Cleveland SC

Cleveland SC
Full name Cleveland Soccer Club
Founded February 19, 2018 (2018-02-19)
Stadium Don Shula Stadium
University Heights, Ohio
Capacity 5,416[1]
Owner Samuel Seibert
Head Coach Ryan Osborne
League National Premier Soccer League
2018 Midwest-East: 2nd
Playoffs: Midwest Semifinals
Website Club website

Cleveland SC is an American semi-professional soccer team based in the Cleveland suburb of University Heights, Ohio. The club competes in the National Premier Soccer League as part of the Midwest Region, East Conference,[2] and played its inaugural season in 2018. Cleveland plays home matches at John Carroll University's Don Shula Stadium.[3]

Club culture

Broadcasting

Although the NPSL does not require its clubs to stream matches, Cleveland SC streamed every home match in 2018 on Mycujoo.[4] Vince McKee served as the main commentator for the duration of the season, while the color commentator role was filled by a rotating cast of analysts.

Stadium

Cleveland SC play home matches at Don Shula Stadium, located in University Heights, Ohio on the campus of John Carroll University. The stadium has a capacity of 5,416,[1] making it the second-largest stadium in the Midwest-East behind only Marina Auto Stadium. Cleveland played its first match at the stadium on May 19, 2018, defeating Rochester Lancers 2–0[5] in front of a crowd of a couple hundred.[6] In the first season at the stadium, Cleveland finished with four wins, one draw, and one loss in home matches.

Supporters

The primary supporters' group for Cleveland SC is 6th City Syndicate, an "independent supporters' group for Cleveland soccer."[7] 6CS is unaffiliated with the club, and as such also provides support for WPSL club Cleveland Ambassadors. Prior to the foundation of Cleveland SC, 6th City Syndicate had supported AFC Cleveland,[8] migrating to the new club after AFC Cleveland folded in December 2017.

Rivalries

Although the two clubs are in different conferences, Cleveland has a friendly rivalry with fellow Ohioan NPSL club FC Columbus. Both clubs were founded in 2018, and their inaugural matches came against each other in a home-and-home friendly series in April 2018.[9] Supporters of the clubs dubbed the rivalry the Grandpa's Cheese Barn Derby, or simply the Cheese Barn Derby,[10] named after a landmark business that sits just off Interstate 71 in Ashland, Ohio.[11] The actual barn is roughly equidistant between the cities of Cleveland and Columbus. In 2018, the first year of the rivalry, neither team was able to claim the Derby title: both Cleveland and Columbus won their away game 3–2, meaning the inaugural Cheese Barn Derby ended in a 5–5 tie.[12]

Players and staff

Current roster

As of August 29, 2018[13]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
00 United States GK Mikal Outcalt
1 United States GK Marijo Musa
2 United States DF Boban Cancar
3 United States FW Antonio Manfut
4 United States MF Mike Derezic
6 United States DF Ian Larson
7 United States FW Tom Beck
8 United States FW Ben Truax
9 United States FW Vinny Bell
10 Bosnia and Herzegovina MF Admir Suljevic
11 United States DF James Haupt
12 United States GK Pavle Majerle
13 United States MF Gianluca DiFranco
14 England DF Declan McGivern
15 Japan MF Kotaro Umeda
16 United States DF Chris Cvecko
17 United States MF Kurt Raney
18 United States MF Jesse Marinaro
No. Position Player
19 United States DF Coletun Long
20 Jamaica DF Kareem Banton
21 United States MF Dan Koniarczyk
22 New Zealand MF Michael Hagarty
24 United States DF Timmy Williams
25 England MF Lewis Dunne
26 United States MF Hayden Parente
27 Jamaica DF Rushoy Brown
28 United States FW Justin Libertowski
30 Canada DF Dan Manolache
31 United States GK Liam McIntosh
32 United States MF Joey Schmidt
35 United States FW Danny Ruple
77 United States FW Mac Curran
United States DF Michael Dichlian
United States MF Benjamin Hryszko
United States FW Gabriel Pewu
United States FW Stephen Trudic

Year-by-year

Season Division League Regular season Playoffs U.S. Open Cup
2018 4 NPSL 2nd, Midwest-East Won Midwest quarterfinal (Erie, 4–0)
Lost Midwest semifinal (Ann Arbor, 0–1)		 Ineligible

Player records

Appearances

As of July 20, 2018
# Name Years Signed from NPSL Playoffs Total
1United States Antonio Manfut2018–RGV Barracudas12214
2United States Chris Cvecko2018–AFC Cleveland11213
3England Lewis Dunne2018–Urbana Blue Knights11112
United States James Haupt2018–Dayton Flyers10212
5United States Boban Cancar2018–AFC Cleveland9211
United States Mac Curran2018–Penn State Nittany Lions10111
7United States Vinny Bell2018–AFC Cleveland8210
United States Coletun Long2018–AFC Cleveland8210
United States Kurt Raney2018–Baldwin Wallace Yellow Jackets8210
United States Admir Suljevic2018–AFC Cleveland8210

Goals

As of July 20, 2018
# Name Years Signed from NPSL Playoffs Total
1United States Vinny Bell2018–AFC Cleveland8311
2United States Admir Suljevic2018–AFC Cleveland606
3United States Mike Derezic2018–AFC Cleveland505
4United States Antonio Manfut2018–RGV Barracudas314
5Eleven players tied with one goal apiece

Shutouts

As of July 20, 2018
# Name Years Signed from NPSL Playoffs Total
1United States Marijo Musa2018–AFC Cleveland314
2United States Mikal Outcalt2018–Pittsburgh Panthers202
Team[lower-alpha 1][14]202
  1. ↑ Credited when two or more goalkeepers combine to keep a shutout.

References

  1. 1 2 "Don Shula Stadium at Wasmer Field". JCUSports.com. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Cleveland SC Joins the NPSL". npsl.com. National Premier Soccer League. February 19, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Don Shula Stadium Chosen As First Home of Cleveland Soccer Club". clevelandsc.com. Cleveland SC. March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Cleveland SC at mycujoo". mycujoo.tv. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Cleveland SC 2–0 Rochester Lancers". NPSL.com. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  6. 1 2 "New Cleveland semipro soccer team is off to a hot start". CrainsCleveland.com. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "6th City Syndicate". 6CSCleveland.com. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "AFC Cleveland supporters". AFCCleveland.com. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  9. ↑ "Cleveland SC And FC Columbus To Compete In Preseason Series". NEOSportsInsiders.com. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  10. ↑ @CoryMizer (26 March 2018). "Ya'll ready for the Grandpa's Cheese Barn Derby??" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ↑ "Grandpa's Cheese Barn opens new location closer to Cleveland". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  12. ↑ "FC COLUMBUS AND CLEVELAND SC BRAVE RAIN IN SECOND LEG OF DEBUT SERIES". NPSL.com. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  13. ↑ "Cleveland SC squad". ClevelandSC.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  14. ↑ "NCAA Soccer Statistics rules" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 22 July 2018. If two or more goalkeepers participate in a game in which no goals are allowed, credit the team with a shutout but do not award any goalkeeper an individual or shared shutout.
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