Cocoa Expos
Cocoa Expos was an American soccer team, founded in 1993. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2007, when the team left the league and the franchise was terminated.
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| Full name | Cocoa Expos | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Expos | ||
| Founded | 1993 | ||
| Stadium | Cocoa Municipal Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 3,000 | ||
| Chairman |  Giles Malone | ||
| Manager |  Udo Schenatzky | ||
| League | USL Premier Development League | ||
| 2007 | 8th, Southeast Division | ||
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The team played its home matches at the Cocoa Municipal Stadium the city of Cocoa, Florida, approximately 45 miles from Orlando. The team's colors were blue and white.
The team also had a sister organization, the Cocoa Expos Women, which played in the women's USL W-League, but which also folded at the end of 2007.
Year-by-year
| Year | Division | League | Regular Season | Playoffs | Open Cup |
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| 1993/94 | N/A | USISL Indoor | 3rd, Southeast | Did not qualify | N/A |
| 1994 | N/A | USISL | 1st, Southeast | Sizzling Nine | N/A |
| 1994/95 | N/A | USISL Indoor | 2nd, North/South | Did not qualify | N/A |
| 1995 | N/A | USISL Premier | 1st, Eastern | Runner-up | Did not qualify |
| 1995/96 | N/A | USISL Indoor | 4th, Southeast | Did not qualify | N/A |
| 1996 | 4 | USISL Premier | 1st, EASTERN Southern | Premier Six | Did not qualify |
| 1997 | 4 | USISL PDSL | 1st, Southeast | Runner-up | Did not qualify |
| 1998 | 4 | USISL PDSL | 2nd, Southeast | Regional Finals | Did not qualify |
| 1999 | 4 | USL PDL | 2nd, Southeast | Conference Semifinals | 2nd Round |
| 2000 | 4 | USL PDL | 3rd, Southeast | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2001 | 4 | USL PDL | 1st, Southeast | Conference Finals | Did not qualify |
| 2002 | 4 | USL PDL | 5th, Southeast | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2003 | 4 | USL PDL | 1st, Southeast | Conference Semifinals | Did not qualify |
| 2004 | 4 | USL PDL | 2nd, Southeast | Conference Finals | 2nd Round |
| 2005 | 4 | USL PDL | 1st, Southeast | Conference Semifinals | Qualifying Round |
| 2006 | 4 | USL PDL | 3rd, Southeast | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2007 | 4 | USL PDL | 8th, Southeast | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
Honors
- USL PDL Southeast Division Champions 2005
- USL PDL Southeast Division Champions 2003
- USL PDL Southeast Division Champions 2001
- USISL PDL National Championship Runner-up 1997
- USISL PDL Southeast Division Champions 1997
- USISL Premier League Eastern/Southern Division Champions 1996
- USISL Premier League Eastern Division Champions 1995
- USISL Premier League Southeast Division Champions 1994
Competition history
After joining the league in 1994 the Expos became one of the most successful and popular teams in the USL Premier Development League. In their first three seasons, from 1994 to 1997, the team lost only three regular season games, and played in the Conference Championship game four times, in 1995, 1997, 2001, and 2004. During their 2001 preseason the Expos played former the Major League Soccer franchise Tampa Bay Mutiny and lost only 1–0. In the year 2005 the Expos qualified for the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup for the third time. However, their final season in 2007 proved to be disastrous, the team losing 13 of 15 matches and scoring just one goal all season.
Coaches
Chris Ramsey 1991–1992- Alan Dicks 1994
Gerry Queen 2001–2006[1][2]- Udo Schenatzky 2007
Stadia
- Cocoa Municipal Stadium, Cocoa, Florida 2003–07
Average attendance
- 2007: 197
- 2006: 197
- 2005: 209