Akron Summit Assault Explained

Clubname:Akron Summit Assault
Fullname:Akron Metro Futbol Club Summit Assault
Nickname:Summit Assault, Metro
Founded:2010
Dissolved:2011
Ground:St. Vincent-St. Mary High School
Akron, Ohio
Capacity:3,000
Chrtitle:Club President
Chairman: Dave Laughlin
Mgrtitle:Head Coach
Manager: Denzil Antonio
League:USL Premier Development League
Season:2011
Position:5th, Great Lakes
Playoffs: DNQ
American:true
Current:2011 PDL season
Website:http://www.akronsummitassault.com/
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Akron Summit Assault was an American soccer team based in Akron, Ohio, United States. Founded in 2010, they played their only season in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Great Lakes Division of the Central Conference.

The team played the majority of its home games in the stadium at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School, with selected games being held at Lee Jackson Field on the campus of the University of Akron. The team's colors were orange, lime green, and white.

History

Akron Summit Assault was announced as a USL Premier Development League expansion franchise on February 23, 2011,[1] as an unofficial replacement for the Cleveland Internationals franchise which folded at the end of 2010. They played their first competitive game on May 14, 2011, in a 2-0 loss to Chicago Fire Premier.[2] The first goal in franchise history was scored by Michael O'Neill in their next game, a 2-2 tie with the Cincinnati Kings.[3] On Sunday, July 24, 2011, the Akron played their final game, a 1-4 loss against the Chicago Fire U-23 finishing the season with a 5-8-3 record. The Akron Summit Assault folded after the 2011 season for undisclosed reasons. Although it is generally understood that the reason was financial distress.

Players

Final roster

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Head coaches

Stadium

Average attendance

Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive at https://web.archive.org/web/20100105175057/http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://pdl.uslsoccer.com/home/502989.html AMFC Summit Assault Joins PDL
  2. Web site: United Soccer Leagues (USL) . 2011-05-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121011192738/http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2011/2214288.html# . 2012-10-11 . dead .
  3. Web site: United Soccer Leagues (USL) . 2011-05-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121011192743/http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2011/2214303.html# . 2012-10-11 . dead .
  4. Web site: United Soccer Leagues (USL) . 2011-02-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110317004940/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2011/934451.html# . 2011-03-17 . dead .
  5. Web site: Ryan Minick . 2012-06-26 . 2014-10-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141023082758/http://hiramterriers.com/sports/msoc/2011-12/bios/minick_ryan_2lzw . dead .