Akron Summit Assault

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Akron Summit Assault
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Full nameAkron Metro Futbol Club Summit Assault
NicknamesSummit Assault, Metro
Founded2010
Dissolved2011
Ground St. Vincent-St. Mary High School
Akron, Ohio
Capacity3,000
Club President Flag of the United States.svg Dave Laughlin
Head Coach Flag of England.svg Denzil Antonio
League USL Premier Development League
2011 5th, Great Lakes
Playoffs: DNQ
Website http://www.akronsummitassault.com/
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Akron Summit Assault was an American soccer team based in Akron, Ohio, United States. Founded in 2010, they played their only season in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Great Lakes Division of the Central Conference.

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The team played the majority of its home games in the stadium at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School, with selected games being held at Lee Jackson Field on the campus of the University of Akron. The team's colors were orange, lime green, and white.

History

Akron Summit Assault was announced as a USL Premier Development League expansion franchise on February 23, 2011, [1] as an unofficial replacement for the Cleveland Internationals franchise which folded at the end of 2010. They played their first competitive game on May 14, 2011, in a 2-0 loss to Chicago Fire Premier. [2] The first goal in franchise history was scored by Michael O'Neill in their next game, a 2-2 tie with the Cincinnati Kings. [3] On Sunday, July 24, 2011, the Akron played their final game, a 1-4 loss against the Chicago Fire U-23 finishing the season with a 5-8-3 record. The Akron Summit Assault folded after the 2011 season for undisclosed reasons. Although it is generally understood that the reason was financial distress.

Players

Final roster

As of June 7, 2011. [4]

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 Brad Stuver [5]
2 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kyle Scharfenberg [6]
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mike Matlock [7]
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sean Sikich [8]
5 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Christian Dominguez
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Aodhan Quinn [9]
7 MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Michael Balogun [10]
8 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Michael O'Neill
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mariusz Trzeciak
10 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Ashton Campbell
11 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Thomas Schmitt [11]
12 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Vaughn Spurrier [12]
No.Pos.NationPlayer
13 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Matt Dagilis [13]
14 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Ryan Johnstone
15 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ryan Minick [14]
16 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Aaron Adkins [15]
17 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Rhys Cannella [16]
18 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ben Truax
19 FW Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  BIH Admir Suljevic [17]
20 MF Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Vlad Muresan
21 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kayvon Aserifard [18]
31 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Carl Contrasciere
32 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Richard Ott

Year-by-year

YearDivisionLeagueRegular seasonPlayoffsOpen Cup
20114PDL5th, Great LakesDid not qualifyDid not qualify

Head coaches

Stadium

Average attendance

Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive at https://web.archive.org/web/20100105175057/http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html.

References

  1. ↑ AMFC Summit Assault Joins PDL Archived 2011-04-08 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
  3. ↑ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
  4. ↑ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on March 17, 2011. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
  5. ↑ "BIO Preview for /Sports/M-soccer/MTT/Stuver_brad00.HTML".
  6. ↑ "Kyle Scharfenberg Bio - Lafayette Leopards Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on October 23, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Player Bio: Mike Matlock - University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on March 26, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Sean Sikich - Men's Soccer".
  9. ↑ "Aodhan Quinn - Soccer".
  10. ↑ "Player Bio: Michael Balogun - NORTH CAROLINA OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Archived from the original on September 28, 2010. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
  11. ↑ http://www.gozips.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10800&ATCLID=1523692%5B%5D
  12. ↑ "Vaughn Spurrier - Men's Soccer".
  13. ↑ http://www.gozips.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10800&ATCLID=941597%5B%5D
  14. ↑ "Ryan Minick". Archived from the original on October 23, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  15. ↑ "BIO Preview for /Sports/M-soccer/MTT/Adkins_aaron00.HTML".
  16. ↑ "Tiffin University - 2010 Men's Soccer Roster". Archived from the original on June 11, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
  17. ↑ "BIO Preview for /Sports/M-soccer/MTT/Suljevic_admir00.HTML".
  18. ↑ http://loyolaramblers.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/afsarifard_kayvon00.html [ dead link ]


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