Kalamazoo FC

KZFC
Full name Kalamazoo Football Club
Founded 2015
Ground Soisson-Rapacz-Clason Field, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Ground Capacity 2,200
Owner Mike Garrett
President Mike Garrett
Manager Lumumba Shabazz
League NPSL
Website Club home page

Kalamazoo FC (KZFC) is a semi-professional soccer club from Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. The club competes in the National Premier Soccer League, the fourth-tier soccer league of the American soccer pyramid. Soisson-Rapacz-Clason Field (also known as Mayor's Riverfront Stadium) serves as the club's home venue.[1] It has a capacity for 2,200 spectators.

Players

Roster

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

No. Position Player
0 United States GK Beau Prey
1 United States GK Elijah Michaels
6 Trinidad and Tobago DF Seon Thomas
8 United States DF Hunter Vandenboom
2 United States DF Alec Fisher
4 United States MF Brock Fitzgerald
5 United States FW Brandon Bye
7 Germany MF Heiko Leinweber
9 United States FW Jay Mcintosh
10 Mexico MF Jose Garcia
11 United States MF Binh Le
12 United States DF David Whitaker
13 United States MF Esteban Russell
14 United States DF Cory Werner
15 United States MF Shawn Bloch
16 Colombia MF Juan David Agredo
17 United States MF An Le
18 Ivory Coast FW Amadou Cisse
No. Position Player
19 United States FW C.J Moore
20 United States MF Nick King
22 United States MF Jordan Veillette
23 United States DF Spencer MacDonald
25 United States DF Lou Plascencia
42 Cameroon MF David Koloko

Roster updated as of June 2016

Team History

Kalamazoo FC was founded by local businessman Mike Garret. On December 21, 2015 the club was officially named "Kalamazoo FC" as stated in an email by the team owner. By doing so the club became the sixth and newest member of the NPSL from the state of Michigan.[3]

KZFC played its first official game of its inaugural campaign as the visiting team to AFC Ann Arbor on May 13 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The match outcome would result in a 2-1 loss to AFC Ann Arbor. The first goal in Kalamazoo FC franchise history came in the thirty-second minute from Midfielder Jose Garcia to put the visiting team ahead 1-0.

The first victory in franchise history took place on May 22 against NPSL powerhouse side Detroit City FC in front of a crowd of 1,585 spectators.[4]

Year-by-year

Year Tier League Regular Season Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Average
Attendance
2016 4 NPSL 6th of 7, Midwest-Great Lakes West (4-6-2) Did not qualify Ineligible

References

  1. ↑ "Kalamazoo FC to play home games of inaugural season at Mayors' Riverfront Park". Retrieved 2016-07-08.
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ "'Kalamazoo FC' tabbed as name for new National Premier Soccer League team". Retrieved 2016-07-08.
  4. ↑ "Kalamazoo FC tops Detroit City FC for first win in club history". Retrieved 2016-07-08.
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