Toledo Villa FC

Toledo Villa FC is a pre-professional soccer club in Toledo, Ohio competing in the Great Lakes Division in USL League Two. They previously played in the Premier League of America, United Premier Soccer League, and National Premier Soccer League.

Toledo Villa FC
Full nameToledo Villa FC
Founded2017
OwnerAaron Swiggum, Brett Stamats, David Hammack and Mike Hanf
Head CoachMathius (Matt) Johnson
LeagueUSL League Two
WebsiteClub website

History

Founded in 2017, through a partnership of Pacesetter Soccer Club, Northaven Group (both from Sylvania, Ohio), Total Sports, Inc. (from Wixom, Michigan), and a private, Michigan-based group.[1] The club joined the Premier League of America for its 2017 season, playing in the East Division.[2][3]

The club joined the United Premier Soccer League for the 2018 season in the East Division, after the Premier League of America folded following the 2017 season and 11 of the 12 member clubs moved to form the Midwest Conference in the UPSL.[4] They won their division in their debut season, before falling in the first round of the Midwest Conference playoffs.[5]

In April 2018, a new ownership group, consisting of Aaron Swiggum, Brett Stamats, and David Hammack, purchased the club.[6] Their goal was to join the USL divisions by 2020.[7]

For the 2019 season, the club moved to the National Premier Soccer League, joining the Great Lakes Conference.[8][9]

In 2021, the club announced they would join USL League Two, where they will play in the Great Lakes Division.[10][11]

Year-by-year
Year Level League Reg. Season Playoffs
2017 5 Premier League of America 4th, East Did not qualify
2018 5 United Premier Soccer League 1st, East Semi-finals, Midwest Conference
2019 4 National Premier Soccer League 7th, Great Lakes Did not qualify
2020 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 4 USL League Two TBD TBD

References
  1. "Toledo Villa FC Launches PLA Franchise". Premier League of America. January 25, 2017. Archived from the original on April 26, 2017.
  2. Piotrowicz, Nicholas (May 7, 2017). "Toledo Villa FC has high expectations for first season". Toledo Blade.
  3. "Soccer has a future in Toledo". Toledo Blade. June 10, 2018.
  4. Scavuzzo, Diane (September 7, 2017). "UPSL Keeps Expanding with Remarkable Growth – Now in the Midwest". Soccer Today.
  5. Bisogno, Dominic (February 14, 2019). "Great Lakes Conference". Protagonist Soccer.
  6. Kivlehan, Chris (January 30, 2019). "Toledo Villa FC Joins The NPSL Great Lakes Conference". Midfield Press.
  7. Piotrowicz, Nicholas (May 27, 2018). "Toledo draws interest from United Soccer League". Toledo Blade.
  8. "Toledo Villa FC Joins the NPSL". National Premier Soccer League. January 30, 2019.
  9. Lewis, Michael (January 30, 2019). "HOLY TOLEDO!: NPSL adds Toledo Villa FC as expansion team". Front Row Soccer.
  10. "Toledo Villa F.C. admitted to USL League Two". Toledo Blade. January 7, 2021.
  11. "Toledo Villa FC Joins USL League Two". USL League Two. January 7, 2021.
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