Lafayette Swamp Cats (USL)

Lafayette Swamp Cats

Full name	Lafayette Swamp Cats
Nickname(s)	The Swamp Cats
Founded	2000
Dissolved	2004
Ground	Clark Field
Manager	Sean Connor
League	USL Premier Development League
2004	6th, Mid South Division

Lafayette Swamp Cats were an American soccer team, founded in 2000. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2004, when the team left the league and the franchise was terminated.

They were given "provisional status" in 2000, and played 12 exhibition games against other PDL sides, before joining the league full-time in 2001 as the Louisiana Outlaws, a name they kept until 2003, when they changed their name to the Swamp Cats.^[1]

The Swamp Cats played their home games at Clark Field in the city of Lafayette, Louisiana. The team's colors were red and yellow.

Final squad

vs Laredo Heat, July 17, 2004 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
00	GK	Trevor Banks
0	GK	David Campean
1	GK	Andrew Holtz
2	MF	Alex Garcia
5	DF	Harvey Quenaves
6	MF	Blaine Cottam
8	DF	Christopher Austin
9	MF	Ryan Martin
12	DF	Ryan Tucker
10	FW	Damiete Charles
11	DF	Corey Talley
16	MF	Jason Beck
18	DF	John Goodloe
19	MF	Anselmo Aparicio
22	MF	Jonas Lopez
25	FW	Jaime Sandoval

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Regular season^[1]	Playoffs	Open Cup
2001	4	USL PDL	3rd, Mid-South	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2002	4	USL PDL	5th, Mid-South	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2003	4	USL PDL	7th, Mid-South	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2004	4	USL PDL	6th, Mid-South	Did not qualify	Did not qualify

Notable former players

Joseph Lapira

Coaches

Sean Connor

Stadia

Clark Field, Lafayette, Louisiana 2003-04

References

1 2 Litterer, David A. (June 16, 2011). "USA – United Soccer Leagues". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved April 2, 2015.

Soccer in the United States

Overview	U.S. Soccer USASA USCS League system History Hall of Fame Clubs Champions Venues (stadiums by capacity, SSS) Women's soccer in the United States

Men's national teams	Senior (statistics) U23 U21 U20 U18 U17 U15

Men's outdoor leagues	MLS Playoffs MLS Cup NASL Soccer Bowl USL PDL NPSL ASL USL Super-20 U.S. Development Academy

Men's indoor leagues	MASL PASL-Premier WISL

Cup competitions	Open Cup National Amateur Cup Women's Cup

Men's college soccer	NCAA Division I NCAA Division II NCAA Division III NAIA Championship

Women's national teams	Senior U23 U20 U17

Women's leagues	NWSL WPSL UWS

Women's college soccer	NCAA Division I NCAA Division II NCAA Division III NAIA Championship

Defunct men's outdoor leagues	AFA (1884–1924) American Cup (1885–1924) ALPF (1894) NAFL (1895–98) AAFA Cup (1912–13) ASL (1921–33) ASL (1933–83) NASFL (1946–47) USA (1967) NPSL (1967) NASL (1968–84) USL (1984–85) LSSA (1987–92) ASL (1988–89) WSA (1989) USL 2nd (1990–2010) A-League (1995–2004) USL 1st (2005–10) D2 Pro League (2010)

Defunct men's indoor leagues	NASL (1975–76, 1979–84) MISL (1978–92) NPSL (1984–2001) CISL (1993–97) EISL (1997–98) WISL (1998–2001) AISL (2003–08) MISL (2001–08) XSL (2008–09) AISL (2003–08) MISL (2008–14)

Defunct women's leagues	WUSA (2000–03) WPS (2007–12) WPSL Elite (2012–13) W-League (1995–2015)

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