Charlotte Independence

Charlotte Independence
Basic data
Surname	Charlotte Independence
Seat	Charlotte, North Carolina
founding	2014
owner	Queen City Soccer Club, LLC
president	Jim McPhilliamy
Website	charlotteindependence.com
First soccer team
Head coach	Mike Jeffries
Venue	Ramblewood Soccer Complex
Places	4,300
league	USL Championship
2017	Reg. Season: 5th place, East play-offs: quarter-finals
home Away

Charlotte Independence is an American football franchise the USL Championship in Charlotte , North Carolina .

The soccer franchise founded in 2014 will play in the USL, the third highest division in North American soccer, for the 2015 season. The team is owned by Queen City Soccer Club, LLC.

history

After the USL Pro season 2014, the Charlotte Eagles left the league and went one step lower in the USL PDL . This released a license and the Queen City Soccer Club was awarded the contract. They founded Charlotte Independence. On December 5, 2014, Mike Jeffries was introduced to the team's first coach.

First season (2015)

Independence started its first season with a win against Charleston Battery. On the Transamerica Field, which is located on the campus of the University of North Carolina , the team won 3-2. Jack Thompson scored the first goal in the history of the USL franchise.

In the 2015 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup , Charlotte Independence defeated fourth division Miami United in the second round. In the third round they beat the Carolina RailHawks 1-0. One round further they met the MLS club New England Revolution , which could also be defeated 1-0. In the last sixteen they met Chicago Fire .

Coat of arms and names

The name of the team is derived from Mecklenburg's declaration of independence , which was signed in Charlotte in 1775. The citizens of Mecklenburg County declared themselves independent of the British Crown.

For this reason you can also find the number 1775 and a mounted soldier in the coat of arms of the franchise. This logo was chosen through a public vote.

Stadion

Most of all home games are played in a makeshift football stadium, the Ramblewood Soccer Complex. This is located on Interstate 77 / Interstate 485 in the southwest of the city. The stadium will open in May 2015. a. held on the grounds of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte .

Players and staff

Current professional squad

As of March 1, 2016

No. position Surname 1 TW Cody Mizell 2 MF Jack Metcalf 3 FROM Bilal Duckett 4th FROM Patrick Slogic 5 MF Paul Clowes 6th MF Jun Marques Davidson 7th ST Yann Ekra 9 ST Brian Brown (on loan from Harbor View ) 10 MF Jorge Herrera 11 ST David Estrada 13 FROM Austin Yearwood

No. position Surname 14th MF Lewis Hilton 15th FROM Alec Bartlett 19th MF Enzo Martínez 20th ST Aly Hassan (loaned from Carolina RailHawks ) 21st ST Asa Kryst 22nd FROM Joel Johnson Alajarin 23 MF Alex Martínez 24 ST Norberto Ochoa 25th FROM Henry Kalungi 26th TW Kyle Renfro 31 MF David Spies

Coaching staff

As of February 17, 2015

• Mike Jeffries , trainer
• Philip Poole , goalkeeping coach

Season statistics

year	League level	league	Regular season	Play-offs	US Open Cup	Average audience
2015	3	USL	7th place, East	not qualified	5th round	1,800

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} About the Club ( English ) Charlotte Independence. Archived from the original on February 15, 2015. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 17, 2015. 
2. ^ Queen City Soccer Club to replace Charlotte Eagles in USL PRO in 2015 . In: Ben Bromley . Black and Red United. January 24, 2014. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
3. ↑ Charlotte's USL franchise to change hands Wednesday . In: David Scott . Charlotte Observer. September 16, 2014. Archived from the original on September 17, 2014. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 10, 2014. 
4. ↑ USL PRO Welcomes Independence . United Soccer Leagues (USL). September 17, 2014. Archived from the original on September 17, 2014. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 10, 2014. 
5. ^ Independence Tabs Mike Jeffries as First Head Coach . United Soccer Leagues (USL). December 5th, 2014. Archived from the original on February 17th, 2015. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 17, 2015. 
6. ↑ Charlotte now has soccer independence . In: David Scott . Charlotte Observer. September 17, 2014. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 18, 2014. 
7. ↑ Renderings depict temporary Charlotte Independence soccer stadium . Charlotte Observer. February 17, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
8. ^ Team ( English ) Charlotte Independence. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 1, 2016. 

Web links

• www.charlotteindependence.com - Official website