AFC Cleveland

Full name

AFC Cleveland

Nickname(s)

Royals

Founded

2011

Stadium

Stan Skoczen Stadium, Independence, OH

Capacity

3,200

Chairman

Terry Lawriw

Manager

Carter Poe

League

National Premier Soccer League

2015

3rd, Midwest Region

Website

Club home page

Home colors

Away colors

AFC Cleveland is an American soccer team based in the Cleveland suburb of Rocky River, Ohio, United States. Founded in 2011 and playing its first season in 2012, the team plays in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Midwest Division.^[1]

History

Following the folding of the Cleveland City Stars in 2009, the city of Cleveland was without a soccer team. On November 11, 2011, AFC Cleveland announced that they would join the National Premier Soccer League.

AFC stands for A Fans' Club signifying that the organization is for the fans and created by the fans.

Supporters Group

6th City Syndicate is the supporters’ group for Cleveland soccer.

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Regular Season	Playoffs	Open Cup
2012	4	NPSL	3rd, Midwest-Great Lakes	Regional Finals	Did not qualify
2013	4	NPSL	4th, Midwest-Great Lakes	Conference Semi-Finals	Declined Entry^[2]
2014	4	NPSL	3rd, Midwest-Great Lakes East	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2015	4	NPSL	2nd, Midwest Conference	Regional Finals	TBD

Players

2015 Roster

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	Anthony Flowers
2	MF	Kevin Murray
3	MF	Antonio Manfut
4	MF	Mike Derezic
5	FW	Sergio Manesio
6	MF	Brian Potocnik
7	DF	Tom Beck
8	MF	Ty Smith
9	FW	Vinny Bell
11	FW	Riley Grant
12	DF	Ryan Meyer
14	DF	Robbie Dambrot
15	MF	Alec Nagucki

No.	Position	Player
16	DF	Shane Wiedt
17	DF	Coletun Long
18	MF	Admir Suljevic
20	DF	James Haupt
21	MF	Dan Koniarczyk
23	MF	Chad Bencina
27	MF	Adam Ferguson
28	MF	Kevin Blackwood
32	GK	Alex Ivanov
35	DF	Taylor Fletcher
47	DF	Nate Schultz
48	MF	Prayag Jina

Head Coach

Andy Hoggarth (2012–2014)
Aaron McGuiness (2014)
Carter Poe (2015-Present)

Honors

National Premier Soccer League

Midwest Region
- Runners-Up (2): 2012, 2015
Great Lakes Conference
- Champions (1): 2012
Rust Belt Derby Champions: 2012
Perform Pain Reliever Presidential Cup Champions: 2013
I-71 Cup Champions: 2015

Rivalries

Supporters of AFC Cleveland, Detroit City FC, and FC Buffalo and formed the 'Rust Belt Derby' modeled after the Cascadia Cup. The winner of the Derby is based on the head to head record of the midwestern clubs during regular season NPSL matches.^[3] Cleveland won the initial Rust Belt Derby on June 23, 2012 following a 1-1 draw with Detroit.^[4]

Stadium

2012: Byers Field

2013: Krenzler Field

2014: DiSanto Field

2015: Rocky River High School

2016: Stan Skoczen Stadium, Independence, Ohio

Kit Supplier and sponsorship

From 2012-13, the kit sponsor of the club was Admiral Sportswear.^[5] In the 2014 season, Givova took over as the kit sponsor.

Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt partner
2012–2013	Admiral Sportswear	AdmiralSoccer.com
2014–	Givova	Rocky River Urgent Care

References

↑ "Cleveland join revamped Midwestern NPSL". The Soccer Room. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
↑ Josh Hakala (April 9, 2013). "Great Lakes Division teams decline 2013 US Open Cup berths as NPSL entries finalized". TheCup.us. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
↑ http://www.soccernewsday.com/usa/a/134/the-rust-belt-derby
↑ "The Rust Belt Derby". Soccer News Day. Soccer News Day. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
↑ AFC Cleveland Begins with Admiral

Official External Links

National Premier Soccer League

Northeast
Region

North Atlantic	Brooklyn Italians Greater Lowell United FC New York Athletic Club S.C. New York Cosmos B Rhode Island Reds FC Seacoast United Phantoms Seacoast United Mariners

Keystone	Buxmont Torch FC Clarkstown SC Eagles Electric City Shock SC Greater Binghamton FC Hershey FC Junior Lone Star FC

Mid-Atlantic	ASA Charge Chesterfield United FC Fredericksburg FC Legacy 76 Virginia Beach City FC

South
Region

South Atlantic	Carolina RailHawks U-23's FC Carolina Discoveries Myrtle Beach FC Upward Stars

Sunshine	Jacksonville Armada U-23 Kraze United Miami United F.C. Storm FC

Southeast	Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves Chattanooga FC Birmingham Hammers Georgia Revolution Knoxville Force Nashville FC New Orleans Jesters

