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: 4th
Eastern Conference: 9th
MLSNP:14th
MLSNP Cup Playoffs Did not Qualify
2024 U.S. Open Cup 1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Mehdi Ouamri (12 goals)
All: Mehdi Ouamri (12 goals)
Highest home attendance4,741 July 27 vs Orlando City B
Lowest home attendance2,469 June 1 vs New England Revolution II
Average home league attendance3,691
Biggest winCFC6–2 MIA (MLSNP) (4/13)
TOR 1–5 CFC (MLSNP) (4/13)
Biggest defeatCFC 1–5 MIA (MLSNP) (8/25)
←  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 January 15, 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 March 26, 2024 [5]
No.Pos.NationPlayer
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Robert Screen
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Joseph Patrick Pérez [6]
5 DF Flag of Moldova.svg  MDA Anatolie Prepeliță
6 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Callum Watson
7 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Damian Rodriguez
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Andrés Jiménez Aranzazu
9 FW Flag of France.svg  FRA Mehdi Ouamri
10 MF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Luis Garcia Sosa
11 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Taylor Gray
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ethan Koren
14 DF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Farid Sar-Sar [7]
15 GK Flag of Haiti.svg  HAI Jean Antoine
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Gavin Castle( [A] ) [8]
17 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Darwin Ortiz [9]
18 MF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Min-jae Kwak
19 FW Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Carlos Rivas
20 DF Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Duvan Viafara
22 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Milo Garvanian
23 DF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Jesse Williams
24 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Logan Brown
25 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Jude Arthur
32 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jon Burke
33 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Alex McGrath
51 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Michael Barrueta
58 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jesus Ibarra
71 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jalen James
99 FW Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Markus Naglestad

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 JaimesReleasedN/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
7NE Columbus Crew 2 28114495347+645Qualification for the Playoffs
8SE Crown Legacy FC 281152105146+545
9SE Chattanooga FC 2898294542+345
10SE Carolina Core FC 281231123945−643
11NE New York Red Bulls II 281042125661−540
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 [a] 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'		2,810Anya 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 1–1
(3–4 p)		Ouamri 68'Greg Dopka2nd
Eastern Conf.
14June 13 Orlando City B Osceola County Stadium 2–2
(4–2 p)		Ouamri 56', Viafara 90+5'Calin Radosav2nd
Eastern Conf.
15June 22 Carolina Core FC Finley Stadium 1–2 James 76'3,867Olvin Olvia2nd
Eastern Conf.
16July 6 Crown Legacy FC Finley Stadium 1–2Ouamri 70' Pen.3,294Stearne Briem3rd
Eastern Conf.
17July 11 Philadelphia Union II Subaru Park 1–3Viafara 34'Ricardo Montero4th
Eastern Conf.
18July 17 Carolina Core FC Truist Point 1–2McGrath 88'3,152Marie Durr4th
Eastern Conf.
19July 27 Orlando City B Finley Stadium 1–0McGrath 57'4,741John Matto4th
Eastern Conf.
20August 3 Toronto FC II Finley Stadium 1–1 (5–3 p)Ouamri 36'3,769Russell Miller6th
Eastern Conf.
21August 10 Huntsville City FC Wicks Family Stadium 0–14,567Johnathan Luk6th
Eastern Conf.
22August 18 Crown Legacy FC Sportsplex at Matthews 1–1 (3–2 p)Ouamri 88'Elvis Osmanovic6th
Eastern Conf.
23August 25 Inter Miami CF II Chase Stadium 1–5Ouamri 19'Melvin Rivas8th
Eastern Conf.
24September 1 Atlanta United 2 Finley Stadium 3–4 Garvanian 27', Ouamri 45+1, 62'3,554William Hale9th
Eastern Conf.
25September 8 Columbus Crew 2 Finley Stadium 2–1 Ibarra 41', Garvanian 67'3,127Jordan Gray9th
Eastern Conf.
26September 21 New England Revolution II Gillette Stadium 1–1 (5–4 p) Kwak 18'Melinda Homa9th
Eastern Conf.
27September 29 Toronto FC II York Lions Stadium 5–1 Ibarra 35', Garvanian 62', Gray 66' 80', McGrath 70'Fabrizio Stasolla9th
Eastern Conf.
28October 6 New York Red Bulls II Finley Stadium 1–1 (7–6 p) Watson 6'4,178Adam Kilpatrick9th
Eastern Conf.
  1. ↑ Chattanooga FC's score written first

