Jersey Express S.C.

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Jersey Express
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Full nameJersey Express Soccer National Soccer Academy
Nickname(s)Ironbound
Founded2007 (as Newark Ironbound Express)
Dissolved2018
Stadium Williams Field
Elizabeth, New Jersey [1]
Owner Joe Branco
General Manager Gali Maimon
CoachDidier Orellana
League Premier Development League
2017 4th, Mid Atlantic
Playoffs: DNQ

Jersey Express was an American soccer team based in Springfield, New Jersey. [2] Founded in 2007, the team played in the Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Mid Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Prior to the 2011 season the team was known as Newark Ironbound Express. The team's colors were white, Emerald and Gold.

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Since 2016, the Express played their home games at Williams Field in Elizabeth, NJ. [1] The team formerly played their home games at Lubetkin Field at J. Malcolm Simon Stadium on the campus of the New Jersey Institute of Technology from 2008-2015. The stadium was demolished in 2015 for NJIT's Wellness and Events Center. [3]

The team also 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 and teams from ages 10–18 boys and girls Under National Soccer Academy. [4]

History

Newark Ironbound Express entered the PDL in 2007. The senior Express team began life in the PDL with a bang with a 4–1 opening day victory over fellow expansion team New Jersey Rangers that featured a brace from former New York Red Bull and current Haitian international Jerrod Laventure. Ironbound were consistent all year long, enjoying several impressive victories over much more established sides, notably a 3–0 over Ottawa Fury in early June (in which Ted Niziolek scored a hat trick), a 4–0 win on the road against Ocean City Barons (which featured a Laventure hat-trick), a dominant 3–1 win over 2007's unbeatable Hampton Roads Piranhas, and a battling 4–2 triumph over Virginia Legacy. By the time the final weekend rolled around, they were still in with a shot at a place in the Eastern Conference playoffs: they enjoyed overpowering 6–2 demolition of Westchester Flames, in which Chris Karcz netted three times, and were fortunate to make the playoffs ahead of Ottawa Fury, who had an exactly equal record, but lost out on head-to-head results. Unfortunately, Ironbound's trip to the playoff was a short one as they fell 4–2 first time out to eventual Conference champions Reading Rage, but for a young side in their debut season there was much to applaud. Chris Karcz and Jerrod Laventure were monsters in front of goal, scoring 10 and 9 goals respectively.

In October 2009 the team Owner Mr. Joe Branco Hired Mr. Gali Maimon as new general manager of the organization.

The team formally rebranded as Jersey Express on January 6, 2011. [4] On January 10, 2018, the team announced via Twitter that it would no longer operate as an adult soccer organization but would continue youth training. [5]

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
Newark Ironbound Express
20084USL PDL2nd, NortheastConference SemifinalsDid not qualify
20094USL PDL5th, NortheastDid not qualifyDid not qualify
20104USL PDL2nd, Mid AtlanticConference SemifinalsDid not qualify
Jersey Express S.C.
20114USL PDL3rd, Mid AtlanticConference FinalsDid not qualify
20124USL PDL3rd, Mid AtlanticConference QuarterfinalsDid not qualify
20134USL PDL4th, Mid AtlanticDid not qualifyDid not qualify
20144USL PDL1st, Mid AtlanticNational Semifinals2nd Round
20154USL PDL3rd, Mid AtlanticConference Finals3rd Round
20164USL PDL5th, Mid AtlanticDid not qualify3rd Round
20174USL PDL4th, Mid AtlanticDid not qualifyDid not qualify

Honors

Head coaches

Stadia

Average attendance

Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive. [9] Attendance stats also provided by team. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Fields & Directions". Jersey Express S.C. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Contact Us". Jersey Express S.C. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  3. ↑ "NJIT Breaks Ground on a Flagship Building". New Jersey Institute of Technology. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "About Jersey Express Soccer". Jersey Express S.C. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  5. ↑ "JerseyExpress Soccer on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
  6. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Mashriqi, Mohammad Yusef". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 10 December 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "EXPRESS MID SEASON COACHING CHANGE". jerseyexpressoccer.org. June 12, 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Jersey Express Game Schedule". PDL. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  9. ↑ USL Archive
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