2024 Chattanooga FC season

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Chattanooga FC
2024 season
OwnerThomas Clark
Sheldon Grizzle
ChairmanDavid Grizzard
Head coach Rod Underwood
Stadium Finley Stadium
MLSNP Southeast Division: 1st
Eastern Conference: 1st
MLSNP: 1st
MLSNP Cup Playoffs TBD
2024 U.S. Open Cup 1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jesus Ibarra &
Alex McGrath (4)
All: Jesus Ibarra &
Alex McGrath (4)
Biggest winCFC6–2 MIA (MLSNP) (4/13)
Biggest defeatCFC 0–1Miami United FC(USOC) (3/19)
ATL 1–0 CFC (MLSNP) (4/24)
←  2023
2025  →
All statistics correct as of 19:59, May 5, 2024 (UTC).

The 2024 Chattanooga season is the club's sixteenth season. The first eleven seasons Chattanooga FC competed as an amateur team in National Premier Soccer League. Chattanooga FC was a successful amateur team, winning the NPSL season champion eight times and finish second in post-season playoffs four times. In 2015, Chattanooga FC claimed the title of best amateur team in the country by winning the United States Adult Soccer Association Hank Steinbrecher Cup, beating Michigan Bucks 3–0. [1] In 2019, Chattanooga FC became a professional team, joining National Independent Soccer Association. [2] Chattanooga FC success continued in 2023 when the team finished as the NISA season champions and advanced to the post season semi-finals. [3]

Contents

Staff

As of 15 January 2024 [4]
PositionName
Chief Executive Officer Flag of the United States.svg Alton Byrd
Head Coach and Sporting Director Flag of the United States.svg Rod Underwood

Current roster

As of 26 March 2024 [5]
No.Pos.PlayerNation
2 DF Robert Screen Flag of the United States.svg  United States
3 DF Joseph Patrick Pérez Flag of the United States.svg  United States [6]
5 DF Anatolie Prepeliță Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova
6 MF Callum Watson Flag of England.svg  England
7 MF Damian RodriguezFlag of the United States.svg  United States
8 MF Andrés Jiménez Aranzazu Flag of the United States.svg  United States
9 FW Mehdi OuamriFlag of France.svg  France
10 MF Luis Garcia SosaFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
11 FW Taylor GrayFlag of the United States.svg  United States
12 MF Ethan KorenFlag of the United States.svg  United States
14 DF Farid Sar-SarFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina [7]
15 GK Jean AntoineFlag of Haiti.svg  Haiti
16 MF Gavin Castle( [A] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States [8]
17 MF Darwin OrtizFlag of the United States.svg  United States [9]
18 MF Min-jae Kwak Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
19 FW Carlos Rivas Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
20 DF Duvan ViafaraFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
22 DF Milo Garvanian Flag of the United States.svg  United States
23 DF Jesse Williams Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
24 DF Logan BrownFlag of the United States.svg  United States
25 MF Jude Arthur Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
32 GK Jon BurkeFlag of the United States.svg  United States
33 MF Alex McGrathFlag of England.svg  England
51 GK Michael BarruetaFlag of the United States.svg  United States
58 FW Jesus Ibarra Flag of the United States.svg  United States
71 MF Jalen James Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Transfers

In

DatePositionNo.NameFromFeeRef.
December 15, 2023DF23 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Jesse Williams Flag of the United States.svg Central Valley Fuego Free agent [10]
January 3, 2024DF22 Flag of the United States.svg Milo Garvanian Flag of the United States.svg New Mexico United Free agent [11]
January 10, 2024DF2 Flag of the United States.svg Robert Screen Flag of the United States.svg Forward Madison Free agent [12]
January 14, 2024DF Flag of Colombia.svg Duvan Viafara Flag of Venezuela.svg BDeportivo La Guaira Free agent [13]
February 23, 2024CB20 Flag of the United States.svg Logan Brown Flag of the United States.svg University of Dayton one-year deal [14]


Out

DatePositionNo.NameToTypeFeeRef.
November 10, 2023FW Flag of the United States.svg Alexi Jaimes ReleasedN/A [15]
FW Flag of the United States.svg Lenny LopezReleasedN/A
MF Flag of Zambia.svg Mutaya Mwape ReleasedN/A
FW99 Flag of Norway.svg Markus Naglestad ReleasedN/A
DF Flag of South Korea.svg So Jung-WooReleasedN/A
MF5 Flag of the United States.svg Colin Stripling ReleasedN/A
MF9 Flag of the United States.svg Leonel AlvarengaLoan expiredN/A


