Legends FC is an American semi-professional soccer team based in Dallas, Texas, United States. Founded in 1992, the team plays in Region III of the United States Adult Soccer Association, a network of amateur leagues at the fifth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid.

Legends FC
Full nameLegends Football Club
Founded1992
GroundRichland Stadium
Dallas, Texas
OwnerAfghanistan Kanishka Ali
Head CoachAfghanistan Kanishka Ali
LeagueNTPSA Division 1A (Tier 5)
Spring 2014NTPSA Division 1A, 1st

The team plays its home games in the stadium at Richland College. The team's colors are white and red.

History

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Legends FC was founded in 1992 by Kanish Ali, an immigrant from Afghanistan, and several friends who played together at the high school, college and club levels.[1]

The team plays in the North Texas Premier Soccer Association, a successful league which is a member of the United States Adult Soccer Association Region III group of leagues. The Legends won the USASA U-23 Cup in 2009, in addition to numerous other local and regional trophies.

The Legends have a long and successful history in competing in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. They first qualified for the tournament in 2004, but lost 3-1 to state rivals DFW Tornados in the first round, despite fielding a team that included future MLS players such as Ugo Ihemelu.[2]

They qualified again in 2006 (playing as the Dallas Mustang Legends), but lost again in the first round, this time to USL Premier Development League side Des Moines Menace. After narrowly missing out in qualification in 2008 and 2009 they returned to the competition again in 2010, but lost in the first round for a third time, 3-0 to USSF Division 2 Professional League side FC Tampa Bay.[3]

Players

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2014 USASA Region III National Cup roster

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   USA Adriel Adibi
MF   USA Gabriel Arredono
MF   USA Sean Bellomy
DF   USA Beau Bellomy
MF   USA Cameron Brown
FW   BRA Paulo da Silva
DF   BRA Diogo de Almeida
DF   USA Cody Ellis
FW   CMR Kaze Etienne
DF   SEN Abdoulay Faly
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   BRA Authur Ivo
FW   USA Ryan Latham
MF   USA Daniel Lopez
FW   ENG Jamie Lovegrove
MF   USA Robert Luevano
MF   USA Tommy Nelson
MF   USA Kristian Quintana
FW   USA Anthony Santaga
GK   USA Matt Wideman
GK   USA Ryan Shaughnessy
GK   USA James Webb
FW   USA Kevin White
FW   USA Anoop Sankar

2014 Fall NTPSA Division 1A Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   USA Adriel Adibi
  AFG Kanishka Ali
   Gabriel Arredondo
MF   USA Sean Bellomy
DF   USA Beau Bellomy
MF   USA Cameron Brown
FW   BRA Paulo da Silva
DF   BRA Diogo de Almeida
   Tuan Doan
DF   USA Kevin Ellis
FW   CMR Kaze Etienne
DF   SEN Abdoulay Faly
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   BRA Authur Ivo
   Alex Johnston
FW   USA Ryan Latham
MF   USA Daniel Lopez
FW   ENG Jamie Lovegrove
MF   USA Robert Luevano
MF   USA Tommy Nelson
MF   USA Kristian Quintana
FW   USA Anthony Santaga
   Jules Renner
GK   USA Matt Wideman
GK   USA Ryan Shaughnessy
GK   USA James Webb
FW   USA Kevin White

Notable players

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Year-by-year

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Year Division League Regular Season Playoffs Open Cup
2004 5 USASA First Round
2006 5 USASA First Round
2008 5 USASA Did not qualify
2009 5 USASA Did not qualify
2010 5 USASA First Round

Managers

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Stadium

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References

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  1. ^ 2010 Meet the USASA: Legends FC of North Texas
  2. ^ "First Round".
  3. ^ "FC Tampa Bay Rowdies". Archived from the original on 2010-09-29. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
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