Fredericksburg Hotspur

Fredericksburg Hotspur is an American soccer team based in Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States. Founded in 2010, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the South Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.

Full nameFredericksburg Hotspur
Nickname(s)Hotspurs
Founded2010
Dissolved2014
GroundUMW Battleground Stadium
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Capacity1000
OwnerMatt Galligan
Head CoachJason Kilby
LeagueUSL Premier Development League
20116th, South Atlantic
Playoffs: DNQ
WebsiteClub website

The team played its home games at the UMW Battleground Stadium on the campus of the University of Mary Washington.[1] The team's colors were red, black and white.

The team was part of the larger Fredericksburg Area Soccer Association, which was a fixture in the Central Virginia soccer scene for more than 30 years, and which began its involvement with USL in 2010 with 10 teams participating in the USL Super Y-League and USL Super-20 League.

History

Fredericksburg Hotspur was announced as a USL Premier Development League expansion franchise on September 16, 2010.[2] The team played its first game on May 7, 2011, a 2-0 loss to the Virginia Beach Piranhas.[3]

In 2014, the team merged with and was rebranded as Fredericksburg FC.[4]

Players

Current roster

2012 Roster[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
00 GK  USA Colin Newcity[6]
1 GK  USA Ryan Taylor[7]
5 DF  ENG Nik Rich
2 DF   SUI Karel Manrau[8]
23 DF  USA Grant Silvester[9]
4 DF  ENG Dale Robins-Bailey[10]
25 DF  SEN Assane Keita[11]
3 DF  CRC Dennis Castillo[12]
24 DF  USA Lemuel Lyons
26 DF  USA Patrick Bain[13]
18 MF  USA Nate Shiffman[14]
7 MF  USA Ryan Sappington[15]
22 MF  TRI Travis Mulraine[16]
19 MF  USA Don Smart
9 MF  USA Gene Daniels
No. Pos. Nation Player
8 MF  JAM Romena Bowie[17]
17 MF  TRI Evans Wise[18]
14 MF  USA Matt Truslow
10 MF  MEX Mario Herrera Meraz[19]
16 MF  USA Dylan Bowman[20]
13 MF  USA Jacob Keller
11 MF  USA Josh West[21]
9 FW  USA KC Onyeador[22]
21 FW  USA Ryan Zinkhan[23]
15 FW  SKN Tishan Hanley[24]
12 MF  USA Kyle Emerick
— MF  USA Chris Dunn[25]
— DF  USA Jacob Weiss
— FW  USA Demar Stephenson

Year-by-year
Year Division League Regular Season Playoffs Open Cup
2011 4 USL PDL 6th, South Atlantic Did not qualify Did not qualify
2012 4 USL PDL 5th, South Atlantic Did not qualify Did not qualify

Head Coach
  • Jason Kilby (2012–present)

Assistant Coaches

Stadium

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.

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References
  1. FASA To Call UMW Stadium Home
  2. Hotspur, Impact Unveiled
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2011-05-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "FASA renamed Fredericksburg FC as club begins rebranding campaign". www.vivaloudoun.com. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
  5. http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2011/33862318.html#ROSTER
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-06-01. Retrieved 2012-04-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. http://www.radfordathletics.com/roster.aspx?path=&rp_id=1424
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2012-04-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. http://www.virginiasports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17800&ATCLID=205243876
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-12-09. Retrieved 2012-04-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. http://vcuathletics.com/sports/msoc/2012-13/bios/keita_assane_ri3m
  12. http://www.vcuathletics.com/sports/msoc/2012-13/bios/castillo_dennis_xss5
  13. http://maroons.roanoke.edu/roster.aspx?rp_id=8703
  14. http://www.vcuathletics.com/sports/msoc/2012-13/bios/shiffman_nate_qlnz
  15. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2011-05-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  16. Travis Mulraine
  17. http://www.vcuathletics.com/sports/msoc/2010-11/bios/bowie%20romena%20kthb
  18. Evans Wise
  19. http://www.vcuathletics.com/sports/msoc/2011-12/bios/herrera_meraz_mario_086z
  20. http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=204955180
  21. http://www.tribeathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=25100&ATCLID=205177974
  22. http://www.clemsontigers.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/onyeador_kc00.html
  23. http://www.virginiasports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17800&ATCLID=205243879
  24. Tishan Hanley
  25. http://www.tribeathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=25100&ATCLID=205177966
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