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Shreveport Rafters FC
Shreveport Rafters FC is a soccer team based in Shreveport, Louisiana. Founded in 2016, the team most recently played in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national semi-professional league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The team plays its home games at Independence Stadium. The team's colors are blue, white, and yellow, based on the city's flag. History In 2015, Shreveport-based brothers announced they would be bringing the first professional soccer team in the history of the city. The team is named for the infamous Great Raft log jam which clogged the Red and Atchafalaya Rivers from the 1100s to early 1900s. Rafters FC played their inaugural season in 2016, garnering an 8–7–3 record. Rafters FC debuted a customized jersey that became a viral sensation in soccer media as it featured a printed seersucker jacket and pink bowtie. Stadium Rafters FC currently play their home matches at Independence Stadium. They previously played at Graf Ort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independence Stadium (Shreveport)
Independence Stadium is a stadium owned by the city of Shreveport, Louisiana and is the home of the Independence Bowl. Formerly known as State Fair Stadium and Fairgrounds Stadium, it is the site of the annual Independence Bowl post-season college football game, initially (1976 in sports, 1976) the ''Bicentennial Bowl''. Before that, it was the home venue of the Shreveport Steamer of the short-lived World Football League (1974–75). It also served as a neutral site for the annual Arkansas–LSU football rivalry from 1924 to 1936. The 1924 game featured a silver football trophy as part of the dedication ceremonies for the new stadium. The stadium is also host to numerous high school football games and soccer matches, since many schools in Shreveport lack an on-campus facility. Independence Stadium also hosted the Louisiana High School Athletic Association, LHSAA state football championship games in 2005 after the Louisiana Superdome suffered heavy damage from Hurricane Katrina. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shreveport, Louisiana
Shreveport ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is the third most populous city in Louisiana after New Orleans and Baton Rouge, respectively. The Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area, with a population of 393,406 in 2020, is the fourth largest in Louisiana, though 2020 census estimates placed its population at 397,590. The bulk of Shreveport is in Caddo Parish, of which it is the parish seat. It extends along the west bank of the Red River (most notably at Wright Island, the Charles and Marie Hamel Memorial Park, and Bagley Island) into neighboring Bossier Parish. The United States Census Bureau's 2020 census tabulation for the city's population was 187,593, though the American Community Survey's census estimates determined 189,890 residents. Shreveport was founded in 1836 by the Shreve Town Company, a corporation established to develop a town at the juncture of the newly navigable Red River and the Texas Trail, an overland route into the newly independent R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Premier Soccer League
The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) is an American men's association football, soccer league. The NPSL is a semi-professional league, comprising some teams that have paid players and some that are entirely amateur. The league is officially affiliated to the United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA) and has automatic qualification for the U.S. Open Cup. It is the successor of the Men's Premier Soccer League, a regional league originally based in the Western United States, which has now expanded nationwide to encompass teams from 29 states. The league's motto is "A National League with a Regional Focus". Competition format The National Premier Soccer League is divided into four separate regions (Northeast, South, Midwest, and West). Each region is divided into conferences with a varying number of teams per conference. The regular season runs from May to July with the exception of the West Region that has historically started in late March or early April. The NPSL curren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Soccer Pyramid
The United States soccer league system is a series of professional and amateur soccer leagues based, in whole or in part, in the United States. Sometimes called the American soccer pyramid, teams and leagues are not linked by the system of promotion and relegation typical in soccer elsewhere. Instead, the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) defines professional leagues in three levels, called divisions, with all other leagues sanctioned by the USSF not having an official designated level or division. For practical and historical reasons, some teams from Bermuda, Canada, and Puerto Rico (considered a separate country by FIFA) can also compete in these leagues. However, these teams are not eligible for the U.S. Open Cup and cannot represent the United States in the CONCACAF Champions League because they are not affiliated with U.S. Soccer. Structure No professional league in any of the major pro sports leagues in the U.S. or Canada, including the professional soccer league ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Raft
The Great Raft was a gigantic log jam or series of "rafts" that clogged the Red and Atchafalaya rivers and was unique in North America in terms of its scale. Origin The Great Raft probably began forming in the 12th century. It grew from its upper end, while decaying or washing out at the lower end. By the early 1830s, it spanned more than . The raft, at one point, extended for from Loggy Bayou to Carolina Bluffs. Because of its scale, the Great Raft became incorporated in the mythology of the regional Caddo tribe, which had been in the area for thousands of years. They credited it with protecting them from competing tribes, as well as intermittently causing floods on the land and making it fertile for agriculture. Harrelson et al. describe the origins of the raft: This ecosystem of entangled logs, vegetation and sediments remained in place for almost two millennia, altering the flow regime of the Red River and causing a complete change in its geomorphic character from a sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red River Of The South
