The team from Philadelphia is expected to be Junior Lone Star FC. We are still working on being fully accepted into the League, which hopefully could be at the NPSL AGM. Sponsorship info and other information can be found on the club's website at www.juniorlonestarfc.com
Not the first team to make this jump, but can't say I'm happy about this one if it happens. FCNY has been a pretty disorganized group since day 1.
Am in touch with both groups. Met with Monsoon people last night. Will try to get solid info about their plans from each party.
Yes, I'm aware they were in KC. One issue as I see it is travel. All opponents will be in SoCal, a 6 hour drive.That's 7(14 game schedule) overnight road trips while SoCal teams will have only 1 each. And no, I don't see the Monsoon traveling 6 hours, playing, and traveling back in one go.
I know the SoCal teams did at least one up and back to the Bay Area last season where they drove up, played, and then drove back overnight. That's more than 6 hours. But I guess that doesn't mean the Monsoon would want to do it, especially if they had to do it 7 times. They could pair the games up one Saturday, one Sunday to cut down on the number of trips. I think some Bay Area teams did that last season for SoCal trips.
2 AFC Cleveland notes First, the team opened its shop in Parma yesterday and it looks like it went pretty well. There are pictures from the opening on the team's facebook. The team had practice jerseys, track suits and t-shirts for sale. Second, the team has a 2nd tryout coming up on March 24th at a park in Parma.
Just to update that list: North Coast Tsunami, CA – On NPSL site: IN Tiburones CA – Not on NPSL site; http://www.tufcsoccer.com/Home_Page.html hompage has NPSL banner: IN? FC Santa Clarita CA – On NPSL site: IN Fullerton Rangers CA – On NPSL site: IN Phoenix Monsoon AZ – Not on NPSL site; http://www.phoenixmonsoon.com/index.html hompage has NPSL banner: IN? Las Vegas Stallions FC NV – Not on NPSL site; http://lvstallionsfc.com/index.html hompage has NPSL banner: IN? Fort Smith United AR Not on NPSL site; announced by NPSL http://www.npsl.info/home/570877.html; homepage? IN? Galveston Pirate TX – On NPSL site: IN Mississippi Storm MS – On NPSL site: IN Myrtle Beach FC SC – On NPSL site: IN Rio Grande Valley Ocelots TX Not on NPSL site; announced by NPSL http://www.npsl.info/home/570877.html; http://www.mtalliancetx.com/RGV_Ocelots_FC_Home.html hompage has NPSL banner: IN? Detroit City FC MI – On NPSL site: IN AFC Cleveland OH – On NPSL site: IN Greater Binghamton FC NY – On NPSL site: IN Junior Lone Star FC PA – On NPSL site: IN
Any updates? Seems like a lot of these teams never made it. IMO Fort Smith is the wrong place to place a soccer team. The NWA region is only 45 minutes away, has triple the population of Hispanics. Not to mention more money.
I had heard that FCNY was making the jump down to the NPSL, but I haven't heard much more about that...
They announced that they dropped down. They'll be in NPSL for the next year. Whether they survive after that is anyone's guess...
Greater Binghamton Football Club schedule...looks like the games vs. Pocono are exhibitions May 6 Pocono @ GBFC 1PM May 13 GBFC @ AFC Cleveland FC May 19 Detroit City FC @ GBFC 6PM May 20 Detroit City FC @ GBFC 1PM May 26 GBFC @ AFC Cleveland FC May 27 GBFC @ Erie Admirals FC May 30 GBFC @ Pocono Snow, Scranton U 6pm June 3 GBFC @ Detroit City FC June 16 AFC Cleveland @ GBFC June 17 GBFC @ FC Buffalo FC June 24 Erie Admirals @ GBFC 1PM July 1 FC Buffalo @ GBFC July 7 Erie Admirals @ GBFC July 8 GBFC @ FC Buffalo July 14 NPSL Midwest Great Lakes Div. Semi-Finals July 15 NPSL Midwest Great Lakes Div. Finals July 21 NPSL Midwest Championship July 27 NPSL Semi-Finals July 29 NPSL Finals
http://www.afccleveland.com/news/2012-updated-schedule-stadium.html AFC Cleveland schedule 2012 AFC Cleveland Schedule 5/12 Away Detroit City FC 5/13 Home Greater Binghamton FC 5/18 Home Buffalo 5/26 Home Greater Binghamton FC 5/27 Away Buffalo 6/3 Away Erie 6/8 Home Detroit City FC 6/16 Away Greater Binghamton FC 6/23 Away Detroit City FC 6/29 Home Erie 7/6 Home Buffalo 7/7 Away Erie
Continueing the new Great Lakes division schedule talk: Only Binghamton has actually posted their schedule into the NPSL site, so I compiled the schedules from the team sites (Erie doesn't seem to have an active web site), and put together the composite divisional schedule: DAY, DATE, TIME; HOME [v] VISITOR Sat, May 12, 7:00; Detroit [v] Cleveland Sun, May 13, 2:00; Cleveland [v] Binghamton Sun, May 13, 7:00; Buffalo [v] Detroit Fri, May 18, 7:00; Cleveland [v] Buffalo Sat, May 19, 6:00; Binghamton [v] Detroit Sun, May 20, 1:00; Binghamton [v] Detroit Sat, May 26, 1:00; Detroit [v] Erie Sat, May 26, 7:00; Cleveland [v] Binghamton Sun, May 27, 3:00; Buffalo [v] Cleveland Sun, May 27, 3:00; Erie [v] Binghamton Sat, Jun 2, 1:00; Detroit [v] Binghamton Sun, Jun 3, 1:00; Buffalo [v] Binghamton Sun, Jun 3, 3:00; Erie [v] Cleveland Fri, Jun 8, 7:00; Buffalo [v] Erie Fri, Jun 8, 7:00; Cleveland [v] Detroit Sun, Jun 10, 1:00; Erie [v] Buffalo Fri, Jun 15; Erie [v] Detroit Sat, Jun 16, 6:00; Binghamton [v] Cleveland Sat, Jun 16, 7:00; Detroit [v] Buffalo Sun, Jun 17, 3:00; Buffalo [v] Binghamton Fri, Jun 22, 7:00; Erie [v] Buffalo Sat, Jun 23, 7:00; Detroit [v] Cleveland Sun, Jun 24, 3:00; Binghamton [v] Erie Fri, Jun 29, 7:00; Cleveland [v] Erie Sat, Jun 30, 7:00; Buffalo [v] Detroit Sun, Jul 1, 1:00; Detroit [v] Erie Sun, Jul 1, 3:00; Binghamton [v] Buffalo Fri, Jul 6, 7:00; Cleveland [v] Buffalo Sat, Jul 7, 7:00; Erie [v] Cleveland Sun, Jul 8, 3:00; Binghamton [v] Erie The Buffalo site lists the divisional playoffs at Erie, July 13 and 15: http://www.fcbuffalo.org/2012-schedule/