Charlotte Eagles

Charlotte Eagles

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Full name	Charlotte Eagles Soccer Club
Nickname(s)	The Eagles
Founded	1991
Stadium	Dickson Field, Queens University Charlotte, North Carolina
Ground Capacity	2,500
President	Pat Stewart
Head Coach	Dave Dixon
League	Premier Development League
2015	Regular Season: 1st, South Atlantic Playoffs: Conference Semifinals
Website	Club home page
Home colors Away colors

Previous Eagles Logo 1993–2007

The Charlotte Eagles are an American professional soccer team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1991, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid.

The team plays its home games at Dickson Field at the Queens University of Charlotte Sports Complex. The team's colors are orange, white and blue.

History

Founded in 1991 as the Charlotte Eagles Soccer Club, the team turned professional when it entered the USISL in 1993. The Eagles enjoyed a brief spell in the A-League before financial troubles caused them to return to the lower level.

The club's local rivals include the Carolina RailHawks and Charleston Battery of the USL First Division, the Wilmington Hammerheads (with whom they compete in the North Carolina Derby) and the Richmond Kickers of the Second Division; the fans of the Northern Virginia Royals also maintain a rivalry with Charlotte, despite them playing a division lower.

The Eagles are a division of Missionary Athletes International (MAI), an organization which undertakes sports ministry to share the message of Christianity through the environment of soccer. They are a sister organisation of the USL PDL side Southern California Seahorses, and also field a women's team – the Charlotte Lady Eagles – in the USL W-League.

Stadiums

Stadium	Location	Term	Notes
Patten Stadium (Charlotte Latin School)	Charlotte	1998–1999	One game in 2012
Irwin Belk Track and Field Center/Transamerica Field	Charlotte	2000–2002	One game in 2014
Waddell Stadium (E. E. Waddell High School)	Charlotte	2003–2007
Panthers Stadium (Providence High School)	Charlotte	2003	Five games
Restart Field (Charlotte Christian School)	Charlotte	2008–2012
Eagle Field	Rock Hill	2011–2012	Two games
Manchester Meadows	Rock Hill	2012	One game
Dickson Field (Queens University of Charlotte)	Charlotte	2013–present

Media

The Eagles receive written coverage from Charlotte's major daily newspaper The Charlotte Observer. Highlights are often shown on local news broadcasts. All games are shown live on the Charlotte Eagles official YouTube page. Harrison Raby is the play-by-play voice for home broadcasts.

Players and staff

Roster

As of May 1, 2015
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK James Pyle 2 DF Austin Yearwood 3 MF Kyle Culbertson 4 DF Lalas Abubakar 5 DF Tyler Allen 6 MF Jared Odenbeck 7 MF Hayden Partain 8 DF Jovanni Chavez 9 FW Danny Jensen 10 MF Daniel ten Bosch 11 FW Noah Kemble 12 MF Zach Harris 13 DF Scout Monteith 14 MF Wilfred Williams 15 FW Connor Gilmour 16 MF Amass Amankona 17 DF Mason McCarter 18 MF Josue Chavez 19 FW Nathan Regis 20 DF Brady Johansen 21 DF Cameron Botes 22 FW Zhuvonte Wilson 24 GK Jacob Dunnett 25 DF Josh Kremers 29 MF Ben Locke 32 GK William Pyle

Staff

• Pat Stewart – President
• Benjamin Ressler – Director of Teams
• Dave Dixon – Head Coach
• Andrew Pierce – General Manager

Notable former players

• See also: All-time Charlotte Eagles roster

Head coaches

• Brian Davidson (1993–1996)
• Mark Steffens (1997–2014)
• Dave Dixon (2014–present)

Achievements

• USISL Pro League
  • South Atlantic Division Champions (1): 1996

• USL D-3 Pro League
  • Champions (1): 2000
  • Atlantic Division Champions (1): 1999

• USL Pro Soccer League
  • Southern Division Champions (1): 2004

• USL Second Division
  • Champions (1): 2005
  • Regular Season Champions (1): 2008

• USL PRO
  • Championship Finalist (1): 2013

• USL PDL
  • South Atlantic Division Champions (1) 2015

• Southern Derby
  • Champions (4): 2001, 2012, 2013, 2014

Record

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Regular Season	Playoffs	Open Cup
1993	N/A	USISL	8th, Atlantic	Did not qualify	Did not enter
1994	3	USISL	3rd, Atlantic	Divisional Finals	Did not enter
1995	3	USISL Pro League	2nd, Atlantic	Divisional Semifinals	Did not qualify
1996	3	USISL Pro League	1st, South Atlantic	Final	Did not qualify
1997	3	USISL D-3 Pro League	3rd, South Atlantic	Final	Did not qualify
1998	3	USISL D-3 Pro League	3rd, Atlantic	Quarterfinals	2nd Round
1999	3	USL D-3 Pro League	1st, Atlantic	Semifinals	Did not qualify
2000	3	USL D-3 Pro League	3rd, Southern	Champions	Did not qualify
2001	2	USL A-League	3rd, Central	1st Round	Did not qualify
2002	2	USL A-League	4th, Southeast	1st Round	Did not qualify
2003	2	USL A-League	4th, Southeast	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2004	3	USL Pro Soccer League	1st, Southern	Final	2nd Round
2005	3	USL Second Division	2nd	Champions	3rd Round
2006	3	USL Second Division	2nd	Final	2nd Round
2007	3	USL Second Division	4th	Semifinals	2nd Round
2008	3	USL Second Division	1st	Final	2nd Round
2009	3	USL Second Division	4th	Final	1st Round
2010	3	USL Second Division	4th	Did not qualify	1st Round
2011	3	USL Pro	7th	Did not qualify	2nd Round
2012	3	USL Pro	7th	Did not qualify	Quarterfinals
2013	3	USL Pro	5th	Final	3rd Round
2014	3	USL Pro	12th	Did not qualify	3rd Round
2015	4	PDL	1st, South Atlantic	Conference Semifinals	Did not qualify

External links

• Official website

Preceded by Charleston Battery	Southern Derby Winner 2012	Succeeded by present
Preceded by Utah Blitzz	USL Second Division Champion 2005	Succeeded by Richmond Kickers
Preceded by Western Mass Pioneers	USL Second Division Champion 2000	Succeeded by Utah Blitzz