Akron City FC

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Akron City FC
Akron City FC Logo.webp
Full nameAkron City FC
Founded2021;4 years ago (2021)
StadiumGreen Street Stadium
St. Vincent–St. Mary High School
Akron, Ohio
Capacity3,000 [1]
Head CoachAndy Hoggarth
League USL League Two
Website https://akroncityfc.com/
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Akron City FC is an American soccer club based in Akron, Ohio, United States.

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Founded in 2021, the men's team plays in USL League Two, a pre-professional league that is part of the United Soccer League system. The team originally played in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national semi-pro league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Great Lakes Conference of the Midwest Region. [2] The team plays its home games at Green Street Stadium on the campus of St. Vincent–St. Mary High School in Akron. [3] The team's colors are sky blue, red and white.

History

Founding and inaugural season

Akron City FC joined the NPSL as an expansion franchise in 2021 and took part in its first competitive season in 2022. On September 16, 2021, Kia Zolgharnain was named as the technical director and was responsible for player acquisition for the new team. [2] Akron City played their first NPSL game on May 14, 2022. In front of 1,051 fans, the team secured a 2–1 victory over Pittsburgh Hotspurs. [4]

The team would not win again until its final game on July 15, 2022 against the Erie Commodores. Kia stepped down as head coach after three games for medical reasons and assistant coach Jay Stepp assumed head coaching duties for the reaming of the season. Cedric Tschami was elevated to top assistant. Despite the team's final record, four of their losses were by one goal and they played to four draws. One of those draws was against eventual Rust Belt champion and Midwest Region finalist Cleveland SC, avenging their two worst losses of the season. In that game, Akron City FC scored early and held a 1-0 lead for over 70 minutes before conceding the equalizer in the 86th minute.

Despite the results on the field, the 2022 season was a great building block for the future. The team drew over 1,000 fans twice and averaged 625 fans for the season, well above league averages. The team secured 19 sponsorships, proving the business community was on board with the cities newest sports asset.

In December 2024, Akron announced it was joining USL League Two for the 2025 season. [5]

Club colors and crest

Sponsorship

PeriodKit manufacturerShirt SponsorSleeve SponsorOther Kit Sponsors
2022 UN1TUSHoppin' Frog BrewerySpringside Athletic ClubCircle K, Cleveland Clinic Akron General
2023 Circle K Cleveland Clinic Akron General, Sgt. Clean Car Wash, TL Worldwide Transportation
2024 ARRIVO (formerly Un1tus)Uncle Tito's Mexican GrillHoppin' Frog Brewery, Sgt. Clean Car Wash, Days of Gifts, Lyndall Insurance, Ohio Euro Motorcars, Sports Alliance of Greater Akron
2025 Hoppin' Frog Brewery, Akron Indoor Soccer, Lyndall Insurance, Days of Gifts, Ohio Euro Motors

Players and staff

Current roster

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.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brett Kaminski
2 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Jami Royer
3 MF Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Uros Jevtic
4 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Mikey Lennon
5 DF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Stan Klaver
6 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Matt Roberts
7 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Marko Rimac
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Marko Odorcic
9 MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Wan Kuzri Wan Kamal
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ethan Vermillion
11 DF Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Milos Stajkovic
12 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Carter Hancock
13 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Remi Agunbiade
15 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Adam Kalvitz
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Glory User
17 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Quinn Groves
18 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Stefan Dobrijevic
19 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lazar Ivanis
20 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Will Wagner
21 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Abdi Bah
22 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Jannis Schmidt
23 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Colin Biros
24 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA James Buebendorf
25 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dylan Halm
31 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cam Victor

Year-by-year

Season League Playoffs Open Cup Top Goalscorer(s)
DivLeagueConferencePldWLDGFGAGDPtsPPGPositionName(s)Goals
2022 4 NPSL Rust Belt Conference 122641023-13100.835thDNQDNE Flag of the United States.svg Jaden Wright5
2023 Great Lakes Conference 123811520-5100.836thDNQDNE Flag of the United States.svg Jaden Wright3
2024 108204310+33242.402ndDNE Flag of the United States.svg Stefan Dobrijevic12

|2025 |12 |5 |2 |5 |19 |11 | +8 |20 |1.67 | bgcolor=silver | 3rd | Flag of the United States.svg Stefan Dobrijevic |4 |}

Managerial history

CoachYearsLeague W-L-DPlayoffs
Kia Zolgharnain/Jay Stepp

Andy Hoggarth

2022–2022

2023–Present

2–6–4

17-13-6

0-0-0

1-1

Total


Stadium

References

  1. ↑ https://www.stvm.com/list-detail?pk=110429
  2. 1 2 "Akron City FC Joins the NPSL for the 2022 Season". akroncityfc.com. September 16, 2021. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Akron City FC @ Green Street Stadium at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School". npsl.com. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  4. ↑ "HISTORIC NIGHT FOR NPSL SOCCER IN AKRON, OHIO ENDS WITH A 2-1 WIN FOR AKRON CITY FC". npsl.com. May 15, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Akron City FC to join USL League Two in 2025". USL League Two. December 12, 2024. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
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