Cocoa Expos

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Cocoa Expos
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Full nameCocoa Expos
Nickname(s)The Expos
Founded1993
Dissolved2007;16 years ago (2007)
Stadium Cocoa Municipal Stadium
Capacity3,000
Chairman Flag of the United States.svg Giles Malone
Manager Flag of Germany.svg Udo Schenatzky
League USL Premier Development League
2007 8th, Southeast Division

Cocoa Expos was an American soccer team, founded in 1993. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2007, when the team left the league and the franchise was terminated.

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The team played its home matches at the Cocoa Municipal Stadium the city of Cocoa, Florida, approximately 45 miles from Orlando. The team's colors were blue and white.

The team also had a sister organization, the Cocoa Expos Women, which played in the women's USL W-League, but which also folded at the end of 2007.

Year-by-year

YearDivisionLeagueRegular SeasonPlayoffsOpen Cup
1993/94N/AUSISL Indoor3rd, SoutheastDid not qualifyN/A
1994N/AUSISL1st, SoutheastSizzling NineN/A
1994/95N/AUSISL Indoor2nd, North/SouthDid not qualifyN/A
1995N/AUSISL Premier1st, EasternRunner-upDid not qualify
1995/96N/AUSISL Indoor4th, SoutheastDid not qualifyN/A
19964USISL Premier1st, EASTERN SouthernPremier SixDid not qualify
19974USISL PDSL1st, SoutheastRunner-upDid not qualify
19984USISL PDSL2nd, SoutheastRegional FinalsDid not qualify
19994USL PDL2nd, SoutheastConference Semifinals2nd Round
20004USL PDL3rd, SoutheastDid not qualifyDid not qualify
20014USL PDL1st, SoutheastConference FinalsDid not qualify
20024USL PDL5th, SoutheastDid not qualifyDid not qualify
20034USL PDL1st, SoutheastConference SemifinalsDid not qualify
20044USL PDL2nd, SoutheastConference Finals2nd Round
20054USL PDL1st, SoutheastConference SemifinalsQualifying Round
20064USL PDL3rd, SoutheastDid not qualifyDid not qualify
20074USL PDL8th, SoutheastDid not qualifyDid not qualify

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Competition history

After joining the league in 1994 the Expos became one of the most successful and popular teams in the USL Premier Development League. In their first three seasons, from 1994 to 1997, the team lost only three regular season games, and played in the Conference Championship game four times, in 1995, 1997, 2001, and 2004. During their 2001 preseason the Expos played former the Major League Soccer franchise Tampa Bay Mutiny and lost only 1–0. In the year 2005 the Expos qualified for the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup for the third time. However, their final season in 2007 proved to be disastrous, the team losing 13 of 15 matches and scoring just one goal all season.

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