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Lucky Mkosana
Luckymore "Lucky" Mkosana (born 30 September 1987) is a Zimbabwean footballer who currently plays for Tampa Bay Rowdies in the USL Championship. Playing career College and Amateur Mkosana played college soccer at Dartmouth College between 2008 and 2011. During his time at Dartmouth, Mkosana was named Ivy League Player of the Year (2011), All-Ivy League First Team (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011), Soccer America Freshman, All-America First Team, College Soccer News Freshman, All-America First Team and Ivy League Rookie of the Year (2008). He became Dartmouth’s all-time career leader with 34 career goals, breaking a record that had stood since 1953. Mkosana played for USL Premier Development League club Michigan Bucks in 2011. Chicago Fire selected Mkosana in the second round (No. 23 overall) of the 2012 MLS SuperDraft, but wasn't signed by the club. Club Harrisburg City Islanders Mkosana signed with USL Pro club Harrisburg City Islanders in May 2012. Mkosana became a regular goalscore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Cosmos (2010)
The New York Cosmos is an American professional association football, soccer club based in Uniondale, New York, that plays in the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA). The club has previously competed in the North American Soccer League (2011–2017), North American Soccer League (NASL). With the NASL, the team won the Soccer Bowl, Soccer Bowl Trophy in Soccer Bowl 2013, 2013, Soccer Bowl 2015, 2015, and Soccer Bowl 2016, 2016. They have been on hiatus since January 2021, citing the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, COVID-19 pandemic, though the league itself continued to play. The present formation of the team and organization, established since August 2010, is a Phoenix club (sports), rebirth of the original New York Cosmos (1970–85), New York Cosmos (1970–1985) that played in the previous North American Soccer League (1968–84), North American Soccer League, which was at the time the first division of North American soccer. History 1985–2012: Fall of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USL Pro
The USL Championship (USLC) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States that began its inaugural season in 2011. The USL is sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer) as a Division II league since 2017, placing it under Major League Soccer (Division I) in the hierarchy. The USL is headquartered in Tampa, Florida. The league is owned and operated by United Soccer League and was formed as result of the merger of their USL First (USL-1) and Second Divisions (USL-2), following the 2010 season which saw neither the USL-1 nor the North American Soccer League (NASL) receive Division II sanctioning from the USSF, resulting in the temporary USSF Division 2 Pro League. United Soccer Leagues stated that the merger would strengthen the league's position within the American professional soccer landscape through stability, commercial growth and the professional development of soccer in four main regions throughout the United States and Canada. Five U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 USL Championship Season
The 2019 USL Championship season is the ninth season of the USL Championship and third under Division II sanctioning. This is the first season in which the league is operating under the name "USL Championship," having used the name "United Soccer League" through 2018. The season began on March 8, 2019, and concluded on October 20, 2019; with each team playing 34 matches. 36 teams competed in the 2019 USL Championship season, split into 2 conferences of 18 teams each. Louisville City FC are the two-time defending USL Cup champions. The 2019 season is the last for the current version of Nashville SC. The club's identity transferred to a Major League Soccer team that started to play in 2020. Additionally, this season was the last for Ottawa Fury FC. On November 8, the club announced that it had suspended operations; Fury FC had received sanctioning from its country's governing body, Canada Soccer, but was denied by U.S. Soccer and the continental governing body of CONCACAF. Chang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Louisville City FC Season
The 2019 Louisville City FC season is the club's fifth season in Louisville, Kentucky playing in the United Soccer League Championship, which as of 2019 is the second-tier league in the United States soccer league system. This was Louisville City's final season at Louisville Slugger Field, a baseball park in downtown Louisville. The team will open the new Lynn Family Stadium in the nearby Butchertown neighborhood for the 2020 season. Current squad ' Transfers In Out Loans in Competitions Exhibitions All times in Eastern time. USL Championship Eastern Conference standings Results summary On December 19, 2018, the USL announced their 2019 season schedule. ''All times in regular season on Eastern Daylight Time ( UTC-04:00)'' Results USL Championship Playoffs U.S. Open Cup As a member of the USL Championship, Louisville City entered the tournament in the Second Round, with their Cup ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harrisburg
Harrisburg is the capital city of the Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County. With a population of 50,135 as of the 2021 census, Harrisburg is the List of cities and boroughs in Pennsylvania by population, 9th largest city and 15th largest municipality in Pennsylvania. Harrisburg is situated on the east bank of the Susquehanna River. It is the larger principal city of the Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area, also known as the Susquehanna Valley, which had a population of 591,712 as of 2020, making it the Pennsylvania metropolitan areas, fourth most populous metropolitan area in Pennsylvania after the Delaware Valley, Philadelphia, Greater Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, and Lehigh Valley metropolitan areas. Harrisburg played a role in American history during the American frontier, Westward Migration, the American Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution. During part of the 19th cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 North American Soccer League Season