The Red River, or sometimes the Red River of the South, is a major river in the Southern United States. It was named for its reddish water color from passing through red-bed country in its watershed. It is one of several rivers with that name. Although once a tributary of the Mississippi River, the Red River is now a tributary of the Atchafalaya River, a distributary of the Mississippi that flows separately into the Gulf of Mexico. This confluence is connected to the Mississippi River by the Old River Control Structure. The south bank of the Red River formed part of the US–Mexico border from the Adams–Onís Treaty (in force 1821) until the Texas Annexation and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The Red River is the second-largest river basin in the southern Great Plains. It rises in two branches in the Texas Panhandle and flows east, where it serves as the border between the states of Texas and Oklahoma. It forms a short border between Texas and Arkansas before entering Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atchafalaya River
The Atchafalaya River ( french: La Rivière Atchafalaya, es, Río Atchafalaya) is a distributary of the Mississippi River and Red River in south central Louisiana in the United States. It flows south, just west of the Mississippi River, and is the fifth largest river in North America, by discharge. The name ''Atchafalaya'' comes from Choctaw for 'long river', from , 'river', and , 'long'. Atchafalaya Basin The Atchafalaya River is navigable and provides a significant industrial shipping channel for the state of Louisiana. It is the cultural heart of the Cajun Country. The maintenance of the river as a navigable channel of the Mississippi River has been a significant project of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for more than a century. Natural development of the river channel, coupled with channel training and maintenance for flood control and navigation, have combined to isolate the river from the swamp. The river valley forms the Atchafalaya Basin and Atchafalaya Swamp lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 NPSL Season
The 2016 National Premier Soccer League season was the 104th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States, and the 14th season of the NPSL. Regions and Conferences Changes from 2015 Incoming teams Moved and/or Rebranded teams Outgoing teams Standings Northeast Region Atlantic Conference =Top scorers= Keystone Conference Mid-Atlantic Conference South Region South Atlantic Conference South Central Conference Southeast Conference Sunshine Conference Midwest Region Central Conference Great Lakes East Conference Great Lakes West Conference West Region Golden Gate Conference Northwest Conference Southwest Conference Playoffs South Atlantic Conference Playoffs Bold = winner* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score South Central Conference Playoffs Bold = winner* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score Southeast Conference Playoffs Bold = winner* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score Regi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 NPSL Season
The 2017 National Premier Soccer League season was the 105th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States and the 15th season of the NPSL. Regions and conferences Changes from 2016 Incoming teams The following expansion clubs were announced for the 2017 NPSL season: Moved and/or rebranded teams Outgoing teams Conference realignments There were a number of conferences realigned for the 2017 season. In the South Region the South Atlantic Conference was eliminated and the South Central Conference was split into the Lone Star and Heartland Conferences. In the Midwest Region, the expanded Central Conference was renamed the North Conference and the Great Lakes East and Great Lakes West Conferences were renamed the East and Great Lakes Conferences respectively. Personnel and sponsorship Standings Northeast Region Atlantic Blue Conference Atlantic White Conference =Atlantic White Conference top scorers= Keystone Conference Mid-Atlantic Conference Sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's Premier Soccer League
The Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) is an amateur women's soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is the top amateur league for women's soccer in the United States soccer pyramid, below only National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). The WPSL is the longest-running active women's soccer league as it enters its 23rd season in 2021 – the 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The WPSL is also the largest women's soccer league in the United States, North America and the world with 135 active teams. The WPSL started as the Western Division of the W-League, before breaking away to form its own league in 1998. The league is sanctioned by the United States Adult Soccer Association, an affiliate of the United States Soccer Federation (USSF). WPSL players consists of collegiate and post-collegiate players, who currently or have played across all divisions of the NCAA, NAIA, and NJCAA. Former players of the WPSL have taken their playing careers to the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shreveport Lady Rafters
Shreveport–Bossier is and has been home to a wide variety of sporting events. American football * Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings – (2001–2009) – AF2, (2010) – AFL *Shreveport Aftershock – (2007–2009) – IWFL *Shreveport-Bossier Bombers (2000) – IPFL * Shreveport Knights (1999) – RFL * Shreveport Pirates (1994–95) – CFL *Shreveport Shockhers (2006) – NWFA *Shreveport Steamer (1974–1975) – WFL *Shreveport Steamers (1979–1981) – AFA Baseball * Arlington/Blue Stockings Base Ball Club (Shreveport) (1872) *Shreveport Acme Giants (1923) – Texas Colored League *Shreveport Black Sports (1926) – Texas Colored League (1927–28), (1929–30) – Texas–Oklahoma–Louisiana League, (1931) – Texas–Louisiana League (Negro league) (1946) – East Texas Negro League *Shreveport Braves (1968–1970) – Texas League * Shreveport Captains (1971) – Dixie Association (1972–2000) – Texas League *Shreveport Gassers (1915–1924) – Texas Leagu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Shreveport–Bossier is and has been home to a wide variety of sporting events. American football * Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings – (2001–2009) – AF2, (2010) – AFL * Shreveport Aftershock – (2007–2009) – IWFL *Shreveport-Bossier Bombers (2000) – IPFL *Shreveport Knights (1999) – RFL *Shreveport Pirates (1994–95) – CFL * Shreveport Shockhers (2006) – NWFA *Shreveport Steamer (1974–1975) – WFL *Shreveport Steamers (1979–1981) – AFA Baseball * Arlington/Blue Stockings Base Ball Club (Shreveport) (1872) *Shreveport Acme Giants (1923) – Texas Colored League *Shreveport Black Sports (1926) – Texas Colored League (1927–28), (1929–30) – Texas–Oklahoma–Louisiana League, (1931) – Texas–Louisiana League (Negro league) (1946) – East Texas Negro League *Shreveport Braves (1968–1970) – Texas League *Shreveport Captains (1971) – Dixie Association (1972–2000) – Texas League *Shreveport Gassers (1915–1924) – Texas League ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
