West Chester United SC

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West Chester United SC
West Chester United SC logo.svg
Full nameWest Chester United Soccer Club
Nickname(s)Predators
Founded1976;48 years ago (1976)
StadiumKildare's Field
PresidentMick Harrison & Brad Sugiyama
ManagerBrad Sugiyama
Head coachWinston Coventry
League National Premier Soccer League
USL League Two
Website Club website

West Chester United SC is an American soccer club based in West Chester, Pennsylvania that currently competes in both the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) and USL League Two. [1] The organization also fields a side in the United Soccer League of Pennsylvania, a fully-amateur state league.

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History

The team was announced on January 18, 2017 as a National Premier Soccer League expansion team. [2] West Chester is a non-profit youth organization, with over 3,400 boys and girls ages 3 to 18 and approximately 350 adult players. [3]

On January 14, 2020 USL League Two announced that West Chester United would join the league for the 2020 season in the Mid Atlantic Division. [4]

Since 2017, WCU has had a rivalry with fellow Pennsylvania side Philadelphia Lone Star FC, which also joined the NPSL in 2017. Both teams' first league match was against one-another and made the first leg of a derby, the Route 3 Derby, with the winner after both legs being awarded the Kildare's Cup. [5] West Chester has won the cup every year of its existence, with the closest series coming in 2019 when United won 4–3 after initially losing the first game for the first time. [6] [7]

Year-by-year

NPSL

YearLeagueRegular SeasonPlayoffsU.S. Open Cup
2017 NPSL 3rd, Keystone Conference Conference Semifinal Ineligible
2018 NPSL 3rd, Keystone Conference Conference Final did not qualify
2019 NPSL 2nd, Keystone Conference Conference Semifinal did not qualify
2020 NPSL Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 NPSL 1st, Keystone Conference Conference Semifinal did not qualify
2022 NPSL 2nd, Keystone Conference Conference Final did not qualify
2023 NPSL 1st, Keystone Conference West Conference Champs did not qualify
2024 NPSL 1st, Keystone Conference West Regional Semifinals did not qualify

USL League Two

YearLeagueReg. SeasonPlayoffs U.S. Open Cup
2020 USL League Two Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 USL League Two 1st, Mid AtlanticConference Finalsdid not qualify
2022 USL League Two 2nd, Mid Atlanticdid not qualify 1st Round
2023 USL League Two 2nd, Mid Atlanticdid not qualifydid not qualify
2024 USL League Two 3rd, Mid Atlanticdid not qualifydid not qualify

Honors

NPSL

USL League Two

Amateur

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References

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  2. "West Chester United Soccer Club Joins the NPSL". Nationa Premier Soccer League. January 18, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  3. "WCUSC Overview & History". West Chester United SC. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  4. "West Chester United SC Joins USL League Two". January 14, 2020.
  5. Ralph, Matthew (May 11, 2017). "Inaugural Kildare's Cup Will Be Awarded to Winner of Route 3 Derby". Brotherly Game. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
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