Real Maryland F.C.

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Real Maryland F.C.
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Full nameReal Maryland Football Club
Nickname(s)The Monarchs
Founded2007
Stadium Lester Stadium
Rockville, Maryland
Capacity5,000
Owner Flag of Spain.svg Victor Moran
General Manager Flag of the United States.svg David Noyes
Head Coach Flag of Spain.svg Silvino Gonzalo
League USL League Two
2012 2nd, South Atlantic
Playoffs: Quarter Finals
Website Club website
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Real Maryland F.C., commonly known as the Real Maryland Monarchs, was an American soccer team based in Rockville, Maryland, United States. Founded in 2007, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the South Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference, having voluntarily self-relegated from the USL Second Division at the end of 2010. The team suspended operations after the 2012 season.

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From 2009 to 2012, the team played its home games at Roy Lester Stadium on the campus of Richard Montgomery High School. The team's colors are white, gold and black. The team's nickname, the Monarchs or "Los Monarcas", is intended to reflect the state of Maryland's colonial roots under Lords Calvert and Baltimore.

In addition to the professional team, the club fielded a team in the USL's Super-20 League, a league for players 17 to 20 years of age run under the United Soccer Leagues umbrella. The club also fielded four teams in the USL's Super Y-League, with teams in the U14, U15, U16, and U17 divisions.

History

Real Maryland was launched in July 2007 as an expansion franchise joining the USL Second Division in 2008. [1] The club's majority owner, Victor Moran, named the club Real Maryland because he intended "to create a REAL event, not just a soccer game", and hired former Northern Virginia Royals head coach Silvino Gonzalo to lead his team in its inaugural campaign.

The Monarchs played their first official game on April 20, 2008, a 1–0 loss to the Western Mass Pioneers, [2] but secured their first ever victory the following week with a 2–0 win over the Pittsburgh Riverhounds; the first goal in franchise history was scored by Bill Brindley. [3] Unfortunately, the Monarchs' first season in USL2 was a difficult one, despite the on-field presence of former Salvadoran internationals Dennis Alas and Ronald Cerritos. They secured two more victories in May, 3–2 over the Cleveland City Stars and 2–1 over the Wilmington Hammerheads, but after conceding a last minute goal to lose 2–1 at home to Cleveland on June 8, [4] fell apart thereafter, and by mid-season were already adrift at the bottom of the standings. Head coach Gonzalo was replaced by Antonio Carlos Vieira in July, but he could do nothing to halt the slide. They suffered several embarrassing defeats towards the end of the regular season, losing 4–0 to the Harrisburg City Islanders, 5–2 to the Wilmington Hammerheads, 6–0 to the Richmond Kickers, and 8–0 to the Charlotte Eagles, their worst result of the season. A 1–1 tie with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds on the last day of the regular season did little to brighten the mood at the Maryland Soccer Plex, as the Monarchs finished dead last in the division; to make matters worse, the team was then docked a point by the league for rules infringement, leaving them seven points adrift of their closest rivals, the Bermuda Hogges. Nilson Perez was the team's top scorer in its debut season, with six goals. [5]

In 2010, it was announced that the Monarchs would move from the USL Second Division to the USL Premier Development League (PDL).

In November 2012, the team announced that it was suspending operations for both the PDL team and the youth programs. [6]

Players

2012 roster

No.PositionPlayerNation
1 GK Dustin ButcherFlag of the United States.svg  United States
2 DF Matthew GriffinFlag of the United States.svg  United States
3 MF Josh DanzaFlag of the United States.svg  United States
4 DF Adetomiwa AdewoleFlag of the United States.svg  United States
6 DF Samuel ClareFlag of England.svg  England
7 MF Val Teixeira Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
8 MF George FochiveFlag of the United States.svg  United States
9 FW Olakunle BanjoFlag of the United States.svg  United States
10 MF Julio ArjonaFlag of the United States.svg  United States
11 FW David NeuberthFlag of the United States.svg  United States
12 DF Paul AndrewsFlag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
13 MF Caleb IglesiasFlag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
14 MF Jesse SokolowFlag of the United States.svg  United States
15 FW Dennis RunikeraFlag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
17 DF Uzi Tayou Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
18 FW Franck Tayou Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
19 DF Travis DennisFlag of the United States.svg  United States
22 MF Alan FlottFlag of the United States.svg  United States
23 MF Aboubacarim NdawFlag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
24 DF Bush YormieFlag of Liberia.svg  Liberia
25 MF John SnyderFlag of the United States.svg  United States
26 DF Nicholas Van HollenFlag of the United States.svg  United States
27 MF Ian HendrieFlag of the United States.svg  United States
28 DF Emilio CornagoFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
29 FW Michael BrennanFlag of the United States.svg  United States
30 DF Spencer WilliamsFlag of the United States.svg  United States

Staff

Notable former players

This list of notable former players comprises players who went on to play professional soccer after playing for the team in the Premier Development League, or those who previously played professionally before joining the team.

Year-by-year

YearDivisionLeagueRegular SeasonPlayoffsOpen Cup
20083USL Second Division10thDid not qualify2nd Round
20093USL Second Division5thQuarter Finals2nd Round
20103USL Second Division6thDid not qualify2nd Round
20114USL PDL3rd, South AtlanticDid not qualifyDid not qualify
20124USL PDL2nd, South AtlanticQuarter FinalsDid not qualify

Head coaches

Stadium

Average attendance

Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive at here

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