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USL Second Division Team Profiles
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www.charlotteeagles.com
Founded - 1993
Location - Charlotte, North Carolina
Home Stadium - Waddell Stadium
Head Coach - Mark Steffens
League - USL Second Division
How they qualified - May 19 - Finished 2nd in USL Second Division Qualifying
Last entry into USOC - 2006, Second Round
Best Open Cup finish - 2005, Third Round
Notable Players - Jacob Coggins (F), Dustin Swinehart (F), Adam Ruud (M/F), Daniel Benton (GK), Steve Shak (D)
Shining Moment - In 2005, the Eagles were less than a minute away from taking Chivas USA (MLS) to penalty kicks, but Isaac Romo spoiled the potential upset.
Founded - 2005
Location -
Cincinnati, Ohio
Home Stadium - Town & Country Sports Complex
Head Coach - Jon Pickup
League - USL Second Division
How they qualified - May 24 - Finished 5th in
USL Second Division qualifying
Last entry into USOC - 2006, Second Round
Best Open Cup finish - 2006, Second Round
Notable Players - Mike McGinlay (F), Thies Hermann (F),
Francois Dubourdeau (GK), Bret Jones (M),
Not-So-Shining Moment - In the Kings’ first two appearances in the Open Cup, they were eliminated by amateur teams each time (Reggae Boyz FC in 2005 and the Michigan Bucks in 2006).
Founded - 2007
Location -
Cleveland, Ohio
Home Stadium - Krenzler Field
Head Coach - Martin Rennie
League - USL Second Division
How they qualified - May 12 - Finished 1st in
USL Second Division Qualifying
Last entry into USOC - 2007, First Tournament
Best Open Cup finish - None
Notable Players - Adam Moffat (M), Nigel Codrington (F),
Mark Schulte (D), Derek Potteiger (M), Hunter Gilstrap (GK)
Shining Moment - 2007 is their debut appearance in the U.S. Open Cup
Founded - 2007
Location - White March,
Maryland
Home Stadium - Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Head Coach - Pete Medd
League - USL Second Division
How they qualified - May 26 - Finished 6th in
USL Second Division Qualifying
Last entry into USOC - 2007, First Tournament
Best Open Cup finish - None
Notable Players - Mathew Mbuta (M), Ibrahim Kante (D),
Brian Rowland (GK), Sergio Flores (M), Shintaro Harada (D)
Shining Moment - 2007 is their debut appearance in the U.S. Open Cup.
www.cityislanders.com
Founded - 2004
Location - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Home Stadium - Skyline Sports Complex
Head Coach - Bill Becher
League - USL Second Division
How they qualified - May 11 - Finished 3rd in USL Second Division Qualifying
Last entry into USOC - 2007, First Tournament
Best Open Cup finish - None
Notable Players - Michael Lookingland (D), David Schofield (M), Matthew Nelson (GK), Stephen Fisher (M), Brian Devlin (M)
Shining Moment - 2007 is their debut appearance in the U.S. Open Cup.
Founded - 1993
Location -
Richmond, Virginia
Home Stadium -
University of
Richmond Stadium
Head Coach - Leigh Cowlishaw
League - USL Second Division
How they qualified - Automatic Bid (Defending USL-2 Champions)
Last entry into USOC - 2006, Second Round
Best Open Cup finish - 1995, Open Cup Champions
Notable Players - Robert Ssejjemba (F), Michael Burke (M),
Ronnie Pascale (GK), Matthew Watson (M/F), Try Alexander (M)
Shining Moment - As an A-League club,
Richmond earned wins over MLS teams in 2000 and 2004, but their claim to fame in the Open Cup is winning the 1995 title over the El Paso Patriots on penalty kicks.
Founded - 1998
Location -
Ludlow, Massachusetts
Home Stadium - Lusitano Stadium
Head Coach - Ton D’Agostino
League - USL Second Division
How they qualified - May 19 - 4th in USL Second Division Qualifying
Last entry into USOC - 2005, Third round (lost 3-1 to Chicago Fire)
Best Open Cup finish - 2005, Third round
Notable Players - Kevin Trapp (GK), Frederico Molinari (M),
Omar McFarlane (F), Ahmad Manning (D), Easton Wilson (M)
Shining Moment - Narrowly losing the the Chicago Fire in the third round in 2005.
