2020 Greenville Triumph SC season
2020 season | |
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Owner |
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Head Coach | John Harkes |
Stadium | Legacy Early College Field |
USL League One | 1st |
USL League One Championship | Champions |
U.S. Open Cup | Second Round |
Highest home attendance | 1,513 (Oct. 18 vs. OMA) |
Lowest home attendance | 601 (Sept. 13 vs. MAD) |
Average home league attendance | 984 |
Biggest win | ORL 1–4 GVL (Oct. 24) |
The 2020 Greenville Triumph SC season is the second season in the soccer team's history, where they compete in the third division of American soccer, USL League One, the second season of that competition. Greenville Triumph SC will also participate in the 2020 U.S. Open Cup. Greenville Triumph SC play their home games at Legacy Early College Field, located in Greenville, South Carolina, United States.
Club[]
Roster[]
As of March 3, 2020.[1]
No. | Position | Player | Nation |
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3 | DF | Tyler Polak | United States |
5 | MF | Max Hemmings | England |
6 | MF | Paul Clowes | England |
7 | FW | Alex Morrell | United States |
8 | MF | Aaron Walker | United States |
9 | FW | Jake Keegan | United States |
10 | MF | Carlos Gómez | Spain |
11 | DF | Evan Lee | United States |
15 | DF | Brandon Fricke | United States |
16 | MF | Colin Stripling | United States |
17 | FW | JJ Donnelly | England |
18 | MF | Omar Mohamed | Somalia |
22 | GK | Dallas Jaye | Guam |
26 | DF | Abdi Mohamed | Somalia |
30 | GK | Paul Christensen | United States |
— | FW | Lachlan McLean | Australia |
— | DF | Cesar Murillo | United States |
— | MF | Noah Pilato | United States |
— | DF | Trevor Swartz | United States |
Coaching Staff[]
- As of December 24, 2019[2]
Name | Position |
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John Harkes | Head coach |
Alex Blackburn | Assistant coach |
Rick Wright | Assistant coach |
Front Office Staff[]
Name | Position |
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Joe Erwin | Majority owner and chairman |
Chris Lewis | President |
Doug Erwin | Vice chairman |
Competitions[]
Exhibitions[]
February 15, 2020 Preseason 1 | Greenville Triumph SC | 1–0 | Charleston Battery | showGreenville, South Carolina |
February 19, 2020 Preseason 2 | Charleston Battery | Cancelled | Greenville Triumph SC | showCharleston, South Carolina |
February 22, 2020 Preseason 3 | Greenville Triumph SC | 0–2 | Charlotte Independence | showGreenville, South Carolina |
February 29, 2020 Preseason 4 | Greenville Triumph SC | 2–1 | North Carolina FC | showCary, North Carolina |
USL League One[]
Standings[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Greenville Triumph SC | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 35 | Final, 2021 U.S. Open Cup |
2 | Union Omaha | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 29 | Final |
3 | North Texas SC[a] | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 27 | |
4 | Richmond Kickers | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 26 | |
5 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 22 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 6) disciplinary points; 7) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:
- ^ Professional teams that are owned by teams playing in a higher division are ineligible for the U.S. Open Cup.
Results summary[]
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: USL League One[3]
Results by round[]
Match Results[]
July 18, 2020 1 | Fort Lauderdale CF | 0–2 | Greenville Triumph SC | showFort Lauderdale, Florida |
July 25, 2020 2 | Greenville Triumph SC | 3–2 | Richmond Kickers | showGreenville, South Carolina |
July 31, 2020 3 | Forward Madison FC | 0–0 | Greenville Triumph SC | showWauwatosa, Wisconsin |
August 5, 2020 4 | Greenville Triumph SC | 1–0 | South Georgia Tormenta FC | showGreenville, South Carolina |
August 15, 2020 5 | Greenville Triumph SC | 1–0 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | showGreenville, South Carolina |
August 22, 2020 6 | Greenville Triumph SC | 1–0 | Fort Lauderdale CF | showGreenville, South Carolina |
August 26, 2020 7 | New England Revolution II | 1–0 | Greenville Triumph SC | showFoxborough, Massachusetts |
August 29, 2020 8 | Richmond Kickers | 2–1 | Greenville Triumph SC | showRichmond, Virginia |
September 4, 2020 9 | South Georgia Tormenta FC | 1–2 | Greenville Triumph SC | showStatesboro, Georgia |
September 13, 2020 10 | Greenville Triumph SC | 2–0 | Forward Madison FC | showGreenville, South Carolina |
September 19, 2020 11 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 0–1 | Greenville Triumph SC | showEast Ridge, Tennessee |
September 25, 2020 12 | Greenville Triumph SC | 1–0 | North Texas SC | showGreenville, South Carolina |
October 2, 2020 13 | Greenville Triumph SC | 2–0 | Orlando City B | showGreenville, South Carolina |
October 18, 2020 15 | Greenville Triumph SC | 1–2 | Union Omaha | showGreenville, South Carolina |
October 24, 2020 16 | Orlando City B | 1–4 | Greenville Triumph SC | showOrlando, Florida |
Playoff Final[]
October 30, 2020 | Greenville Triumph SC | cancelled | Union Omaha | showGreenville, South Carolina |
Note: Game was cancelled the day before because several Union Omaha players tested positive for COVID-19. Greenville was awarded the title based on points per game average (2.188 to 1.825).[5]
U.S. Open Cup[]
As a USL League One club, Greenville will enter the competition in the Second Round, to be played April 7–9.[6] On January 29, 2020 the Second Round schedule was announced.[7]
April 7, 2020 Second Round | Greenville Triumph SC | cancelled | New Mexico United | showGreenville, South Carolina |
References[]
- ^ "2020 Roster". greenvilletriumph.com. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
- ^ "Club Leadership". Greenville Triumph SC. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
- ^ "2020 USL League One Standings". USL League One.
- ^ "Greenville Triumph SC Schedule". USL League One.
- ^ "USL League One Final Cancelled, Greenville Named 2020 Title-Winners". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. October 29, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- ^ "Restructured Competition Format For 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Provides Opportunity For More "David vs. Goliath" Matchups In 107th Edition Of U.S. Soccer's National Championship". U.S. Soccer Federation. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Open Cup Second Round Pairings and Host Scenarios". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
- ^ "U.S. Soccer Temporarily Suspends 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Due to COVID-19 Outbreak". ussoccer.com. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
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