Legends FC

Legends FC

Full name	Legends Football Club
Founded	1992
Ground	Richland Stadium Dallas, Texas
Owner	Kanishka Ali
Head Coach	Kanishka Ali
League	NTPSA Division 1A (Tier 5)
Spring 2014	NTPSA Division 1A, 1st
Home colors Away colors

Legends FC is an American semi-professional soccer team based in Dallas, Texas, United States. Founded in 1992, the team plays in Region III of the United States Adult Soccer Association, a network of amateur leagues at the fifth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid.

The team plays its home games in the stadium at Richland College. The team's colors are white and red.

History

Legends FC was founded in 1992 by Kanish Ali, an immigrant from Afghanistan, and several friends who played together at the high school, college and club levels. ^[1]

The team plays in the North Texas Premier Soccer Association, a successful league which is a member of the United States Adult Soccer Association Region III group of leagues. The Legends won the USASA U-23 Cup in 2009, in addition to numerous other local and regional trophies.

The Legends have a long and successful history in competing in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. They first qualified for the tournament in 2004, but lost 3-1 to state rivals DFW Tornados in the first round, despite fielding a team that included future MLS players such as Ugo Ihemelu. ^[2]

They qualified again in 2006 (playing as the Dallas Mustang Legends), but lost again in the first round, this time to USL Premier Development League side Des Moines Menace. After narrowly missing out in qualification in 2008 and 2009 they returned to the competition again in 2010, but lost in the first round for a third time, 3-0 to USSF Division 2 Professional League side FC Tampa Bay. ^[3]

Players

2014 USASA Region III National Cup roster

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. Nation Player — DF   USA Adriel Adibi — MF   USA Gabriel Arredono — MF   USA Sean Bellomy — DF   USA Beau Bellomy — MF   USA Cameron Brown — FW   BRA Paulo da Silva — DF   BRA Diogo de Almeida — DF   USA Cody Ellis — FW   CMR Kaze Etienne — DF   SEN Abdoulay Faly

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF   BRA Authur Ivo — FW   USA Ryan Latham — MF   USA Daniel Lopez — FW   ENG Jamie Lovegrove — MF   USA Robert Luevano — MF   USA Tommy Nelson — MF   USA Kristian Quintana — FW   USA Anthony Santaga — GK   USA Matt Wideman — GK   USA Ryan Shaughnessy — GK   USA James Webb — FW   USA Kevin White — FW   USA Anoop Sankar

2014 Fall NTPSA Division 1A Squad

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. Nation Player — DF   USA Adriel Adibi —   AFG Kanishka Ali —   Gabriel Arredondo — MF   USA Sean Bellomy — DF   USA Beau Bellomy — MF   USA Cameron Brown — FW   BRA Paulo da Silva — DF   BRA Diogo de Almeida —   Tuan Doan — DF   USA Kevin Ellis — FW   CMR Kaze Etienne — DF   SEN Abdoulay Faly

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF   BRA Authur Ivo —   Alex Johnston — FW   USA Ryan Latham — MF   USA Daniel Lopez — FW   ENG Jamie Lovegrove — MF   USA Robert Luevano — MF   USA Tommy Nelson — MF   USA Kristian Quintana — FW   USA Anthony Santaga —   Jules Renner — GK   USA Matt Wideman — GK   USA Ryan Shaughnessy — GK   USA James Webb — FW   USA Kevin White

Notable players

• Bobby Rhine
• Ugo Ihemelu
• T.J. Tomasso
• Esteban Mariel
• Manuel Mariel
• Steven McCarthy
• Dillon Powers

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Regular season	Playoffs	Open Cup
2004	5	USASA			First Round
2006	5	USASA			First Round
2008	5	USASA			Did not qualify
2009	5	USASA			Did not qualify
2010	5	USASA			First Round

Managers

• Kanishka Ali (1992–present)

Stadium

• Richland Stadium; Dallas, Texas (????-present)

References

1. 2010 Meet the USASA: Legends FC of North Texas
2. "First Round".
3. "FC Tampa Bay Rowdies". Archived from the original on September 29, 2010. Retrieved June 17, 2010.