Kingston Stockade FC
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| Full name | Kingston Stockade Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 2015 | ||
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Dietz Stadium Kingston, NY | ||
| Stadium capacity | 1,500 | ||
| Chairman | Dennis Crowley | ||
| Head coach | David Lindholm [1] | ||
| League | National Premier Soccer League, North Atlantic conf | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Kingston Stockade Football Club is an American soccer team based in Kingston, New York. The team was founded in November 2015,[2][3] and began their first season in May 2016.[4][5][6][7] The team plays its home games at Dietz Stadium in Kingston, NY.[2][7]
The team plays in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national semi-professional league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid.[8] They compete in the North Atlantic conference of the NPSL's Northeast region.
In February 2016, George Vizvary was named head coach, Rory Becker was named assistant coach, and Chuck Wilder was named goalkeeper coach for the club's inaugural season. Dan Hoffay and Nick Hoffay were named the club's lead scouts.[9][10]
In January 2017, management announced that David Lindholm, the former coach for Bard College's soccer team, would replace Vizvary as the new head of the coaching staff.[11] In February of the same year, Lindholm announced his coaching staff. Rory Becker and Charles Wilder will continue as assistant coach and goalkeeper coach respectively. Newcomer Ben Walsh will serve as a second assistant coach to Lindholm.[12]
The team is named after the stockade fortification that protected the original Dutch settlement of Kingston back in the 1700s.[13] Dietz Stadium is a short walk from the historic Kingston Stockade District. The stockade fortification is also referenced in the team's crest. The name of the team's first supporters group, Dutch Guard,[14] is also a reference to this historical period.
In their second season, the team qualified for their first ever play-off match. Having finished at the top of the table, the team played in the conference final on July 15, against Hartford City FC. After regular time, the score was 1:1, and the game went into overtime. Michael Creswick scored the winning goal in the 94th minute, giving Stockade its first ever conference championship.[15]
Current roster
- As of June 13, 2017 [16]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Current staff
- As of June 13, 2017 [16]
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach | David Lindholm |
| Assistant coach | Rory Becker |
| Assistant coach | Ben Walsh |
| Goalkeeping coach | Charles Wilder |
| Director of player personnel | Dan Hoffay |
| Lead scout | Nick Hoffay |
| Personal trainer and fitness coach | John Nunez |
All-time top scorers
| Rank | Player | Position | Seasons played | Goals |
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| 1 | Michael Creswick* | FW | 2016–2017 | 12 |
| 2 | Pedro Espindola* | FW | 2017 | 11 |
| 3 | Mateusz Koziol* | MF | 2016–2017 | 9 |
| 4 | Eric Fortier* | FW | 2016–2017 | 5 |
| 5 | Corey Phillips | FW | 2016 | 4 |
| 6 | Marco Kloster* | MF | 2017 | 3 |
| 7 | Patrick Alvarez | MF | 2016 | 2 |
| Anthony Barone | FW | 2016 | ||
| Matthew Daum | FW | 2016 | ||
| Victor Guirma* | MF | 2017 | ||
| Jamal Lis-Simmons* | DF | 2016–2017 | ||
| David Nkansah-Siriboe* | FW | 2017 | ||
| Dylan Williams | MF | 2016 | ||
| 13 | Matel Anasta* | DF | 2016–2017 | 1 |
| Joseph Bogart* | FW | 2016–2017 | ||
| Brandon Curtis* | MF | 2017 | ||
| Joshua Maley* | MF | 2017 | ||
| Scott Zobre* | FW | 2016–2017 |
*Active players
References
- ↑ "Kingston Stockade FC Hires David Lindholm as New Head Coach". stockadefc.com. January 25, 2017.
- 1 2 "Soccer made in Kingston: Semi-pro Stockade FC starts play at Dietz next year". www.kingstonx.com. Kingston Times. December 1, 2015.
- ↑ "Kingston Stockade FC to begin semi-professional soccer play in spring". Daily Freeman. November 27, 2015.
- ↑ "Kingston getting expansion team in pro soccer league". Times Herald Record. November 27, 2015.
- ↑ "Founder of Foursquare Launches Kingston’s First Semipro Soccer Team". Hudson Valley Magazine. March 2016.
- ↑ "Dennis Crowley: Foursquare Founder/Soccer Baron". Upstater. March 2016.
- 1 2 Vrusho, Spike. "Stockade Supermen: Kingston, NY welcomes its own semi-pro soccer team". Splice Today. www.splicetoday.com. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ↑ "Kingston Stockade Football Club Joins the NPSL". www.nationalpremiersoccerleague.com. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
- ↑ "George Vizvary named head coach of new Stockade semi-pro team". Daily Freeman. February 24, 2016.
- ↑ "Stockade FC taps local soccer giant Vizvary to coach team". Kingston Times. February 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Kingston Stockade FC Hires David Lindholm as New Head Coach". Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- ↑ "Kingston Stockade FC Announces Technical Staff; Rory Becker and Chuck Wilder Returning for 2017, Ben Walsh Joins Staff as Assistant". Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- ↑ "Stockade FC "About" page". Stockade FC.
- ↑ "Dutch Guard Facebook Page". Dutch Guard.
- ↑ "Official Game Report Page".
- 1 2 "Roster on Kingston Stockade FC Website". Retrieved June 13, 2017.
- ↑ "NPSL 2016 Standings".
- ↑ "NPSL 2017 Standings".
- ↑ "NPSL 2017 Standings".