SGFC Eagles Maryland
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| Nickname(s) |
Super Green The Screaming Eagles | ||
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| Founded | 1999 | ||
| Ground | Montgomery Blair Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Owner | SGFC Consortium | ||
| General Manager | Paul Akinrimisi | ||
| Coach |
Paul Ocampo (Head coach) Richard Opanuga (Tech. coach) | ||
| League | American Soccer League | ||
| 2017 |
2nd, NorthEast Conference Spring: 2nd Overall: 3rd Playoffs: Conf. Semifinals | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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SGFC Eagles Athletics Sports Club is a professional soccer club based in Maryland. The club competes in American Soccer League following 2017 ASL expansion.[1] Founded in 1999 as The Super Green Football club, the team participated in the 2009 Bob Marley Tournament and won the championship that season.[2]
History
Founded in 1999 as The Super Green Football club, the team participated in the 2009 Bob Marley Tournament and won the championship that season. Later in the year, the team participated in the Baltimore Mayor’s Cup, a Maryland Major Soccer League tournament, where they lose in the finals and became the runners-up. The Super Green FC team is known also within the Metropolitan area of Washington DC as Screaming Eagles and SGFC Eagles Athletics Sports Club. The team also won the Maryland State title “Rowland Cup” in 2013 with a victory over Baltimore bays representing Region 1 in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup (MDCVA) prior to National Cup Disqualification.[3]
SGFC Eagles unfailing achievements has inspired many and attracted football talents across the northeast part of United States, keeps consistent patterns over the years around the corridor of amateur soccer and developing youth to overseas program for next level of career. The American Soccer League (ASL) soccer franchise revealed a new team name and logo late last year 2016. Formerly Super Green Football Club, an affiliate of ASL was Rebranded in August 2016 to be officially known as the SGFC Eagles Maryland Sports Club, according to press release announced by the owner and club stakeholders. Along with a new team name, the club announced a new logo which was developed with significant fan input. The club’s focus remains on being Metropolitan area of Baltimore Washington District team, the club for all of the cities and cultures that make up State of Maryland.[4]
January 2, 2017 it was announced that Obatola Gabriel formerly of Sisaket FC a first Division team in Thailand has successfully penned a contract in the bid to ensure that SGFC Eagles attain desirable height in the ASL League.[5] Joining this Ex-International is Penang FC highest goal scorer, Ranti Martins had previously played at Malaysia's Super League club and Penang FC after getting released by East Bengal at the end of last season Ranti Martin Soleye, a prolofic stricker in India I-League has come home to stay and have a fresh move with Maryland-based professional soccer team SGFC Eagles for 2017 Season.[6]
Supporters
In 2016 the first fan-supporting club of SGFC Eagles Athletics Sports Club was founded and it was named Eagles Nest. Today, the forum exists but is semi-active as there are no official registered members. A few years ago there was an attempt to re-establish the club by electing a new management board and by registering new members. The club supported the team for almost the 2017 season inside and outside of Maryland as many soccer matches were organised and supported by the club's members in order to support SGFC Eagles away from the club's base. The fans of SGFC Eagles never gave up on the team, although the last two games were lost due to poor performance. As time goes on Eagles slowly gains the trust of her fans again and the number of supporters is getting bigger and bigger during the mid season of 2017.
Year-by-year
| Year | League | Result |
| 2009 | Bob Marley Tournament | Winner |
| 2009 | Baltimore Mayor’s Cup (MSL) | Runners-Up |
| 2010 | TNT 32nd Annual Championship | Runners-Up |
| 2010 | NSFUSA Soccer Convention | Winner |
| 2012 | NSFUSA Soccer Convention | Second Runner-Up |
| 2012 | TNT 34th Annual Championship | Winner |
| 2013 | Diaspora World Cup League | Quarter final |
| 2013 | NSFUSA Soccer Convention | 2nd Place |
| 2013 | Maryland International Soccer League | Winner |
| 2013 | Lamar Hunt US Open Cup - Rowland Cup | State Champion |
| 2014 | Maryland International Soccer League | Winner |
| 2014 | Diaspora World Cup League MD | Challenge Cup Winner |
| 2014 | TNT 35th Annual Championship | Winner |
| 2014 | Baltimore Mayor’s Cup (MMSL) | Winner |
| 2015 | NSFUSA Soccer Convention | Second Runner-Up |
| 2015 | African Community Cup | 2nd Place |
| 2016 | Baltimore Mayor’s Cup | Winner |
| 2017 | Baltimore Mayor’s Cup | Undecided |
Affiliated Clubs
In 2016 SGFC's directive board announced the beginning of the affiliation link with The 36 Lion Football Club Lagos as a sister Club, The main part of the memorandum of understanding states that The 36 Lion Football Club will provide to SGFC Eagles young and talented players from their organization to promote soccer players in Overseas to enable them achieve next level of career opportunities. Also, the deal included an exchange of expertise between the teams on football matters. The first player sent on loan to SGFC Eagles from The 36 Lion Football Club was Friday Abuka Kareem with jersey #4 who made 25 appearances with SGFC during the 2016 season after returning from unsuccessful tryout with NK Olimpija Ljubljana a Slovenian PrvaLiga football team.[7]
Colors and Badge
The team's colors and original logo were announced on October 2016, along with those of the other 4 original team's logo previously adopted during a presentation in Baltimore. Green and white are SGFC Eagles's primary colors, alongside the three stripes along the shoulder in white.
