402 FC

402 FC

Full name	402 Football Club
Founded	2008
Ground	Morrison Stadium Omaha, Nebraska
Capacity	6,000
Owner
Head Coach
League	USASA
Home colors Away colors

402 FC was an American amateur soccer team based in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Founded in 2008, the team played in Region II of the United States Adult Soccer Association, a network of amateur leagues at the fifth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid.

They played its home games at Morrison Stadium on the campus of Creighton University. The team's colors were blue and white.

History[]

402 FC was formed in 2008 by , a former Saint Louis University player and current assistant soccer coach for Creighton University, to provide a way for young soccer players from Nebraska to compete in high-level nationwide competition. The team is named after Eastern Nebraska’s telephone area code.^[1]

402 qualified for the final stages of the 2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup at the first attempt, by beating the and RWB Adria in their regional qualification tournament, and in doing so became the first team from Nebraska ever to appear in the main draw of the US Open Cup. They lost 3–2 in the first round to USL First Division side Minnesota Thunder.^[2] 402's goals in the Thunder game were scored by Andrei Gotsmanov and .

The team played in the qualifying tournament for the 2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, and beat St. Paul Twin Stars of the National Premier Soccer League in the first game, but were knocked out at the final qualifying stage, 4–2 on penalties, by Detroit United.

Players[]

2009 USOC roster[]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  USA — MF  USA — DF  USA Chris Brunt — MF  BLR Andrei Gotsmanov — DF  USA Ryan Junge — GK  USA — DF  USA — FW  PER — GK  USA Daniel Padilla

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  USA — FW  USA — FW  USA — DF  USA Matt Thomas — FW  COL Johnny Torres — DF  USA — MF  USA Tim Walters — DF  USA Andrew Watts — FW  USA

Year-by-year[]

Head coaches[]

• (2008–present)

Stadia[]

• Morrison Stadium at Creighton University; Omaha, Nebraska (2008–present)

References[]