Florida Tropics SC

Florida Tropics SC
Founded 2016 (2016)
Stadium RP Funding Center
Ground Capacity 6,500
Owner Central Florida Sports Ventures, LLC
Coach Clay Roberts
League Major Arena Soccer League
2016–17 3rd, Eastern Division
Playoffs: DNQ
Website Club website

Florida Tropics SC is a professional indoor soccer team based in Lakeland, Florida. They were a founding member of the Indoor Professional League.[1] They are owned by Central Florida Sports Ventures, LLC, led by Dr. Panos Iakovidis, and former USL commissioner and Rochester Rhinos owner Chris Economides. The team was founded by Andrew Haines, former owner of the St. Louis Ambush in 2015. The team is a member of the Major Arena Soccer League.

The Tropics organization also owns and operates an outdoor soccer team, the Lakeland Tropics, who compete in the Premier Development League.

History

On May 3, 2016, the Tropics, in conjunction with the newly formed IPL, held a press conference at the RP Funding Center and stated they would be joining the IPL alongside the Baltimore Blast, Harrisburg Heat, and St. Louis Ambush.[2][3] However, on August 29, 2016, it was announced that all IPL teams including Florida would be joining the MASL.[4]. The team finished 3rd in their division in their inaugural season, and averaged over 2,500 fans a game including one sell out. The team will be entering into their second season at the RP Funding Center in November of 2017.

Personnel

2016–17 roster

Active Players

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

No. Position Player
0 Mexico GK Miguel Gallardo
1 Poland GK Piotr Sliwa
2 United States DF Rapha Nascimento
4 Brazil FW Daniel Mendes
5 Brazil MF Lucas Teixeira
6 Brazil DF Rafael Alves
7 Brazil FW Victor Parreiras
8 Canada MF Marco Rodriguez
10 Canada FW Freddy Moojen
11 Brazil FW Ricardo de Queiroz Diegues
No. Position Player
12 Brazil FW Maycon França
15 United States FW Kevin Rockwell-Ashton
17 Jamaica FW Jowayne Laidley
18 Venezuela DF Victor Rojas
20 Canada MF Robbie Aristodemo
22 United States MF Anthony Arico
23 Ecuador DF JP Reyes
24 United States DF Ptah Myers
35 United States MF Alexi Cortez
90 Brazil DF Lucas Montelares

Inactive Players

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

No. Position Player
— Curaçao Gerritson Craane
— Costa Rica GK Jonathan Valerio
— Brazil Pedro Ivo Dias
No. Position Player
9 Brazil FW Carlos Araujo
27 United States MF Julian Pavlovski

Staff

Notable Former Players

Arenas

References

  1. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/FLTropics/videos/1783778395175144/
  2. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/FLTropics/videos/1783778395175144/
  3. ↑ http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/soccer/bs-sp-blast-brief-0504-20160503-story.html
  4. ↑ http://pointstreaksites.com/view/masl/news/news_460679
  5. ↑
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