Oklahoma City Energy

Oklahoma City Energy
Basic data
Surname	Oklahoma City Energy FC
Seat	Oklahoma City , Oklahoma , USA
founding	2013
owner	Prodigal LLC
president	Bob Funk, Jr.
Website	energyfc.com
First soccer team
Head coach	Steve Cooke
Venue	Pribil stage
Places	2,000
league	USL Championship
2018	10th place, West Play-offs: not qualified
home Away

The Oklahoma City Energy FC , shortly Oklahoma City Energy or just OKC Energy is an American football franchise the USL Championship in Oklahoma City , Oklahoma .

history

founding

On July 2, 2013, Prodigal LLC, which is led by businessman Bob Funk, Jr., received the rights to a franchise in the USL Pro. This enabled the company to prevail against the competitor Sold Out Strategies, a group of investors led by Brad Lund. Lund had recently bought the rights to the USL PDL franchise Oklahoma City FC and also wanted to put a team in the USL Pro. However, this did not happen and so the company Sold Out Strategies is a franchise in the NASL .

On December 20, 2013, a partner from the Major League Soccer was found with Sporting Kansas City . As the first coach, the Dane Jimmy Nielsen could be committed. Nielsen was still active as a goalkeeper for Sporting Kansas City until the end of 2013.

First season

Oklahoma City Energy's first game was on March 8, 2014 against the University of Nebraska Omaha national team . Oklahoma won 1-0 here. The first competitive game in the USL Pro was on April 5, 2014 against Orange County Blues FC . Here, too, the team around coach Jimmy Nielsen was able to prevail 2-0. After a loss to LA Galaxy II and a win against Arizona United, a series of six losses followed. Overall, the team achieved 9 wins at the end of the regular season, but also suffered 5 draws and 14 defeats. In the end it was only enough for 10th place and thus not for a play-off qualification. In the US Open Cup , Energy defeated the NPSL team Tulsa Athletics 2-0 and thus reached the third round. There they lost to Arizona United. The first goalscorer in Oklahoma City Energy history was Kyle Greig.

Stadion

• Taffeta stage; Oklahoma City , OK (2015-)
• Pribil stage; Oklahoma City , OK (2014)

Oklahoma City Energy is planning to build its own soccer stadium. It will initially hold 7,000 spectators and expand to 20,000. In the 2014 season, the home games were played at the Pribil Stadium, which is located on the grounds of the Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School. In 2015 they switched to the Taft Stadium. This stadium has a capacity of 7,500 and is administered by the Oklahoma City Public School District.

Players and staff

Current squad

No. position Surname 2 FROM Kyle Miller 3 MF Peabo Doue 4th FROM Cyprian Hedrick 5 FROM Gareth Evans 6th FROM Tarek Morad 7th MF David Leichty 8th MF Michael Thomas 10 MF Philip Lund 11 ST Adda Djeziri 13 MF Dan Delgado

No. position Surname 16 TW Samir Badr 17th MF Paul Wyatt 18th MF Nate Shiffman 20th MF Abraham Villon 21st ST Steven Perry 22nd ST Kyle Greig 23 FROM Mark Howard 24 TW Ray Clark 25th ST Javier Castro ST Casey Townsend

Coaching staff

• Jimmy Nielsen - trainer
• James Ritchie - assistant coach
• Tim Moore - assistant coach

Season statistics

year	League level	league	Regular season	Play-offs	US Open Cup	Audience average
2014	3	USL Pro	10th place	not qualified	3rd round	3,784

Individual evidence

1. ^ Oklahoma City to Join USL PRO in 2014 . United Soccer Leagues (USL). July 2, 2013. Archived from the original on July 5, 2013. 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 August 16, 2013. 
2. ^ Funk Lays Out Vision For Oklahoma City . United Soccer Leagues (USL). August 16, 2013. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. 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 November 30, 2013. 
3. ↑ Berry Tramel: OKC's Soccer War needs one winner . In: The Oklahoman , July 3, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2013. 
4. ^ Murray Evans: Ball Control . In: Oklahoma Gazette , January 4, 2013. Archived from the original on September 20, 2013 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 December 6, 2013.  
5. ^ Energy FC Partners With Sporting KC . United Soccer Leagues (USL). December 20, 2013. Archived from the original on December 21, 2013. 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 December 20, 2013. 
6. ↑ JIMMY NIELSEN NAMED HEAD COACH OF OKLAHOMA CITY ENERGY FC . December 20, 2013. Archived from the original on December 20, 2013. 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 December 20, 2013. 
7. ↑ Oklahoma City's USL PRO franchise to build soccer stadium with sights on MLS future . Major League Soccer (MLS). August 16, 2013. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
8. ^ Prodigal, ADG to build soccer stadium in Oklahoma City . NewsOK.com . July 16, 2013. Retrieved November 30, 2013.