U.S. Open Cup

MatchdayDateOpponentVenueResult [a] 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 400+301+000+00
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Joseph Patrick Pérez 26015+1001+000+00
5 DF Flag of Moldova.svg  MDA Anatolie Prepeliță 23020+201+000+00
6 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Callum Watson 1818+911+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 29025+301+000+00
9 FW Flag of France.svg  FRA Mehdi Ouamri281225+2120+100+00
10 MF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Luis Garcia Sosa21012+800+100+00
11 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Taylor Gray 28425+241+000+00
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ethan Koren811+611+000+00
14 DF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Farid Sar-Sar24016+701+000+00
15 GK Flag of Haiti.svg  HAI Jean Antoine 19019+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 1519+610+000+00
19 FW Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Carlos Rivas 1001+900+000+00
20 DF Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Duvan Viafara24223+120+000+00
22 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Milo Garvanian 28525+251+000+00
23 DF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Jesse Williams 16012+400+000+00
24 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Logan Brown504+100+000+00
25 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Jude Arthur 19017+200+000+00
32 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jon Burke1209+201+000+00
33 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Alex McGrath 28724+371+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 18713+470+100+00
71 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jalen James 2356+1650+100+00
99 FW Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Markus Naglestad 600+600+000+00

Top scorers

RankPositionNumberNameMLS Next Pro U.S. Open Cup MLSNP PlayoffsTotal
1FW9 Flag of France.svg Mehdi Ouamri120012
2FW58 Flag of the United States.svg Jesus Ibarra 7007
MF33 Flag of England.svg Alex McGrath 7007
4DF22 Flag of the United States.svg Milo Garvanian 6006
5MF71 Flag of the United States.svg Jalen James 5005
6FW11 Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Gray 4004
7DF20 Flag of Colombia.svg Duvan Viafara2002
8MF6 Flag of England.svg Callum Watson 1001
MF12 Flag of the United States.svg Ethan Koren1001
MF18 Flag of South Korea.svg Min-jae Kwak 1001
Total450045

Top assists

RankPositionNumberNameMLS Next Pro U.S. Open Cup MLSNP PlayoffsTotal
1FW11 Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Gray 8008
2DF20 Flag of the United States.svg Milo Garvanian 7007
3MF33 Flag of England.svg Alex McGrath5005
4FW9 Flag of France.svg Mehdi Ouamri3003
FW58 Flag of the United States.svg Jesus Ibarra 300
6MF6 Flag of England.svg Callum Watson 2002
MF10 Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Garcia Sosa200
MF25 Flag of Ghana.svg Jude Arthur 200
9DF3 Flag of the United States.svg Joseph Patrick Pérez 1001
DF5 Flag of Moldova.svg Anatolie Prepeliță 100
MF8 Flag of the United States.svg Andrés Jiménez Aranzazu 100
FW19 Flag of Colombia.svg Carlos Rivas 100
DF24 Flag of the United States.svg Logan Brown100
MF71 Flag of the United States.svg Jalen James 100
FW99 Flag of Norway.svg Markus Naglestad 100
Total400040

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 400000000400
5 DF Flag of Moldova.svg Anatolie Prepeliță 810100000910
6 MF Flag of England.svg Callum Watson 600000000600
7 MF Flag of the United States.svg Damian Rodriguez 000000000000
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg Andrés Jiménez Aranzazu 700000000700
9 FW Flag of France.svg Mehdi Ouamri410000000410
10 MF Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Garcia Sosa200000000200
11 FW Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Gray 600000000600
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg Ethan Koren000000000000
14 DF Flag of Argentina.svg Farid Sar-Sar400000000400
15 GK Flag of Haiti.svg Jean Antoine 001000000001
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 300000000300
19 FW Flag of Colombia.svg Carlos Rivas 300000000300
20 DF Flag of Colombia.svg Duvan Viafara300000000300
22 DF Flag of the United States.svg Milo Garvanian 800000000800
23 DF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Jesse Williams 201000000201
24 DF Flag of the United States.svg Logan Brown000000000000
25 MF Flag of Ghana.svg Jude Arthur 700000000700
32 GK Flag of the United States.svg Jon Burke000000000000
33 MF Flag of England.svg Alex McGrath 700000000700
51 GK Flag of the United States.svg Michael Barrueta000000000000
58 FW Flag of the United States.svg Jesus Ibarra 200000000200
71 MF Flag of the United States.svg Jalen James 000000000000
99 FW Flag of Norway.svg Markus Naglestad 000000000000
Total76221000007722

