Greenville Lions

For the baseball team, see Greenville Lions (baseball).

Greenville Lions

Full name	Greenville Lions
Nickname(s)	The Lions
Founded	2001
Dissolved	2003
Ground	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, South Carolina
Capacity	15,000
Owner	Miguel Banda
President	Scott Halkett
Head Coach	Garth Pollonais
League	USL D3 Pro League, USL Premier Development League
2003 (PDL)	5th, Mid Atlantic Division
Home colors Away colors

Greenville Lions were an American soccer team that played in the United Soccer Leagues (USL) D3 Pro League (later known as the USL Second Division) and operated an amateur team, Greenville Lions Premier, in the Premier Development League (PDL), the third and fourth tiers of the American soccer pyramid at the time. The team was founded in 2001 and operated until 2003.

The Lions played their home games at Sirrine Stadium on the grounds of Greenville High School in the city of Greenville, South Carolina.

History

The Greenville Lions were founded as a professional soccer team in 2001 based out of Greenville, South Carolina to play in the third tier of the American soccer pyramid at the time, the USL D3 Pro League. The team was owned by Miguel Banda and Scott Halkett served as Club President. Following a successful first season, losing the championship game 0–1 to the Utah Blitzz, ^[1] the club would launch and operate amateur teams in the USL Premier Development League (PDL) and the Super Y-League ^[2]

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs	Open Cup
2001	3	USL D-3 Pro League	3rd, Southern	Final	Did not qualify
2002	3	USL D-3 Pro League	2nd, Southern	1st Round	2nd Round
2003	4	USL PDL	6th, Mid-Atlantic	Did not qualify	Did not qualify

Coaches

• Garth Pollonais 2002–03

Stadia

• Sirrine Stadium, Greenville, South Carolina 2003

References

1. David Litterer (February 14, 2010). "United Soccer Leagues Statistical History, Part 4 (2000–2003)". The American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on January 8, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
2. "Greenville Lions Expand Operation for 2002; First in Nation". USLFans.com. December 13, 2001. Archived from the original on December 9, 2006. Retrieved May 27, 2013.