2020–21 Stumptown AC season explained

Club:Stumptown AC
Season:2020–21 NISA
Chrtitle:Interim President
Chairman:Fred Matthes
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Rod Underwood
Stadium:Sportsplex at Matthews
Matthews, North Carolina
League:NISA
League Result:Fall

Did not compete
Spring: 3rd

Cup1:Playoffs
Cup1 Result:Fall

Did not compete
Spring: Did not qualify

Cup2:Legends Cup
Cup2 Result:8th place
Cup3:U.S. Open Cup
Cup3 Result:Did not qualify
League Topscorer:Alex McGrath: 3
Largest Win:Stump 3–1 1904
(June 22)
Largest Loss:DCFC 2–0 Stump
(Apr. 14, Legends Cup)
American:true
Prevseason:2019–20
Nextseason:Fall 2021

The 2020–21 Stumptown AC season was the club's second in the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA), second overall, and first under this name and management.

Roster

Staff

Competitions

2020 Fall season

Initial details for the NISA Fall 2020 season were released on June 4, 2020.[1] Prior to the season, the league announced both Stumptown Athletic and San Diego 1904 FC would go on hiatus for the fall.[2] In early March 2021, NISA announced Stumptown AC would play in the Spring season with new ownership.[3] American soccer executive Fred Matthes and Carrie Taylor were named team president and head of operations, respectively.

2021 Spring Season

NISA Legends Cup

NISA announced initial spring season plans in early February 2021, including starting the season with a tournament in Chattanooga, Tennessee with a standard regular season to follow.[4] [5] The tournament, now called the NISA Legends Cup, was officially announced on March 10 and is scheduled to run between April 13 and 25.[6] All nine NISA members teams take part in the Spring will be divided into three team groups. The highest placing group winner would automatically qualify for the tournament final, while the second and third highest finishing teams overall would play one-another in a semifinal to determine a second finalist.

Stumptown were drawn into Group 2 alongside California United Strikers FC and the Fall champions Detroit City FC.[7]

Matches

Regular season

The Spring Season schedule was announced on March 18 with each association member playing eight games, four home and four away, in a single round-robin format.[8]

Matches

U.S. Open Cup

See main article: 2021 U.S. Open Cup. As a team playing in a recognized professional league, Stumptown would normally be automatically qualified for the U.S. Open Cup. However, with the 2021 edition shorted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, NISA has only been allotted 1 to 2 teams spots.[9] On March 29, U.S. Soccer announced 2020 Fall Champion Detroit City FC as NISA's representative in the tournament.[10]

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

|-! 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=150Legends Cupwidth=150Spring Seasonwidth=80Total
1 MF7Alex McGrath033
2 MF8Luis Garcia Sosa022
DF11Travis Ward022
3 DF2Bay Kurtz101
FW19Giovanni Ramos-Godoy011
DF26Rhys Williams101

Disciplinary record

NumberNationPositionNameLegends CupSpring SeasonTotal
2 DFBay Kurtz001010
7 MFAlex McGrath202040
9 DFRobert Hines101020
10 FWAgwie Chunga001010
11 DFTravis Ward103040
13 DFGiovani Bejarno Navia002020
14 DFDylan Greenburg001010
22 DFFranky Martinez001111
26 DFRhys Williams001010

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NISA Fall Schedule Update . www.nisaofficial.com . 14 March 2021.
  2. Web site: NISA Fall 2020 Schedule Update . www.nisaofficial.com . 14 March 2021.
  3. Web site: Mahoney . Ashley . Stumptown AC returns to the pitch with new leadership for 2021 . www.thecharlottepost.com . 13 April 2021 . 8 March 2021.
  4. Web site: MacCoon . Patrick . Finley Stadium to host 13-day pro soccer tournament to kick off NISA's spring season . timesfreepress.com . 11 March 2021.
  5. Web site: NISA Kicking Off 2021 Spring Season with Tournament in Chattanooga . WALV . 11 March 2021 . 13 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210413191301/https://www.espnchattanooga.com/2021/02/03/nisa-kicking-off-2021-spring-season-with-tournament-in-chattanooga-2/ . dead .
  6. Web site: NISA Announces Schedule for Legends Cup Spring Tournament . www.nisaofficial.com . 11 March 2021.
  7. Web site: Mahoney . Ashley . Stumptown AC debuts new team, groundbreaking head coach . www.thecharlottepost.com . 13 April 2021 . 12 April 2021.
  8. Web site: NISA Announces Spring Season Schedule . www.nisaofficial.com . 18 March 2021.
  9. Web site: Battista . Michael . 2021 US Open Cup format: Tournament shrinks due to COVID-19 pandemic . TheCup.us . 14 March 2021.
  10. Web site: Straus . Brian . U.S. Soccer Trims 2021 Open Cup, Finalizes How Entrants Are Chosen . Sports Illustrated . 3 April 2021 . en-us.