Rocket City United

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Rocket City United
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Full nameRocket City United
Founded2007
Ground John Hunt Soccer Stadium
Huntsville, Alabama
Capacity7,000

Rocket City United (RCU) was an American soccer team based in Huntsville, Alabama, United States. Founded in 2007, the team formerly played in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national Semi-Professional league (where some teams and players were on full time contracts) at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Southeast Division. Rocket City United announced it would go on hiatus and not field a team for the 2015 NPSL season. The franchise was subsequently replaced by other clubs and later folded. A youth academy program that was connected to Rocket City United still continues under the same name. [1]

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The team played its home games at John Hunt Soccer Stadium in Huntsville, Alabama. Home games were also played at Madison City Schools Stadium in Madison, Alabama from 2010 to 2012. [2] The team's colors were red, black, and white.

History

The team had a rich history of attracting collegiate footballers who wanted to play during the college off season, or after college in the bid to try and progress up the ladder. RCU attracted players from all over the United States and as far as Brasil, England, Ireland, Scotland, Uganda, South Africa and more.

In 2010 RCU appointed USA Hall of Famer Des Armstrong. This brought huge credibility and put Huntsville under the spot light.

Year-by-year

YearDivisionLeagueRegular SeasonPlayoffsOpen Cup
20084NPSL3rd, SoutheastDid not qualifyDid not enter
20094NPSL1st, SoutheastNational Semi FinalsDid not qualify
20104NPSL3rd, SoutheastDid not qualifyDid not qualify
20114NPSL6th, SoutheastDid not qualifyDid not qualify
20124NPSL3rd, South-Southeast-WestDid not qualifyDid not qualify
20134NPSL3rd, SoutheastDid not qualifyDid not qualify

Honors

Head coaches

Stadia

References

  1. ↑ "NPSL Teams". Archived from the original on December 22, 2014.
  2. ↑ Semi-Pro Soccer Comes To Madison


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