Stumptown AC

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Stumptown AC
File:Stumptown AC logo blue.svg
Founded 2018
Stadium Sportsplex at Matthews
Stadium
capacity		 5,000
Head coach Vacant
League National Independent Soccer Association
Fall 2021 8th Place
Website Club home page
Current season

Stumptown AC, formerly Stumptown Athletic, was an American professional soccer team that played in the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA). The club is based in Matthews, North Carolina, a suburb of Charlotte.

History

Following an initial bid in late 2017, the team was first announced by the National Independent Soccer Association on October 23, 2018 with plans to begin play in the inaugural 2019–20 season.[1][2] Originally referred to in league press releases simply as "Charlotte", the name Stumptown Athletic was officially unveiled in June 2019.[3] The name came from an early nickname for Matthews derived from the fact that farmers cut down so many trees to clear land that the town was left full of tree stumps.[4]

The team was originally owned by Christopher Clarke of Atlanta, a lawyer specializing in wealth management, and Casey Carr, a former college soccer player with the DePaul Blue Demons and an entrepreneur based out of Mecklenburg County.[5] Carr also served as the club's president and GM.

On July 21, 2019 the club appointed Mark Steffens as head coach. Steffens previously coached the Charlotte Eagles and served as an assistant for the Charlotte Lady Eagles.[6] In August, Stumptown announced former Jamaica national football team player Michael Binns and Jared Odenbeck as their first signings.[7]

During the Fall 2019 showcase, Stumptown competed within the East Coast Conference and finished second in their group. In the championship game the team fell to Miami FC, 3–0.[8] After two matches in the Spring 2020 season, NISA announced a suspension of play due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9] Eventually, the entire Spring Season was cancelled outright.[10]

Following a hiatus during the Fall 2020 season, the team's original front office dissolved the club and it was reformed under the new name Stumptown AC on March 3, 2021.[11] Soccer executive Fred Matthes and former Portland Timbers assistant coach Rod Underwood were announced as the new team president and head coach, respectively.

The club's supporters' group is the QC Royals, which was founded in 2015.[12]

Stadium

In 2021, the team announced it would play exclusively at the Sportsplex at Matthews and has played all of its home games there since.

Players and staff

Current roster

As of October 10, 2021 [13]
No. Pos. Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Kevin Gonzalez      United States
2 Defender Bay Kurtz      United States
3 Defender Shaan Sharma      United States
5 Defender Jacob Lovinger      United States
6 Defender Rhys Williams      United States
7 Midfielder Alex McGrath      United States
8 Midfielder Luis Garcia Sosa      Mexico
9 Defender Robert Hines      United States
10 Midfielder Agwie Chunga      United States
11 Defender Travis Ward      United States
12 Forward Khesanio Hall      Jamaica
13 Defender Giovani Bejarno Navia      Colombia
14 Defender Dylan Greenberg      United States
16 Midfielder Ismael Longo      United States
17 Midfielder Elliot Cutts      England
18 Defender Anthony Legendre      United States
19 Forward Giovanni Ramos-Godoy      United States
20 Midfielder Jake Crim      United States
21 Midfielder Julio Rubio      United States
22 Defender Franky Martinez      United States
23 Defender Giovani Bejarano      Colombia
24 Forward Salifu Jatta      Gambia
30 Goalkeeper Davis Smith      United States
33 Defender Robert Hines      United States
42 Midfielder Jared Odenbeck      United States

Technical staff

Technical staff
Head coach United States Rod Underwood
Assistant coach Republic of Ireland Christopher Nugent
Assistant coach United States Drew Yates
President United States Alex Kantor

Logo history

  • Stumptown Athletic logo.png

    Stumptown Athletic
    (2019–2020)

  • Stumptown AC logo blue.svg

    Stumptown AC
    (2021–)

Year-by-year

Season League Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA Pts. Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Top goalscorer Manager
Name League
2019–20 NISA Fall – East Coast[lower-alpha 1] 2nd 6 4 0 2 13 7 12 Runner-up Cancelled Jamaica Michael Binns
Central African Republic Donald Benamna
United States Jalen Brown		 2 United States Mark Steffens
Spring[lower-alpha 2] 1st 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 Cancelled
2020–21 Fall On hiatus Cancelled United States Alex McGrath 3 Nigeria Rod Underwood
Spring 3rd 8 4 3 1 8 4 15 Did not qualify
  1. ↑ The Fall 2019 NISA season had eight teams split into two separate conferences, East Coast and West Coast
  2. ↑ Spring season cancelled before completion[14]

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