Tallahassee SC

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Tallahassee SC
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Full nameTallahassee Soccer Club
Nickname(s)The Battle Lions
FoundedMay 3, 2018; 3 years ago (2018-05-03)
GroundGene Cox Stadium
Capacity5,500
Head coachJosh Bruno
LeagueNational Premier Soccer League
WebsiteClub website

Tallahassee SC is an American soccer club based in Tallahassee, Florida that competes in the National Premier Soccer League. It formerly played in the Gulf Coast Premier League.[1]

History[]

Tallahassee SC was founded on May 3, 2018, by residents of Tallahassee, FL, Leon County, FL including Chris Petley, Mike Bonfanti and 4 others looking to bring a semi-professional soccer team to Tallahassee.[2]

In February 2019, Josh Bruno was named as the first head coach of the team.[3] The club played its first ever match against the on May 4, 2019, in front of over 600 fans at the FSU Intramural Fields. [4]

Tallahassee Soccer Club GK Hugo Peruzzi was named GCPL Eastern Conference MVP and coach Josh Bruno selected Coach of the Year after TLHSC won the conference in its inaugural season. Additionally, Tallahassee SC had the most players selected to the East's Best XI team. Joining Peruzzi was forward Boneco Bazil and midfielders Johnny Fitzgerald and Aron Wimberly. [5]

Hugo Peruzzi, along with Lev Ari from Mobile F.C., were the only players from the Eastern Conference picked up for the ALL-CONFERENCE BEST XI GCPL 2019. [6]

On November 12, 2019, it was announced that Tallahassee SC would join the National Premier Soccer League in a newly formed Gulf Coast Conference that featured Tallahassee, Port City FC, AFC Mobile, Pensacola FC, and NPSL mainstays the New Orleans Jesters and Jacksonville Armada.[7]

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
1 GK United States USA Grant Wollom
23 DF United States USA Mark Lescher
13 MF United States USA Captain Jacob Schmoker
16 MF United States USA Aron Wimberly
17 MF United States USA Ian Ward
- MF El Salvador SLV Jose Rodriguez
- MF Honduras HON Bairon Alonso
7 MF United States USA Boneco Bazil
8 FW United States USA Pete Love
9 FW United States USA Sy Fotenot
- FW United States USA Gavin Mott-Smith
22 FW United States USA Ian Hildebrandt
No. Pos. Nation Player
10 FW United States USA Daniel Villa
5 FW United States USA Corey Osgood
- - United States USA Jason Loy
- - Nigeria NGA Olaniyi Joshua Ogunbanwo
- - United States USA Bryan McDonald
18 - Venezuela VEN Pablo Osorio
4 - Germany GER Max Schmidt
20 - United States USA Austin Tuna
- - United States USA Jon Bottomy

Head coaches[]

  • United States Josh Bruno (2019)

Stadium[]

  • Gene Cox Stadium; Tallahassee, Florida (2021-Current)
  • Florida State University Main Sports Complex; Tallahassee, Florida (2019–2020)

References[]

  1. ^ "Tallahassee Soccer Club announces schedule for inaugural season". WCTV.tv.
  2. ^ "'Why not now?': Semi-pro Tallahassee Soccer Club created". Tallahassee Democrat.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Retrieved April 16, 2019. Check |archive-url= value (help)
  4. ^ "Tallahassee SC opens historic first soccer season against Savannah FC". Tallahassee Democrat.
  5. ^ "TLHSC keeper Peruzzi named GCPL Eastern Conference MVP, Bruno awarded Coach of the Year". Tallahassee Democrat.
  6. ^ "2019 GCPL Best XI". Facebook GCPL.
  7. ^ "New Gulf Coast Conference Announced by the NPSL". National Premier Soccer League.

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