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| Northern Virginia Royals |
 |
| Full name |
Northern Virginia Royals |
| Nickname(s) |
The Royals |
| Founded |
1998 |
| Ground |
Forest Park HS Stadium |
| Capacity |
???? |
| Chairman |
Mo Sheta |
| Manager |
Silvino Gonzalo |
| League |
Premier Development League |
| 2006 |
4th, did not make playoffs |
|
|
Northern Virginia Royals are an American soccer team, founded in 1998. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, and plays in the Mid-Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference against teams from Charleston, Fredericksburg, Ocean City, Reading, Richmond, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg and Wilmington.
The Royals play their home games in the stadium at Forest Park High School in Woodbridge, Virginia. The team's colors are blue, gold and white.
Throughout their recent history, the Royals have enjoyed minor league affiliation with D.C. United, the nearby Major League Soccer franchise. In addition to the PDL team, the Royals’ parent organisation, NoVa FC, also controls the Northern Virginia Majestics W-League side, a Futsal league, and numerous youth leagues.
[edit] Current squad
As of January 25, 2007
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 0 |
 |
GK |
Chris Dykstra |
| 1 |
|
GK |
Alexander Hall |
| 3 |
 |
FW |
Aly Ipolite |
| 2 |
|
DF |
Matthew Brady |
| 5 |
|
MF |
Stephen Tupy |
| 6 |
|
DF |
Richard Strong |
| 7 |
|
MF |
Kareem Sheta |
| 8 |
|
MF |
Kevin Edwards |
| 9 |
|
MF |
Gary Malebranche |
| 10 |
 |
DF |
Brian James |
| 11 |
|
FW |
Michael Caro |
| 12 |
 |
FW |
Julian Chang |
| 13 |
|
MF |
Christopher Werner |
| 14 |
|
MF |
Chris Carroll |
| 15 |
 |
MF |
Salvador Benitez |
| 16 |
|
DF |
Blake Roth |
|
|
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 17 |
|
FW |
Stanley Kaweesi-Katongole |
| 18 |
 |
DF |
Shawn Dixon |
| 20 |
|
DF |
John Whitham |
| 21 |
 |
MF |
Julian Cantillo |
| 22 |
|
DF |
Glenn Gray |
| 23 |
 |
FW |
Davorin Husadzinovic |
| 25 |
|
MF |
Max Greissbach |
| 28 |
|
DF |
Grady Renfrow |
| 29 |
 |
MF |
Manuel Chaves |
| 30 |
|
MF |
Yared Yedenekachew |
| 32 |
|
MF |
Chris Chaves |
| 33 |
|
DF |
Steven Wagoner |
| 38 |
|
MF |
Michael Guckian |
| 42 |
|
FW |
Ahmed Sheta |
| 99 |
|
GK |
Andrew Lsezeler |
|
[edit] Year-by-year
| Year |
Division |
League |
Reg. Season |
Playoffs |
Open Cup |
| 1998 |
3 |
USISL D-3 Pro League |
7th, Atlantic |
Did not qualify |
2nd Round |
| 1999 |
3 |
USL D-3 Pro League |
4th, Atlantic |
Conference Semifinals |
1st Round |
| 2000 |
3 |
USL D-3 Pro League |
7th, Southern |
Did not qualify |
2nd Round |
| 2001 |
3 |
USL D-3 Pro League |
4th, Southern |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 2002 |
3 |
USL D-3 Pro League |
4th, Southern |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 2003 |
3 |
USL Pro Select League |
3rd, Southern |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 2004 |
3 |
USL Pro Soccer League |
3rd, Southern |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 2005 |
3 |
USL Second Division |
9th |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 2006 |
"4" |
USL PDL |
4th, Mid Atlantic |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
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