The Fort Wayne United FC Gryphons is a 3-tier (Academy, Elite, and Premier) developmental soccer club based in
Fort Wayne, Indiana, and was created in 2013 by the merger of
Fort Wayne Fever
Fort Wayne Fever was an American soccer team based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. Founded in 2003, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2009, after which the f ...
and Citadel Futbol Club. The club is a
nonprofit (c)3 organization. The women's team competes in
United Women's Soccer.
History
The merger to create the club in 2013 left only one other competitor,
Fort Wayne SportClub.
Year-by-year
Women
Sponsors
The current sponsor for uniforms is
Puma
Puma or PUMA may refer to:
Animals
* ''Puma'' (genus), a genus in the family Felidae
** Puma (species) or cougar, a large cat
Businesses and organisations
* Puma (brand), a multinational shoe and sportswear company
* Puma Energy, a mid- and d ...
. The soccer league has partnered with Puma since its creation in fall 2013.
The league is also sponsored by Penn Station East Coast Subs,
Parkview Health Network, and the Beasley National Soccer School.
Uniforms
The
goalkeeper
In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...
s wear the same uniforms, except the jerseys are a long-sleeved orange jersey with purple accents and a short-sleeved purple jersey with white accents.
References
{{United Women's Soccer
Association football clubs established in 2013
Sports in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Soccer clubs in Indiana
2013 establishments in Indiana
United Women's Soccer teams