AFC Ann Arbor

AFC Ann Arbor
Founded 2014
Ground Hollway Field
Ann Arbor, MI
Ground Capacity 5,000
Manager Eric Rudland
League National Premier Soccer League
Website Club home page

AFC Ann Arbor is an American soccer club based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, founded in 2015. The team competed in the Great Lakes Premier League during its inaugural 2015 season, and will join the National Premier Soccer League for the 2016 season.[1]

History

AFC Ann Arbor in action against San Marino Soccer in a 2015 friendly at Hollway Field

AFC Ann Arbor was started by a group of Ann Arbor residents with a desire to have a local team. The team had applied to the National Premier Soccer League for the 2015 season but its application was declined. Instead, AFC Ann Arbor and Grand Rapids FC, another team denied by the NPSL, decided to start a league of their own called the Great Lakes Premier League.[2] The new league held its inaugural meetings on January 17, 2015.

Starting with the 2016 season, AFC Ann Arbor will play in the National Premier Soccer League as part of the Midwest Region[3] under manager Eric Rudland, formerly of Lansing United.[4]

Stadium

Hollway Field, located at Pioneer High School, is AFCAA's home field. It lies across the street from Michigan Stadium.

Current Roster

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

No. Position Player
United States GK Peter Tappenden
United States GK Rhys Moller
Germany GK Fabian Veit
United States DF Ryan Kobakaf
Switzerland DF Rafael Stultz
England DF Nate Johnson
France DF Matt Braem
United States DF Lars Eckenrode
England DF Colin Watson
United States DF Chase Pagani
Brazil DF Bruno Oliveria
United States DF Jake Rosen
United States MF Tristan Jacob
England MF Leigh Rumbold
England MF James Vaughn
United States MF Jake Rufe
No. Position Player
England MF Jack Smith
Cuba MF Hector Morales
Mexico MF Diego Martinez
United States MF Thabiso Khumalo
United States MF Johnathan Heslop
United States MF Kevin Taylor
United States FW Noah Kleedtke
United States FW Zach Pagani
United States FW Dzenan Nezirevic
Netherlands FW Jermaine Windster
Brazil FW Yuri Farkas
Zimbabwe FW Dumisani Manyange
United States FW William Bayemi
Cuba FW Dario Suarez
England FW John-Prince Rylah
Jamaica FW Knox Cameron

Head Coaches

Year-by-year

Year Tier League Regular Season Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Average
Attendance
2015 5 GLPL 3rd of 5 (2-2-4) ―[A] Ineligible[B]
2016 4 NPSL 2nd of 7, Midwest-Great Lakes West (6-3-3) Regional semifinal Ineligible[B]
  1. ^ A No playoffs were held in the inaugural season of the Great Lakes Premier League.
  2. ^ B To enter the U.S. Open Cup, a team must have belonged to an affiliated league with at least 4 teams that played a schedule of at least 10 games.[6]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.mlive.com/sports/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2015/09/afc_ann_arbor_joins_npsl_leave.html
  2. ↑ http://www.mlive.com/sports/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2014/12/npsl_denies_ann_arbor_semi-pro.html#incart_related_stories
  3. ↑ http://www.mlive.com/sports/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2015/09/afc_ann_arbor_joins_npsl_leave.html
  4. ↑ http://www.mlive.com/sports/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2015/09/former_lansing_united_coach_er.html
  5. ↑ http://afcannarbor.com/roster/
  6. ↑ "How do you enter the 2016 US Open Cup?".

External links

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