2025 Huntsville City FC season

Huntsville City FC
2025 season
Owner	Nashville SC
Head coach	Chris O'Neal
Stadium	Joe Davis Stadium
MLS Next Pro	Eastern Conference: 5th ; Overall:6th
MLSNext Pro Playoffs	Conference Semifinals
Top goalscorer	League: Alan Carleton (12 goals); All: Alan Carleton (12 goals)
Highest home attendance	4,985 vs Chattanooga FC May 17
Lowest home attendance	2,000-2,500 vs Chicago Fire FC II April 20
Average home league attendance	3,734 or 3,634 (2 games missing)
Biggest win	Huntsville City FC 5–0 Chicago Fire FC II April 20
Biggest defeat	Atlanta United 2 2–0 Huntsville City FC August 30
Home colors	Away colors
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OwnerNashville SC

Head coachChris O'Neal

StadiumJoe Davis Stadium

MLS Next ProEastern Conference: 5th
Overall:6th

The 2025 Huntsville City FC season will be the third season of Huntsville City FC, a soccer team based in Huntsville, Alabama, United States. It will be their third season competing in MLS Next Pro, a professional developmental league in the third tier of the United States soccer pyramid. The club serves as a development and reserve squad for Nashville SC of Major League Soccer.

Coaching & Technical Staff
Director of Soccer Operations	Matt Cairns
Head coach	Chris O'Neal
Assistant coach	Omar Jarun
Assistant coach	Alex Kuehl
Goalkeeping coach	Vacant
Head Athletic Trainer	Luis Rodas
Performance Coach & Sports Scientist	Josh Stewart
Video Analyst/Scouting	Matt Bautista
Head Equipment Manager	Sam Gibson

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	USA	Erik Lauta
2	DF	USA	Blake Bowen
4	MF	GHA	Patrick Amarh
5	DF	USA	Wyatt Meyer (^[A])
6	MF	ESP	Pep Casas
7	MF	IRL	Ethan O'Brien
8	MF	PAN	Moisés Véliz
9	FW	USA	Gio Miglietti
10	MF	FRA	Christian Koffi
11	FW	TRI	Real Gill
12	DF	USA	Tyshawn Rose
13	GK	DOM	Xavier Valdez (^[A])
14	FW	USA	Alioune Ka
15	MF	GRN	Damien Barker John (on loan from Real Monarchs)
16	FW	CAY	Gunnar Studenhofft
17	FW	USA	Malik Henry-Scott (on loan from Lexington SC)
18	MF	USA	Matthew Corcoran (^[A])
19	DF	CAN	Jordan Knight
20	DF	USA	Kevin Carmichael
21	DF	FRA	Kessy Coulibaly
24	MF	HON	Bryan Acosta (^[A])
28	DF	USA	Zach Barrett
30	MF	USA	Alan Carleton
33	DF	USA	Christian Applewhite (^[A])
44	DF	USA	Gabriel Alonso (^[B])
47	FW	SLE	Isaiah Jones (^[A])
56	MF	MEX	Jonathan Pérez (^[A])
66	MF	KEN	Philip Mayaka
77	FW	USA	Adem Sipić (^[A])
98	GK	USA	Ammar Delic (^[B])
99	GK	USA	Brian Schwake (^[A])
—	MF	USA	Bryce Boneau

Date	Position	Number	Name	from	Type	Fee	Ref.
November 12, 2024	MF	7	Ethan O'Brien	Indy Eleven	Transfer	NA	^[1]
December 5, 2024	MF	30	Alan Carleton	Atlanta United 2	Signing	Free	^[2]
December 5, 2024	MF	8	Moisés Véliz	Tauro FC	Signing	Free	^[3]
December 16, 2024	FW	11	Real Gill	Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC	Signing	Free	^[4]
January 14, 2025	MF	10	Christian Koffi	Chicago Fire FC II	Signing	Free	^[5]
January 21, 2025	GK	1	Erik Lauta	New Hampshire Wildcats	Signing	Free	^[6]
January 21, 2025	DF	12	Tyshawn Rose	North Texas SC	Signing	Free	^[7]
January 23, 2025	DF	2	Blake Bowen	Tacoma Defiance	Signing	Free	^[8]
February 4, 2025	FW	9	Gio Miglietti	Tacoma Defiance	Signing	Free	^[9]
February 7, 2025	FW	17	Malik Henry-Scott	Lexington SC	Loan		^[10]
February 12, 2025	MF	66	Philip Mayaka	Crown Legacy FC	Signing	Free	^[11]
February 18, 2025	MF	98	Bryce Boneau	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Signing	Free	^[12]
February 18, 2025	DF	20	Kevin Carmichael	California Golden Bears	Signing	Free	^[13]
February 20, 2025	DF	28	Zach Barrett	Vermont Catamounts	Signing	Free	^[14]
February 20, 2025	FW	15	Damien Barker John	Real Monarchs	Loan	NA	^[15]
February 26, 2025	MF	6	Pep Casas	Inter Miami CF II	Signing	NA	^[16]
March 4, 2025	FW	16	Gunnar Studenhofft	South Florida Bulls	Signing	NA	^[17]
June 19, 2025	FW	14	Alioune Ka	Cornell Big Red	Signing	NA	^[18]

