Club's inaugural season in the National Independent Soccer Association
Stumptown Athletic 2019–20 NISA football season
The 2019–20 Stumptown Athletic season was the club's inaugural season in the National Independent Soccer Association , a newly established third division soccer league in the United States .
Overview [ ]
On October 23, 2018, NISA announced Charlotte, North Carolina as the association's third team market.[1] On June 28, 2019, Stumptown Athletic was unveiled as one of ten founding members of the new association and one of the eight that would take part in the inaugural 2019–20 season.[2] The team used both CSA OrthoCarolina Sportsplex in Pineville and the Sportsplex at Matthews as home venues, with the hope of making the latter its permanent home venue sometime in the future.
On July 21, the team announced Mark Steffens as its first head coach.[3] [4] Stumptown announced its first two player signings, Jamaica national team midfielder Michael Binns and midfielder Jared Odenbeck , in late August.[5] [6] Prior to the season Hummel International was announced as Stumptown's official apparel and ball supplier.[7]
Donald Benamna became the first Stumptown player to receive and international call-up when he was rostered for the Central African Republic's October 2019 friendly against Niger .[8] The team won, 2–0, with Benamna making his debut in the process.
On April 27, 2020, following a stoppage of play and subsequent extension due to the COVID-19 pandemic , NISA announced the cancellation of the 2020 Spring season.[9] [10]
Players and staff [ ]
Roster [ ]
As of March 5, 2019[11]
Technical staff [ ]
Friendlies [ ]
Charlotte Independence v Stumptown Athletic
February 19, 2019 (2019-02-19 ) Charlotte Independence 0–0 Stumptown Athletic show Matthews, North Carolina 11:00 a.m.
Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Competitions [ ]
NISA Fall season (Showcase) [ ]
Details for the 2019 NISA Spring season were announced July 25, 2019.[12]
Standings [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Miami FC (O)
6
4
2
0
19
6
+13
14
East Coast Championship
2
Stumptown Athletic
6
4
0
2
13
7
+6
12
3
Atlanta SC
6
2
2
2
13
10
+3
8
4
Philadelphia Fury
6
0
0
6
1
23
−22
0
Withdrew[a]
^ Philadelphia Fury withdrew after one match and forfeited their remaining matches
Results summary [ ]
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
6
4
0
2
13
7
+6
12
2
0
1
6
4
+2
2
0
1
7
3
+4
Matches [ ]
Philadelphia Fury v Stumptown Athletic
September 7, 2019 (2019-09-07 ) 1 Philadelphia Fury P–P Stumptown Athletic show Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Stadium: Franklin Field Note: Match postponed due to Hurricane Dorian and rescheduled to November 11, 2019.[13] Due to Philadelphia's hiatus midway through the season, this game was later officially awarded as a 0–3 win to Stumptown.
Atlanta SC v Stumptown Athletic
September 14, 2019 (2019-09-14 ) 2 Atlanta SC 1–3 Stumptown Athletic show Marietta, Georgia 7:00 p.m.
MyCujoo Broadcast
Stadium: Lupo Family Stadium at Life University Attendance: 112
Miami FC v Stumptown Athletic
September 22, 2019 (2019-09-22 ) 3 Miami FC 2–1 Stumptown Athletic show Miami Shores, Florida 7:00 p.m
Report MyCujoo Broadcast
Stadium: Buccaneer Field at Barry University Attendance: 312
Stumptown Athletic v Miami FC
Playoff [ ]
Miami FC v Stumptown Athletic
November 9, 2019 (2019-11-09 ) Miami FC 3–0 Stumptown Athletic show Miami, Florida 7:00 p.m.
Report MyCujoo Broadcast
Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium Attendance: 1309
NISA Spring season [ ]
Details for the 2020 NISA Spring season were announced January 27, 2020.[14]
Standings [ ]
Updated to match(es) played on March 8, 2020. Source:
NISAofficial.com (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Results summary [ ]
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
2
0
2
0
3
3
0
2
0
1
0
2
2
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
Matches [ ]
San Diego 1904 FC v Stumptown Athletic
March 21, 2020 (2020-03-21 ) 4 San Diego 1904 FC P–P Stumptown Athletic show San Diego, California 7:04 p.m.
Stadium: Lincoln High School Note: On March 12, NISA announced that it would be suspending its season 30 days due to the COVID-19 pandemic [15]
Stumptown Athletic v Michigan Stars FC
April 11, 2020 (2020-04-11 ) 6 Stumptown Athletic P–P Michigan Stars FC show Pineville, North Carolina 7:04 p.m.
Stadium: CSA OrthoCarolina Sportsplex Note: On March 30, NISA announced that it would be extending its suspension of play to May 10 in accordance with CDC guidelines for COVID-19 [16]
Chattanooga FC v Stumptown Athletic
April 18, 2020 (2020-04-18 ) 7 Chattanooga FC P–P Stumptown Athletic show Chattanooga, Tennessee 7:30 p.m.
Stadium: Finley Stadium Note: On March 30, NISA announced that it would be extending its suspension of play to May 10 in accordance with CDC guidelines for COVID-19 [16]
Stumptown Athletic v Oakland Roots SC
April 25, 2020 (2020-04-25 ) 8 Stumptown Athletic P–P Oakland Roots SC show Matthews, North Carolina 7:04 p.m.
Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Note: On March 30, NISA announced that it would be extending its suspension of play to May 10 in accordance with CDC guidelines for COVID-19 [16]
California United Strikers FC v Stumptown Athletic
May 2, 2020 (2020-05-02 ) 9 California United Strikers FC P–P Stumptown Athletic show Irvine, California 7:00 p.m.
