Lafayette Swamp Cats (USL)

Lafayette Swamp Cats

Full name	Lafayette Swamp Cats
Nickname(s)	The Swamp Cats
Founded	2000
Dissolved	2004
Ground	Clark Field
Manager	Sean Connor
League	USL Premier Development League
2004	6th, Mid South Division

Lafayette Swamp Cats were an American soccer team, founded in 2000. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2004, when the team left the league and the franchise was terminated.

They were given "provisional status" in 2000, and played 12 exhibition games against other PDL sides, before joining the league full-time in 2001 as the Louisiana Outlaws, a name they kept until 2003, when they changed their name to the Swamp Cats.^[1]

The Swamp Cats played their home games at Clark Field in the city of Lafayette, Louisiana. The team's colors were red and yellow.

Final squad

vs Laredo Heat, July 17, 2004 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 00 GK Trevor Banks 0 GK David Campean 1 GK Andrew Holtz 2 MF Alex Garcia 5 DF Harvey Quenaves 6 MF Blaine Cottam 8 DF Christopher Austin 9 MF Ryan Martin 12 DF Ryan Tucker 10 FW Damiete Charles 11 DF Corey Talley 16 MF Jason Beck 18 DF John Goodloe 19 MF Anselmo Aparicio 22 MF Jonas Lopez 25 FW Jaime Sandoval

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Regular season[1]	Playoffs	Open Cup
2001	4	USL PDL	3rd, Mid-South	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2002	4	USL PDL	5th, Mid-South	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2003	4	USL PDL	7th, Mid-South	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2004	4	USL PDL	6th, Mid-South	Did not qualify	Did not qualify

Notable former players

• Joseph Lapira

Coaches

• Sean Connor

Stadia

• Clark Field, Lafayette, Louisiana 2003-04

References

1. Litterer, David A. (June 16, 2011). "USA – United Soccer Leagues". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved April 2, 2015.