ASA Charge was an American soccer club based in

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that played in the

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(NPSL), the fourth tier of the American soccer pyramid, from 2014 to 2016 in the Mid-Atlantic Conference of the South Region. The club was affiliated with the women's squad ASA Chesapeake Charge of

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(WPSL Elite). The club played its home games out of Arundel High School stadium and its colors were blue, white and red.

History

The ASA Charge announced that they would join the

(NPSL), considered the fourth tier of the American soccer pyramid and roughly equal to the

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(PDL), on December 21, 2013. The Charge would be owned and operated by the Arundel Soccer Association (ASA), the fourth largest soccer club in

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. The club would begin play for the 2014 NPSL season in the Mid-Atlantic Conference of the South Region, playing home games out of Arundel High School stadium in

. The club would be led by local former player and manager of Charm City FC, General Manager Pat Crawford, with another local former player, Tim Wittman as head coach. As for the 2017 season, ASA Charge chose to not participate in the NPSL.

References

External links

Team Facebook page
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