Volunteer Shield

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Volunteer Shield
VolunteerShield.jpg
Volunteer Shield held up at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee after being awarded to Chattanooga FC on July 4, 2015.
SportSoccer
LeagueNational Premier Soccer League
Awarded forBest NPSL team from the state of Tennessee
LocationTennessee
CountryUnited States
History
First award2015 (Plus retroactive 2014 awarding)
Editions6
Final award2019
First winnerChattanooga FC
Most winsChattanooga FC (5)
Most recentChattanooga FC (2019)
WebsiteVolunteer Shield Page

The Volunteer Shield was a trophy awarded to the primary supporter group of the Tennessean club in the National Premier Soccer League with the best head-to-head record. It was inaugurated in 2015, and awarded retroactively to Chattanooga FC for the best record during the 2014 season. The shield derives its name from the state's nickname, the "Volunteer State," and is made of Tulip Poplar, the official state tree of Tennessee.[1][2]

Teams[]

Originally contested between three teams, at the shield's peak it was contested between four clubs within the NPSL's Southeastern Conference. Chattanooga FC had been the longest standing member of the competition before it left the league following the 2019 season.

As of 2020, only one team in the NPSL (Inter Nashville) is based in the state of Tennessee.

Volunteer Shield Teams
Team Name First season No. of Shield Wins Last NPSL season
Chattanooga FC 2014 5 (2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019) 2019 (to NISA)
Emerald Force SC 2014 1 (2017) 2018 (folded)
Inter Nashville FC 2017 0 N/A
Memphis City FC 2016 0 2017 (to PDL)
Nashville FC 2014 0 2016 (folded)

Previous results[]

2014[]

Main article: 2014 NPSL season
2014 results summary
Team Pts Pld W L D GF GA GD
Chattanooga FC 10 4 3 0 1 12 1 +11
Nashville FC 7 4 2 1 1 5 2 +2
Knoxville Force 0 4 0 4 0 2 15 −13
May 10, 2014 Knoxville Force 1–4 Nashville FC Knoxville, TN
Report
May 17, 2014 Chattanooga FC 0–0 Nashville FC Chattanooga, TN
Report
May 31, 2014 Knoxville Force 0–4 Chattanooga FC Knoxville, TN
Report
June 13, 2014 Nashville FC 0–2 Chattanooga FC Nashville, TN
Report
June 21, 2014 Chattanooga FC 6–1 Knoxville Force Chattanooga, TN
Report
July 4, 2014 Nashville FC 1–0 Knoxville Force Nashville, TN
Report


2015[]

Main article: 2015 NPSL season
2015 results summary
Team Pts Pld W L D GF GA GD
Chattanooga FC 10 4 3 0 1 9 3 +6
Nashville FC 6 4 2 2 0 10 7 +3
Knoxville Force 1 4 0 3 1 6 15 −9
June 9, 2015 Knoxville Force 3–4 Nashville FC Knoxville, TN
Report Stadium: Sansom Sports Complex
June 13, 2015 Knoxville Force 1–1 Chattanooga FC Knoxville, TN
Report Stadium: Sansom Sports Complex
June 20, 2015 Nashville FC 0–2 Chattanooga FC Nashville, TN
Report Stadium: Vanderbilt Stadium
June 27, 2015 Chattanooga FC 4–2 Knoxville Force Chattanooga, TN
Report Stadium: Finley Stadium
July 2, 2015 Nashville FC 6–0 Knoxville Force Nashville, TN
Report Stadium: Vanderbilt Stadium
July 4, 2015 Chattanooga FC 2–0 Nashville FC Chattanooga, TN
Report Stadium: Finley Stadium


2016[]

