Duluth FC is an amateur men's

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club based in

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. The club currently competes in the NPSL Midwest Region’s North Conference. The club's colors are green and blue, and plays its home matches at

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's Ordean Stadium.

History

Duluth FC was founded in 2015 by Father Timothy Sas. In their inaugural season (2015), the club competed in the Duluth Amateur Soccer League. The club joined the

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for the 2016 season, placing second in their six-team division. On December 15, 2016, NPSL announced that Duluth FC would join the league as an expansion team for the 2017 season, and would compete in the NPSL Midwest Region’s North Conference. On July 15th, 2017; Duluth FC defeated the Sioux Falls Thunder in the final game of the season to win the NPSL North Conference. Duluth FC is unique in the sense that it requires its players and supporters to follow certain rules when it comes to match day behavior, requesting that both avoid swearing and other forms of offensive language. Duluth FC are most commonly known as "The BlueGreens," coming from the colors blue and green in Duluth's city flag. On February 6, 2019, it was announced that 2019 home games would be held at Duluth East's Ordean Stadium while their previous home field,

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, was undergoing construction. Ordean Stadium has approximately half the seating capacity of Public Schools Stadium. In November 2022, the club ownership was transferred to Olympic

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gold medalist

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and local businessman Alex Giuliani.

Front office

– Owner *Alex Giuliani – Owner *Charlie Forsyth – Director of Operations *Blake Hewitt – Director of Marketing

Managers

* 2015: Tim Sas * 2016–2017: Kyle Bakas * 2018–2019: Joel Person * 2020–present: Sean Morgan

Year-By-Year (All Competitions)

Historic record vs opponents

*Team folded

Honors

NPSL * NPSL Midwest North Conference (1):

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*NPSL Midwest Region (1):

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Duluth Portside FC

Duluth Portside FC is Duluth FC's second team that currently plays in the Duluth Amateur Soccer League, filling the void left by Duluth FC after they left for the American Premier League in 2016.

References

* http://goalnation.com/duluth-fcs-tim-sas-on-npsl-soccer/ * http://www.americanpyramidblog.com/home/the-north-is-green-and-blue-tim-saas-of-duluth-fc

External links

Official websiteNpsl.bonzidev.com
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