San Francisco Deltas

SF deltas
Basic data
Surname	San Francisco Deltas
Seat	San Francisco , California , USA
founding	2016
resolution	2017
Colours	Red Black
owner	Brian Andrés Helmick
Website	https://sfdeltas.com/
First soccer team
Head coach	Marc Dos Santos
Venue	Kezar Stadium
Places	10,000
league	North American Soccer League
2017	Spring: 2nd place Fall: 2nd place overall: 2nd place Playoffs: NASL winner

The San Francisco Delta were an American football - franchise from San Francisco . It was founded in 2016 and took part in gaming for the first time in 2017. The San Francisco Deltas played in the second-rate North American Soccer League and played their home games at Kezar Stadium .

history

In contrast to club football, which is common in Europe, professional football is organized in sports franchises like many other sports in North America and is therefore more comparable to companies than to clubs . They are founded by owners and, upon request, included in a corresponding professional league. A Promotion and relegation do not exist.

The San Francisco Deltas belong to a group of investors made up of companies in Silicon Valley and other investors, who mainly come from Brazil . The franchise is run by CEO Brian Andrés Helmick . The corporate structure is borrowed from successful start-ups in Silicon Valley. The part of the name Delta is intended to indicate changes and innovations.

The franchise was founded in 2016 and a place in the North American Soccer League (NASL) was granted for the 2017 season.

On March 25, 2017, the team played the first game in franchise history. The game against Indy Eleven ended in a 1-1 draw, the first goal in club history scored Kyle Bekker .

On November 12, 2017, the Deltas won the NASL Championship with a 2-0 win over New York Cosmos.

After the debut season 2017 and the victory of the NASL Championship (NASL Championship), the club was dissolved on November 24, 2017 with immediate effect. The reason given for this was doubts about the future viability of the team and repeated uncertainties that the US Football Association would force upon the NASL.

Stadion

Kezar Stadium (seen here during a San Francisco 49ers football test match )

The San Francisco Deltas played their home games at Kezar Stadium . The stadium was opened in 1925 and completely renovated between 1989 and 1990. The stadium capacity is 10,000 spectators.

Players and coaches

The team was composed of players from Major League Soccer and low-class teams. The first and only coach of the San Francisco Deltas was the Canadian Marc Dos Santos . The squad also consisted of a noticeably large number of Canadians.

statistics

Most goals

	Surname	Years	NASL	Play-offs	US Open Cup	total
1	Tom Heinemann	2017	9	1	2	12
2	Pablo Dyego	2017	6th	0	0	6th
3	Devon Sandoval	2017	4th	1	0	5
4th	Kyle Bekker	2017	3	0	4th	4th
5	Purer	2017	2	0	1	3
5	Bryan Burke	2017	3	0	0	3
5	Dagoberto	2017	3	0	0	3
8th	Cristian Portilla	2017	2	0	0	2
8th	Patrick Hopkins	2017	2	0	0	2
8th	Kenny Teijsse	2017	2	0	0	2

Most stakes

	Surname	Years	NASL	Play-offs	US Open Cup	total
1	Purer	2017	31	2	3	36
2	Tyler Gibson	2017	30th	2	3	35
3	Tom Heinemann	2017	29	2	3	34
4th	Kyle Bekker	2017	28	2	3	33
4th	Romuald Peiser	2017	31	2	0	33
6th	Devon Sandoval	2017	28	2	2	32
7th	Michael Stephens	2017	26th	2	3	31
8th	Pablo Dyego	2017	27	2	1	30th
9	Jackson	2017	22nd	2	2	26th
9	Karl Ouimette	2017	23	2	1	26th

Individual evidence

1. ^ San Francisco Deltas: Silicon Valley's AI-enhanced take on soccer . In: The Guardian . March 29, 2016 ( theguardian.com ).
2. ↑ Why San Francisco's New Pro Soccer Team Thinks Like a Startup . In: Inc.com . March 29, 2016 ( inc.com ).
3. ↑ Douglas Zimmerman, SFGATE: Won and done: San Francisco Delta 'soccer startup' folds after one year. November 24, 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2019 . 
4. ^ The San Francisco Deltas: Canada's Unofficial Team. In: rednationonline.ca. Retrieved April 3, 2017 .