Huntsville City FC is an American professional soccer team based in

Huntsville, Alabama Huntsville is a city in Madison County, Limestone County, and Morgan County, Alabama, United States. It is the county seat of Madison County. Located in the Appalachian region of northern Alabama, Huntsville is the most populous city in ...

. It is the reserve team of

Nashville SC Nashville Soccer Club is a Major League Soccer team based in Nashville, Tennessee. The team began play in the league in 2020 as a continuation of the USL club of the same name and plays its home matches at Geodis Park. It is principally owned ...

and plays in

MLS Next Pro MLS Next Pro is a men's professional soccer league in the United States and Canada that is affiliated with Major League Soccer. It launched in 2022 with 21 teams and will expand to 28 in 2023. The league comprises 27 reserve sides for MLS clubs ...

, the third tier of American soccer. The team plays its games at

Joe Davis Stadium Joe W. Davis Stadium is a former minor league baseball park in Huntsville, Alabama, United States, which is currently being converted into a soccer stadium. Joe Davis Stadium hosted the Huntsville Stars of the Southern League from 1985 until ...

, a former minor league baseball stadium.

History

On July 12, 2022, Nashville SC announced that it would start an MLS Next Pro team based in

. On August 4, 2022, Huntsville was named as one of seven MLS-affiliated clubs that would field teams in the

league beginning in the 2023 season. The team name and logo was announced on November 9, 2022. Huntsville City will be the only MLS reserve side that plays outside its parent team's home market. On December 19, 2022, midfielder Isaiah Johnston from York United was announced as the club's first official signing. Transfer details were not disclosed. On May 19, 2023, Huntsville City FC played their first ever home at Joe Davis Stadium. They defeated Crown Legacy FC in front of a sold-out crowd.

Players and staff

Roster

Staff

Supporters

The club currently have 3 officially-recognized Supporters' Groups, altogether known as the "HCFC Supporters Collaborative": Soccernauts 256, Invaders, and FUBAR Huntsville.

References

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* Association football clubs established in 2022 2022 establishments in Alabama Nashville SC Soccer clubs in Alabama Reserve soccer teams in the United States MLS Next Pro teams {{Alabama-footyclub-stub