Date	Position	No.	Name	To	Type	Fee	Ref.
November 12, 2024	GK	39	Bryan Dowd	Chicago Fire FC	Loan Expired	NA	^[19]
November 12, 2024	DF	56	Will Perkins	Union Omaha	Loan Expired	NA	^[20]
November 12, 2024	FW	78	Tyler Pasnik	FC Naples	Roster Decisions	NA	^[21]
November 12, 2024	DF	15	Joey Akpunonu	FC Cincinnati II	Loan Expired	NA	^[22]
November 12, 2024	DF	12	Dominic Gasso	Detroit City FC	Loan Expired	NA	^[23]
November 12, 2024	FW	22	Maximus Ekk	Nashville SC	Roster Decisions	NA	^[24]
November 12, 2024	DF	6	Sergi Oriol	CF La Nucía	Roster Decisions	NA	^[25]
November 12, 2024	FW		Makel Rasheed	South Georgia Tormenta FC	Roster Decisions	NA	^[26]
November 12, 2024	GK	1	Simon Jillson	Chicago Nation	Roster Decisions	NA	^[27]
November 12, 2024	DF	5	Joel Sangwa	NONA FC	Roster Decisions	NA	^[28]
November 12, 2024	DF	3	Tomás Ritondale	FC Naples	Roster Decisions	NA	^[29]
November 12, 2024	MF	38	Axel Picazo		Roster Decisions	NA	^[30]
November 12, 2024	MF	40	Faiz Opande	Kariobangi Sharks	Roster Decisions	NA	^[31]
November 12, 2024	MF	7	Brennan Creek	Asheville City SC	Roster Decisions	NA	^[32]
November 12, 2024	MF	10	Ollie Wright	Portland Hearts of Pine	Roster Decisions	NA	^[33]
November 12, 2024	MF	17	Jonathan Bolanos	Westchester SC	Roster Decisions	NA	^[34]

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned from	Start	End	Source
17	MF	Malik Henry-Scott	Lexington SC	February 4, 2025	July 10, 2025	^[35]
15	FW	Damien Barker John	Real Monarchs	February 20, 2025	December 31, 2025	^[36]

2025 Huntsville City FC season

Roster

Transfers

In

Out

Loan In

Non-competitive fixtures

Preseason

Mid-season friendlies

MLS Next Pro

Standings

Eastern Conference

Overall table

Match results

Playoffs

Stats

Appearances and goals

Top scorers

Top assists

Disciplinary record

Awards and honors

MLS NEXT Pro Team of the Matchweek

MLS NEXT Pro Player of the Matchweek

MLS NEXT Pro Best XI

References

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January 25	Huntsville City FC	v	Lindsey Wilson College Blue Raiders	Huntsville, Alabama
2:00 PM CT				Stadium: John Hunt Park

February 8	Huntsville City FC	v	Colorado Rapids 2	Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
12:00 PM CT

February 15	Austin FC II	v	Huntsville City FC	Austin, Texas
2:00 PM CT				Stadium: Parmer Field

February 22	Huntsville City FC	v	Birmingham Legion	Huntsville, Alabama
2:00 PM CT				Stadium: John Hunt Park

February 25	Huntsville City FC	v	UAH Chargers	Huntsville, Alabama
6:00 PM CT				Stadium: John Hunt Park

March 1	Huntsville City FC	v	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	Huntsville, Alabama
1:00 PM CT				Stadium: Joe Davis Stadium

September 3 Space Cowboy Match	Huntsville City FC	1–6	Nashville SC	Huntsville, Alabama
7:00 PM CT	Sebhatu 70'		Bunbury 12', 31' Qasem 39' Bowen 45' Sipić 56' Mayaka 84'	Stadium: Joe Davis Stadium

March 9 1	Chicago Fire FC II	1–4	Huntsville City FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
4:00 PM EDT	Fleming III 22' Osorio 46' 78'	Report	Véliz 13' Koffi 15', 36' (pen.) Reynolds 43' (o.g.) O'Brien 44' Rose 53' Studenhofft 85'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Referee: Atahan Yaya

