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South Bend Lions Football Club is an American soccer club based in South Bend, Indiana, that plays in USL League Two, the American semi-professional soccer league. The club was established on November 18, 2019 and will begin their first professional season in 2020, participating in the league's Great Lakes Division.

South Bend Lions

Full name	South Bend Lions Football Club
Founded	November 18, 2019; 2 years ago (2019-11-18)
Stadium	TCU School Field
Capacity	8,000
Owner	Ritchie Jeune
Technical Director	Thiago Pinto
Head coach	Thiago Pinto
League	USL League Two
2022	1st, Valley Division Playoffs: Conference Quarterfinals
Website	Club website

History

On November 18, 2019, it was announced by USL League Two that South Bend Lions FC would be the newest team to join the league for their 2020 season, joining the Great Lakes Division.[1] The logos and colors for the club were also unveiled at a press conference held in South Bend's County-City Building.[1] Ritchie Jeune was introduced as the club's owner while Thiago Pinto, the head coach of Bethel University's soccer team, was introduced as the club's technical director.[1] During the press conference, Jeune stated that South Bend was one of "three or four different locations" that his team visited before deciding to form a team in the city.[1]

Ownership

The club's owner is Ritchie Jeune, who is also the principal owner of Kettering Town, in England's National League North, Shantou Lions FC, a club based in China, and Pickering FC in Canada's League1 Ontario.[2]

Management team

Position	Name	Nation
Technical Director/Head Coach	Thiago Pinto	Brazil
Assistant Coach	Mubarike ‘Mamba’ Chisoni	Zimbabwe
Assistant Coach	Jason Freeman	United States
Assistant Coach	Vern Gingerich	United States
Equipment Manager	Ethan Villalba	United States
Head Data Analyst	Michael Bellina	United States

Current Roster

Position	Name	Nation
Goalkeeper	Jacob Madden	United States
Goalkeeper	Owen Cornell	United States
Goalkeeper	Johnny Guedert	United States
Goalkeeper	Finn Popescu	Germany
Defender	Jack Empson	England
Defender	Daniel Nimick	England
Defender	Jaylen Shannon	United States
Defender	Josh Ramsey	United States
Defender	Jonny Mora	United States
Defender	Diego Rodriguez	United States
Defender	Joao De Oliviera	Brazil
Defender	Lucas Barankiewciz	Brazil
Midfielder	Collins Tanor	Ghana
Midfielder	Brennan Creek	United States
Midfielder	Duvan Canchila	Columbia
Midfielder	Landon Fisher	United States
Midfielder	Tim Noeding	Germany
Midfielder	Gabriel Nyenka Jr	Liberia
Midfielder	Sebastian Green	United States
Midfielder	Daniel Lynch	United States
Forward	Fumiya Shiraishi	Japan
Forward	George Herbert	England
Forward	Kainan Dos Santos	Brazil
Forward	Connor Duggan	England
Forward	Andrew Michael Andrew	Tanzania

Statistics and records

Season-by-season

As of 22 July 2022

Season	USL League Two								Finals	USOC	CONCACAF	Top Scorer
	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Position				Player	Goals
2020	Season cancelled due to 2019-2020 Coronavirus Pandemic
2021	14	5	4	5	27	17	26	5th, Great Lakes Division	Did not qualify	Ineligible	—	Nana Tuffour	6
2022	14	10	2	2	40	12	32	1st, Valley Division	Conference Quarterfinals	Did not qualify	—	Kainan Dos Santos	10

Youth development

During the club's opening press conference, it was announced that they would be opening an under-18 side which would help provide players for the first-team.[3]

See also

• USL League Two

References

External links

• Official website

На других языках

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- [en] South Bend Lions FC

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[es] South Bend Lions FC

El South Bend Lions FC es un equipo de fútbol de Estados Unidos que juega en la USL League Two, la cuarta división nacional.

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