Full name | Cocoa Expos | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Expos | ||
Founded | 1993 | ||
Dissolved | 2007 | ||
Stadium | Cocoa Municipal Stadium | ||
Capacity | 3,000 | ||
Chairman | Giles Malone | ||
Manager | 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.
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 | Division | League | Regular Season | Playoffs | Open Cup |
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1993/94 | N/A | USISL Indoor | 3rd, Southeast | Did not qualify | N/A |
1994 | N/A | USISL | 1st, Southeast | Sizzling Nine | N/A |
1994/95 | N/A | USISL Indoor | 2nd, North/South | Did not qualify | N/A |
1995 | N/A | USISL Premier | 1st, Eastern | Runner-up | Did not qualify |
1995/96 | N/A | USISL Indoor | 4th, Southeast | Did not qualify | N/A |
1996 | 4 | USISL Premier | 1st, EASTERN Southern | Premier Six | Did not qualify |
1997 | 4 | USISL PDSL | 1st, Southeast | Runner-up | Did not qualify |
1998 | 4 | USISL PDSL | 2nd, Southeast | Regional Finals | Did not qualify |
1999 | 4 | USL PDL | 2nd, Southeast | Conference Semifinals | 2nd Round |
2000 | 4 | USL PDL | 3rd, Southeast | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
2001 | 4 | USL PDL | 1st, Southeast | Conference Finals | Did not qualify |
2002 | 4 | USL PDL | 5th, Southeast | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
2003 | 4 | USL PDL | 1st, Southeast | Conference Semifinals | Did not qualify |
2004 | 4 | USL PDL | 2nd, Southeast | Conference Finals | 2nd Round |
2005 | 4 | USL PDL | 1st, Southeast | Conference Semifinals | Qualifying Round |
2006 | 4 | USL PDL | 3rd, Southeast | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
2007 | 4 | USL PDL | 8th, Southeast | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
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