2019 Greenville Triumph SC season
The 2019 season was Greenville Triumph SC's first of existence. They played in USL League One.
2019 season | |
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Head coach | John Harkes |
Stadium | Legacy Early College Field |
USL League One | 3rd |
USL League One Playoffs | Runner-Up |
U.S. Open Cup | Second Round |
Highest home attendance | League/All: 4,014 (April 6 vs. Lansing Ignite) (Sept. 27 vs. Orlando City B) |
Lowest home attendance | League/All: 1,570 (May 4 vs. North Texas SC) |
Average home league attendance | 2,509 |
Biggest win | 4–0 (July 26 at North Texas SC) (Sept. 13 vs. FC Tucson) |
Biggest defeat | 1–3 (July 20 vs. FC Tucson) |
Background
The formation of a third tier USL League was announced in April 2017, and league officials began touring the country looking for candidate cities for new soccer clubs. USL vice president Steven Short visited Greenville in July 2017, and told local reporters at the time that Greenville was one of the league's top candidates.[1] In early 2018, USL began announcing teams that would play in their inaugural season. The formation of the Greenville Triumph SC was officially announced on March 13, 2018, with local entrepreneur Joe Erwin named as the principal owner. The Greenville team was the third team to join the league after Tormenta FC and FC Tucson, two clubs which already existed and played in USL League Two.[2][3]
Club
Roster
As of January 10, 2019.[4]
No. | Position | Player | Nation |
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1 | Goalkeeper | Miguel Uribe | Colombia |
2 | Defender | Dominic Boland | Scotland |
3 | Defender | Tyler Polak | United States |
4 | Defender | Kevin Politz | United States |
5 | Midfielder | Max Hemmings | England |
6 | Midfielder | Paul Clowes | England |
7 | Midfielder | Christopher Bermudez | United States |
8 | Midfielder | Aaron Walker | United States |
9 | Forward | Jake Keegan | United States |
10 | Midfielder | Carlos Gómez | Spain |
11 | Midfielder | Cameron Saul | England |
12 | Defender | Evan Lee | United States |
13 | Defender | Ryeong Choi | United States |
14 | Defender | Cole Seiler | United States |
18 | Midfielder | Omar Mohamed | Somalia |
19 | Goalkeeper | Armando Quezada | United States |
21 | Midfielder | Sami Guediri | United States |
22 | Goalkeeper | Dallas Jaye | Guam |
31 | Forward | Edmundo Robinson | United States |
88 | Forward | Travis Ward | United States |
Team management
- As of September 7, 2018[5]
Executive | |
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Majority owner and chairman | Joe Erwin |
President | Chris Lewis |
Vice chairman | Doug Erwin |
Coaching staff | |
Head coach | John Harkes |
Assistant coach | Alex Blackburn |
Assistant coach | Rick Wright |
Non-competitive
Winter friendlies
February 21, 2019 | New England Revolution | 4–1 | Greenville Triumph | Bradenton, Florida |
16:00 EST | Report | Stadium: IMG Academy |
Competitive
USL League One
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | North Texas SC (X, C) | 28 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 53 | 31 | +22 | 56 | Playoffs |
2 | Lansing Ignite FC | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 46 | |
3 | Greenville Triumph SC | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 43 | |
4 | Forward Madison FC | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 43 | |
5 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 40 |
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champion; (X) Regular Season League Champion.
