Seacoast United Phantoms (NPSL)

Full name	Seacoast United Phantoms
Nickname(s)	Phantoms
Founded	2010;9 years ago
Ground	Portsmouth HS Stadium,; Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Capacity	~1,000
Owner	Seacoast United Soccer Club
Head Coach	Alex Ryan
Website	Club website
Home colors	Away colors
	Current season

Last updated February 22, 2019

Seacoast United Phantoms (NPSL) were an American soccer team based in Hampton, New Hampshire, United States. Founded in 2010, the team played home games primarily out of Portsmouth High School.

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played with a spherical ball between two teams of eleven players. It is played by 250 million players in over 200 countries and dependencies, making it the world's most popular sport. The game is played on a rectangular field called a pitch with a goal at each end. The object of the game is to score by moving the ball beyond the goal line into the opposing goal.

Hampton is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 14,976 at the 2010 census. Located beside the Atlantic Ocean, Hampton is home to Hampton Beach, a summer tourist destination.

Portsmouth High School is a public high school located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire with a current enrollment of approximately 1,100. Accredited by the New England Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and the State of New Hampshire, the school serves the communities of Portsmouth, Rye, Greenland, New Castle and Newington, New Hampshire.

History

Seacoast United Phantoms were announced as the pinnacle of the development pyramid for the Seacoast United Soccer Club in 2010 and began play in the National Premier Soccer League in 2011.^{[ citation needed ]} The team was founded following the dissolution of the New Hampshire Mountaineers, which operated in the NPSL for only one season in 2010.

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With the expansion of the broader Seacoast United Soccer Club organization into neighboring Maine, the Phantoms welcomed rivals Seacoast United Mariners into the Northeast-Atlantic Division of the NPSL in 2012.^[1]

Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. Maine is the 12th smallest by area, the 9th least populous, and the 38th most densely populated of the 50 U.S. states. It is bordered by New Hampshire to the west, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and northwest respectively. Maine is the easternmost state in the contiguous United States, and the northernmost state east of the Great Lakes. It is known for its jagged, rocky coastline; low, rolling mountains; heavily forested interior; and picturesque waterways, as well as its seafood cuisine, especially lobster and clams. There is a humid continental climate throughout most of the state, including in coastal areas such as its most populous city of Portland. The capital is Augusta.

''''Seacoast United Mariners' is one of the most successful, non-profit organizations in the state. It is an American soccer team based in Brunswick & Topsham, Maine, United States. Founded in 2011, the team made its debut in the Northeast-Atlantic Division of the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in 2012. The team is operated by the Seacoast United Soccer Club, alongside division rivals, the Seacoast United Phantoms.

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

As the governing body of association football, FIFA is responsible for maintaining and implementing the rules that determine whether an association football player is eligible to represent a particular country in officially recognised international competitions and friendly matches. In the 20th century, FIFA allowed a player to represent any national team, as long as the player held citizenship of that country. In 2004, in reaction to the growing trend towards naturalisation of foreign players in some countries, FIFA implemented a significant new ruling that requires a player to demonstrate a "clear connection" to any country they wish to represent. FIFA has used its authority to overturn results of competitive international matches that feature ineligible players.

No.		Position	Player

No.		Position	Player

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Regular Season	Playoffs	Open Cup
2011	4	NPSL	2nd, Atlantic	Did not qualify	Did not enter
2012	4	NPSL	5th, Atlantic	Did not qualify	Did not enter
2013	4	NPSL	6th, Atlantic	Did not qualify	Did not enter

Staff

Corlton Simmond – Head Coach (2012 - 2016)
Alex Ryan (2016–present)

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References

↑ "Seacoast United Mariners". Seacoast United Maine. Retrieved August 13, 2012.

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[1] "Seacoast United Mariners". Seacoast United Maine. Retrieved August 13, 2012.