2019–20 Stumptown Athletic season explained

Mgrtitle:Head coach
Chairman:Casey Carr
Chrtitle:President
League Result:Fall, East Coast Conf.: 2nd
Spring: 4th
Cup1:Playoffs
Cup1 Result:Fall

Conference Final
Spring: N/A

Cup2 Result:Cancelled
Highest Attendance:963
Lowest Attendance:433
Average Attendance:633
Largest Win:3–1
Largest Loss:0–2
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Pattern Ra1:_19_home_stumptown
Pattern Sh1:_19_home_stumptown
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Body1:FFF
Rightarm1:FFF
Shorts1:FFF
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Nextseason:2020–21

The 2019–20 Stumptown Athletic season was the club's inaugural season in the National Independent Soccer Association, a newly established third division soccer league in the United States.

Overview

On October 23, 2018, NISA announced Charlotte, North Carolina as the association's third team market.[1] On June 28, 2019, Stumptown Athletic was unveiled as one of ten founding members of the new association and one of the eight that would take part in the inaugural 2019–20 season.[2] The team used both CSA OrthoCarolina Sportsplex in Pineville and the Sportsplex at Matthews as home venues, with the hope of making the latter its permanent home venue sometime in the future.

On July 21, the team announced Mark Steffens as its first head coach.[3] [4] Stumptown announced its first two player signings, Jamaica national team midfielder Michael Binns and midfielder Jared Odenbeck, in late August.[5] [6] Prior to the season Hummel International was announced as Stumptown's official apparel and ball supplier.[7]

Donald Benamna became the first Stumptown player to receive and international call-up when he was rostered for the Central African Republic's October 2019 friendly against Niger.[8] The team won, 2–0, with Benamna making his debut in the process.

On April 27, 2020, following a stoppage of play and subsequent extension due to the COVID-19 pandemic, NISA announced the cancellation of the 2020 Spring season.[9] [10]

Players and staff

Technical staff

Competitions

NISA Fall season (Showcase)

Details for the 2019 NISA Spring season were announced July 25, 2019.[11]

Playoff

NISA Spring season

Details for the 2020 NISA Spring season were announced January 27, 2020.[12]

Matches

U.S. Open Cup

See main article: 2020 U.S. Open Cup. Stumptown will enter the 2020 tournament with the rest of the National Independent Soccer Association teams in the Second Round.[13] It was announced on 29 January that their first opponent would be USL Championship side Charlotte Independence.[14] On February 3, Charlotte announced that the game at the Sportsplex at Matthews, which both teams use as a home venue, would be free for the public to attend.[15]

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

Note: This includes caps for players who were subbed in during the September 14 game against Atlanta SC, which is not reflected on the Stumptown player pages but is confirmed by the team

|-! colspan="16" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Goalkeepers|-! colspan="16" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Defenders|-! colspan="16" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Midfielders|-! colspan="16" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Forwards|-! colspan="16" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Left during season|-|}

Goal scorers

width=60Placewidth=60Positionwidth=60Nationwidth=60Numberwidth=150Namewidth=150Fall Seasonwidth=150Fall Playoffwidth=150Spring Seasonwidth=150U.S. Open Cupwidth=80Total
1 MF8 Michael Binns20--2
MF9 Donald Benamna200-2
MF11 Jalen Brown101-2
4 MF3 Joao Silva10--1
MF7 Tate Robertson001-1
MF12 Drew Yates100-1
MF14 Josue España001-1

Disciplinary record

NumberNationPositionNameFall SeasonFall PlayoffSpring SeasonU.S. Open CupTotal
2 DFRichardo Israel100000--10
4 DFSergio Campbell000100--01
5 DFGabriel Silva100000--10
6 MFJared Odenbeck000010--10
7 MFTate Robertson000010--10
8 MFMichael Binns3000----30
8 MFIsmael Longo----10--10
9 MFDonald Benamna200000--20
12 MFDrew Yates100000--10
13 DFGiovani Bejarano100000--10
14 MFJosue España000010--10
15 MFNick West1000----10
19 FWNazeem Bartman----10--10

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Professional Soccer Club to Call Charlotte Home . nisasoccer.com . 16 February 2020.
  2. Web site: Boraks . David . New Pro Soccer Team Stumptown Athletic Debuts This Fall . www.wfae.org . 16 February 2020 . en.
  3. Web site: Athletic . Stumptown . Big news from Stumptown Athletic! Mark Steffens will be our first head coach, bringing decades of experience and a history of winning. Find out more here: . @mystumptown . 16 February 2020 . en . 21 July 2019.
  4. Web site: Mahoney . Ashley . Stumptown Athletic announces first players and philanthropic goals . www.thecharlottepost.com . 16 February 2020 . "Hiring USL Hall of Fame coach Mark Steffens as head coach was Stumptown’s first major move.".
  5. Web site: Athletic . Stumptown . Stumptown Athletic’s 1st player announcement: midfielder Michael Binns from Jamaica; played for national youth & the Senior Team, for @jff_football at the 2016 Copa América & when played U.S. in 2017 @CONCACEF Gold Cup final. #nisaleague #prosoccer . @mystumptown . 16 February 2020 . en . 20 August 2019.
  6. Web site: Athletic . Stumptown . Stumptown Athletic midfielder @JaredOdenbeck is coming home!He played w/ @CSA_Soccer, graduated from @charchristiannc & played for @acctourney Champs & @NCAASoccer runner-up @WakeForest before playing for @independence_sc. @NISALeague . @mystumptown . 16 February 2020 . en . 26 August 2019.
  7. Web site: Stumptown Athletic announces official apparel and ball supplier . stumptownathletic.com . 18 February 2020 . 18 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200218043043/https://stumptownathletic.com/news/2019/08/20/stumptown-athletic-announces-official-apparel-and-ball-supplier . dead .
  8. Web site: Lantheaume . Romain . Amical : la Centrafrique sans Kondogbia, avec un Rennais et deux "Américains" . Afrik-Foot . 16 February 2020 . fr-FR . 7 October 2019.
  9. Web site: NISA OFFICIAL UPDATE . nisaofficial.com . National Independent Soccer Association . 28 April 2020.
  10. Web site: Kennedy . Paul . NISA cancels spring season, sets sights on August start to fall championship . www.socceramerica.com . 28 April 2020 . en.
  11. Web site: NISA Announces Fall \'19 Schedule. www.nisaofficial.com. 2020-02-16.
  12. Web site: Schedule . National Independent Soccer Association . 10 February 2020.
  13. Web site: RECORD-SETTING 100 TEAMS CONFIRMED FOR 2020 LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP, 107TH EDITION OF U.S. SOCCER'S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP . ussoccer.com . U.S. Soccer . 8 February 2020.
  14. Web site: 2020 U.S. OPEN CUP SECOND ROUND PAIRINGS AND HOST SCENARIOS . 8 February 2020.
  15. Web site: Thomas . James . Independence Announce Open Cup Second Round Free Admission . Charlotte Independence . 16 February 2020 . en-us . 3 February 2020.