Antigua Barracuda FC

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Antigua Barracuda FC
Antigua Barracuda FC logo.svg
Full name Antigua Barracuda Football Club
Nickname(s) The Barracudas
Founded 2010
Dissolved 2014
Stadium Stanford Cricket Ground
Stadium
capacity		 5,000
Owner Gordon Derrick
Head Coach Adrian Whitbread
League USL Pro

Antigua Barracuda were an Antiguan professional soccer team based in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda. Founded in 2010, the team played in the USL Pro, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid.

The team played its home games at Stanford Cricket Ground (colloquially known as "Sticky Wicket Stadium") in Osbourn, Saint George Parish until the 2013 season when they became a traveling team. The team's colors were sky blue, white and black.

History

The team was originally set to join the USL First Division in 2011,[1] but was later announced as being a founding member of USL Pro and its International Division after the USL First and Second Divisions dissolved in 2010 to make way for the new league.[2]

The club's first official game took place in April 2010, a friendly against the Puerto Rico Islanders. Approximately 1,000 people attended the event.[3]

The club arranged two further friendlies with Montreal Impact, the first of which took place on 17 April 2010 at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium[4] with the second scheduled to be held on 4 September at Saputo Stadium in Montreal. They also arranged exhibition matches against Jamaica’s Tivoli Gardens and Harbour View for May. [5] On August 20, 2010 Barracuda FC announced the cancellation of the friendly matches because of funding difficulties. Impact President Joey Saputo subsequently made an accusation of a serious lack of professionalism on the part of the Antiguan club.[6]

On 23 September 2010, United Soccer Leagues formally announced that Antigua Barracuda FC would join the newly formed USL Pro in 2011 alongside Sevilla FC Puerto Rico and Club Atletico River Plate Puerto Rico as founding members of the league's tentatively named Caribbean Division, which was later officially unveiled as the International Division.[7]

The team played its first competitive game on April 17, 2011, a 2–1 home loss to the Los Angeles Blues. The first competitive goal in franchise history was scored by Tamorley Thomas[8]

The 2013 season saw the club lose each of their 26 games, tying the North American professional sports record for futility. The club withdrew from the USL Pro on January 6, 2014, due in part to the lack of a home venue and the accompanying financial reasons.[9][10]

Stadium

Barracuda played their home games at the Stanford Cricket Ground in the village of Osbourn in Saint George Parish in Antigua. The stadium was originally built to host the Stanford 20/20 cricket tournament in 2006, and was temporarily converted for soccer usage for Barracudas games. The stadium's nickname, "Sticky Wicket Stadium", came from the adjoining restaurant complex.

Players and staff

Final roster

Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. Squad correct as of July 6, 2013.[11][12]

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Corey Whisenhunt      United States
2 Midfielder Toric Robinson      Jamaica
4 Defender Karanja Mack      Antigua and Barbuda
6 Defender Jamoy Stevens      Antigua and Barbuda
7 Midfielder Eugene Kirwan      Antigua and Barbuda
8 Forward Alex Phillip      Antigua and Barbuda
9 Defender Mervyn Hazelwood      Antigua and Barbuda
10 Forward Rolston Phoenix      Antigua and Barbuda
12 Midfielder Orlando Mitchum      Saint Kitts and Nevis
13 Midfielder Tamorley Thomas      Antigua and Barbuda
14 Midfielder Randolph Burton      Antigua and Barbuda
15 Midfielder Lawson Robinson      Antigua and Barbuda
17 Defender George Dublin      Antigua and Barbuda
18 Goalkeeper Molvin James      Antigua and Barbuda
19 Forward Lloyd Jeremy      Antigua and Barbuda
22 Defender Hazeley Pyle      Antigua and Barbuda
24 Defender Omarie Daniel      Antigua and Barbuda
27 Midfielder James Marcelin      Haiti
29 Midfielder Andre Manders      Bermuda

Coaches

Record

Year-by-year

Year Division League Regular Season Playoffs CFU Club Championship Avg. Attendance
2011 3 USL Pro 6th, American Division Did Not Qualify Did Not Qualify 1,189
2012 3 USL Pro 11th Place Did Not Qualify 4th Place 883
2013 3 USL Pro 13th Place Did Not Qualify 7th Place †

† All games played on the road.

References

  1. ↑ Barracuda FC To Join USL First Division
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  6. ↑ http://www.rds.ca/impact/chroniques/304713.html
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  8. ↑ http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2011/2175592.html
  9. ↑ http://odfcnews.com/2013/11/17/usl-pro-teams-fold-mls-field-squads-team-partnership/
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External links

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