Central Jersey Spartans

Central Jersey Spartans was an American soccer team based in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 2009, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Mid Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.

Central Jersey Spartans
Full nameCentral Jersey Spartans
Nickname(s)Spartans
Founded2009
Dissolved2013
GroundRider University
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Capacity1,000
OwnerSal Amato
Head CoachJames Quinn
LeagueUSL Premier Development League
20138th, Mid Atlantic
Playoffs: DNQ
WebsiteClub website

The team played its home games at Falcon Field in nearby Hillsborough, New Jersey, where they have played since 2011. The team's colors were blue, white and gold.

History

The Central Jersey Spartans were announced as PDL expansion team in November 2009.[1] They played their first official game on May 12, 2010, a 2–0 loss to Newark Ironbound Express.[2]

Players

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
Year Division League Regular Season Playoffs Open Cup
2010 4 USL PDL 3rd, Mid Atlantic Did not qualify Did not qualify
2011 4 USL PDL 5th, Mid Atlantic Did not qualify Did not qualify
2012 4 USL PDL 8th, Mid Atlantic Did not qualify Did not qualify
2013 4 USL PDL 8th, Mid Atlantic Did not qualify Did not qualify

Head coaches
  • Sam Nellins (2010–2012)[3]
  • John Newman (2012–2013)
  • James Quinn (2013–present)[4]

Stadia

Average attendance

Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive at https://web.archive.org/web/20100105175057/http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html.

  • 2010: 100
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References
  1. Welcome to Central Jersey Spartans Archived April 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2010-05-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Central Jersey Spartans Announce First Siginings Archived April 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Central Jersey Spartans 2013 Coaching Staff" Archived October 15, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
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