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Asheville City SC is an American amateur soccer team based in Asheville, North Carolina. Founded in 2016, the men's team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The women's team was founded in 2017 and played in the Women's Premier Soccer League until joining the newly-formed USL W League for the 2022 season. The team colors are blue and white.

Asheville City SC

Full name	Asheville City Soccer Club
Founded	November 14, 2016; 5 years ago (2016-11-14)
Stadium	Memorial Stadium Asheville, North Carolina
Capacity	3,000
Chairman	Jimmy Wheeler
Head Coach	Scott Wells
League	USL League Two
2021	4th, Deep South Division Playoffs: DNQ
Website	Club website
Home colors Away colors

History

Asheville City SC was announced as a National Premier Soccer League expansion team on November 14, 2016. On the day of the announcement, the ownership group was announced: Chairman/CFO Jimmy Wheeler, President Ryan Kelley, General Manager Allen Bradley, Director of Revenue Management Jordan Vance, Director of Community Outreach Josh Yoakum, and Director of Communications Andrew Hunter. All members of the ownership group are Western North Carolina natives.[1]

The same day of the announcement City SC announced that Gary Hamel was going to serve as the club's head coach. Hamel served as the head coach of the nearby Mars Hill University's men's soccer program. Hamel additionally served as an assistant coach for the Oregon State Beavers men's soccer program.[2]

Asheville City SC also announced on its foundation date, that the club will play its home matches at Memorial Stadium in Downtown Asheville.[3]

On December 5, 2016 the club announced it would compete in the East division of the Southeast Conference. On May 6, 2017, Asheville City won its first ever match in NPSL play.[4]

On October 16, 2019 the club announced it would join USL League Two.[5]

Colors and badge

The crest was designed with four elements in minds in order to represent the city of Asheville, North Carolina. The colors in the crest a "blue haze" and white. The blue haze color represents the blue hazy seen in the nearby Smoky Mountains, while the color white is the color of all colors, alluding to the spirit of inclusion of Asheville. The silhouette in the crest is of Asheville City Hall, which serves as a homage to the club's downtown location. The "AC" monogram in the logo is a reference to the sport of soccer's tradition in emblems over the last century. The "AC" stands for 'Asheville City' as well as used to recognize the city's love for the game.[6]

Stadium

Asheville City plays at Memorial Stadium in downtown Asheville.

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Regular Season	Playoffs	Open Cup
2017	4	NPSL	3rd, Southeast East Division	Conference Quarterfinals	Ineligible
2018	4	NPSL	5th, Southeast Conference	Conference Semifinals	Did not qualify
2019	4	NPSL	3rd, Southeast Conference	Conference Final	Did not qualify
2020	4	USL League Two	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021	4	USL League Two	4th, Deep South Division	Did not qualify	Did not qualify

2019 Men's Roster

As of June 22, 2019

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  LTU Pijus Petkevicius 2 DF  USA Will Mims 3 DF  IRL Dylan Burke 4 DF  ENG Jamie Smith 5 DF  IRL Rory O'Keeffe 6 MF  ENG Sam Bethell 7 FW  USA Nick Adamczyk 8 MF  ENG Chris Allan 9 FW  ENG Frank Rosenwald 10 FW  BRA Bruno Andrade 11 MF  IRL Ross Fitzpatrick 12 DF  USA Lukas Joyer 13 MF  GHA Paul Afful

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 MF  ENG Nathan Watt 15 MF  COL Roberto Haddad 16 FW  USA Izzy García 17 FW  ESP Pedro Benito 18 MF  USA Joe LaCasto 20 FW  USA Jake Woody 21 MF  ESP Roberto Ortega López 22 GK  USA Shane Berson 24 DF  ENG Oscar Mitchell 25 FW  NOR Tobias Karlsen 26 FW  SEN Hady Sarr 28 MF  USA Kyle McCurley 31 GK  USA Jonny Mennell

2019 Women's Roster

Asheville City SC

Full name	Asheville City Soccer Club
Founded	November 2, 2017; 4 years ago (2017-11-02)[7]
Stadium	Memorial Stadium Asheville, North Carolina
Capacity	3,000
Chairman	Jimmy Wheeler
Head Coach	Carolyn Warhaftig
League	USL W League
2019	2nd, Conference Carolinas South Playoffs: Conference Finals
Website	Club website

As of June 7, 2019

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 0 GK  USA Bryson Lee 1 GK  USA Hannah Leonard 2 FW  USA Chloe McCleary-Small 3 DF  USA Krystal Goss 4 FW  USA Laura Greb 5 DF  ENG Octavia Saunders 6 FW  USA Molly Dwyer 7 MF  USA Camryn Bolick 8 FW  ENG Abbie Brown 9 MF  USA Lydia Jackson 10 FW  USA Megan McCallister 11 MF  USA Charlotte McClure 12 FW  CRC Emilie Valenciano 13 FW  GHA Jennifer Cudjoe 14 DF  USA Olivia Lenderman

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 MF  USA Miya Poplin 16 FW  USA Hope Ingram 17 MF  USA Sarah Jacobs 18 MF  USA Gillian Oyos 19 MF  USA Sarah Groce 20 FW  VIR Bianca Canizio 21 DF  USA Mariah Powers 22 MF  USA Parker Roberts 23 FW  NOR Lisa-Marie Woods 24 MF  NIR Hannah Doherty 25 MF  USA Maya Gutman 26 FW  BRA Alessandra Tavolini 27 DF  USA Sarah Karlik 28 DF  ENG Louise Griffiths 29 GK  USA Lauren McAdam

Rivalries

Asheville City competes with Chattanooga FC for the "Blue Ridge Derby". Asheville City also competes in the "Carolina Clasico" with Greenville FC.

Staff

Position	Staff
Chairman/CFO	Jimmy Wheeler
President	Ryan Kelley
General Manager	Allen Bradley
Director of Revenue Management	Jordan Vance
Director of Community Outreach	Tim Blekicki
Director of Communications	Kristy Kepley-Steward
Head Coach	Scott Wells
Assistant Coach	Matt Tellez
Assistant Coach	Jonny Wangrin
Goalkeeper Coach	Ronnie Hreha

References

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El Asheville City SC es un equipo de fútbol de Estados Unidos que juega en la USL League Two, la cuarta división nacional.

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