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Note: On March 30, NISA announced that it would be extending its suspension of play to May 10 in accordance with CDC guidelines for COVID-19 [16]
Michigan Stars FC v Stumptown Athletic
May 9, 2020 (2020-05-09 ) 10 Michigan Stars FC P–P Stumptown Athletic show Pontiac, Michigan 7:00 p.m.
Stadium: Ultimate Soccer Arenas Outdoor Stadium Note: On March 30, NISA announced that it would be extending its suspension of play to May 10 in accordance with CDC guidelines for COVID-19 [16]
Oakland Roots SC v Stumptown Athletic
May 23, 2020 (2020-05-23 ) 12 Oakland Roots SC P–P Stumptown Athletic show Oakland, California 5:10 p.m.
Stadium: Laney College Note: On April 28, NISA announced the cancellation of the 2020 Spring season due to COVID-19 [9]
U.S. Open Cup [ ]
Main article: 2020 U.S. Open Cup
Stumptown will enter the 2020 tournament with the rest of the National Independent Soccer Association teams in the Second Round.[17] It was announced on 29 January that their first opponent would be USL Championship side Charlotte Independence .[18] On February 3, Charlotte announced that the game at the Sportsplex at Matthews , which both teams use as a home venue, would be free for the public to attend.[19]
Charlotte Independence (USLC) v Stumptown Athletic (NISA)
April 7 Second Round Charlotte Independence (USLC) P–P Stumptown Athletic (NISA) show Matthews, North Carolina 7:00 pm EDT
Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Note: On March 13, U.S. Soccer’s Open Cup Committee announced the tournament would be temporarily suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic [20]
Squad statistics [ ]
Appearances and goals [ ]
As of Match played 6 March 2020
Note: This includes caps for players who were subbed in during the September 14 game against Atlanta SC , which is not reflected on the Stumptown player pages but is confirmed by the team
Goal scorers [ ]
Disciplinary record [ ]
See also [ ]
References [ ]
^ "New Professional Soccer Club to Call Charlotte Home" . nisasoccer.com . Retrieved 16 February 2020 .
^ Boraks, David. "New Pro Soccer Team Stumptown Athletic Debuts This Fall" . www.wfae.org . Retrieved 16 February 2020 .
^ Athletic, Stumptown (21 July 2019). "Big news from Stumptown Athletic! Mark Steffens will be our first head coach, bringing decades of experience and a history of winning. Find out more here:" . @mystumptown . Retrieved 16 February 2020 .
^ Mahoney, Ashley. "Stumptown Athletic announces first players and philanthropic goals" . www.thecharlottepost.com . Retrieved 16 February 2020 . Hiring USL Hall of Fame coach Mark Steffens as head coach was Stumptown’s first major move.
^ Athletic, Stumptown (20 August 2019). "Stumptown Athletic's 1st player announcement: midfielder Michael Binns from Jamaica; played for national youth & the Senior Team, for @jff_football at the 2016 Copa América & when played U.S. in 2017 @CONCACEF Gold Cup final. #nisaleague #prosoccer" . @mystumptown . Retrieved 16 February 2020 .
^ Athletic, Stumptown (26 August 2019). "Stumptown Athletic midfielder @JaredOdenbeck is coming home!He played w/ @CSA_Soccer, graduated from @charchristiannc & played for @acctourney Champs & @NCAASoccer runner-up @WakeForest before playing for @independence_sc. @NISALeague" . @mystumptown . Retrieved 16 February 2020 .
^ "Stumptown Athletic announces official apparel and ball supplier" . stumptownathletic.com . Retrieved 18 February 2020 .
^ Lantheaume, Romain (7 October 2019). "Amical : la Centrafrique sans Kondogbia, avec un Rennais et deux "Américains" " . Afrik-Foot (in French). Retrieved 16 February 2020 .
^ Jump up to: a b c d e "NISA OFFICIAL UPDATE" . nisaofficial.com . National Independent Soccer Association. Retrieved 28 April 2020 .
^ Kennedy, Paul. "NISA cancels spring season, sets sights on August start to fall championship" . www.socceramerica.com . Retrieved 28 April 2020 .
^ "First Team" . Retrieved February 17, 2019 .
^ "NISA Announces Fall \'19 Schedule" . www.nisaofficial.com . Retrieved 2020-02-16 .
^ "PHILADELPHIA FURY MATCH VERSUS STUMPTOWN ATHLETIC RESCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER" . NISA Soccer . September 5, 2019. Retrieved December 15, 2019 .
^ "Schedule" . National Independent Soccer Association . Retrieved 10 February 2020 .
^ Jump up to: a b c "NISA ANNOUNCES SUSPENSION OF SEASON FOR 30 DAYS" . nisaofficial.com . National Independent Soccer Association. Retrieved 12 March 2020 .
^ Jump up to: a b c d e "NISA EXTENDS SUSPENSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CDC GUIDELINES" . nisaofficial.com . National Independent Soccer Association. Retrieved 20 March 2020 .
^ "RECORD-SETTING 100 TEAMS CONFIRMED FOR 2020 LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP, 107TH EDITION OF U.S. SOCCER'S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP" . ussoccer.com . U.S. Soccer. Retrieved 8 February 2020 .
^ "2020 U.S. OPEN CUP SECOND ROUND PAIRINGS AND HOST SCENARIOS" . Retrieved 8 February 2020 .
^ Thomas, James (3 February 2020). "Independence Announce Open Cup Second Round Free Admission" . Charlotte Independence . Retrieved 16 February 2020 .
^ "U.S. Soccer Temporarily Suspends 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Due to Covid-19 Outbreak" . www.ussoccer.com . Retrieved 21 March 2020 .
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