Full name | Huntsville City Football Club | ||
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Founded | July 12, 2022 | ||
Stadium | Joe W. Davis Stadium Huntsville, Alabama | ||
Capacity | 6,000 | ||
Owner | Nashville SC | ||
Interim Head coach | Christophe Berra | ||
League | MLS Next Pro | ||
2023 | 9th, Eastern Conference Playoffs: DNQ | ||
Website | Club website | ||
Huntsville City FC is an American professional soccer team based in Huntsville, Alabama. It is the reserve team of Nashville SC and plays in MLS Next Pro, the third tier of American soccer. The team plays its games at Joe Davis Stadium, a former minor league baseball stadium.
On July 12, 2022, Nashville SC announced that it would start an MLS Next Pro team based in Huntsville, Alabama. [1] On August 4, 2022, Huntsville was named as one of seven MLS-affiliated clubs that would field teams in the MLS Next Pro league beginning in the 2023 season. [2] The team name and logo was announced on November 9, 2022. Huntsville City will be the only MLS reserve side that plays outside its parent team's home market. [3]
On December 19, 2022, midfielder Isaiah Johnston from York United was announced as the club's first official signing. Transfer details were not disclosed. [4]
On May 19, 2023, Huntsville City FC played their first ever home at Joe Davis Stadium. They defeated Crown Legacy FC in front of a sold-out crowd.
On 10th April, Huntsville announced the sacking of Head Coach Jack Collinson and the appointment of former Scottish international Christophe Berra in his place. [5]
No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
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1 | GK | Simon Jillson | United States |
2 | DF | Christian Applewhite ( [B] ) | United States |
3 | DF | Tomás Ritondale | United States |
5 | DF | Joel Sangwa | United States |
6 | MF | Sergi Oriol | Spain |
7 | MF | Brennan Creek | United States |
8 | MF | Isaiah Johnston | Canada |
9 | FW | Forster Ajago ( [A] ) | Ghana |
10 | MF | Ollie Wright | England |
11 | FW | Alexis Cerritos | El Salvador |
17 | MF | Jonathan Bolanos | United States |
19 | FW | Cannon Stretchen ( [B] ) | United States |
21 | DF | Kessy Coulibaly | France |
22 | FW | Maximus Ekk | United States |
23 | MF | Dominic Wilson ( [B] ) | Trinidad and Tobago |
24 | MF | Alejandro Velazquez-Lopez ( [B] ) | United States |
25 | DF | Fernando Cicéron | Haiti |
29 | MF | Julian Gaines ( [A] ) | United States |
35 | DF | Ashton Flowers ( [B] ) | United States |
36 | DF | Scott Cheevers ( [B] ) | United States |
40 | MF | Faiz Opande | Kenya |
47 | MF | Isaiah Jones ( [A] ) | United States |
67 | GK | Ben Martino ( [A] ) | United States |
77 | MF | Adem Sipić ( [A] ) | United States |
99 | GK | Jacob Grekowicz ( [B] ) | United States |
— | MF | Patrick Amarh | Ghana |
Coaching & Technical Staff | |
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Director of Soccer Operations | Matt Cairns |
Head coach | Christophe Berra |
Assistant coach | Omar Jarun |
Goalkeeping coach | Vacant |
Head Athletic Trainer | Luis Rodas |
Performance Coach & Sports Scientist | Josh Stewart |
Video Analyst/Scouting | Matt Bautista |
Head Equipment Manager | Sam Gibson |
Season | MLS Next Pro | Playoffs | Top Scorer | ||||||||||
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P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Conference | Overall | Player | Goals | |||
2023 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 48 | 45 | 38 | 9th, Eastern | 17th | Did not qualify | Azaad Liadi | 12 |
Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win% |
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Jack Collison [6] | Wales | January 18, 2023 | present | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 48 | 45 | 32.14 |
The club currently have 3 officially-recognized Supporters' Groups, altogether known as the HCFC Supporters Collaborative: Soccernauts 256, Invaders, and FUBAR Huntsville.[ citation needed ]
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