Soccer club
Cape Cod Crusaders were an American soccer team based in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts , United States. Founded in 1994, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid , until 2008, when the franchise folded and the team left the league.[ 1]
The team played its home games at several different venues in eastern Massachusetts: mainly in stadium on the campus of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy , but also at Whitman-Hanson High School in Whitman, Massachusetts , and at Bowditch Stadium in Framingham, Massachusetts . Also played at Barnstable High School in the town of Hyannis, Massachusetts . The Crusaders' historical home was the stadium on the grounds Dennis Yarmouth High School in the town of Yarmouth, Massachusetts , where they won back to back championships in 2002 and 2003. The team's colors were red and white.
The team had a sister organization, the Boston Renegades , who play in the women's USL W-League . The club still fields a team in the USL's Super-20 League , a league for players 17 to 20 years of age run under the United Soccer Leagues umbrella.
History
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The Crusaders were one of the most successful minor-league soccer teams in the United States, having been national PDL champions twice, in 2002 and 2003. The team was also one of the most long-lasting teams, having played in four different leagues, at two different levels, over the course of more than a decade. In the mid-2000s the Crusaders became part of the Massachusetts Premier Soccer (MPS) organisation, which runs soccer schools and north senior and junior amateur leagues across Massachusetts, with the intent of developing and promoting the game.
In 2007, Crusaders striker Ricardo Pierre-Louis was part of the Haiti squad which took part in the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup . Pierre-Louis was the only PDL player to take part in the tournament, coming on as a substitute in the 1–1 draw with Costa Rica, and playing a full 90 minutes in the 2–0 defeat to Canada.
Players
Final squad
vs. Brooklyn Knights , 25 July 2008 [ 2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Year-by-year
Year
Division
League
Reg. Season
Playoffs
Open Cup
1994
3
USISL
3rd, Northeast
Divisional Semifinals
Did not enter
1995
3
USISL Pro League
4th, Coastal
Divisional Semifinals
Did not qualify
1996
3
USISL Select League
5th, North Atlantic
Did not qualify
Did not qualify
1997
3
USISL D-3 Pro League
7th, Northeast
Did not qualify
Did not qualify
1998
3
USISL D-3 Pro League
4th, Northeast
Division Semifinals
Did not qualify
1999
3
USL D3-Pro League
7th, Northern
Did not qualify
1st Round
2000
3
USL D3-Pro League
6th, Northern
Did not qualify
2nd Round
2001
4
USL PDL
6th, Northeast
Did not qualify
2nd Round
2002
4
USL PDL
2nd, Northeast
Champion
Did not qualify
2003
4
USL PDL
2nd, Northeast
Champion
Did not qualify
2004
4
USL PDL
2nd, Northeast
Conference Semifinals
3rd Round
2005
4
USL PDL
1st, Northeast
Conference Semifinals
Did not qualify
2006
4
USL PDL
1st, New England
Conference Finals
1st Round
2007
4
USL PDL
1st, Northeast
Conference Finals
Did not qualify
2008
4
USL PDL
1st, New England
Conference Semifinals
Did not qualify
Honors
USL PDL New England Division Champion 2008
USL PDL Northeast Division Champion 2007
USL PDL New England Division Champion 2006
USL PDL Northeast Division Champion 2005
USL PDL Champion 2003 USL PDL Eastern Conference Champion 2003
USL PDL Champion 2002 USL PDL Eastern Conference Champion 2002
Head coaches
Stadiums
Crusaders' current stadium at Massachusetts Maritime Academy Stadium at Dennis Yarmouth High School , South Yarmouth, Massachusetts (1994–2003)
Stadium at Barnstable High School , Hyannis, Massachusetts (2004–2007)
Stadium at Nauset Regional High School , North Eastham, Massachusetts 1 game (2005)
Stadium at Weymouth High School , Weymouth, Massachusetts 1 game (2006)
Stadium at Whitman-Hanson Regional High School , Whitman, Massachusetts 3 games (2007–2008)
Stadium at Massachusetts Maritime Academy , Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts (2008)
Stadium at Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School , Bridgewater, Massachusetts 1 game (2008)
Bowditch Stadium , Framingham, Massachusetts 1 game (2008)
Average attendance
2008: 309
2007: 284
2006: 330
2005: 306
References
External links
Men's
National teams Outdoor leagues
Professional Amateur Defunct
Indoor leagues
Futsal leagues Cup competitions
Women's
National teams Outdoor leagues
Indoor leagues Futsal leagues International competitions Club competitions Defunct leagues
Youth
By city Other topics
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Methembe Ndlovu (2003)
Paul Baber (2005–2008)
