Med City FC
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| Full name | Med City Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 2017 | ||
| Stadium | Rochester Regional Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Owner | Frank Spaeth[1] | ||
| Head coach | Luke Corey[2][3][4] | ||
| League | NPSL | ||
| 2023 | North Conference:3rd Playoffs:Regional Semifinals Overall: 27th | ||
| Website | http://www.medcityfc.com/ | ||
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Med City FCis a men'ssoccerclub based inRochester, Minnesota.It competes in theNPSLMidwest Region's North Conference.[5][1]The club's colors are blue and green.
History
[edit]Med City FC was founded in 2017 by Frank Spaeth, joiningNPSL's North Conference as an expansion team.[6][7]
In late 2019, City was announced as a participant in the2020 U.S. Open Cupdue to its performance inthe previous season.[8]This would be the team's first appearance in the tournament. However, on March 13, 2020, U.S. Soccer elected to temporarily suspend the tournament due to the ongoingCOVID-19 pandemic.[9][10]
Coaching staff
[edit]Staff
[edit]
Neil Cassidy –Head Coach
Israel Perez Medina –Assistant Coach
Mitch Amundson –Assistant Coach- Frank Spaeth –Manager
Supporters
[edit]The team's main supporter group is theSawbones Army.[11][12]The group's main purpose is "to create a rooting section for the club, complete with drumming, flags, scarves, and constant chanting and cheering." The group has been officially recognized by the team as of the 2018 season.[13]
Year-by-year
[edit]| Season | League | Position | Playoffs | USOC | Other | |||||||||||
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| League | Region | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Conf. | Overall | ||||
| 2017 | NPSL | Midwest | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 25 | 1.93 | 4th, North | 32nd | DNQ | Ineligible | N/A |
| 2018 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 12 | +18 | 22 | 1.57 | 4th, North | 45th | DNQ | DNQ | N/A | ||
| 2019 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 11 | +17 | 27 | 2.25 | 2nd, North | 16th | Regional Quarterfinals | N/A | |||
| 2020 | Season cancelled due toCOVID-19 pandemic[14] | |||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 16 | +17 | 24 | 2 | 3rd, North | 18th | DNQ | Cancelled[15] | N/A | ||
| 2022 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 11 | +24 | 35 | 2.5 | 1st, North | 4th | Regional Semifinals | DNQ | N/A | ||
| 2023 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 22 | 1.83 | 3rd, North | 27th | Regional Semifinals | MN Super Cup,1st[16] | |||
References
[edit]- ^ab"NPSL MED CITY FC'S FRANK SPAETH ON STARTING A NEW cLUB".goalnation.com. December 30, 2016.RetrievedJanuary 17,2017.
- ^"Med City FC Names First Head Coach".January 11, 2017.RetrievedJanuary 22,2017.
- ^"Local Sports Notebook: Med City soccer team hires coach".Post-Bulletin. January 14, 2017.RetrievedJanuary 17,2017.
- ^"Med City FC Names First Head Coach".January 11, 2017.RetrievedJanuary 22,2017.
- ^"National Premier Soccer League".Npsl.bonzidev.com. Archived fromthe originalon August 12, 2016.RetrievedJanuary 15,2017.
- ^"MED CITY FC JOINS THE NPSL".Npsl.com. December 21, 2016.RetrievedJanuary 17,2017.
- ^"Local sports notebook: Pro soccer returning to Rochester".Post-Bulletin. December 24, 2016.RetrievedJanuary 17,2017.
- ^"Med City FC lands spot in prestigious Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup".Post Bulletin.December 20, 2019.RetrievedMay 23,2020.
- ^"U.S. Soccer Temporarily Suspends 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Due to Covid-19 Outbreak".www.ussoccer.com.RetrievedMay 23,2020.
- ^Reed, Jordyn (March 22, 2020)."Med City FC, US Open Cup in limbo".ABC 6 NEWS.RetrievedMay 23,2020.
- ^"Sawbones Army-Med City FC Supporters Group".Facebook.RetrievedMay 23,2020.
- ^Livingston-Garcia, Louis (May 3, 2018)."Does Rochester have soccer hooligans?".Post Bulletin.RetrievedMay 23,2020.
- ^"Support".Med City FC.RetrievedMay 23,2020.
- ^Prince-Wright, Joe (March 26, 2020)."2020 NPSL season cancelled".ProSoccerTalk.NBC Sports.RetrievedMay 20,2020.
- ^"U.S. Soccer Cancels Open Cup Again, Sets 2022 Plan".Sports Illustrated.RetrievedAugust 22,2023.
- ^https://www.postbulletin.com/staff-reports(July 31, 2023)."Med City FC takes home Minnesota Super Cup championship".Rochester Post Bulletin.RetrievedAugust 22,2023.
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