Fredericksburg Hotspur

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Full nameFredericksburg Hotspur
NicknameHotspurs
Founded2010
Dissolved2014
Fredericksburg Hotspur
Full nameFredericksburg Hotspur
NicknameHotspurs
Founded2010
Dissolved2014
GroundUMW Battleground Stadium
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Capacity1000
OwnerMatt Galligan
Head CoachJason Kilby
LeagueUSL Premier Development League
20116th, South Atlantic
Playoffs: DNQ
Current season

Fredericksburg Hotspur was 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. The team was renamed Fredericksburg FC in 2014.

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.

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

2012 roster

2012 Roster[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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

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

Assistant coaches

Stadium

References

External links

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