Fredericksburg Hotspur

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Full nameFredericksburg Hotspur
Nickname(s)Hotspurs
Founded2010
Dissolved2014
Ground UMW Battleground Stadium
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Capacity1000
OwnerMatt Galligan
Head CoachJason Kilby
League USL Premier Development League
2011 6th, South Atlantic
Playoffs: DNQ
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Fredericksburg Hotspur was an American soccer team based in Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States. Founded in 2010, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the South Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team was renamed Fredericksburg FC in 2014.

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The team played its home games at the UMW Battleground Stadium on the campus of the University of Mary Washington. [1] The team's colors were red, black and white.

The team was part of the larger Fredericksburg Area Soccer Association, which was a fixture in the Central Virginia soccer scene for more than 30 years, and which began its involvement with USL in 2010 with 10 teams participating in the USL Super Y-League and USL Super-20 League.

History

Fredericksburg Hotspur was announced as a USL Premier Development League expansion franchise on September 16, 2010. [2] The team played its first game on May 7, 2011, a 2-0 loss to the Virginia Beach Piranhas. [3]

In 2014, the team merged with and was rebranded as Fredericksburg FC. [4]

Players

2012 roster

2012 Roster [5]

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
00 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Colin Newcity [6]
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ryan Taylor [7]
5 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Nik Rich
2 DF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Karel Manrau [8]
23 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Grant Silvester [9]
4 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Dale Robins-Bailey [10]
25 DF Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Assane Keita [11]
3 DF Flag of Costa Rica.svg  CRC Dennis Castillo [12]
24 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lemuel Lyons
26 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Patrick Bain [13]
18 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nate Shiffman [14]
7 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ryan Sappington [15]
22 MF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Travis Mulraine [16]
19 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Don Smart
9 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Gene Daniels
No.Pos.NationPlayer
8 MF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Romena Bowie [17]
17 MF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Evans Wise [18]
14 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Matt Truslow
10 MF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Mario Herrera Meraz [19]
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dylan Bowman [20]
13 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jacob Keller
11 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Josh West [21]
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA KC Onyeador [22]
21 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ryan Zinkhan [23]
15 FW Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  SKN Tishan Hanley [24]
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kyle Emerick
— MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chris Dunn [25]
— DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jacob Weiss
— FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Demar Stephenson

Year-by-year

YearDivisionLeagueRegular SeasonPlayoffsOpen Cup
20114USL PDL6th, South AtlanticDid not qualifyDid not qualify
20124USL PDL5th, South AtlanticDid not qualifyDid not qualify

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Stadium

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