Pennsylvania Stoners

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Pennsylvania Stoners
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Full namePennsylvania Stoners
Nickname(s)The Stoners
Founded2007
Dissolved2009
GroundZephyr Sports Complex at Whitehall High School
Chairman Flag of the United States.svg Fred Stellato
Manager Flag of the United States.svg David Weitzman
League National Premier Soccer League
2009 Regular Season: 3rd, Keystone
Playoffs: did not qualify

The Pennsylvania Stoners were an American soccer team based in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Founded in 2007, the team played in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American soccer pyramid, in the Eastern Keystone Division.

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The team played its home games at the Zephyr Sports Complex on the campus of Whitehall High School in nearby Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania, where they had played since 2009. The team's colors were royal blue and white.

The Stoners name was derived from Pennsylvania's official nickname, The Keystone State. A previous incarnation of the Stoners was a member of the American Soccer League from 1979 to 1983.

History

The original Stoners were members of the American Soccer League from 1979 to 1983, during which time the team registered a win-loss-tie record of 76-49-25. The Stoners won the league championship in 1980. [1] Due to increasing competition from other soccer leagues, and decreasing attendance, the team, along with the rest of the league, folded in 1983. [1]

The team was resurrected in 2007 as the Pennsylvania Stoners, and competed in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL). The team originally played its home games at J. Birney Crum Stadium in Allentown.

In 2008, the team captured the NPSL league championship. In 2009, the Stoners began playing their home matches at Whitehall-Coplay School District's Zephyr Sports Complex in nearby Whitehall. The team folded after the 2009 season. In 2010, the FC Sonic Lehigh Valley brought NPSL soccer back to the Lehigh Valley. [2]

Players

Individual honors

Year-by-year

YearDivisionLeagueRegular SeasonPlayoffsOpen Cup
19792ASL3rd, EasternSemifinalsdid not enter
19802ASL1st, NationalChampiondid not enter
19812ASL2nd, LibertySemifinalsdid not enter
19822ASL6th1st Rounddid not enter
19832ASL2nd, EasternFinaldid not enter
20084NPSL1st, NorthChampiondid not enter
20094NPSL3rd, Keystonedid not qualifydid not enter

Honors

Head coaches

Stadiums

References

  1. 1 2 Long, Ernie (13 December 1999). "The Popular Stoners Were Hurt By League: ASL Got Away From What Made It Successful, Which Destroyed Allentown Team". The Morning Call.
  2. ↑ "National Premier Soccer League - F.C. Sonic Lehigh Valley to take the field in 2010". Archived from the original on 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
  3. ↑ "Stoners Announce 2009 Coaching Staff" . Retrieved 2009-04-27.
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