Antigua Barracuda

Antigua Barracuda
Basic data
Surname	Antigua Barracuda Football Club
Seat	Saint John's , Antigua and Barbuda
founding	2010
resolution	2013
Website	antiguabarracudafc.com
First soccer team
Venue	Sticky Wicket Stadium
Places	10,000
league	USL Professional Division
2013	Regular Season: 11th place. Play-offs: not qualified
home Away

The Antigua Barracuda FC , short Antigua Barracuda was a football team from Saint John's , Antigua and Barbuda . The club was founded in 2010 and played in the USL Professional Division from 2011 to 2013 .

The "Barracudas" were the first professional football club from Antigua and Barbuda . The country has its own league, but this only has the status of an amateur league.

history

The Antigua Barracuda FC should originally compete in the USL First Division. After the restructuring of the United Soccer Leagues league system , this was changed. This was announced on September 23, 2010. Barracuda plays in the International Division of the USL Professional Division. The team's first coach was Billy McEwan from Scotland. This was replaced by the Englishman Tom Curtis.

The first official game took place in April 2010 against Puerto Rico Islanders FC . The game was lost 1: 3. The first league game in the USL Pro was played on April 17, 2011 against Los Angeles Blues SC . The team lost 2-1. The first official goal in the club's history was scored by Tamorley Thomas .

In the 2013 season, the team lost each of their 26 games. After the season, the team was disbanded due to the poor financial situation.

Stadion

The Antigua Barracuda FC played its home games at the Stanford Cricket Ground (after an adjacent restaurant complex also called "Sticky Wicket Stadium") in the place Osbourn on the Parish of Saint George . The stadium was originally built for the Stanford 20/20 cricket tournament .

Season statistics

year	League	Regular season	Play-offs	CFU Club Championship	avg. spectator
2011	USL Pro	6th place, American Division	not qualified	not qualified	1,189
2012	USL Pro	11th place	not qualified	4th Place	883
2013	USL Pro	13th place	not qualified	7th place	†

^† Only away games were played.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Barracuda FC To Join USL First Division ( Memento of May 29, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) published on May 25, 2010 on www.uslsoccer.com
2. ^ Seville, River Plate Join USL PRO , www.uslsoccer.com. September 23, 2010. Archived from the original on November 5, 2010. Retrieved October 25, 2010. 
3. ↑ Los Angeles Blues at Antigua Barracuda FC 2: 1 ( Memento from October 11, 2012 in the Internet Archive )