Vermont Green Football Club is an American

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

team based in

Burlington, Vermont Burlington is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Vermont and the seat of Chittenden County. It is located south of the Canada–United States border and south of Montreal. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the population was 44,743. It ...

that began play in USL League Two in the 2022 season. The club mission is centered on environmental justice with the goal of becoming a net zero soccer club. They are also a member of One Percent for the Planet, donating 1% of the club's annual revenues to approved environmental partners.

History

Prior to the Green, the

area was home to USL League Two club, Vermont Voltage, which played from 1997 until 2014. The club was officially announced as USL League Two's newest team on 12 October 2021. One of the club's co-founders is Matthew Wolff, a graphic designer known for his work on association football logos and jerseys. Wolff designed Vermont Green FC's logo, which was unveiled in February 2022. The club played its first match on May 16, 2022, defeating Boston City FC 4–0. Norwegian Eythor Bjorgolfsson scored their first goal on a penalty late in the first half. On May 28, 2022 Vermont Green FC won in their home opener, in front of a crowd of 1,001 people. Portuguese midfielder Rodrigo Vaza scored his first goal for the club and the first home VGFC goal in history. On July 17, 2022, the Green defeated Western Mass Pioneers 1–0 in front of a capacity crowd of 2,500 to clinch a playoff spot in their first season of play.

Stadium

The club plays their home matches at

Virtue Field Virtue Field is an on-campus stadium at the University of Vermont. It is home to the Vermont men's and women's lacrosse teams, as well as the men's and women's soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a ...

on the campus of the University of Vermont.

Technical Staff

* Adam Pfeifer – Head Coach & Technical Director * Chris Taylor – Assistant Coach * Staige Davis – Assistant Coach * Reuben Ayarna – Player-Coach * Kate Harney – Athletic Trainer

Year by Year

References

External links

* Soccer clubs in Vermont 2021 establishments in Vermont Association football clubs established in 2021 Sports in Burlington, Vermont {{Vermont-footyclub-stub