Oklahoma City 1889 FC
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Nickname(s) | The Imps, Fighting Imps |
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Founded | February 21, 2017 |
Stadium | Tom Thompson Field Edmond, Oklahoma |
Owner | Dustin Hooker |
Manager | Adam Kay |
League | NPSL |
Website | Club website |
Oklahoma City 1889 Football Club is an American men's soccer club based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The club is a member of the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL),[1] a semi-professional soccer league in US Soccer that includes qualification for and participation in the US Open Cup. The club is formerly a member of the UPSL.[2]
History[]
The club's founding season in 2017 consisted of a summer schedule of friendlies only where the team competed under the name "OKC Fighting Imps" due to complications with joining a league.[3]
In 2018, they finished 3rd in the UPSL Central Conference North Division and missed playoffs by one spot behind Dallas Elite FC and champions Inocentes FC.[4] Niall Burley was selected to the UPSL Best XI Second Team for the Spring season.[5]
In the 2019 regular season, they finished 2nd in the UPSL Central Conference Pro-Premier (1st tier) North Division behind Inocentes FC and qualified for Central Conference playoffs.[6] The Central Conference playoff run includes a 3–1 victory against Reign FK, a 3–1 victory against FC Waco, a 2–0 victory against , and was capped off when Imps won the Central Conference championship 2–1 in extra time against Inocentes FC.[7] The season ended with a 4–0 loss to Southwest FC in El Paso in the UPSL National Quarterfinal.[8] Niall Burley was selected to the UPSL Best XI Second Team for the Spring season.[9]
The 2020 season was postponed due to the outbreak of COVID-19.[10] The Imps did compete virtually instead in the 2020 Lower League eCup, a competition that took place online in FIFA 20 between 120+ third tier or lower teams in the United States.[11] OKC 1889 FC was represented in the Xbox One tournament by Twitter user @LFC_RJ who made it through the group stage and on to the Round of 32 where he lost to FC Tucson by an aggregate of 4–1 over two legs.[12]
The Imps announced on March 24, 2021, that they will compete in Heartland Conference of the NPSL South Region for the 2021 season.[13] They finished third in the regular season behind Tulsa Athletic and champions Demize NPSL, and qualified for the Heartland playoffs.[14] The playoff run includes a loss to Tulsa Athletic 5–4 in penalties after the match finished 2–2 after extra time.[15] Fabian Forisch and Muhammad Bilal were selected on the NPSL Heartland Conference XI team.[16] Bilal was also selected to the South Region XI.[17]
Rivalries[]
Purple Reign derby[]
Rivalry with Reign FK in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.[citation needed]
- Record: 3-2-0 [W-D-L]; 15 GF-4 GA[citation needed]
Date | Competition | Winner | Score | Location |
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June 5, 2021 | NPSL | OKC 1889 | 6–0 | Edmond, OK |
May 1, 2021 | NPSL | Draw | 1–1 | Bartlesville, OK |
July 2, 2019 | UPSL Playoffs | OKC 1889 | 3–1 | Norman, OK |
May 4, 2019 | UPSL | Draw | 2–2 | Norman, OK |
April 20, 2019 | UPSL | OKC 1889 | 3–0 | Bartlesville, OK |
War for I-44[]
Rivalry with Tulsa Athletic in Tulsa, Oklahoma.[citation needed]
- Record: 1-0-2 [W-D-L]; 5 GF-5 GA[citation needed]
Date | Competition | Winner | Score | Location |
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July 14, 2021 | NPSL Playoffs | Tulsa Athletic | 2–2 (5–4 in PKs) | Tulsa, OK |
June 27, 2021 | NPSL | Tulsa Athletic | 0–2 | Edmond, OK |
May 16, 2021 | NPSL | OKC 1889 | 3–1 | Tulsa, OK |
Media coverage[]