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Match reports
March 29 1 | South Georgia Tormenta FC | 1–0 | Greenville Triumph SC | Statesboro, Georgia |
7:00 PM EDT | Morrell 72' | Report | Stadium: Eagle Field at Erk Russell Park Referee: Amin Hadzic |
April 6 2 | Greenville Triumph SC | 2–1 | Lansing Ignite FC | Greenville, South Carolina |
7:00 PM EDT | Robinson 7' Seiler 35' 77' Politz 85' Clowes 89' |
Report | Perez 14' 58' Lopez-Espin 27' Stoneman 40' Coiffic 32', 49' Moshobane 59' 62' |
Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Attendance: 4,014 Referee: Jasmine Peralta |
April 13 3 | Greenville Triumph SC | 1–0 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Greenville, South Carolina |
7:00 PM EDT | Walker 61' Keegan 74' Bermudez 90' Saul 90+4' |
Report | Dixon 31' Folla 36' Beattie 47' |
Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Attendance: 2,016 Referee: John Matto |
April 20 4 | Greenville Triumph SC | 0–1 | Richmond Kickers | Greenville, South Carolina |
7:00 PM EDT | Seiler 14' Clowes 81' |
Report | Gallardo 49' Mwape 58' Bolduc 78' Hughes 90+2' |
Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Attendance: 2,168 Referee: David Erbacher |
April 27 5 | Forward Madison FC | 0–0 | Greenville Triumph SC | Madison, Wisconsin |
7:30 PM | Toyama 48' Michaud 85' Tobin 90+2' |
Report | Bermudez 42' Polak 63' Boland 65' |
Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 4,462 Referee: Joshua Encarnación |
May 4 6 | Greenville Triumph SC | 0–1 | North Texas SC | Greenville, South Carolina |
7:00 PM EDT | Moahmed 67' | Report | Roberts 17' Avilez 64' Jatta 83' |
Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Attendance: 1,570 Referee: John Griggs |
May 11 7 | Lansing Ignite FC | 1–1 | Greenville Triumph SC | Lansing, Michigan |
7:00 PM EDT | Lopez-Espin 76' | Report | Boland 36' Polak 58' Ward 68' |
Stadium: Cooley Law School Stadium Attendance: 1,725 Referee: Adam Kilpatrick |
May 18 8 | Greenville Triumph SC | 1–0 | Richmond Kickers | Greenville, South Carolina |
7:00 PM EDT | Hemmings 13' Keegan 42' |
Report | Shanosky 59' Lockaby 81' Boateng 90' |
Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Attendance: 2,356 Referee: Tori Penso |
May 25 9 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | 1–0 | Greenville Triumph SC | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
7:00 PM EDT | Penida 64' Falvey 90' Zayed 90+4' Folla 90+6' |
Report | Clowes 81' | Stadium: David Stanton Field Attendance: 2,256 Referee: Michael Smith |
June 1 10 | Greenville Triumph SC | 0–0 | Tormenta FC | Greenville, South Carolina |
7:00 PM EDT | Politz 39' Boland 53' Walker 60' |
Report | Gómez 73' 86' | Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Attendance: 2,368 Referee: José Lara |
June 15 11 | Greenville Triumph SC | 1–1 | Lansing Ignite FC | Greenville, South Carolina |
7:00 PM EDT | Seiler 66' | Report | Moon 30' Saint-Duc 90+3' |
Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Attendance: 2,715 Referee: Matthew Corrigan |
June 22 12 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | 3–2 | Greenville Triumph SC | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
7:00 PM EDT | Beattie 19', 38', 77' Caparelli 59' |
Report | Keegan 52', 62' Boland 64' Polak 73' Bermudez 88' |
Stadium: David Stanton Field Attendance: 2,137 Referee: John Griggs |
June 28 13 | Orlando City B | 0–2 | Greenville Triumph SC | Orlando, Florida |
7:30 P.M. EDT | Sérginho 31' Diouf 72' |
Report | Polak 18' Saul 41' Mohamed 67' Gómez 83' |
Stadium: Montverde Academy Referee: Joshua Encarnación |
July 6 14 | North Texas SC | 0–0 | Greenville Triumph SC | Frisco, Texas |
8:00 PM EDT | Romero 28' Escribano 59' |
Report | Walker 39' Gómez 86' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 720 Referee: Chris Ruska |
July 13 15 | Greenville Triumph SC | 1–0 | Orlando City B | Greenville, South Carolina |
7:00 PM EDT | Mohamed 79' Walker 88' Bermudez 90' |
Report | Herrera 83' | Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Attendance: 2,725 Referee: Gustavo Solorio |
July 20 16 | Greenville Triumph SC | 1–3 | FC Tucson | Greenville, South Carolina |
7:00 PM EDT | Gómez 15' | Report | Jambga 20', 58' Venter 52' Hauswirth 68' Batista 68' |
Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Attendance: 2,395 Referee: Michael Smith |
July 26 17 | North Texas SC | 0–4 | Greenville Triumph SC | Frisco, Texas |
8:00 PM EDT | Cerrillo 20' Roberts 82' A. Rodríguez 90+4' |
Report | Politz 35' Gómez 45+3' Walker 62' Keegan 64', 70' Robinson 67', 88' (pen.) |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 958 Referee: Joseph Salinas |
August 3 18 | Greenville Triumph SC | 1–0 | Tormenta FC | Greenville, South Carolina |
6:00 PM EDT | Keegan 29' Walker 78' Hemmings 81' Guediri 84' |
Report | Dennis 58' Arslan 87' |
Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Attendance: 2,074 Referee: Wilmer Soriano |
August 9 19 | Toronto FC II | 1–3 | Greenville Triumph SC | Toronto, Ontario |
4:00 PM EDT | T. Mohammed 60' Akinola 64' Ovalle 70' Fillion 90+1' |
Report | Boland 7' Polak 23' Keegan 31' O. Moahmed 34' Clowes 75' |
Stadium: BMO Training Ground Attendance: 153 Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren |
August 17 20 | Greenville Triumph SC | 0–0 | Forward Madison FC | Greenville, South Carolina |
7:00 PM EDT | Clowes 18' | Report | White 17' Smart 55' |
Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Attendance: 2,457 Referee: Alyssa Nichols |
August 23 21 | Toronto FC II | 0–0 | Greenville Triumph SC | Toronto, Ontario |
3:00 PM EDT | Akinola 59' | Report | Seiler 36' Hemmings 83' |
Stadium: BMO Training Ground Referee: Ben Hoskins |
August 28 22 | Forward Madison FC | 0–1 | Greenville Triumph SC | Madison, Wisconsin |
8:00 PM EDT | Manley 22' | Report | Bermudez 42' Clowes 59' Keegan 84' |
Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 4,663 Referee: Luis Arroyo |
September 7 23 | Richmond Kickers | 1–0 | Greenville Triumph SC | Richmond, Virginia |
7:00 PM EDT | Troyer 45+1', 53' | Report | Polak 27' Walker 45+5' Robinson 72' |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 3,624 Referee: Nickrod Fateh |
September 13 24 | Greenville Triumph SC | 4–0 | FC Tucson | Greenville, South Carolina |
8:45 PM EDT | Gómez 13', 21', 87' Walker 26' (pen.) Donnelly 84' |
Report | Hanlin 25' Terrón 82' |
Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Attendance: 1,684 Referee: Joshua Encarnación |
September 20 25 | Greenville Triumph SC | 3–1 | Toronto FC II | Greenville, South Carolina |
7:00 PM EDT | Clowes 18' Saul 46' Lee 48' Gómez 84' |
Report | Waja 12' Mingo 48' |
Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Attendance: 2,575 Referee: Alyssa Nichols |
September 24 26 | FC Tucson | 2–3 | Greenville Triumph SC | Tucson, Arizona |
10:00 PM EDT | Spencer 40' Jones 50' (pen.) Cox 89' |
Report | Saul 3', 44' Walker 57' Bermudez 90+4', 90+5' |
Stadium: Kino North Stadium Attendance: 550 Referee: Alejandro Aguilera |
September 27 27 | Greenville Triumph SC | 0–1 | Orlando City B | Greenville, South Carolina |
7:00 PM EDT | Clowes 37' Saul 75' |
Report | Hummel 45+3' Bagrou 53', 79' John 55' Mbuyu 68' Sérginho 90+3' |
Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Attendance: 4,014 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
October 5 28 | Tormenta FC | 3–1 | Greenville Triumph SC | Statesboro, Georgia |
7:00 PM EDT | Arslan 26', 40' Micaletto 33' Rowe 75' Antley 80' |
Report | Gómez 18' Walker 32' Bermudez 69' Ward 88' |
Stadium: Eagle Field at Erk Russell Park Attendance: 1,908 Referee: Chris Ruska |
USL League One Playoffs
October 12 Semifinals | Lansing Ignite FC | 0–1 | Greenville Triumph SC | Lansing, Michigan |
7:00pm (EDT) | Coiffic 70' Cerda 74' Cleveland 87' |
Report | Clowes 37' Mohamed 45+2' Polak 46' Bermudez 59' Gómez 79' |
Stadium: Cooley Law School Stadium Attendance: 2,340 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
October 19 Final | North Texas SC | 1–0 | Greenville Triumph SC | Frisco, Texas |
7:00pm (EDT) | Jatta 7' Rodríguez 60' Damus 90+4' |
Report | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 3,245 Referee: Jon Freemon |
U.S. Open Cup
May 8, 2019 First round | Greenville Triumph SC | 1–0 | Tormenta FC | Greenville, South Carolina |
19:00 EDT | Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Attendance: 1,757 Referee: Wilmer Soriano |
May 15, 2019 Second round | Greenville Triumph SC | 1–2 | Charleston Battery | Greenville, South Carolina |
7:00 PM EDT | Clowes 19' Hemmings 29' |
Report | van Schaik 4' Svantesson 79', 90+1' |
Stadium: Legacy Early College Attendance: 1,738 Referee: David Erbacher |
Transfers
In
Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/Notes | Date | Source |
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Statistics
Disciplinary record
No. | Pos. | Name | USL1 | U.S. Open Cup | Total | |||
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References
- Keepfer, Scott (July 25, 2017). "Pro soccer league has eyes on Greenville". The Greenville News. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
- Morris, Lake (March 13, 2018). "Greenville's second soccer franchise is official". The Greenville News. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
- USL DIII Staff (March 13, 2018). "USL Division III Welcomes Greenville as Founding Member". usld3.com. Archived from the original on August 20, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
- "Club News". Greenville Triumph SC. greenvilletriumph.com. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
- "Club Leadership". Greenville Triumph SC. Retrieved September 7, 2018.