The 2017 North American Soccer League season was the 50th season of Division II soccer in the United States and Canada, and the 7th season of the modern North American Soccer League. The defending champions are the New York Cosmos who defeated Indy Eleven in Soccer Bowl 2016. Eight clubs played in the NASL after provisional sanctioning by the United States Soccer Federation. Expansion side, San Francisco Deltas joined the league. After the 2016 season, Minnesota United left the league to join Major League Soccer, and the Tampa Bay Rowdies and Ottawa Fury left the league to join the United Soccer League. The Carolina RailHawks FC rebranded as North Carolina FC. The Fort Lauderdale Strikers and Rayo OKC did not return to NASL for the 2017 season. Teams, stadiums, and personnel Stadiums and locations Teams Managerial changes Spring season Standings Results Fall season Standings Results Playoffs Combined standings The Championship Partic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland across Estonia to the south. Finland covers an area of with a population of 5.6 million. Helsinki is the capital and largest city, forming a larger metropolitan area with the neighbouring cities of Espoo, Kauniainen, and Vantaa. The vast majority of the population are ethnic Finns. Finnish, alongside Swedish, are the official languages. Swedish is the native language of 5.2% of the population. Finland's climate varies from humid continental in the south to the boreal in the north. The land cover is primarily a boreal forest biome, with more than 180,000 recorded lakes. Finland was first inhabited around 9000 BC after the Last Glacial Period. The Stone Age introduced several differ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016–17 Finnish Cup
The 2016–17 Finnish Cup ''(Suomen Cup)'' was the 62nd season of the Finnish Cup. It was the first edition of the tournament to be played on a fall-spring schedule, running from July to September of the following year. The introduction of this new competition format meant that the Finnish League Cup was discontinued. Teams First round !colspan="3" align="center", 29 July 2016 , - !colspan="3" align="center", 1 August 2016 , - !colspan="3" align="center", 2 August 2016 , - !colspan="3" align="center", 7 August 2016 Second round !colspan="3" align="center", , - !colspan="3" align="center", 27 July 2016 , - !colspan="3" align="center", 7 August 2016 , - !colspan="3" align="center", 8 August 2016 , - !colspan="3" align="center", 9 August 2016 , - !colspan="3" align="center", 10 August 2016 , - !colspan="3" align="center", 11 August 2016 , - !colspan="3" align="center", 13 August 2016 , - !colspan="3" align="center", 16 August 2016 , - !colspan="3" align ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veikkausliiga
Veikkausliiga (; sv, Tipsligan) is the premier division of Finnish football, the highest tier of the Finnish football league structure, comprising the top 12 clubs of the country. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agency Veikkaus, hence the league's name. Veikkausliiga was founded in 1990; before that the top division was called ''Mestaruussarja'' (championship series) since 1930 which was an amateur or semi-professional league. Between 1908 and 1930 the championship was decided as a knock-out cup competition. Structure During the 1990 and 1991 seasons the Veikkausliiga was played under the name "Futisliiga" ( sv, Fotbollsligan). As with certain other cold-climate European countries, league matches in Finland are played in summer, with a schedule usually from April to October. The format and number of teams has changed frequently. As of 2020 there are 12 teams, which first face the other teams two times. After the two rounds, the league is divided into champi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soccer Bowl 2016
Soccer Bowl 2016 is the North American Soccer League's postseason championship match of the 2016 season which determined the NASL Champion. Background The Indy Eleven were the first team to earn a spot in "The Championship", when they won the Spring Championship back in June. They edged out the New York Cosmos in the Spring season on the third tiebreaker (head-head). The New York Cosmos responded by winning the Fall Championship. They qualified with two games to spare and setting the home unbeaten record in modern NASL history. The league saw six teams fighting for the last playoff spot with four games left to play. Going into the final matchday, only two teams were left. Before their final regular season match, Rayo OKC qualified for "The Championship" in their first season. Path to the final Semi-final #1 Indy Eleven and FC Edmonton met three times in the regular season. They split the first game in the Spring season, and they each won their home match-ups in the Fall s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soccer Bowl 2015
Soccer Bowl 2015 is the North American Soccer League's postseason championship match of the 2015 season which determined the NASL Champion. Background The New York Cosmos became the first club to earn a place in the Soccer Bowl Championship after securing the 2015 Spring Championship with a 3–3 draw at home against Jacksonville on June 13. The Fall Championship would be clinched by the Ottawa Fury on October 21 with a comeback 3–1 away win, also against the Armada. This would be Fury's first championship as a professional club and would make them the first Canadian club to appear in the Soccer Bowl playoffs since 2011. The final two playoff spots would be taken by Minnesota United and the Fort Lauderdale Strikers. The race for the North American Supporters' Trophy would quickly boil down to three clubs: the Cosmos, the Fury and Minnesota United. These clubs pulled away from the rest of the league during the Fall season, and would repeatedly switch positions as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lamar Hunt U
Lamar or Lamarr is a word with multiple origins that may refer to: People *Lamar (given name), a list of people * Lamar (surname), a list of people Fictional characters *Hedley Lamarr, in Mel Brooks's movie '' Blazing Saddles'', played by Harvey Korman *Lamar Latrell, in the ''Revenge of the Nerds'' movie series *Lamar Alford, in the off-Broadway musical ''Godspell'' *Lamar Davis, in the ''Grand Theft Auto V'' 2013 video game *Lamarr, a headcrab from the game ''Half-Life 2'' *Lamar Williams, professional otaku and member of MD-5 from the Meta Runner internet series Places in the United States *Lamar, Arkansas, a city *Lamar, Colorado, a home rule municipality and county seat * Lamar, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Lamar, Mississippi, an unincorporated community *Lamar, Missouri, a city and county seat * Lamar, Nebraska, a village *Lamar, Oklahoma, a town *Lamar, Pennsylvania, a census-designated place *Lamar, South Carolina, a town *Lamar, Tennessee, an unincorporated com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
