Fort Wayne United FC Gryphons

Full name Fort Wayne United FC Gryphons
Nickname(s) Fort Wayne Gryphons
Founded 2013
Stadium Hefner Stadium
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Capacity 2,000
Head Coach United States Bobby Poursanidis
League USL Premier Development League (men's)
United Women's Soccer (women's)
Website Club website

The Fort Wayne United FC Gryphons is a 3-tier (Academy, Elite, and Premier) developmental soccer club based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and was created in 2013 by the merger of Fort Wayne Fever and Citadel Futbol Club. The club is a nonprofit (c)3 organization.[1] Its men's team competes in the USL Premier Development League, and the women's team competes in United Women's Soccer.

History

The merger to create the club in 2013 left only one other competitor, Fort Wayne SportClub.

Sponsors

The current sponsor for uniforms is Puma. The soccer league has partnered with Puma since its creation in fall 2013.[2] The league is also sponsored by Penn Station East Coast Subs,[3] Parkview Health Network, and the Beasley National Soccer School.[4]

Uniforms

The original uniforms revealed in late May 2013, around the time tryouts were held for the first time.[5]

The goalkeepers wear the same uniforms, except the jerseys are a long-sleeved orange jersey with purple accents and a short-sleeved purple jersey with white accents. [6]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.fwunitedfc.com/About/index_E.html
  2. ↑ http://www.fwunitedfc.com/index.html
  3. ↑ http://fwunitedfc.com#sponsors
  4. ↑ http://www.beasleynationalsoccerschool.com/calendar/170258.html
  5. ↑ http://sports.bluesombrero.com/Portals/4178/docs/Forms/Fort%20Wayne%20United%20Uniforms.docx
  6. ↑ http://www.fwunitedfc.com/programinfo/724448.html
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