructured Competition Format For 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Provides Opportunity For More "David vs. Goliath" Matchups In 107th Edition Of U.S. Soccer's National Championship". U.S. Soccer Federation. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
^ "2020 U.S. Open Cup Second Round Pairings and Host Scenarios". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
^ "U.S. Soccer Temporarily Suspends 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Due to COVID-19 Outbreak". ussoccer.com. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.

[table_note_FTL0.87957437191139-3] Professional teams that are owned by teams playing in a higher division are ineligible for the U.S. Open Cup.

[1] "2020 Roster". greenvilletriumph.com. Retrieved February 26, 2020.

[2] "Club Leadership". Greenville Triumph SC. Retrieved December 24, 2019.

[4] "2020 USL League One Standings". USL League One.

[5] "Greenville Triumph SC Schedule". USL League One.

[6] "Restructured Competition Format For 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Provides Opportunity For More "David vs. Goliath" Matchups In 107th Edition Of U.S. Soccer's National Championship". U.S. Soccer Federation. Retrieved December 18, 2019.

[7] "2020 U.S. Open Cup Second Round Pairings and Host Scenarios". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved 2020-01-30.

[8] "U.S. Soccer Temporarily Suspends 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Due to COVID-19 Outbreak". ussoccer.com. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.

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