SC Corinthians USA

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Corinthians USA
Logo of Sport Club Corinthians USA.png
Professional Team
Full nameSport Club Corinthians USA
Founded2010;15 years ago (2010)
Dissolved2017
Ground Citrus College Stadium
Head Coach Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Henrique Lamounier
League Flag of the United States.svg NPSL
20179th, Southwest Conference
Website https://www.corinthiansusa.com/

Sport Club Corinthians USA is a men's soccer club based in Glendora, California that last played in the NPSL West Region's Southwest Conference. [1] The team have the same name of a famous Brazilian team Sport Club Corinthians Paulista.

History

Founded in 2010 as a subsidiary of Brazilian club Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, [2] the Sport Club Corinthians USA initially played in Coast Soccer League. [3] The club ceased its partnership with the Brazilian club in 2013. [2] In 2014, the team played the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. [4] From 2016 the team competed in NPSL, until in the 2018 season their membership was terminated. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "NEWS: The #NPSL today announced the termination of the memberships of AFC Cleveland (@AFCCleveland) and Sports Club Corinthians USA (@SCorinthiansUSA) in line with the NPSL Bylaws for teams not in good financial standing with the league". Twitter. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  2. 1 2 Salgado, Diego (January 24, 2017). "Com filhos de Marcelinho Carioca, Corinthians USA sonha com MLS" (in Portuguese). UOL. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  3. Corinthians inaugura escola do Chute Inicial nos Estados Unidos
  4. 2014 US Open Cup qualifying: US Club Soccer’s all-California play-in tournament begins in March