The final design incorporates team history through our vintage logo of eagles soaring higher. It also includes Maryland state flag which shows our landscape of Patriotism. The Super Green Football club establishment year was 1999 after parting operations with most vibrant amateur team in metro area called “Washington Eagles FC”.
Stadium
The home ground of SGFC Eagles Maryland is Paint Branch High School Stadium, a multi purpose sports facility located in Burtonsville Maryland immediately after gaining expansion and traction into American Soccer League in 2017 and is located north of the stadium, and is where the Reserve Division team plays. The Stadium is the home of "Panthers" and is owned by Paint Branch High School, a high school located in Burtonsville, an unincorporated section of Montgomery County, Maryland.
Training Facilities
Since the club's founding in 1999. The Maryland SGFC Eagles Athletics Sports Club Training field used to be MNCPPC Recreation Park located in Metzerott,College Park, adjacent University Of Maryland. In 2017, SGFC Eagles shifted training to the heart of City at Ruth Babe football Field at Cardinal Ribbons Training Complex in Baltimore. The publicly owned sports center of Babe Ruth synthetic Field is leased for SGFC Eagles Sports Club by Y of Central Maryland located in Baltimore outside the city of Baltimore. The field is negotiated and administered by Eagles Fans of Baltimore. The facility has one full-size football pitches with fencing and lighting, as well as a building that has locker rooms, fully equipped fitness center and dormitory for players of the "Super Green".
May 4, 2017 SGFC Eagles Sports Club board announced a major upgrade of new training facilities in Montgomery County, belonging to Blair Montgomery High School After the end of the upgrade the training center will include new locker rooms, new gym, recovery room, utility rooms and a brand new pitch, which includes main football pitch technical standards in order to provide the best available training improvement. The construction is set to finish in the end of the summer and the upgraded center is expected to be one of the best in the state of Maryland.
Players
SGFC Eagles Athletic Sports Club has 26 players, grouped into active categories of squad ready for loan and possible player transfers. The Eagles team consist of 18 players actively current [Team A] and 8 players grouped for Feeders team and Developmental U-21 [Team B].
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Inactive Players / Out on Loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club Officials
Personnel
| Position | Name | Country |
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| Head Coach | Paul Ocampo |  |
| Goalkeeper & Fitness Coach | Bremer Fernández |  |
Management
| Position | Name | Country |
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| President / COO | Richard Opanuga | |
| Vice President | Paul Akinrimisi | |
| Director of Athletics | Paul Ocampo | |
| Cardiologist | Dr. Zuyue Wang |  |
| Director, Sports Medicine | Dr. Daniel Olanrewaju | |
| Psychologist / Trainer | Morgan Ocampo | |
| Medical Assistant | Davis Eduok | |
| Director, Communications & Media policy | Rotimi Omope | |
| Head of Public Relations | Brian Baublitz | |
| Equipment Manager | Emmanuel Olagunle | |
| Media Officer - Africa | Olawale Olatoye |  |
| Head, Player Recruitment - Europe | Peter Denise Alade |  |
References
- ↑ "SGFC wins first ASL soccer league match in U.S." Guardian. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
- ↑ "SGFC Eagles Committed To Change To Bring Back Winning Tradition After Heavy Defeat". Sport Flames. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
- ↑ "Screaming Eagles disqualified from USASA Region I qualifying, Aegean Hawks advance to semis -".
- ↑ "American Soccer League - Powered by Soccer Max Websites!". www.aslsoccer.org.
- ↑ "SGFC Eagles Maryland Seals Gabriel Obatola And Ranti Martins Deal For New ASL Season". sportflames.com.
- ↑ "Ranti Martins Set To Play In American Soccer League". Feverpitch.
- ↑ "Affiliates".