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Full name | Med City Football Club | ||
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Founded | 2017 | ||
Stadium | Rochester Regional Stadium | ||
Capacity | 5,000 | ||
Owner | Frank Spaeth[1] | ||
Head coach | Luke Corey[2][3][4] | ||
League | NPSL | ||
2023 | North Conference: 3rd Playoffs: Regional Semifinals Overall: 27th | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Med City FC is a men's soccer club based in Rochester, Minnesota. It competes in the NPSL Midwest Region's North Conference.[5][1] The club's colors are blue and green.
History
[edit]Med City FC was founded in 2017 by Frank Spaeth, joining NPSL's North Conference as an expansion team.[6][7]
In late 2019, City was announced as a participant in the 2020 U.S. Open Cup due to its performance in the previous season.[8] This would be the team's first appearance in the tournament. However, on March 13, 2020, U.S. Soccer elected to temporarily suspend the tournament due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[9][10]
Coaching staff
[edit]Staff
[edit]Neil Cassidy – Head Coach
Israel Perez Medina – Assistant Coach
Mitch Amundson – Assistant Coach
Frank Spaeth – Manager
Supporters
[edit]The team's main supporter group is the Sawbones Army.[11][12] The group's main purpose is "to create a rooting section for the club, complete with drumming, flags, scarves, and constant chanting and cheering." The group has been officially recognized by the team as of the 2018 season.[13]
Year-by-year
[edit]Season | League | Position | Playoffs | USOC | Other | |||||||||||
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League | Region | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Conf. | Overall | ||||
2017 | NPSL | Midwest | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 25 | 1.93 | 4th, North | 32nd | DNQ | Ineligible | N/A |
2018 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 12 | +18 | 22 | 1.57 | 4th, North | 45th | DNQ | DNQ | N/A | ||
2019 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 11 | +17 | 27 | 2.25 | 2nd, North | 16th | Regional Quarterfinals | N/A | |||
2020 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[14] | |||||||||||||||
2021 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 16 | +17 | 24 | 2 | 3rd, North | 18th | DNQ | Cancelled[15] | N/A | ||
2022 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 11 | +24 | 35 | 2.5 | 1st, North | 4th | Regional Semifinals | DNQ | N/A | ||
2023 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 22 | 1.83 | 3rd, North | 27th | Regional Semifinals | MN Super Cup, 1st[16] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "NPSL MED CITY FC'S FRANK SPAETH ON STARTING A NEW cLUB". goalnation.com. December 30, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
- ^ "Med City FC Names First Head Coach". January 11, 2017. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
- ^ "Local Sports Notebook: Med City soccer team hires coach". Post-Bulletin. January 14, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
- ^ "Med City FC Names First Head Coach". January 11, 2017. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
- ^ "National Premier Soccer League". Npsl.bonzidev.com. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
- ^ "MED CITY FC JOINS THE NPSL". Npsl.com. December 21, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
- ^ "Local sports notebook: Pro soccer returning to Rochester". Post-Bulletin. December 24, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
- ^ "Med City FC lands spot in prestigious Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup". Post Bulletin. December 20, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ^ "U.S. Soccer Temporarily Suspends 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Due to Covid-19 Outbreak". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ^ Reed, Jordyn (March 22, 2020). "Med City FC, US Open Cup in limbo". ABC 6 NEWS. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ^ "Sawbones Army-Med City FC Supporters Group". Facebook. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ^ Livingston-Garcia, Louis (May 3, 2018). "Does Rochester have soccer hooligans?". Post Bulletin. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ^ "Support". Med City FC. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ^ Prince-Wright, Joe (March 26, 2020). "2020 NPSL season cancelled". ProSoccerTalk. NBC Sports. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ "U.S. Soccer Cancels Open Cup Again, Sets 2022 Plan". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
- ^ https://www.postbulletin.com/staff-reports (July 31, 2023). "Med City FC takes home Minnesota Super Cup championship". Rochester Post Bulletin. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
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