March 15 2	Chattanooga FC	1–0	Huntsville City FC	Chattanooga, Tennessee
7:00 PM EDT	Mangarov 3' Kwak 40' Watson 48'	Report	Gaines 35' Barrett 54'	Stadium: Finley Stadium Referee: Amin Hadzic

March 28 3	Huntsville City FC	2–2 (4–3 p)	Philadelphia Union II	Huntsville, Alabama
8:00 PM EDT	Koffi 7' 84' Studenhofft 64' Barker John 67'	Report	Uzcátegui 29' Olivas 45+2' Sullivan 59' Anderson 90+3'	Stadium: Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium Attendance: 3,512 Referee: Alex Beehler
	Penalties
	Koffi Henry-Scott Carleton Casas Bowen		Olivas Soria Vazquez LeBlanc Anderson

April 13 4	Crown Legacy FC	1–1 (3–4 p)	Huntsville City FC	Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT	Thomas 7' Sing 9' Smith 71' 76' John 85' Sarkos 86'	Report	Koffi 30' (pen.) 55' Studenhofft 45+4' Rose 89'	Stadium: Mecklenburg County Sportsplex Referee: Rogelio Alvarez
	Penalties
	Neeley John Sarkos Subotić Smith		Miglietti Barrett O'Brien Gill Bowen

May 10 8	Carolina Core FC	0–0 (2–3 p)	Huntsville City FC	High Point, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT	Canete 45' Rodríguez 64' Covi 76' Sumo Jr. 85'	Report	Koffi 37' 90+2' O'Brien 63'	Stadium: Truist Point Attendance: 4,205 Referee: Arman Becan
	Penalties
	Sutton Rodríguez Covi Bazaes Canete		Barrett Barker John O'Brien Sipic

September 8 14	New England Revolution II	1–0	Huntsville City FC	Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:00 PM EDT	Souza 36' Oliveira 45' Barry 75' Buck 86' McIntosh 90+1' Tsicoulias 90+4' Parisian 90+5'	Report	Mayaka 21' Knight 53' Véliz 80' Carleton 90+3'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Velimir Stefanovic
Note: Match was originally going to be played on June 29 but was postponed due to travel disruptions.

April 20 5	Huntsville City FC	5–0	Chicago Fire FC II	Huntsville, Alabama
7:00 PM EDT	O'Brien 20' (pen.) Carmichael 38', 45+4' Studenhofft 45+2' 56' Sipic 90+2'	Report	Soudan 23' Oyegunle 46' Montiel 55'	Stadium: Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium Attendance: 2,000-2,500 Referee: Esad Omanovic

April 27 6	Huntsville City FC	4–0	Inter Miami CF II	Huntsville, Alabama
7:00 PM EDT	Bowen 21' O'Brien 29' Studenhofft 47' Knight 86'	Report	Montenegro 12'	Stadium: Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium Referee: Rodrigo Albuquerque

May 3 7	Huntsville City FC	2–2 (4–5 p)	Atlanta United 2	Huntsville, Alabama
8:00 PM EDT	Knight 20' Studenhofft 33' Carleton 42' Barker John 68' Gill 75' Carmichael 81'	Report	Wesseh 45' Armas 48' Mazzaferro 61' Wynne 69'	Stadium: Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium Attendance: 3,403 Referee: Kaitlyn Trowbridge
	Penalties
	Koffi Gill O'Brien Barrett Bowen		Armas Mazzaferro Neri Tablante Sessock

May 17 9	Huntsville City FC	1–2	Chattanooga FC	Huntsville, Alabama
8:00 PM EDT	Carleton 48' Valdez 64'	Report	Koehler 63' James 79' Mangarov 84' Ancelin 90+6'	Stadium: Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium Attendance: 4,985 Referee: Laith Dahhan

May 23 10	Toronto FC II	1–2	Huntsville City FC	North York, Toronto, Ontario
7:00 PM EDT	Fisher 54' Ayari 68'	Report	Véliz 32' Carmichael 51' Koffi 71' Jones 90+5' Bowen 90+6'	Stadium: York Lions Stadium Referee: Melvin Christopher

June 6 11	Huntsville City FC	2–3	Orlando City B	Huntsville, Alabama
8:00 PM EDT	Koffi 50' Mayaka 59' Studenhofft 70'	Report	Tori 34' Sargis 48' Taifi 80' Solís 84' Clapier 90+2' 90+3'	Stadium: Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium Referee: Gloria Martinez Resendiz

June 11 12	Atlanta United 2	0–1	Huntsville City FC	Athens, Georgia
5:00 PM EDT	Tablante 35' Majub 90+2'	Report	Koffi 45+1' Mayaka 50' Carleton 64' Lauta 90+1' Rose 90+5'	Stadium: Turner Soccer Complex Referee: Kyle Johnston

