Rocket City United
Full name | Rocket City United | ||
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Founded | 2007 | ||
Ground |
John Hunt Soccer Stadium Huntsville, Alabama | ||
Capacity | 7,000 | ||
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Rocket City United (RCU) was an American soccer team based in Huntsville, Alabama, United States. Founded in 2007, the team formerly played in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Southeast Division. Rocket City United announced it would go on hiatus and not field a team for the 2015 NPSL season. The franchise was subsequently replaced by other clubs and later folded. A youth academy program that was connected to Rocket City United still continues under the same name. [1]
The team played its home games at John Hunt Soccer Stadium in Huntsville, Alabama. Home games were also played at Madison City Schools Stadium in Madison, Alabama from 2010-12.[2] The team's colors were red, black, and white.
Year-by-year
Year | Division | League | Regular Season | Playoffs | Open Cup |
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2008 | 4 | NPSL | 3rd, Southeast | Did not qualify | Did not enter |
2009 | 4 | NPSL | 1st, Southeast | National Semi Finals | Did not qualify |
2010 | 4 | NPSL | 3rd, Southeast | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
2011 | 4 | NPSL | 6th, Southeast | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
2012 | 4 | NPSL | 3rd, South-Southeast-West | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
2013 | 4 | NPSL | 3rd, Southeast | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
Honors
- NPSL Southeast Division Champions 2009
Head coaches
- Greg Petersen (2008–2009)
- Desmond Armstrong (2010)
- Gerry Cleary (2011–2014)
- Jacob Letsholo (2014)
Stadia
- John Hunt Soccer Stadium; Huntsville, Alabama (2008–09, 2013–14)
- Jack Allen Soccer Complex; Decatur, Alabama (2 games) (2008)
- Madison City Schools Stadium; Madison, Alabama (2010–12)