Awards and Honors

MLS NEXT Pro Goal of the Week

WeekPlayerRef
2 Flag of the United States.svg Jesus Ibarra [16]
12 Flag of France.svg Mehdi Ouamri [17]
28 Flag of South Korea.svg Min-jae Kwak [18]

MLS NEXT Pro Team of the Matchweek

MatchWeekRef
5 [19]
26 [20]
29 [21]

MLS NEXT Pro Team of the Month

MonthRef
April [22]

MLS NEXT Pro Best XI

PlayerPositionRef
Flag of France.svg Mehdi Ouamri Forward [23]

References

  1. ↑ "Chattanooga FC Claims Steinbrecher Trophy With 3-0 Win". The Chattanoogan . May 30, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  2. ↑ "NISA Announces Chattanooga FC, Detroit City FC & Oakland Roots SC". NISA. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Chattanooga FC to Join MLS NEXT Pro". MLSNextPro.com. MLS Next Pro. November 14, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Front Office". ChattanoogaFC.com. Chattanooga FC. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Chattanooga FC 2023 Roster". chattanoogafc.com. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  6. ↑ https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/253086/joseph-p%C3%83%C2%83%C3%82%C2%A9rez
  7. ↑ https://www.mlsnextpro.com/players/farid-sar-sar/
  8. ↑ https://www.chattanoogan.com/2023/8/14/473233/Chattanooga-FC-Signs-Local-Midfielder.aspx
  9. ↑ https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/381238/darwin-ortiz
  10. ↑ "Chattanooga FC signs Trinidad and Tobago international Jesse Williams". www.ChattanoogaFC.com. Chattanooga FC. December 15, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Chattanooga Football Club signs Milo Garvanian". www.ChattanoogaFC.com. Chattanooga FC. January 3, 2024. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Chattanooga Football Club signs Robert Screen". www.ChattanoogaFC.com. Chattanooga FC. January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Chattanooga Football Club Signs Columbian Duvan Viafara". The Chattanoogan. January 14, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Chattanooga Football Club signs defender Logan Brown". www.ChattanoogaFC.com. Chattanooga FC. February 23, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Chattanooga FC announces year-end roster decisions". ChattanoogaFC.com. Chattanooga VC. November 10, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  16. ↑ Chavez, Ramon (March 27, 2024). "MLS NEXT Pro Goal of Matchweek 2: Jesus Ibarra". MLSNextPro.com. MLS Next Pro. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  17. ↑ Chavez, Ramon (June 5, 2024). "MLS NEXT Pro Goal of Matchweek 12: Mehdi Ouamri". MLSNextPro.com. MLS Next Pro. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  18. ↑ Chavez, Ramon (September 27, 2024). "MLS NEXT Pro Goal of Matchweek 28: Minjae Kwak". MLSNextPro.com. MLS Next Pro. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  19. ↑ "2024 MLS NEXT Pro Matchweek 5 Honors". MLSNextPro.com. MLS Next Pro. April 16, 2024. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  20. ↑ "2024 MLS NEXT Pro Matchweek 26 Honors". MLSNextPro.com. MLS Next Pro. September 9, 2024. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  21. ↑ "2024 MLS NEXT Pro Matchweek 29 Honors". MLSNextPro.com. MLS Next Pro. September 30, 2024. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  22. ↑ Henry Jr., Larry (May 1, 2024). "MLS NEXT Pro Monthly Awards: April". MLSNextPro.com. MLS Next Pro. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  23. ↑ "Tyrone Marshall Headlines List of 2024 MLS NEXT Pro Regular Season Award Winners". MLSNextPro.com. MLS NEXT Pro. October 16, 2024. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
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