FC JAX Destroyers

FC JAX Destroyers
Full name FC JAX Destroyers
Nickname(s) Destroyers
Founded 2010
Stadium D. B. Milne Field
Jacksonville, Florida
(Capacity: 5,000)
Owner Gonzalo Troncoso
Head Coach Aidan Davison
League USL Premier Development League
2011 4th, Southeast
Playoffs: DNQ
Website Club home page
Home colors
Away colors
Current season

FC JAX Destroyers are an American soccer team based in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. The organization has men's and women's franchises in the United Soccer Leagues, both of which use the FC JAX Destroyers brand. Beginning in 2011 the men's team plays in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid; the women's team will play in the W-League in 2012. They played their home games at the Jacksonville University soccer field in 2011.

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History

The team was founded in 2010 by FC JAX Soccer to fill a gap in organized men's and women's soccer in Jacksonville. The organization was officially announced on April 21, 2011, and has both men's and women's franchises in the United Soccer Leagues, both of which will play under the FC JAX Destroyers name.[1] The men's team debuted in 2011 in the USL Premier Development League, the fourth tier of soccer in the United States and Canada, while the club hopes to establish the women's team in the USL's W-League for 2012.[2][3][4]

The men's team play in the Southeast Division of the Southern Conference in the PDL.[5][6] They play their home games at the newly renovated soccer field at Jacksonville University;[3] the team has announced that they will play at Hodges Stadium at the University of North Florida in 2012.[2] They played their first competitive game on May 13, 2011, a 3-1 loss to Mississippi Brilla. The first goal in franchise history was an own goal scored by Mississippi's Thomas Shannon;[7] the first JAX player to score a goal was Isaac Kinman, in a 2-0 victory over the Nashville Metros two days later.[8]

Players

Current roster

As of June 10, 2011.[9]

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Joao Rodrigues
2 DF Ryan Corning[10]
3 MF Patrick Chin[11]
4 MF Kai Eckenrode[12]
5 DF Casey Tafuri[13]
6 DF Daniel Villegas
7 FW Kareem Yearwood[14]
9 FW Edvin Worley[15]
10 MF Gonzalo de Mujica[16]
11 MF Conor Killeen[17]
12 DF Kevin Mejia[18]
14 MF Cristian Raudales[19]
No. Position Player
15 DF Julian Botella[20]
16 FW Enrique Haeussler[21]
17 MF Stefan Durr[22]
18 GK Doug Parra[23]
19 MF Jeremy Vollmer[24]
20 MF Joseph Toby[25]
21 FW Sergei Raad
22 FW Veit Couturier
23 FW Darko Karamatic[26]
24 MF Caleb Matthews[27]
26 DF Isaac Kinman[28]

Year-by-year

Year Division League Regular Season Playoffs Open Cup
2011 4 USL PDL 4th, Southeast Did not qualify Did not qualify

Head coaches

Stadia

References

  1. ^ FC JAX Announces New PDL Team
  2. ^ a b "FC JAX Soccer Appoints 2011 Men's Head Coach". jaxdestroyers.com. http://jaxdestroyers.com/blog/fc_jax_soccer_appoints_2011_mens_head_coach/. Retrieved April 18, 2011. 
  3. ^ a b Ashley Gurbal (April 14, 2011). "New Jax soccer team will play at JU". Jacksonville Business Journal. http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2011/04/14/jax-pro-soccer-team-will-play-at-ju.html. Retrieved April 18, 2011. 
  4. ^ Jeff Elliott (April 19, 2011). "Team in men's soccer developmental league will play home games at JU". The Florida Times-Union. http://jacksonville.com/sports/2011-04-19/story/team-mens-soccer-developmental-league-will-play-home-games-ju#ixzz1Jz6om7u1. Retrieved April 19, 2011. 
  5. ^ "PDL Regular Season Schedule Released". uslsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. February 17, 2011. http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/501584.html. Retrieved February 22, 2011. 
  6. ^ "Teams". uslsoccer.com. February 18, 2011. http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/. Retrieved February 22, 2011. 
  7. ^ http://pdl.uslsoccer.com/stats/2011/2214274.html
  8. ^ http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2011/2214297.html
  9. ^ http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2011/33862321.html#ROSTER
  10. ^ http://www.gohatters.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=14600&ATCLID=1179663
  11. ^ http://bceagles.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/chin_patrick00.html
  12. ^ http://www.gohatters.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=14600&ATCLID=204786614
  13. ^ http://www.judolphins.com/msoccer/roster/145/2843/
  14. ^ http://www.cofcsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=14800&ATCLID=780798
  15. ^ http://bceagles.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/worley_edvin00.html
  16. ^ http://www.gohatters.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=61806&SPID=6735&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=14600&ATCLID=1556207&Q_SEASON=2010
  17. ^ http://athletics.flagler.edu/roster.aspx?rp_id=618
  18. ^ http://bceagles.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/mejia_kevin00.html
  19. ^ http://www.fgcuathletics.com/msoccer/roster/262/890/
  20. ^ http://www.asbury.edu/athletics/men/mens-soccer/roster/julian-botella
  21. ^ http://www.unfospreys.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6618&path=msoc
  22. ^ http://www.jmusports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=62329&SPID=6822&DB_OEM_ID=14400&ATCLID=1150490&Q_SEASON=2010
  23. ^ http://www.infosportinc.com/2007dougparra.htm
  24. ^ http://www.fgcuathletics.com/msoccer/roster/113/1203/
  25. ^ http://athletics.flagler.edu/roster.aspx?rp_id=864
  26. ^ http://www.judolphins.com/msoccer/roster/145/2838/
  27. ^ http://www.gohatters.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=14600&ATCLID=204786564
  28. ^ http://www.judolphins.com/msoccer/roster/145/2849/
  29. ^ FC Jax Soccer appoints 2011 Men’s Head Coach

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