Non-competitive fixtures

Preseason

February 16 Chattanooga FC 1–0 South Georgia Tormenta FC Huntsville, Alabama
Soccerball shade.svg87' (pen.)Stadium: Joe W. Davis Stadium
Note: Huntsville City FC Blastoff Battle
February 18 Chattanooga FC 2–0 UAH Chargers Huntsville, Alabama
11:00 AM CT
  • Soccerball shade.svg6'
  • Soccerball shade.svg35'
Stadium: Joe W. Davis Stadium
Note: Huntsville City FC Blastoff Battle
February 24 Chattanooga FC 4–0 UMA FC Chattanooga, Tennessee
3:00 pm EST
 Report Stadium: Finley Stadium

Competitive fixtures

MLS Next Pro Regular Season

Standings

PosDivTeam
PldWSOWSOLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1NE Philadelphia Union II 1172112611+1526Qualification for the Playoffs
2SE Chattanooga FC 1263122214+825
3NE Chicago Fire FC II 1052122317+620
4NE FC Cincinnati 2 1160142015+519
5SE Inter Miami CF II 1150242021−117
Updated to match(es) played on June 2, 2024. Source: MLSNP Eastern Conference
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

League

MatchdayDateOpponentVenueResult [lower-alpha 1] ScorersAttendanceRefereePosition
1March 16 Huntsville City FC Finley Stadium 2–2
(3–2 p)		Gray 40'
McGrath 84' (pen.)		4,378JC Griggs6th
Eastern Conf.
2March 23 FC Cincinnati 2 Finley Stadium 3–0 Ibarra 60', 67'
Ouamri 71'		Anya Voigt3rd
Eastern Conf.
3March 27 New York City FC II Belson Stadium 1–1
(2–4 p)		Gray 8'Joshua Encarnacion3rd
Eastern Conf.
4April 13 Inter Miami CF II Finley Stadium 6–2 James 6', 40', 45+3'
McGrath 35', 71'
Koren 90+1'		3,948Elvis Osmanovic3rd
Eastern Conf.
5April 20 Huntsville City FC Wicks Family Stadium 1–0McGrath 86'4,260Luis Diego Arroyo2nd
Eastern Conf.
6April 24 Atlanta United 2 Fifth Third Bank Stadium 0–1Mario Maric3rd
Eastern Conf.
7April 27 Carolina Core FC Finley Stadium 2–0 Ibarra 7'
Garvanian 75'		3,614Atahan Yaya1st
Eastern Conf.
8May 4 Orlando City B Finley Stadium 1–1
(5–4 p)		Ouamri 3'3,811Kyle Johnston1st
Eastern Conf.
9May 10 Inter Miami CF II Chase Stadium 2–1 Ibarra 13',
Ouamri 86'		Alex Beehler1st
Eastern Conf.
10May 15 Crown Legacy FC Sportsplex at Matthews 1–4 James 77'Arnel Selman1st
Eastern Conf.
11May 25 Atlanta United 2 Finley Stadium 2–2
(5–3 p)		 Garvanian 47', Ibarra 87'4,115Esad Omanovic2nd
Eastern Conf.
12June 1 New England Revolution II Finley Stadium 1–0Ouamri 80'2,469Wes Caouette2nd
Eastern Conf.
13June 7 Chicago Fire FC II SeatGeek Stadium
14June 13 Orlando City B Osceola County Stadium
15June 22 Carolina Core FC Finley Stadium
16July 6 Crown Legacy FC Finley Stadium
17July 11 Philadelphia Union II Subaru Park
18July 17 Carolina Core FC Truist Point
19July 27 Orlando City B Finley Stadium
20August 3 Toronto FC II Finley Stadium
21August 10 Huntsville City FC Wicks Family Stadium
22August 18 Crown Legacy FC Sportsplex at Matthews
23August 25 Inter Miami CF II Chase Stadium
24September 1 Atlanta United 2 Finley Stadium
25September 8 Columbus Crew 2 Finley Stadium
26September 21 New England Revolution II Gillette Stadium
27September 29 Toronto FC II York Lions Stadium
28October 6 New York Red Bulls II Finley Stadium
  1. ↑ Chattanooga FC's score written first

U.S. Open Cup

MatchdayDateOpponentVenueResult [lower-alpha 1] ScorersAttendanceReferee
First RoundMarch 19 Flag of Florida.svg Miami United FC (USSL) Finley Stadium 0–12,312Geoff Cameron
  1. ↑ Chattanooga FC's score written first


Statistics

Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.