South Central	Corinthians FC of San Antonio Dallas City FC FC Wichita Fort Worth Vaqueros FC Joplin Demize Little Rock Rangers Liverpool Warriors Memphis City FC Houston Regals Tulsa Athletics

Midwest
Region

Great Lakes East	AFC Cleveland Erie Commodores FC FC Buffalo Fort Pitt Regiment

Great Lakes West	Dayton Dynamo Detroit City FC FC Indiana Lions Indy Eleven NPSL Lansing United Michigan Stars FC

West
Region

Southwest	Deportivo Coras USA FC Hasental San Diego Flash North County Battalion Albion SC Pros Temecula FC

Golden Gate	CD Aguiluchos USA East Bay FC Stompers Real San Jose Sacramento Gold Sonoma County Sol

Northwest	FC Tacoma 253 Spartans Futbol Club

Other topics

Soccer in the United States

Overview

Men's national teams

Men's outdoor leagues

Professional	MLS Playoffs MLS Cup NASL Soccer Bowl USL

Amateur/ Semi-pro	PDL NPSL ASL PLA UPSL

Youth	USL Super-20 U.S. Development Academy

Men's indoor leagues

Men's futsal leagues

Cup competitions

Men's college soccer

NCAA Championships (Division I, Division II, Division III)
NAIA Championship

Women's national teams

Women's leagues

Women's college soccer

NCAA Championships (Division I, Division II, Division III)
NAIA Championship

Defunct men's
outdoor leagues

Defunct men's
indoor leagues

Defunct women's leagues

Sports teams based in and around Cleveland

Baseball	MLB: Cleveland Indians MWL: Lake County Captains FL: Lake Erie Crushers

Basketball	NBA: Cleveland Cavaliers

Football	NFL: Cleveland Browns AFL: Cleveland Gladiators WFA: Cleveland Fusion

Hockey	AHL: Lake Erie Monsters

Roller derby	WFTDA: Burning River Roller Derby

Soccer	NPSL: AFC Cleveland

College athletics (NCAA Division I)	Cleveland State Vikings

College athletics (NCAA Division III)	Case Western Reserve Spartans

Related	Cleveland sports curse Ohio Derby 2014 Gay Games

Sports teams based in Ohio

Baseball	MLB Cincinnati Reds Cleveland Indians IL Columbus Clippers Toledo Mud Hens EL Akron RubberDucks NYPL Mahoning Valley Scrappers MWL Dayton Dragons Lake County Captains FL Lake Erie Crushers PL Chillicothe Paints Lorain County Ironmen GLSCL Cincinnati Steam Galion Graders Grand Lake Mariners Hamilton Joes Licking County Settlers Lima Locos Lorain County Ironmen Northern Ohio Baseball Club Southern Ohio Copperheads Xenia Scouts

Basketball	NBA Cleveland Cavaliers NBADL Canton Charge

Football	NFL Cincinnati Bengals Cleveland Browns AFL Cleveland Gladiators WFA Cleveland Fusion Columbus Comets Toledo Reign

Hockey	NHL Columbus Blue Jackets AHL Lake Erie Monsters ECHL Cincinnati Cyclones Toledo Walleye FHL Dayton Demolition USHL Youngstown Phantoms NA3HL Cincinnati Thunder Toledo Cherokee Wooster Oilers

Horse racing	Belterra Park Beulah Park Miami Valley Gaming Northfield Park Raceway Park Scioto Downs Thistledown

Lacrosse	MLL Ohio Machine

Roller derby	WFTDA Burning River Roller Derby Cincinnati Rollergirls Gem City Rollergirls Glass City Rollers Little Steel Derby Girls NEO Roller Derby Ohio Roller Girls MRDA Cincinnati Battering Rams Others Rubber City Rollergirls

Rugby union	Dayton Area Rugby Club

Soccer	MLS Columbus Crew SC USL FC Cincinnati PDL Cincinnati Dutch Lions Dayton Dutch Lions NPSL AFC Cleveland Dayton Dynamo WPSL Columbus Eagles Columbus Sirens Dayton Dutch Lions WFC

Softball	NPF Akron Racers

Australian rules football	USAFL Cincinnati Dockers

College athletics (NCAA Division I)	Akron Bowling Green Cincinnati Cleveland State Dayton Kent State Miami Ohio Ohio State Toledo Wright State Xavier Youngstown State

City of Cleveland

City Council Fire Historic Places History Timeline Mayors Media People Police Public schools Sports Tallest buildings

Neighborhoods	Brooklyn Centre Buckeye-Shaker Central Clark-Fulton Corlett Cudell Detroit-Shoreway Downtown Edgewater Euclid-Green Goodrich-Kirtland Park Fairfax Forest Hills Glenville Hough Industrial Valley Jefferson Kamm's Corners Kinsman Lee-Miles Mt. Pleasant North Broadway North Collinwood Ohio City Old Brooklyn Puritas-Longmead Riverside South Broadway South Collinwood St. Clair-Superior Stockyards Tremont Union-Miles Park University Circle West Boulevard Woodland Hills

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