Virginia Beach City FC

Virginia Beach City FC
Full name Virginia Beach City Football Club
Nickname(s) VB City FC
Founded 2013 (2013)
Stadium Virginia Beach Sportsplex
Virginia Beach, VA
Capacity 6,000
Owner Steven Wagoner
Head Coach Brian Hinkey
League National Premier Soccer League
Website Club website
Active teams of Virginia Beach City FC
NPSL WPSL

Virginia Beach City Football Club is an American semi-professional soccer club based in Virginia Beach, Virginia playing in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) in the Mid-Atlantic Conference of the Northeast Region. The club was founded in 2013 and held its inaugural season in 2014 with their first regular season match on May 17.

Since their formation, they have finished in the top three in the Mid-Atlantic Conference every season. They won the title as the 2017 NPSL Mid-Atlantic Regular Season Champions with an undefeated season, as well as qualifying for two playoff seeds in 2015 and 2017. The club also partakes in the U.S. Open Cup competition via qualification, and did so in 2015.

Stadium

The team plays at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex which is a soccer-specific stadium built in 1999 and seats 6,000. It was the first soccer-specific stadium built in the U.S.[1]

Current roster

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

No. Position Player
Preston Bremus
Shaun Brooks
Augusto Camara
Ryan Condotta
William Booke
Christian Culson
Tyler Cyrus
Jordan Davis
Kareem Gharbi
Aaron Gipson
Skylar Hagan
Jose Henriquez
Prince Idornigie
Trevor Knight
Fernando Lisboa
Ryan McLaughlin
No. Position Player
Connor Miller
Kameron Payne
Gabriel Ramirez
Sebastian Refi
Roger Rojas-Goodbold
Dennis Roule
Amir Shihata
Elton Skinner
Duvaun Smith
Tyequis Stallins
Sharief Stancil
Jaylen Thompson
Alvaro Tina
Andrew Walters
13 Thomas White

Source: 2018 Virginia Beach City FC Roster

Year by year

Year League Region Conference Pld W L D Pts Pos Playoffs U.S. Open Cup
2014 NPSL Northeast Mid-Atlantic 10 6 1 3 21 2nd Conference Runners-Up —
2015 10 5 2 3 18 3rd Did not qualify Second Round
2016 10 5 2 3 18 3rd Did not qualify Did not qualify
2017 6 3 0 3 12 1st Conference Semifinals Did not qualify
2018 10 4 4 2 14 4th Did not qualify Did not qualify

Jersey Sponsors

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2014–present Adidas Savant

On February 21, 2018, Virginia Beach City FC and Adidas announced an extension to their long-term partnership through 2021 making Adidas the official supplier for the club.[2]

Youth development

The Virginia Beach City FC U23/Reserves is the development team for the club. It is designed to develop players for the First Team squad, and with the objective of placing them in top collegiate programs.[3]

Supporters

Neptune's Armada are the local supporters for the club and can be seen attending matches.[4]

Ownership

NPSL Virginia Beach is led by owner Steven Wagoner and head coach Brian Hinkey. Wagoner is the founder and partner of Nexus Street, LLC, which owns and operates four companies, including D.C. United U-23 NPSL/Federal City FC. Wagoner also serves on the Advisory Board for the George Mason University’s Center for Sport Management.[5]

Honors

National Premier Soccer League

  • Mid-Atlantic Conference
    • Regular Season Champions: 2017

References

  1. ↑ "About Us". thevirginiabeachsportsplex.com.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Beach City FC and Adidas Extend Partnership Through 2021 - Nexus Street Sports, LLC".
  3. ↑ "U23 / Reserves – Nexus Street Sports, LLC". Nexus Street Sports, LLC.
  4. ↑ "Supporters – Nexus Street Sports, LLC". Nexus Street Sports, LLC.
  5. ↑ "Ownership – Nexus Street Sports, LLC". Nexus Street Sports, LLC.


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