Florida Tropics SC

Florida Tropics SC
Founded 2016 (2016)
Stadium SYKES Field at the RP Funding Center
Capacity 6,500
Owner Central Florida Sports Ventures, LLC
Coach Clay Roberts
League Major Arena Soccer League
2016–17 3rd, Eastern Division
Playoffs: DNQ
Website Club website

Florida Tropics SC is a professional indoor soccer team based in Lakeland, Florida. They were a founding member of the Indoor Professional League.[1] They are owned by Central Florida Sports Ventures, LLC, led by Dr. Panos Iakovidis, and former USL commissioner and Rochester Rhinos owner Chris Economides. The team was founded by Andrew Haines, former owner of the St. Louis Ambush in 2015. The team is a member of the Major Arena Soccer League.

The Tropics organization also owns and operates an outdoor soccer team, the Lakeland Tropics, who compete in USL League Two and play home games at Thomas W. Bryant Stadium. On 22 March 2018, it was announced the Tropics would be partnering with Pinellas County United SC to field a squad in the Women's Premier Soccer League, Florida Tropics SC WPSL.[2] The team played two of their three home games at Bryant Stadium and the third at St. Petersburg High School.

History

On May 3, 2016, the Tropics, in conjunction with the newly formed IPL, held a press conference at the RP Funding Center and stated they would be joining the IPL alongside the Baltimore Blast, Harrisburg Heat, and St. Louis Ambush.[3][4] However, on August 29, 2016, it was announced that all IPL teams including Florida would be joining the MASL.[5] The team finished 3rd in their division in their inaugural season, and averaged over 2,500 fans a game including one sell out. In their second season in the MASL, the Tropics again fell just short of the playoffs, finishing 3rd in the Eastern Division.

The official supporter group of the Tropics organization is the Swan City Syndicate.

Personnel

2018–19 roster

Active Players

  • As of 28 September 2018[6]

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

No. Position Player
Brazil Fernando Machado
Brazil Caio Ruiz
Brazil GK Hugo Silva
4 Brazil FW Raphael Schlemper
5 Brazil DF Lucas Teixeira
6 Brazil DF Daniel Mendes
7 Brazil FW Victor Parreiras
8 Canada MF Marco Rodriguez
9 Brazil FW Mauricio Salles
10 Canada FW Freddy Moojen
11 Brazil FW Ricardo Diegues
No. Position Player
12 Brazil FW Maycon França
15 United States MF Ty Hall
19 Brazil DF Guilherme Dos Santos
21 Brazil MF Lucas Coutinho
22 United States MF Anthony Arico
23 Ecuador DF JP Reyes
33 Brazil DF Rafael Alves
35 United States MF Alexi Cortez
45 Canada MF Robbie Aristodemo
90 Brazil DF Lucas Montelares

Inactive Players

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

No. Position Player
— Brazil Rodrigo Fernandes Alflen
No. Position Player
— Ghana Melvin Boateng

Staff

  • United States Clay Roberts – Head coach, (2016–present)
  • Canada Freddy Moojen – Assistant/player-coach, (2016–present)
  • United States Wilbert Arroyo – Assistant/goalkeepers coach, (2016–present)

Notable Former Players

Arenas

References

  1. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/FLTropics/videos/1783778395175144/
  2. ↑ "Tropics Soccer Club and Pinellas County United SC Partner on WPSL Franchise, Lady Tropics SC". FLTropics.com. Florida Tropics SC. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  3. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/FLTropics/videos/1783778395175144/
  4. ↑ http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/soccer/bs-sp-blast-brief-0504-20160503-story.html
  5. ↑ http://pointstreaksites.com/view/masl/news/news_460679
  6. ↑


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