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Fredericksburg Hotspur

Fredericksburg Hotspur is an American soccer team based in Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States. Founded in 2010, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the South Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.

Full nameFredericksburg Hotspur
Nickname(s)Hotspurs
Founded2010
Dissolved2014
GroundUMW Battleground Stadium
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Capacity1000
OwnerMatt Galligan
Head CoachJason Kilby
LeagueUSL Premier Development League
20116th, South Atlantic
Playoffs: DNQ
WebsiteClub website
Current season

The team played its home games at the UMW Battleground Stadium on the campus of the University of Mary Washington.[1] The team's colors were red, black and white.

The team was part of the larger Fredericksburg Area Soccer Association, which was a fixture in the Central Virginia soccer scene for more than 30 years, and which began its involvement with USL in 2010 with 10 teams participating in the USL Super Y-League and USL Super-20 League.

History edit

Fredericksburg Hotspur was announced as a USL Premier Development League expansion franchise on September 16, 2010.[2] The team played its first game on May 7, 2011, a 2-0 loss to the Virginia Beach Piranhas.[3]

In 2014, the team merged with and was rebranded as Fredericksburg FC.[4]

Players edit

Current roster edit

2012 Roster[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
00 GK   USA Colin Newcity[6]
1 GK   USA Ryan Taylor[7]
5 DF   ENG Nik Rich
2 DF   SUI Karel Manrau[8]
23 DF   USA Grant Silvester[9]
4 DF   ENG Dale Robins-Bailey[10]
25 DF   SEN Assane Keita[11]
3 DF   CRC Dennis Castillo[12]
24 DF   USA Lemuel Lyons
26 DF   USA Patrick Bain[13]
18 MF   USA Nate Shiffman[14]
7 MF   USA Ryan Sappington[15]
22 MF   TRI Travis Mulraine[16]
19 MF   USA Don Smart
9 MF   USA Gene Daniels
No. Pos. Nation Player
8 MF   JAM Romena Bowie[17]
17 MF   TRI Evans Wise[18]
14 MF   USA Matt Truslow
10 MF   MEX Mario Herrera Meraz[19]
16 MF   USA Dylan Bowman[20]
13 MF   USA Jacob Keller
11 MF   USA Josh West[21]
9 FW   USA KC Onyeador[22]
21 FW   USA Ryan Zinkhan[23]
15 FW   SKN Tishan Hanley[24]
12 MF   USA Kyle Emerick
— MF   USA Chris Dunn[25]
— DF   USA Jacob Weiss
— FW   USA Demar Stephenson

Year-by-year edit

Year Division League Regular Season Playoffs Open Cup
2011 4 USL PDL 6th, South Atlantic Did not qualify Did not qualify
2012 4 USL PDL 5th, South Atlantic Did not qualify Did not qualify

Head coach edit

Assistant coaches edit

Stadium edit

References edit

  1. ^ FASA To Call UMW Stadium Home
  2. ^ Hotspur, Impact Unveiled
  3. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  4. ^ "FASA renamed Fredericksburg FC as club begins rebranding campaign". www.vivaloudoun.com. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
  5. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". www.uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2011-03-17.
  6. ^ "Colin Newcity Biography". Archived from the original on 2013-06-01. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  7. ^ "Ryan Taylor - Men's Soccer".
  8. ^ "Karel Manrau Biography". Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  9. ^ http://www.virginiasports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17800&ATCLID=205243876 [dead link]
  10. ^ "Dale Robins-Bailey Biography". Archived from the original on 2012-12-09. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  11. ^ "Assane Keita - VCU Athletics". Archived from the original on 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  12. ^ "Dennis Castillo - VCU Athletics". Archived from the original on 2012-06-03. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  13. ^ http://maroons.roanoke.edu/roster.aspx?rp_id=8703 [dead link]
  14. ^ "Nate Shiffman - VCU Athletics". Archived from the original on 2012-06-03. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  15. ^ "Player Bio: Ryan Sappington - BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2011-05-22.
  16. ^ Travis Mulraine
  17. ^ http://www.vcuathletics.com/sports/msoc/2010-11/bios/bowie%20romena%20kthb
  18. ^ Evans Wise
  19. ^ "Mario Herrera Meraz - VCU". Archived from the original on 2015-09-19. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  20. ^ "Dylan Bowman - Men's Soccer".
  21. ^ "Josh West - 2014 - Men's Soccer".
  22. ^ http://www.clemsontigers.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/onyeador_kc00.html [dead link]
  23. ^ "Ryan Zinkhan Biography - University of Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site - VirginiaSports.com". Archived from the original on 2011-12-11. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  24. ^ Tishan Hanley
  25. ^ "Chris Dunn - 2015 - Men's Soccer".

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