Appearances and goals

No.PosNatPlayerTotal MLS Next Pro U.S. Open Cup MLSNP Playoffs
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Robert Screen 100+001+000+00
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Joseph Patrick Pérez 1106+401+000+00
5 DF Flag of Moldova.svg  MDA Anatolie Prepeliță 12011+001+000+00
6 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Callum Watson 701+501+000+00
7 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Damian Rodriguez 000+000+000+00
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Andrés Jiménez Aranzazu 13011+101+000+00
9 FW Flag of France.svg  FRA Mehdi Ouamri13410+240+100+00
10 MF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Luis Garcia Sosa806+100+100+00
11 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Taylor Gray 13210+221+000+00
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ethan Koren411+211+000+00
14 DF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Farid Sar-Sar903+501+000+00
15 GK Flag of Haiti.svg  HAI Jean Antoine 707+000+000+00
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Gavin Castle000+000+000+00
17 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Darwin Ortiz000+000+000+00
18 MF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Min-jae Kwak 100+100+000+00
19 FW Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Carlos Rivas 901+800+000+00
20 DF Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Duvan Viafara11010+100+000+00
22 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Milo Garvanian 13212+021+000+00
23 DF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Jesse Williams 706+100+000+00
24 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Logan Brown101+000+000+00
25 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Jude Arthur 808+000+000+00
32 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jon Burke605+001+000+00
33 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Alex McGrath 13410+241+000+00
51 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Michael Barrueta000+000+000+00
58 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jesus Ibarra 1258+350+100+00
71 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jalen James 1245+640+100+00

Top scorers

RankPositionNumberNameMLS Next Pro U.S. Open Cup MLSNP PlayoffsTotal
1FW58 Flag of the United States.svg Jesus Ibarra 5005
2FW9 Flag of France.svg Mehdi Ouamri4004
MF33 Flag of England.svg Alex McGrath 400
MF71 Flag of the United States.svg Jalen James 400
5FW11 Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Gray2002
DF22 Flag of the United States.svg Milo Garvanian 2002
6MF12 Flag of the United States.svg Ethan Koren1001
Total220022

Top assists

RankPositionNumberNameMLS Next Pro U.S. Open Cup MLSNP PlayoffsTotal
1FW11 Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Gray6006
2MF33 Flag of England.svg Alex McGrath4004
3MF6 Flag of England.svg Callum Watson 3003
4DF20 Flag of the United States.svg Milo Garvanian 2002
FW9 Flag of France.svg Mehdi Ouamri200
FW58 Flag of the United States.svg Jesus Ibarra 200
6
MF10 Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Garcia Sosa1001
FW19 Flag of Colombia.svg Carlos Rivas 100
DF23 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Jesse Williams 100
DF24 Flag of the United States.svg Logan Brown100
MF25 Flag of Ghana.svg Jude Arthur 100
MF71 Flag of the United States.svg Jalen James 100
Total250025

Disciplinary record

No.Pos.PlayerMLS Next Pro U.S. Open Cup MLSNP PlayoffsTotal
Yellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svg
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg Robert Screen 000000000000
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg Joseph Perez 100000000100
5 DF Flag of Moldova.svg Anatolie Prepeliță 500100000600
6 MF Flag of England.svg Callum Watson 100000000100
7 MF Flag of the United States.svg Damian Rodriguez 000000000000
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg Andrés Jiménez Aranzazu 300000000300
9 FW Flag of France.svg Mehdi Ouamri200000000200
10 MF Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Garcia Sosa000000000000
11 FW Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Gray 000000000000
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg Ethan Koren000000000000
14 DF Flag of Argentina.svg Farid Sar-Sar000000000000
15 GK Flag of Haiti.svg Jean Antoine 000000000000
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg Gavin Castle000000000000
17 MF Flag of the United States.svg Darwin Ortiz000000000000
18 MF Flag of South Korea.svg Min-jae Kwak 000000000000
19 FW Flag of Colombia.svg Carlos Rivas 300000000300
20 DF Flag of Colombia.svg Duvan Viafara100000000100
22 DF Flag of the United States.svg Milo Garvanian 500000000500
23 DF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Jesse Williams 100000000100
24 DF Flag of the United States.svg Logan Brown000000000000
25 MF Flag of Ghana.svg Jude Arthur 400000000400
32 GK Flag of the United States.svg Jon Burke000000000000
33 MF Flag of England.svg Alex McGrath 300000000300
51 GK Flag of the United States.svg Michael Barrueta000000000000
58 FW Flag of the United States.svg Jesus Ibarra 100000000100
71 MF Flag of the United States.svg Jalen James 000000000000
Total30001000003100

Awards and Honors

MLSNP Goal of the Week

WeekPlayerRef
2 Flag of the United States.svg Jesus Ibarra [16]

MLSNP Team of the Matchweek

MatchWeekRef
5 [17]

MLSNP Team of the Month

MonthRef
April [18]

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