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| Full name | Greenville Triumph Soccer Club | |||
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| Founded | March 13, 2018 | |||
| Stadium | Paladin Stadium Greenville, South Carolina | |||
| Capacity | 16,000 | |||
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| President | Chris Lewis | |||
| Head coach | Rick Wright | |||
| League | USL League One | |||
| 2024 | 4th of 12 Playoffs: Semifinals | |||
| Website | www | |||
Greenville Triumph SC is a professional soccer team based in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. The club began play in USL League One in 2019.
The formation of USL D3 was first announced in April 2017, and league officials began touring the country, looking for candidate cities for new soccer clubs. USL D3 vice president Steven Short visited Greenville in July 2017 and told local reporters at the time that Greenville was one of the league's top candidates. [1] In January 2018, the league began announcing teams that would play in their 2019 inaugural season. The formation of a USL D3 club in Greenville was officially announced on March 13, 2018, with local entrepreneur Joe Erwin named the principal owner. The Greenville team was the third team to join the league after Tormenta FC and FC Tucson, two clubs which already existed and played in the Premier Development League. [2] [3] The team qualified for the playoffs in their first year of existence.
The team's name, Greenville Triumph SC, and its logo and colors were announced on August 9, 2018. [4] On August 27, the team announced that the team would be coached by former U.S. national team player John Harkes, who had previously served as head coach of USL club FC Cincinnati for the 2016 season. [5] Harkes was signed on a three-year contract. [6]
On June 8, 2021, GTSC announced they will field a women's side to compete in the new USL W League beginning in 2022. [7]
On January 28, 2022, GTSC officials announced that after a two-year search for a new stadium location, they had settled on a six-acre site in Mauldin, South Carolina at BridgeWay Station. The proposed stadium would contain 8,100 seats and be multi-sport. Had county officials approved the stadium, the project would have been completed by the beginning of the 2023 season. [8] The Greenville County Council finance committee rejected that original proposal. [9]
On October 30, 2024, after a two-year delay, the team announced that plans for a 10,000-seat stadium (expanded from the prior 8,100-seat plan) in Mauldin at BridgeWay Station would move forward. The multi-use venue will be home to both the Triumph and the Greenville Liberty. It is expected to be completed in 2026 with an estimated cost of $80-$100 million. [9]
On September 23, 2025, the team put up an article on their official team website with an update (after more than a year since the last announcement) that highlighted that "(T)he multi-use stadium within BridgeWay Station in Mauldin will host its first matches in 2026." and that they would receive money, in different amounts, from the city of Mauldin, the state of South Carolina, and Greenville Pro Soccer, "along with millions of donated land and in-kind planning, development, and coordination contributions from Hughes Investments, developer of BridgeWay Station." One important thing of note was that, compared to the 10,000 figure initially put out, the stadium would only have up to 6,300 people, "creating a more intimate experience for the fans", and that lastly, "the design will mirror BridgeWay Station’s distinctive European-inspired architecture, featuring grand columns, ornamental cornices, Italian-inspired towers, and expansive archways that will serve as grand entrances into the stadium and complement the development’s walkable, community-centered design." [10]
| Season | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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| 2019–2020 | Nike | ScanSource |
| 2021–2024 | Hummel [11] | |
| 2025-Present | Prisma Health |
The Greenville Triumph's supporters group, The Reedy River Riot, began in earnest when members of their leadership began discussing strategies to create a professional soccer team in Greenville. A social media blitz of #usl2gvl and a Change.org petition in June 2017 began this process. The petition to “Bring Professional Soccer to Greenville” garnered over 900 signatures and caught the eye of the USL leadership and the local prospective ownership group. Their dream was fulfilled in March 2018 with the announcement that Greenville had been chosen as a founding member of the USL D3.
Throughout the team's conception and buildout, the Reedy River Riot's initial membership began meeting to discuss their vision for a supporters group. Their leadership consists of soccer fanatics based in and around Greenville who have served together in leadership positions within numerous soccer supporter groups in the past.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Majority owner and chairman |  Joe Erwin |
| President | Chris Lewis |
| Vice chairman | Doug Erwin |
| Coaching staff | |
| Technical director / head coach |  Rick Wright |
| Assistant coach | Mark Ward |
| Assistant coach | Julie Carlson |
| Goalkeeping coach |  Juan "Choco" Villegas |
| High performance coach | Ryan Mckie |
| Season | USL League One | Playoffs | US Open Cup | Top Scorer 1 | |||||||||
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| P | W | L | D | GF | GA | Pts | PPG | Pos. | Player | Goals | |||
| 2019 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 22 | 43 | 1.54 | 3rd | Finals | 2nd Round | Jake Keegan | 9 |
| 2020 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 35 | 2.19 | 1st | Champions | Cancelled |  Lachlan McLean | 7 |
| 2021 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 36 | 29 | 45 | 1.61 | 2nd | Finals | Cancelled |  Marios Lomis | 15 |
| 2022 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 40 | 38 | 46 | 1.53 | 2nd | Semifinals | 3rd Round | Jacob Labovitz | 12 |
| 2023 | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 45 | 40 | 48 | 1.50 | 5th | Quarterfinals | 2nd Round | Leonardo Castro | 13 |
| 2024 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 39 | 28 | 37 | 1.68 | 4th | Semifinals | 3rd Round |  Lyam MacKinnon | 18 ♦ |
| 2025 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 1.00 | 9th | TBD | 2nd Round | Leonardo Castro | 2 |
^ 1. Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in league, league playoffs, U.S. Open Cup and other competitive matches.
| Year | Player | Country | Position | Honor |
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| 2019 | Dallas Jaye |  Guam | Goalkeeper | Goalkeeper of the Year Golden Glove All-League First Team |
| Tyler Polak | United States | Defender | All-League First Team | |
| Cole Seiler | United States | Defender | All-League First Team | |
| 2020 | Dallas Jaye | Guam | Goalkeeper | Goalkeeper of the Year Golden Glove All-League First Team |
| Brandon Fricke | United States | Defender | Defender of the Year All-League First Team | |
| Tyler Polak | United States | Defender | All-League First Team | |
| Noah Pilato | United States | Midfielder | All-League First Team | |
| Alex Morrell | United States | Forward | All-League First Team | |
| Lachlan McLean | Australia | Forward | All-League Second Team | |
| 2021 | Marios Lomis | Netherlands | Forward | All-League First Team |
| Brandon Fricke | United States | Defender | All-League Second Team | |
| Abdi Mohamed |  Somalia | Defender | All-League Second Team | |
| Aaron Walker | United States | Midfielder | All-League Second Team | |
| 2022 | Evan Lee | United States | Defender | All-League First Team |
| Brandon Fricke | United States | Defender | All-League Second Team | |
| 2023 | Leonardo Castro | Columbia | Forward | All-League Second Team |
| 2024 | Lyam MacKinnon | Switzerland | Forward | Player of the Year Golden Boot All-League First Team |
| Evan Lee | United States | Midfielder | All-League Second Team |
A new chapter in Upstate South Carolina soccer history officially begins as construction is underway on the permanent home for the Greenville Triumph SC and Greenville Liberty SC soccer teams.
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