Phoenix FC
















































Phoenix FC
PhoenixFCWolves.png
Full name Phoenix Football Club
Nickname(s) Wolves
Founded July 2, 2012; 6 years ago (2012-07-02)
Dissolved March 12, 2014; 4 years ago (2014-03-12)
Ground
Sun Devil Soccer Stadium
Tempe, Arizona
Capacity 3,400
Owners BDR Sports LLC
Head Coach David Robertson
League USL Pro

















Home colors













Away colors



Phoenix FC was an American professional football (soccer) team based in Phoenix. The team was a member of the USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The team's colors were red and white.




Contents






  • 1 History


    • 1.1 2013 Season


    • 1.2 Demise




  • 2 Year-by-year


  • 3 Players


    • 3.1 Roster




  • 4 Front Office


  • 5 Stadiums


  • 6 References





History


On June 18, 2012, BDR Sports LLC was incorporated in the State of Arizona to bring a professional soccer team to Phoenix.[1] On July 2, 2012, the USL Pro awarded a franchise to the BDR group for the 2013 season.[2] On July 15, the team announced they had hired David Robertson, Director of Boy's Coaching at Sereno Soccer Club, as head coach. He is a former Rangers, Aberdeen and Leeds United player. He also managed Elgin City and Montrose in the Scottish Third Division. The team name ("Phoenix City FC") and colors were announced the same day.[3][4] On August 28, the team selected Umbro as the team's official football uniform and equipment supplier.[5] On September 7, the team renamed itself "Phoenix FC", introduced its logo and selected "Wolves" as their nickname.[6]


On September 27, 2012, former Aberdeen striker Darren Mackie signed a one-year contract with Phoenix FC, becoming their first player signing.[7][8][9]


On December 11, 2012, Phoenix FC and Arizona State University announced a stadium agreement for 2013. Phoenix FC would play home games at Sun Devil Soccer Stadium beginning in April 2013. As part of the deal, the seating capacity was meant to be expanded by more than 4,000 additional seats, taking the total capacity to over 5,000 seats. However, due to the position of stadium lights poles on the east side of the stadium, the capacity was revised to just over 3,400.[10][11][12]



2013 Season


Main article: 2013 Phoenix FC season

Phoenix FC opened their only season with a 2–0 loss to the Los Angeles Blues on March 23, 2013.[13][14] They won their home opener at Sun Devil Soccer Stadium on March 30, 2013. They defeated VSI Tampa Bay FC 1–0 on a goal by Netinho before a soldout, standing room crowd of 4,198.[15][16][17]


The team finished the 2013 season with 5 wins, 14 losses and 7 ties.[18]Donny Toia lead the team in scoring with six goals and was a nominee for USL Pro Rookie of the Year.[19]



Demise


USL Pro revoked the Phoenix franchise rights from BDR Sports LLC on November 1, 2013, citing multiple violations of the franchise agreement, failing to pay its players on time and for submitting misleading and inaccurate financial statements.[20][21][22][23] On December 16, 2013, USL Pro awarded the franchise rights for Phoenix FC to American Soccer Marketing LLC, owned by former interim Team President Tim Donald.[24][25][26] On March 12, 2014, American Soccer Marketing announced that it could not continue operating the team in the USL Pro league. They were replaced with Arizona United SC the next day.[27]



Year-by-year





















Year
 Division
 League
 Regular Season
 Playoffs
 U.S. Open Cup
 Avg. Attendance

2013
 3
 USL Pro
 12th Place
Did not qualify
 First Round
 1,532


Players


Main article: All-time Phoenix FC roster


Roster


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No.
 Position
 Player
 Nation
0
Goalkeeper
Lalo Fernández (on loan from Real Salt Lake)
 Mexico
1
Goalkeeper
Andrew Weber

 United States
2
Midfielder
Reid Schmitt

 United States
3
Defender
Scott Morrison

 Scotland
4
Defender
Devon Grousis

 United States
5
Defender
Renan Boufleur

 Brazil
6
Midfielder
Anthony Obodai

 Ghana
7
Midfielder
David Paul

 United States
8
Midfielder
Netinho

 Brazil
9
Midfielder
Diego Faria

 Brazil
10
Forward
Darren Mackie

 Scotland
11
Defender
Cyprian Hedrick

 Cameroon
13
Goalkeeper
Sheldon Parkinson

 Jamaica
14
Forward
Aaron King

 United States
15
Defender
José Ramos

 Mexico
16
Defender
Isaiah Schafer

 United States
17
Defender
Brian Holmes

 United States
18
Midfielder
Thomas Ramos

 United States
19
Defender
Elliot Weber

 United States
20
Goalkeeper
Neal Kitson

 United States
21
Midfielder
Josh Bento

 United States
22
Midfielder
Cameron Vickers

 United States
23
Forward
Peabo Doue

 United States
25
Forward
Donny Toia

 United States
26
Goalkeeper
Humberto Soriano

 United States
27
Forward
Travis Bowen

 United States
28
Forward
Davy Armstrong (on loan from Colorado Rapids)
 United States
29
Forward
Roberto Valadez

 United States
32
Defender
R. Clayton Zelin

 United States
—
Forward
Will Bates (on loan from Seattle Sounders FC)
 United States


Front Office




  • United States Tim Donald – President


  • United States Eric Cornwall – Chairman


  • Portugal Rui Filipe Bento – General Manager


  • United States Shawn Dietrich – Director of Operations


  • Scotland David Robertson – Head Coach



Stadiums




  • Sun Devil Soccer Stadium (2013 – 9 games)


  • GCU Soccer Stadium (2013 – 1 game)

  • Reach 11 Soccer Complex (2013 – 3 games)



References





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  2. ^ "Phoenix to Join USL PRO in 2013". United Soccer Leagues (USL). 2012-07-02. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2012-07-02.


  3. ^ "USL Pro Valley team names coach, reveals team name". Arizona Republic. 2012-07-15. Retrieved 2012-07-15.


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  5. ^ Team Facebook Page


  6. ^ "Phoenix Announces Name and Logo". United Soccer Leagues (USL). 2012-09-07. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2012-09-07.


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  10. ^ Phoenix FC Scores With Sun Devil Soccer Stadium Deal


  11. ^ Phoenix pro soccer team will stake home field at ASU in Tempe


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