Main article: 2016 NPSL season
2016 results summary
Team Pts Pld W L D GF GA GD
Chattanooga FC 16 6 5 0 1 15 3 +12
Memphis City FC 10 6 3 2 1 13 9 +4
Knoxville Force 6 6 2 4 0 8 19 −11
Nashville FC 3 6 1 5 0 5 10 −5
May 21, 2016 (2016-05-21) Chattanooga FC 2–1 Nashville FC Chattanooga, TN
19:30 EDT (UTC-04:00)
  • Samuel Goni 55'
  • Luke Winter 62'
  • John Carrier Yellow card 64'
  • Liam Guest Yellow card 67'
  • Danny Reynolds Yellow card 90'
 CFC Report
NFC Report
  • Joel Kazhila Yellow card 32'
  • Elias Tamburini Yellow card 50'
  • Liam Collins Yellow card 62'
  • Kyle McLagan Yellow card 75'
  • Jordan Wright 86'
  • Denzel Woods Yellow card 86'
  • Alec Velez Yellow card 90'
 Stadium: Finley Stadium
Attendance: 5,593
May 28, 2016 (2016-05-28) Nashville FC 0–1 Memphis City FC Nashville, TN
19:00 CDT (UTC-05:00)
  • Fazlo Alihodzic Yellow card 26'
  • Liam Collins Yellow card 40'
 NFC Report
MCFC Report
  • Blake Lashlee Yellow card 82'
  • Neil Cummings Yellow card 86'
  • Cameron Woodfin 89'
 Stadium: Vanderbilt Stadium
Attendance: 1,133
June 4, 2016 (2016-06-04) Knoxville Force 3–2 Nashville FC Knoxville, TN
19:00 EDT (UTC-04:00)
  • Dallas Dunn 2'
  • Ryan Creel 65'
  • Cameron Schneider 83'
 KF Report
NFC Report
  • Elliot Goodwin 16'
  • Yuji Callahan 23'
 Stadium: Sansom Sports Complex
June 4, 2016 (2016-06-04) Chattanooga FC 2–1 Memphis City FC Chattanooga, TN
19:30 EDT (UTC-04:00)
  • Jon Finlay 6'
  • William Roberts 31'
 CFC Report
MCFC Report
  • Santiago Moore 16'
  • Fakhry Kholfan Yellow card 61'
  • Luke Parker Yellow card 83'
 Stadium: Finley Stadium
Attendance: 3,464
June 7, 2016 (2016-06-07) Chattanooga FC 4–0 Knoxville Force Chattanooga, TN
19:30 EDT (UTC-04:00)
  • Sindre Welo 47'
  • John Carter 66'
  • John Carter 73'
  • Juan Mendicabal 85'
  • David Perez Yellow card 89'
 CFC Report
KF Report
  • Jamie McLellan Yellow card 65'
 Stadium: Finley Stadium
June 12, 2016 (2016-06-12) Memphis City FC 5–1 Knoxville Force Memphis, TN
19:00 CDT (UTC-05:00) Stadium: Mike Rose Soccer Complex
June 16, 2016 (2016-06-16) Nashville FC 0–2 Chattanooga FC Nashville, TN
19:00 CDT (UTC-05:00)
  • Erik Furseth Yellow card 1'
  • Kyle McLagan Yellow card 8'
  • Nicholas Melville Yellow card 80'
 NFC ReportCFC Report
  • Luke Winter 36'
  • Danny Reynolds Yellow card 38'
  • Kieran Bywater 46'
 Stadium: Vanderbilt Stadium
June 18, 2016 (2016-06-18) Memphis City FC 1–2 Nashville FC Memphis, TN
19:00 CDT (UTC-05:00) Stadium: Mike Rose Soccer Complex
June 25, 2016 Memphis City FC 1–1 Chattanooga FC Memphis, TN
Stadium: Mike Rose Soccer Complex
June 25, 2016 Nashville FC 0–1 Knoxville Force Nashville, TN
Stadium: Vanderbilt Stadium
July 2, 2016 Knoxville Force 3–4 Memphis City FC Knoxville, TN
Stadium: Sansom Sports Complex
July 5, 2016 Knoxville Force 0–4 Chattanooga FC Knoxville, TN
Stadium: Sansom Sports Complex


2017[]

