Floridians FC

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Floridians F.C.

Full name	Floridians Football Club
Nickname(s)	FFC
Founded	2009
Ground	Central Broward Regional Park Lauderhill, Florida
Capacity	20,000
Owner
President
Head Coach	Fernando Valenzuela
League
2016	4th, Southeast Division Playoffs: DNQ
Website	Club website
Home colors Away colors

The Floridians Football Club (Floridians FC or FFC) was an American soccer team based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, that plays in the Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American soccer pyramid, in the Southeast Division of the Southern Conference.

The team plays its home games on the Main Event Field at Central Broward Regional Park in nearby Lauderhill, Florida. The team's colors are navy and yellow.

Floridians FC vs Ft lauderdale Strikers

Floridians FC vs Ft Lauderdale Strikers

History[]

On Wednesday, May 20, 2009 Schulz Academy was announced as a USL Premier Development League expansion franchise,^[1] joining the league in 2010. The team played its first competitive game on May 7, 2010, a 1-0 loss to the Bradenton Academics.^[2]

At the time, USL’s Executive Vice President and COO Tim Holt was “thrilled to welcome such a successful youth program as the Schulz Academy to the PDL". Their proven track record in developing players, including US National Team star Jozy Altidore, speaks for itself. "The club is a model organization in the Super Y-League and we are confident they will be an asset to the Southeast Division of the PDL.

The PDL team was coached by founder Dr. Josef Schulz, recognized as one of the top youth coaches in the country. Notable players that have been developed within the club included Matt Luzunaris, Hasani Sinclair and CJ Phelps of the U18 US Men’s National Team; Donovan Henry, Zach Herold, and Stefan Jerome of the US U17 Men’s National Team; and US National Team and Toronto FC striker Jozy Altidore. Academy founder Josef Schulz died of cancer on July 22, 2013.^[3][4] With the sad passing of its founder, Schulz Academy decided to resume the Soccer Academy but gave up the PDL franchise to the Floridians FC. The Floridians F.C. are very proud to be able to provide a PDL team in the Miami Metropolitan Area.

The Floridians F.C. want to bring talents to South Florida and establish strong partnerships with professional players and clubs around the world. They will be competing in the PDL league of the USL and have established their home base at the Central Broward Park Stadium. The stadium, located at the heart of the Tri County Area offers easy access from the whole Miami Metropolitan Area, has a capacity of 15,000 seats and has the capabilities to welcome the tournaments and the many events the club will be hosting.

Players[]

Current Players[]

As of 2015

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ARG 3 DF  COL 5 MF  ARG 6 DF  ENG 7 MF  PUR Deniz Bozkurt 8 FW  FRA 9 FW  BRA 10 MF  FRA 11 FW  BRA 12 MF  USA 14 DF  COL 15 MF  JAM 17 MF  FRA 19 FW  COL 20 MF  IRL

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 FW  PUR 22 MF  BRA 23 GK  FRA 24 MF  ARG 25 MF  BRA 26 FW  ENG 27 MF  PER 28 MF  HAI 29 FW  IRL 30 GK  ISR 31 DF  ARG 32 DF  ARG 33 MF  USA 35 MF  PER 00 GK  USA

Notable former players[]

This list of notable former players comprises players who went on to play professional soccer after playing for the team in the Premier Development League, or those who previously played professionally before joining the team with Schulz Academy.

• Jozy Altidore^{[citation needed]}
• Matt Luzunaris
• Shawn Barry
• Darnell King
• Moussa Toure

Former players[]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  USA [5] — GK  USA [6] — FW  USA [7] — FW  PER — MF  USA — DF  PER [8] — MF  USA [9] — MF  PER [10] — MF  USA [11] — FW  USA — MF  USA Donovan Henry[12] — MF  PUR — DF  USA — DF  USA — FW  USA

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  USA — MF  USA Jeff Michaud — MF  CAN — DF  ALG [13] — MF  GER — MF  USA — MF  ARG — FW  USA — MF  USA — MF  TUR Levent Güler — GK  USA [14] — GK  ITA — MF  USA — MF  CRO [15]

Year-by-year[]

Head coaches[]

• (2014–Current)
• (2013–2014)
• (2010–2013)

Stadium[]

• Main Event Field at Central Broward Regional Park; Lauderhill, Florida (2010–present)
• Stadium at Florida Atlantic University; Boca Raton, Florida 1 game (2010)

References[]

External links[]

• Official Site