Full name | Hartford Athletic | ||
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Founded | July 11, 2018 | ||
Stadium | Trinity Health Stadium | ||
Capacity | 5,500 | ||
Owner | Hartford Sports Group | ||
Head coach | Brendan Burke | ||
League | USL Championship | ||
2023 | 12th, Eastern Conference Playoffs: DNQ | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Hartford Athletic is an American professional soccer team based in Hartford, Connecticut. The club was founded in 2018 and started play in the USL Championship in 2019. [1] [2] It was the only pro soccer team in Connecticut from their inaugural season in 2019 until 2025, when Connecticut United FC will make its debut in MLS Next Pro.
On June 8, 2021, Hartford Athletic announced they will be fielding a women's side to compete in the new USL W League beginning in 2022. [3]
The club plays on the grounds of Trinity Health Stadium, with a capacity of 5,500. [4] The 1935 stadium was renovated and reopened on July 13, 2019, despite the fact the stadium was not completely finished. [5] Lights were completed and first used for the stadium's first night game on September 14, 2019 (Hartford Athletic vs. Louisville City FC). [6]
During the construction of Trinity Health Stadium, Athletic played home games at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field. They played their first home game in front of more than 11,000 supporters. [7]
Hartford's first U.S. Open Cup match in 2019, which was also the first win in club history, was played at Al-Marzook Field in West Hartford. [8]
Hartford Athletic's official colors are green and blue, chosen because of their strong association with the sports teams of Hartford. [9] [10] The team's crest and colors were first unveiled in a video on December 6, 2018. [11]
Season | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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2019–2021 | Adidas | Trinity Health of New England [12] |
2022– | Hummel [13] |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Front office | |
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Owners | Joseph Calafiore Bruce Mandell Scott Schooley |
Coaching staff | |
Head coach | Brendan Burke |
Assistant coach | Dan Gaspar |
Goalkeeper coach | Enzo Pereira |
Strength & conditioning coach | Joe Lucas Santos |
Athletic trainer | Kevin Hoffmann |
Technical director | Ray Reid |
Technical advisor | Paul Buckle |
Last updated: January 7, 2021
Source:
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Years | Name | Nation |
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2019 | Philip Rasmussen | Denmark |
2020– 2022 | Danny Barrera | United States |
2023 | Niall Logue | Northern Ireland |
The supporters for Hartford Athletic are split between five groups based on their geographical location within the state of Connecticut:
Each group is separately managed but they stand and chant together on the east end of Trinity Health Stadium for home matches.
Starting in the 2022 season, the 19th Regiment, Mad Hat Massive and the Elm City Casuals will unite as one group, called The Bonanza
Among the notable chants used is the "Brass Bonanza," a melody sung by the supporters groups after scoring a goal, which was also used for the former NHL team in the city, the Hartford Whalers, for the same circumstances. The groups also use Bob Marley's classic " Three Little Birds" for the beginning of matches and when the opposing team scores. [15]
The Hartford Athletic U19 team plays in the United Premier Soccer League New England Conference.
Season | USL Championship | Play-offs | U.S. Open Cup | Top Scorer | ||||||||||
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P | W | L | D | GF | GA | Pts | Position | Player | Goals | |||||
2019 | 34 | 8 | 21 | 5 | 49 | 80 | 29 | 17th, Eastern | Did not qualify | Third round | Wojciech Wojcik | 7 | ||
2020 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 24 | 35 | 1st, Group F | Conference Quarterfinals | Not played | Alex Dixon | 6 | ||
2021 | 32 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 50 | 50 | 41 | 5th, Atlantic | Did not qualify | Not played | Juan Carlos Obregón Jr. | 10 | ||
2022 | 34 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 47 | 57 | 36 | 10th, Eastern | Did not qualify | Third round | Ariel Martínez | 9 | ||
2023 | 34 | 4 | 24 | 6 | 40 | 79 | 18 | 12th, Eastern | Did not qualify | Third round | Prince Saydee | 10 |
Coach | Nationality | Start | End | Games | Win | Loss | Draw | Win % |
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Jimmy Nielsen | Denmark | September 5, 2018 | October 27, 2019 | 36 | 9 | 22 | 5 | 25.00 |
Radhi Jaïdi | Tunisia | November 8, 2019 | October 19, 2020 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 64.71 |
Harry Watling | England | January 13, 2021 | June 25, 2022 | 49 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 32.65 |
Ray Reid (interim) | United States | June 25, 2022 | August 22, 2022 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 30.77 |
Tab Ramos | United States | August 22, 2022 | June 26, 2023 | 24 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 25.00 |
Omid Namazi | United States | June 26, 2023 | November 1, 2023 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 11.11 |
Brendan Burke | United States | December 12, 2023 | present | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00 |
Year | Reg. Season | Playoffs |
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2019 | 5,025 | — |
2020 | 1,351 | 2,194 |
2021 | 4,640 | — |
2022 | 5,178 | — |
2023 | 4,089 | — |
2024 | 3,182 | — |