Main article: 2017 NPSL season

For 2017, the Southeast Conference was split in two with Knoxville Force competing in the East Division while Chattanooga FC, Memphis City FC, and new team Inter Nashville FC all competed in the West Division. To accommodate for this, the shield organizers divided the four teams into two groups:[3]

  • Chattanooga vs Inter Nashville
  • Memphis City vs Knoxville Force

The results from the two matches within each group would determine who wins that group. Once the two group winners emerge, the points earned in the two regular season matches the group winners played against one another would determine the overall winner. If those points were tied, or if the two group winners didn’t play in the regular season, the first tiebreaker would be the results of a playoff match between the group winners. If the group winners did not meet in the playoffs, then the overall results stand tied between the group winners and both would be listed a co-champions.

Chattanooga and Knoxville both won their groups on tie-breakers but since neither team played one-another in the regular season, the shield champion would be decided by tie-breaker whether that be a in a playoff match between the two sides or PointPerGame average vs other Tennessee teams.[4] In the first playoff round, which Knoxville had a bye in due to winning the East Division, Chattanooga fell to Nashville, 2-1, meaning the Knoxville Force won the shield based on PPG (1.5 to 1.0).[5]

Group A[]

2017 Group A
Team Pts Pld W L D GF GA GD SEC P SEC GD
Chattanooga FC 3 2 1 1 0 3 3 0 22 +21
Inter Nashville FC 3 2 1 1 0 3 3 0 22 +10

Tiebreakers: 1) Goal Diff in the two group matches; 2) Goals Scored in the two group matches; 3) Points earned in Southeast Conference play; 4) Goal Differential in Southeast Conference matches; 5) Coin-flip[6]

June 17, 2017 Chattanooga FC 2–1 Inter Nashville FC Chattanooga, TN
19:30 EDT (UTC-04:00)
Report
  • 45'
  • Perez Yellow card 90'
  • Yellow card 90'
 Stadium: Finley Stadium
July 1, 2017 Inter Nashville FC 2–1 Chattanooga FC Antioch, TN
  • 29', Yellow card 66'
  • 56'
  • Yellow card 73'
 Report
  • Whitehall 42', Yellow card 71'
  • Yellow card 69'
  • Yellow card 90'
 Stadium: International Indoor Soccer Complex

Group B[]

2017 Group B
Team Pts Pld W L D GF GA GD
Knoxville Force 3 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1
Memphis City FC 3 2 1 1 0 3 4 -1

Tiebreakers: 1) Goal Diff in the two group matches; 2) Goals Scored in the two group matches; 3) Points earned in Southeast Conference play; 4) Goal Differential in Southeast Conference matches; 5) Coin-flip

June 10, 2017 Knoxville Force 3–1 Memphis City FC Knoxville, TN
19:30 EDT (UTC-04:00)
  • Yellow card 25'
  • 40'
  • 51'
  • Yellow card 53'
  • Yellow card 70'
  • 87'
  • Yellow card 90'
  • Yellow card 90'
 Report
Stadium: Sansom Sports Complex
July 8, 2017 Memphis City FC 2–1 Knoxville Force Memphis, TN
19:00 EDT
  • 32'
  • 44'
  • Yellow card 90'
 Report
  • Yellow card 32'
  • 74'
 Stadium: Christian Brothers High School

Other 2017 matches between Tennessee teams[]

May 20, 2017 Inter Nashville FC 3–0 Memphis City FC Antioch, TN
19:30 EDT (UTC-04:00)
Report Stadium: International Indoor Soccer Complex
May 24, 2017 Memphis City FC 0–0 Chattanooga FC Memphis, TN
19:00 EDT
Report
  • Yellow card 18'
  • Yellow card 79'
  • Yellow card 88'
 Stadium: Christian Brothers High School
May 27, 2017 Memphis City FC 0–0 Inter Nashville FC Memphis, TN
  • Yellow card 36'
 Report
  • Yellow card 68'
 Stadium: Christian Brothers High School
June 28, 2017 Chattanooga FC 1–2 Memphis City FC Chattanooga, TN
  • 16'
  • Yellow card 67'
 Report
  • 33'
  • Yellow card 55'
  • Jones 67'
  • Yellow card 82'
 Stadium: Finley Stadium
Attendance: 3,854

