Pensacola FC

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Pensacola FC
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Full namePensacola Football Club
Founded2013;11 years ago (2013)
GroundAshton Brosnaham Stadium
Pensacola, Florida
Capacity2,500
OwnerJustin Witkin [1]
Head Coach Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Dean Logan
League National Premier Soccer League

Pensacola FC is an American professional soccer team based in Pensacola, Florida the men's side competes in the National Premier Soccer League and the women's side competes in the Women's Premier Soccer League. It formerly played in the Gulf Coast Premier League. [2]

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History

The team was founded in 2013 and competed in the National Premier Soccer League. They were part of the Gulf Coast Texans organization, which also included a team in the Women's Premier Soccer League and youth teams. In 2013, the team announced it would end its partnership with the Texans and adopt a new name, Pensacola City FC.

The team announced on May 29, 2014, they were folding and would not complete the 2014 NPSL season. [3] In 2015 a team would compete in the Super-20 League for one season (the league was dissolved), missing the league playoffs.

The club returned for the 2017 Gulf Coast Premier League for its first summer season. [4]

In December 2017 the team announced it was rebranding as Pensacola Football Club.

Year-by-year

YearLeagueW-D-LRegular SeasonPlayoffsOpen Cup
2013 NPSL 5-3-22nd, Southeastdid not qualifydid not enter
2015 Super-20 ?, Southeastdid not qualifydid not enter
2017 GCPL 6-1-32nd (tie), Eastdid not qualifydid not enter
2018 GCPL 4-3-33rd, Eastdid not qualifydid not enter
2019 GCPL 2-2-66th, Eastdid not qualifydid not enter
2021 GCPL 2-78th, Eastdid not qualifydid not enter
2021 NPSL 9-3-22nd, Gulf ConferenceConference Semifinalsdid not enter
2022 GCPL 2-2-45th, Eastdid not qualifydid not enter
2022 NPSL 6-5-14th, Gulf ConferenceConference Semifinalsdid not enter
2023 NPSL 5-5-23rd, Gulf ConferenceConference Finalsdid not enter

Head coaches

Stadium

Players: NPSL 2023

Players: GCL2 2023

Players: GCPL 2023

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References

  1. "New Gulf Coast Conference Announced by the NPSL". 12 November 2019.
  2. "NPSL Press Releases". Archived from the original on 2013-04-23. Retrieved 2013-06-22.
  3. "Pensacola FC Folds, Looks Really Bad (UPDATED w/Early Conversation)". Online Sports Guys. 29 May 2014.
  4. "Gulf Coast Premier League announces summer season; adds 3 new clubs". Gulf Coast Premier League. 3 January 2017.

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