KC Athletics

KC Athletics is an American amateur soccer team based in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Founded in 2001, the team plays in Region II of the United States Adult Soccer Association, a network of amateur leagues at the fifth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid.

KC Athletics
Full nameKansas City Athletics Football Club
Founded2001
Head CoachKyle Perkins
LeagueUSASA

The team's colors are white and sky blue.

History

Founded in 2001 as a merger of the Kansas Legends Soccer Club and the Kansas City Football Club, the KC Athletics won regionals in its first year competing in the Snickers Nationals, and ended up finishing third nationally in the competition. The following year, their Under-20 team won a national championship, but then the club went on hiatus with many of the players joining nearby PDL clubs like the Des Moines Menace and the Kansas City Brass. In 2004, the KC Athletics were reborn.[1]

The Athletics entered the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup for the first time in 2010, and qualified for the tournament at the first attempt, beating USOC mainstays AAC Eagles 5-3 on penalties in their final qualification game. They lost in the first round of the tournament proper, 4-2 to USSF Division 2 Professional League side NSC Minnesota Stars. The Athletics' goals were scored by Stephen Hoffman and Kyle Perkins.[2]

On April 14, 2012, the Athletics traveled to Chicago to play in the "Win and You're In" Region II Qualification match to earn a berth in the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The Athletics defeated the Cincy Saints 10-2 to qualify for their second U.S. Open Cup berth since 2010.[3]

Players

2012 USASA roster

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

No. Position Player
DF Oran Andrews
GK Steven Grow
DF Ben Hicks
DF Stephen Hoffman
MF Martin Johnston
DF Coady Andrews
No. Position Player
MF Josh McDaniel
FW Garrett Webb
FW Kyle Perkins
MF Peter Kariotis
MF Chris Markey
DF Brian Williams

Year-by-year
Year Division League Regular Season Playoffs Open Cup
2010 5 USASA First Round

Head coaches
  • Kyle Perkins (2009–present)

Stadia

References
  1. http://thecup.us/meet-the-usasa-kansas-city-athletics-region-ii/
  2. http://www.nscminnesota.org/home/440425.html%5B%5D
  3. "2012 US Open Cup qualifying". thecup.us. April 14, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
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