Danbury United

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Danbury United
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Full nameDanbury United
Founded2003
Ground Portuguese Cultural Center
Danbury, Connecticut
Capacity250
General Manager Flag of Portugal.svg Carlos Canhao [1]
Head Coach Flag of Portugal.svg Mauro Costa [1]
League Connecticut Soccer League
USASA

Danbury United is an American soccer club based in Danbury, Connecticut. The team is an arm of the Portuguese Cultural Center, a group that allows the large Portuguese-American population of Connecticut to stay in touch with their roots. The "open" team plays in the Connecticut Soccer League, the top state league in Connecticut.

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The team qualified for the 2007 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and lost in the first round, but not without giving the professional Western Mass Pioneers a scare by taking them to extra time.

2011 USOC roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Portugal.svg  POR André Faria
2 MF Flag of Portugal.svg  POR Mauro Costa [2]
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Matthew Cusack [3]
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Justin Dell [4]
5 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Zachary Dell [5]
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Steven DeMoura [6]
7 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA José dos Santos [7]
8 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Mauro dos Santos [8]
9 MF Flag of Portugal.svg  POR Tony Fernandes [9]
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jeffrey Matteo [10]
11 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Arthur Hilaro [11]
No.Pos.NationPlayer
12 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN John Meyer
13 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nick Christopher
14 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Michael Palacio
15 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mark Pataky [12]
16 MF Flag of Mozambique.svg  MOZ Alexandre Paulichi
17 MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Adam Mathioudis
19 MF Flag of Cape Verde.svg  CPV Herakton Silva
20 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Julio Cesar dos Santos
21 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA John Koutsounadis
22 FW Flag of Portugal.svg  POR Gerson Canhaõ [10]
28 DF Flag of Portugal.svg  POR Philip Santos Moreira

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