The goal of the club according to is to "provide a serious, professionally run team by the community, for the community."[18] The club has gained notoriety by being the covered by various media outlets such as The UPSL Podcast, the Scissortail Podcast , the Tornado Alley Soccer Podcast, and the Full 90+ Podcast.[19] The first year of the Imps being in the NPSL, they gained large notoriety from coverage from an expert in American Lower League Soccer, Protagonist Soccer.[20] The club is also covered on social media such as Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook frequently from the NPSL and various sources of lower league soccer content.[citation needed]
Year-by-year[]
Yearly results[]
Year | Division | League | Regular Season | W-D-L | GF-GA | Playoffs | W-D-L | GF-GA |
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2018 | 5 | UPSL | 3rd, Central North | 3-3-2 | 27-16 | Did not qualify | N/A | N/A |
2019 | 5 | UPSL | 2nd, Central North | 7-3-2 | 33-14 | Central Conference Champions | 4-0-1 | 10-7 |
2020 | 5 | UPSL | Did not play | N/A | N/A | Did not qualify | N/A | N/A |
2021 | 4 | NPSL | 3rd, South Heartland | 5-2-3 | 33-10 | Heartland Semi-Final | 0-0-1 | 2-2 |
All-Time table[]
Match Type | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference |
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Regular Season | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 93 | 40 | 53 |
Playoffs | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 |
Total | 36 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 105 | 49 | 56 |
Head coaches[]
- Includes all competitive matches: regular season and playoffs[21]
Coach | Nationality | Start | End | Games | Win | Draw | Loss | Win % |
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Adam Kay | ![]() |
February 21, 2017 | present | 36 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 52.78 |
Honors[]
Club[]
- UPSL Spring Central Conference Championship (Level 5)
- Playoff Champions (1): 2019[22]
Individual[]
- Niall Burley - Forward - 2019 Spring UPSL Best XI Second Team
- Fabian Forisch - Defender - 2021 NPSL Heartland Conference XI
- Muhammad Bilal - Midfielder - 2021 NPSL Heartland Conference XI
- Muhammad Bilal - Midfielder - 2021 NPSL South Region XI
Records[]
- Biggest win: 8–0 v Keene FC, July 7, 2018; 9–1 v Dallas City FC, June 12, 2021[23]
- Biggest defeat: 5–1 v Irving FC, April 27, 2019[24]
- First goal: Petar Durdevic v Inocentes FC, May 19, 2018[25]
- 100th goal: Jackson Kim v Dallas City FC, June 12, 2021[26]
References[]
- ^ "NPSL TEAMS".
- ^ "United Premier Soccer League Announces OKC 1889 as New Central Conference Expansion Team".
- ^ {{cite web|url=https://www.bigdsoccer.com/2017/6/17/15819480/who-are-the-oklahoma-city-fighting-imps%7Cauthor=Jack Hazzard|title=Who are the Oklahoma City Fighting Imps?|date= June 17, 2017}
- ^ "2018 UPSL Central Table".
- ^ "The United Premier Soccer League (#UPSL) announces 2019 Spring Season Best XI Teams". August 19, 2019.
- ^ "2019 UPSL Spring Central Conference".
- ^ "2019 Spring UPSL Central Playoff".
- ^ "United Premier Soccer League Presents the 2019 Spring Season National Finals". July 22, 2019.
- ^ "The United Premier Soccer League (#UPSL) announces 2019 Spring Season Best XI Teams". August 19, 2019.
- ^ "UPSL Announces June 20 as the Start of the Spring Season".
- ^ "Lower League eCup". Protagonist Soccer. March 21, 2020.
- ^ "FC Tucson vs OKC 1889". May 12, 2020.
- ^ "OKC 1889 FC JOINS THE NPSL FOR THE 2021 SEASON". March 24, 2021.
- ^ "NPSL 2020-2021 League Standings".
- ^ "2021 Playoff Schedule".
- ^ "NPSL Announces 2021 Conference XI Selections". National Premier Soccer League. 2021-07-22. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- ^ "NPSL Announces 2021 Region XI Selections". National Premier Soccer League. 2021-07-26. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- ^ "MEET OKC 1889 FC". April 4, 2018.
- ^ "Scissortail Podcast". Listen Notes.
- ^ "OKC 1889 (NPSL)". June 7, 2021.
- ^ "Game Recaps".
- ^ "2019 Spring Central Conference champions".
- ^ "Game Report - Game ID #7571980".
- ^ "Irving FC vs OKC 1889". Eleven.
- ^ "Goal OKC 1889".
- ^ "Game Report - Game ID #7571980".
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