The Charlotte Eagles are an American professional soccer team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1991, the team plays in the Premier Development League, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid.
The team plays its home games at the Sportsplex at Matthews. The team's colors are orange, white and blue.
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History
Founded in 1991 as the Charlotte Eagles Soccer Club, the team turned professional when it entered the USISL in 1993. The Eagles enjoyed a brief spell in the A-League before financial troubles caused them to return to the lower level.
The club's local rivals include the Carolina RailHawks and Charleston Battery of the USL First Division, the Wilmington Hammerheads (with whom they compete in the North Carolina Derby) and the Richmond Kickers of the Second Division; the fans of the Northern Virginia Royals also maintain a rivalry with Charlotte, despite them playing a division lower.
The Eagles are a division of Missionary Athletes International (MAI), an organization which undertakes sports ministry to share the message of Christianity through the environment of soccer. They are a sister organisation of the USL PDL side Southern California Seahorses, and also field a women's team - the Charlotte Lady Eagles - in the USL W-League.
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In 2016 The Charlotte Eagles were profiled by Britain's The Guardian newspaper. The piece highlighted the team's policy of discrimination against openly gay and bisexual players.
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Colors and badge
Stadiums
Media
The Eagles receive written coverage from Charlotte's major daily newspaper The Charlotte Observer. Highlights are often shown on local news broadcasts. All games are shown live on the Charlotte Eagles official YouTube page. Harrison Raby is the play-by-play voice for home broadcasts.
Players and staff
Roster
As of August 7, 2017
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Staff
- Pat Stewart - President
- Benjamin Ressler - Director of Teams
- Dave Dixon - Head Coach
- Andrew Pierce - General Manager
Notable former players
Head coaches
- Brian Davidson (1993-1996)
- Mark Steffens (1997-2014)
- Dave Dixon (2014-present)
Achievements
- USISL Pro League
- South Atlantic Division Champions (1): 1996
- USL D-3 Pro League
- Champions (1): 2000
- Atlantic Division Champions (1): 1999
- USL Pro Soccer League
- Southern Division Champions (1): 2004
- USL Second Division
- Champions (1): 2005
- Regular Season Champions (1): 2008
- USL PRO
- Championship Finalist (1): 2013
- Premier Development League
- Champions (1): 2017
- Eastern Conference Champions (1): 2017
- South Atlantic Division Champions (2) 2015, 2016
- Hank Steinbrecher Cup
- Runner-up (1): 2018
- Southern Derby
- Champions (4): 2001, 2012, 2013, 2014
Record
Year-by-year
References
External links
- Official website
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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