NJ-LUSO Parma is an American
soccer
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team based in
Denville, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 2007, the team plays in the
USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the
American Soccer Pyramid
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, in the Mid Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.
The team plays its home games in the stadium on the campus of
Morris Catholic High School, where they have played since 2008. The team's colors are navy blue and white.
The team also fields a team in the USL's
Super-20 League
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, a league for players 17 to 20 years of age run under the
United Soccer Leagues umbrella.
History
The Rangers began their life in the PDL in a positive frame of mind under head coach
Ken Cherry
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, but immediately found the going tough. They lost their debut game 4–1 at home to fellow expansion franchise
Newark Ironbound Express, and were demolished 8–1 in their very next game at home to
Ocean City Barons; coach Cherry started his third goalkeeper in three games against
Westchester Flames, and although fortunes improved, they still lost 1–0, and found themselves languishing at the bottom of the divisional standings. The Rangers finally picked up their first win of the season in early June, 1–0 over
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off a goal by
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, but continued to struggle thereafter, losing their next four successive games, including a 4–0 walloping at the hands of
Brooklyn Knights. The Rangers picked up their second (and final) win of the year the first weekend in July, 2–0 over
Long Island Rough Riders, and were unlucky to come out on the losing end of a 7-goal thriller away in Brooklyn the following week, but faded weakly as the season ended, conceding another 6 goals in a heavy defeat to the
Long Island Rough Riders in their penultimate game. The Rangers eventually finished 6th of 6 in the Northeast Division, 26 points behind divisional champions Brooklyn; testament to their lack of stability is the fact that head coach Cherry used 40 different players in the team's 16 games.
Dritan Sela
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was top scorer, with 4 goals on the season.
Players
Current roster
''As of December 6, 2016.''
Notable former players
''This list of notable former players comprises players who went on to play professional soccer after playing for the team in the Premier Development League, or those who previously played professionally before joining the team.''
*
Bolu Akinyode
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Career
Youth and college
Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Akinyode moved to the United States and joine ...
*
John Borrajo
Jonathan Borrajo (born June 2, 1987) is a former American soccer player.
Career
Youth and College
Borrajo was born and raised in Clifton, New Jersey and attended Clifton High School, where he was named his team's Best Defender and MVP. He fin ...
*
Dilly Duka
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Career Youth and college
Duka grew up in Montville, New Jersey, to an Alb ...
*
Samuel Petrone
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College and amateur
After graduating from Glen Rock High School in New Jersey, Petrone began his college career at Clemson University in 2007. ...
*
Dominic Reinold
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College and amateur career
Reinold moved to the United States to play college soccer at Fairleigh Dickinson University in 2009. In his fr ...
Year-by-year
Head coaches
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Jimmy Dontas
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(2017)
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Juan Pincay
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(2017)
Stadia
* Stadium at
Morris Catholic High School;
Denville, New Jersey (2008–present)
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/20131208011525/http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html.
* 2008: 150
* 2009: 60
* 2010: 101
References
External links
Official Site
{{Soccer in New York City
Association football clubs established in 2007
USL League Two teams
Soccer clubs in New Jersey
2007 establishments in New Jersey