Icon FC

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Icon FC
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Full nameIcon Football Club
Nickname(s)Sky Blues, Cielo Azul
Founded2010
Ground Boverini Stadium
Capacity3,000
President Greg Bajek
Head Coach Greg Bajek
League American Soccer League
Website Club website

Icon Football Club is an American soccer team based in Montville, New Jersey. It was announced in May 2014 [1] the club would join the professional American Soccer League beginning with the 2014-15 season.

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Icon FC competed in the Garden State Soccer League, a United States Adult Soccer Association fifth-tier league from 2010-14.

U.S. Open Cup

The club is best known for their performances in the 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup which they qualified for by advancing to the final of the 2013 USASA Region I National Cup. Their striker, Argjent Duka (brother of Chicago Fire midfielder Dilly Duka), finished tied for third among the top scorers [2] with four goals in two matches.

U.S. Open Cup results

DateTournament StageOpponentResult
May 14, 20131st Round Brooklyn Italians (NPSL)Won, 4-1 [3]
May 21, 20132nd Round Richmond Kickers (USL PRO)Lost, 1-4 [4]
May 14, 20142nd Round Baltimore Bohemians (PDL)Lost, 1-4 [5]

Season-by-season

SeasonLeagueWDLResultPlayoffs
2014-15 ASL 10442ndWon ASL Cup (defeated Western Mass Pro)

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References

  1. ↑ "Icon FC Becomes A Franchise In ASL". Icon Soccer Club. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "2013 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup goalscoring leaders". thecup.us. 2 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "Argjent Duka's hat trick lifts newcomers Icon FC over Brooklyn Italians". thecup.us. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "Richmond pull away from Icon FC to set up another rematch with DC United". thecup.us. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  5. ↑ "Coach Santino Quaranta leads Baltimore Bohemians to debut win over Icon FC". thecup.us. 18 May 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
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