2018[]

Main article: 2018 NPSL season
2018 results summary
Team Pts Pld W L D GF GA GD
Chattanooga FC 12 4 4 0 0 10 1 +9
Inter Nashville FC 6 4 2 2 0 7 7 0
Emerald Force SC 0 4 0 4 0 5 14 -9
May 19, 2018 Chattanooga FC 2–0 Emerald Force SC Chattanooga, TN
19:30 EDT (UTC-04:00)
  • 62'
  • 78'
 Report
  • Yellow card 42'
  • Rodriguez Yellow card 90'
 Stadium: Finley Stadium
May 26, 2018 Emerald Force SC 1–2 Inter Nashville FC Knoxville, TN
19:00 EDT
Report
  • de Jesus Yellow card 44'
  • Yellow card 49'
  • 61' (o.g.)
  • Yellow card 63', 73'
  • Yellow card 79'
 Stadium: Sansom Sports Complex
May 30, 2018 Emerald Force SC 1–5 Chattanooga FC Knoxville, TN
19:00 EDT
  • Yellow card 32'
  • 34'
  • Yellow card 64'
 Report
Stadium: Sansom Sports Complex
June 2, 2018 Inter Nashville FC 5–3 Emerald Force SC Antioch, TN
19:00 EDT
  • Yellow card 11'
  • 22'
  • 26, 66'
  • Yellow card 48'
  • 72'
  • 73'
 Report
  • 8', Yellow card 50' Yellow-red card 75'
  • Red card 30'
  • Garuba 42', Yellow card 73'
  • 81'
 Stadium: International Indoor Soccer Complex
June 13, 2018 Inter Nashville FC 0–2 Chattanooga FC Antioch, TN
19:00 EDT
  • Yellow card 2'
  • Yellow card 61' Yellow-red card 63'
 Report
  • 42'
  • 89'
 Stadium: International Indoor Soccer Complex
July 4, 2018 Chattanooga FC 1–0 Inter Nashville FC Chattanooga, TN
19:30 EDT (UTC-04:00)
  • 66'
 Report Stadium: Finley Stadium


2019[]

Main article: 2019 NPSL season
2019 results summary
Team Pts Pld W L D GF GA GD
Chattanooga FC 6 2 2 0 0 9 1 +8
Inter Nashville FC 0 2 0 2 0 1 9 -8
June 8, 2018 Chattanooga FC 4–0 Inter Nashville FC Chattanooga, TN
19:30 EDT (UTC-04:00)
  • 20, 50'
  • Yellow card 84'
  • Yellow card 86'
  • Yellow card 89'
 Report
  • Yellow card 60'
 Stadium: Finley Stadium
July 3, 2019 Inter Nashville FC 1–5 Chattanooga FC Antioch, TN
19:30 EDT
  • Yellow card 39'
  • 48'
 Report
Stadium: International Indoor Soccer Complex

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 19, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ https://www.facebook.com/VolunteerShield
  3. ^ "Volunteer Shield Foundation". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Volunteer Shield Foundation". www.facebook.com. Since the two did not meet in the season, the Shield could be decided by the two teams meeting in the playoffs. Knoxville skips the quarterfinal round on the strength of the 1st-place divisional finish. Chattanooga will host Nashville Tuesday night. Should Chattanooga win that match, then Friday's semifinal between Knoxville and Chattanooga would determine the Volunteer Shield. If Chattanooga loses on Tuesday, then Knoxville wins the Volunteer Shield on the strength of their higher PointPerGame average vs. Tennessee teams (1.5 to 1.0).
  5. ^ McElhaney, Tori. "Chattanooga Football Club out of playoffs with 2-1 loss to Inter Nashville [photos]". timesfreepress.com.
  6. ^ "Volunteer Shield Foundation". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
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