June 20 13	Huntsville City FC	3–3 (3–4 p)	Crown Legacy FC	Huntsville, Alabama
8:00 PM EDT	Carleton 19', 71' Mayaka 22' Alonso 55' Rose 69' Bowen 90+2'	Report	Subotić 12' 54' Coulibaly 57' Sing 61' Romero 85' Ouedraogo 90+2' Holliday during pen shootout'	Stadium: Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium Attendance: 4,271 Referee: Muhammad Kaleia
	Penalties
	Barrett Carmichael Carleton Casas Ka		Neeley Smith Berchimas Ferreira Sing

July 6 15	New York Red Bulls II	1–2	Huntsville City FC	Montclair, New Jersey
7:00 PM EDT	Mosquera 26' Sserwadda 30' Schwarz 41' Rojas 55'	Report	Carleton 36' 83' Studenhofft 72' 90+6' Véliz 79'	Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Referee: Atahan Yaya

July 13 16	FC Cincinnati 2	1–0	Huntsville City FC	Highland Heights, Kentucky
7:00 PM EDT	Ikoba 46' Jimenez 60' Daley 84' Chirilă 86' Manfroy 90+3'	Report	Studenhofft 45+3' Casas 60' Bowen 90+5' Knight 90+5'	Stadium: NKU Soccer Stadium Referee: Jeremy Scheer

July 18 17	Huntsville City FC	2–1	Columbus Crew 2	Huntsville, Alabama
8:00 PM EDT	Koffi 56' Mayaka 81'	Report	Palacios 38' 84'	Stadium: Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium Referee: Wes Caouette

July 25 18	Huntsville City FC	4–0	Orlando City B	Huntsville, Alabama
8:00 PM EDT	Knight 31', 43' Himes 62' (o.g.) Carleton 77'	Report	Sargis 35'	Stadium: Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium Referee: Salvador Flores

August 3 19	Crown Legacy FC	0–4	Huntsville City FC	Matthews, North Carolina
5:00 PM EDT	Coulibaly 22' Ouedraogo 28'	Report	Barrett 27' Koffi 38', 69' Alonso 51' Carleton 60' O'Brien 64' Barker John 74' Véliz 90'	Stadium: Mecklenburg County Sportsplex Referee: Joe Surgan

August 10 20	Huntsville City FC	3–2	Carolina Core FC	Huntsville, Alabama
7:00 PM EDT	Knight 10' Carleton 19', 26' Mayaka 45+4' Barker John 83' Studenhofft 86' Barrett 90+7'	Report	Ibarra 50' Sumo Jr. 69' Juarez 80'	Stadium: Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium Referee: Kaitlyn Trowbridge

August 14 21	Inter Miami CF II	2–2 (1–3 p)	Huntsville City FC	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:00 PM EDT	Saja 23', 87' Abadia-Reda 33'	Report	Carleton 16' Gill 40' Barrett 62' Véliz 90+4'	Stadium: Chase Stadium Referee: Alejo Calume
	Penalties
	Sumalla Zeltzer-Zubida Cohen Pintér		Mayaka Knight Véliz Casas

August 17 22	Huntsville City FC	2–1	NYCFC II	Huntsville, Alabama
7:00 PM EDT	Ka 45+2' Carmichael 53' Knight 64' Bowen 83' Jones 90+3'	Report	Lacher 15' Tiao 78'	Stadium: Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium Referee: Edson Carvajal

August 23 23	Chattanooga FC	1–0	Huntsville City FC	Chattanooga, Tennessee
7:00 PM EDT	Husakiwsky 22' 30' Mendonca 45'	Report	Mayaka 76' Barker John 81'	Stadium: Finley Stadium Attendance: 3,266 Referee: Gerald Flores

August 30 24	Atlanta United 2	2–0	Huntsville City FC	Kennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT	Sanchez 7' Pita 35' Majub 43' Torres 84'	Report	Casas 9' Véliz 83'	Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Referee: Jordan Gray

September 13 25	Huntsville City FC	2–3	New York Red Bulls 2	Huntsville, Alabama
8:00 PM EDT	Barrett 61' 81' Carleton 73'	Report	Gutierrez 26' Jiménez 48' Nelich 75' Collahuazo 80' Benedetti 90+1'	Stadium: Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium Referee: Amin Hadzic

September 21 26	Orlando City B	0–1	Huntsville City FC	Kissimmee, Florida
7:00 PM EDT	Guske 35' Rodríguez 75' Ellis 90+2'	Report	Studenhofft 52' Ekk 80' 84'	Stadium: Osceola Heritage Park Referee: Luis Diego Arroyo