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Akron Summit Assault
Full nameAkron Metro Futbol Club Summit Assault
Nickname(s)Summit Assault, Metro
Founded2010
Dissolved2011
Ground St. Vincent-St. Mary High School
Akron, Ohio
Capacity3,000
Club President United States Dave Laughlin
Head Coach England Denzil Antonio
League USL Premier Development League
20115th, Great Lakes
Playoffs: DNQ
Website Club website
Current season

Akron Summit Assault was an American soccer team based in Akron, Ohio, United States. Founded in 2010, they played their only season in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Great Lakes Division of the Central Conference.

The team played the majority of its home games in the stadium at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School, with selected games being held at Lee Jackson Field on the campus of the University of Akron. The team's colors were orange, lime green, and white.

History

Akron Summit Assault was announced as a USL Premier Development League expansion franchise on February 23, 2011, [1] as an unofficial replacement for the Cleveland Internationals franchise which folded at the end of 2010. They played their first competitive game on May 14, 2011, in a 2-0 loss to Chicago Fire Premier. [2] The first goal in franchise history was scored by Michael O'Neill in their next game, a 2-2 tie with the Cincinnati Kings. [3] On Sunday, July 24, 2011, the Akron played their final game, a 1-4 loss against the Chicago Fire U-23 finishing the season with a 5-8-3 record. The Akron Summit Assault folded after the 2011 season for undisclosed reasons. Although it is generally understood that the reason was financial distress.

Players

Final roster

As of June 7, 2011. [4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United States  USA Brad Stuver [5]
2 MF United States  USA Kyle Scharfenberg [6]
3 DF United States  USA Mike Matlock [7]
4 DF United States  USA Sean Sikich [8]
5 MF United States  USA Christian Dominguez
6 MF United States  USA Aodhan Quinn [9]
7 MF Nigeria  NGA Michael Balogun [10]
8 MF England  ENG Michael O'Neill
9 FW United States  USA Mariusz Trzeciak
10 FW England  ENG Ashton Campbell
11 MF United States  USA Thomas Schmitt [11]
12 FW United States  USA Vaughn Spurrier [12]
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 DF United States  USA Matt Dagilis [13]
14 DF Australia  AUS Ryan Johnstone
15 MF United States  USA Ryan Minick [14]
16 FW United States  USA Aaron Adkins [15]
17 MF England  ENG Rhys Cannella [16]
18 FW United States  USA Ben Truax
19 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina  BIH Admir Suljevic [17]
20 MF Romania  ROU Vlad Muresan
21 DF United States  USA Kayvon Aserifard [18]
31 GK United States  USA Carl Contrasciere
32 GK United States  USA Richard Ott

Year-by-year

Year Division League Regular Season Playoffs Open Cup
2011 4 PDL 5th, Great Lakes Did not qualify Did not qualify

Head coaches

Stadium

Average attendance

Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive at https://web.archive.org/web/20100105175057/http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html.

  • 2011: 185

References

  1. ^ AMFC Summit Assault Joins PDL Archived 2011-04-08 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2011-05-22.
  3. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2011-05-22.
  4. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2011-03-17. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  5. ^ "BIO Preview for /Sports/M-soccer/MTT/Stuver_brad00.HTML".
  6. ^ "Kyle Scharfenberg Bio - Lafayette Leopards Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2014-10-23. Retrieved 2011-06-10.
  7. ^ "Player Bio: Mike Matlock - University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2011-05-22.
  8. ^ "Sean Sikich - Men's Soccer".
  9. ^ "Aodhan Quinn - Soccer".
  10. ^ "Player Bio: Michael Balogun - NORTH CAROLINA OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Archived from the original on 2010-09-28. Retrieved 2011-05-22.
  11. ^ http://www.gozips.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10800&ATCLID=1523692[ permanent dead link]
  12. ^ "Vaughn Spurrier - Men's Soccer".
  13. ^ http://www.gozips.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10800&ATCLID=941597[ permanent dead link]
  14. ^ "Ryan Minick". Archived from the original on 2014-10-23. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  15. ^ "BIO Preview for /Sports/M-soccer/MTT/Adkins_aaron00.HTML".
  16. ^ "Tiffin University - 2010 Men's Soccer Roster". Archived from the original on 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
  17. ^ "BIO Preview for /Sports/M-soccer/MTT/Suljevic_admir00.HTML".
  18. ^ http://loyolaramblers.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/afsarifard_kayvon00.html [ dead link]

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