St. Petersburg Kickers Explained

Clubname:St. Pete Kickers FC
Fullname:St. Petersburg Kickers FC
Nickname:Kickers FC
Founded:1957
Stadium:Ed Radice Sports Complex
Owntitle:Owner
Chrtitle:General Manager
Chairman:George Fotopoulos
Mgrtitle:Head Coach
League:Florida Suncoast Soccer League
American:true

The St. Petersburg Kickers FC are an amateur American soccer team from St. Petersburg, Florida that compete in the Florida Suncoast Soccer League (FSSL). They are notable as the first team from Florida to win the U.S. Open Cup.

History

Founded by Kurt Herbach in 1957, the Kickers won their first national title, the Over-30 championship, in 1967. By 1989, the team had won eleven Florida Suncoast Soccer League championships and four Florida State Cups.[1] The club's most prestigious victory came on the national stage winning the 1989 National Challenge Cup (now known as US Open Cup).[2]

In 1997, the team moved to Land o' Lakes, Florida, eventually taking the name of Florida Kickers FC. That year the club won both the National Amateur Cup and the National Over-30 championship. In 2008, it won its third national amateur championship.[3]

Honors

Coaches

Notable players

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19890708&id=WN8NAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QXgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6525,2898199 Mixed and matched // St. Petersburg Kickers put many personalities into one national power
  2. Web site: 1989 US Open Cup results. 10 July 1989. TheCup.us.
  3. Web site: LOL Soccer Team Wins National Title. 27 August 2008. Tampa Bay Online.