Akron Summit Assault was an American

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team based in

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. Founded in 2010, they played their only season in the

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(PDL), the fourth tier of the

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, 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

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. The team's colors were orange, lime green, and white.

History

Akron Summit Assault was announced as a

expansion franchise on February 23, 2011, as an unofficial replacement for the

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franchise which folded at the end of 2010. They played their first competitive game on May 14, 2011, in a 2-0 loss to

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. The first goal in franchise history was scored by Michael O'Neill in their next game, a 2-2 tie with the

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. 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

Year-by-year

Head coaches

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(2011)

Stadium

* Stadium at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School;

(2011) * Lee Jackson Field at the

;

(2011) 2 games

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

External links

Official site

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