Floridians FC

Floridians F.C.

Full name	Floridians Football Club
Nickname(s)	FFC
Founded	2009
Stadium	Central Broward Regional Park Lauderhill, Florida
Ground Capacity	20,000
Chairman	Franck Gotsman
Head Coach	Fernando Valenzuela
League	Premier Development League
2015	4th, Southeast Playoffs: DNQ
Website	Club home page
Home colors Away colors

The Floridians Football Club also known as the Floridians FC or FFC. is an American soccer team based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, the team plays in the Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Southeast Division of the Southern Conference.

The team played its home games on the Main Event Field at Central Broward Regional Park in nearby Lauderhill, Florida. The team's colors are navy and yellow.

Floridians FC vs Ft lauderdale Strikers

Floridians FC vs Ft Lauderdale Strikers

History

On Wednesday, May 20, 2009 Schulz Academy was announced as a USL Premier Development League expansion franchise, joining the league in 2010. The team played its first competitive game on May 7, 2010, a 1-0 loss to the Bradenton Academics

At the time, USL’s Executive Vice President and COO Tim Holt was “thrilled to welcome such a successful youth program as the Schulz Academy to the PDL ... Their proven track record in developing players, including US National Team star Jozy Altidore, speaks for itself. The club is a model organization in the Super Y-League and we are confident they will be an asset to the Southeast Division of the PDL.”

The pdl team was headed by founder Dr. Josef Schulz, recognized as one of the top youth coaches in the Country. Notable players that have been developed within the club included Matt Luzunaris, Hasani Sinclair and CJ Phelps of the U18 US Men’s National Team; Donovan Henry, Zach Herold, and Stefan Jerome of the US U17 Men’s National Team; and US National Team and Toronto FC striker Jozy Altidore. Academy founder Josef Schulz died of cancer on July 22, 2013. With the sad passing of its founder, Schulz Academy decided to resume the Soccer Academy but gave up the PDL franchise to the Floridians FC. The Floridians F.C. are very proud to be able to provide a pdl team in the Miami Metropolitan Area.

The Floridians F.C. are leaving no stone unturned to bring the best talents to South Florida and establish strong partnership with professional players and clubs around the world. The Floridians F.C. who will be competing in the PDL league of the USL have established their home base at the Central Broward Park Stadium. The stadium, conveniently located at the heart of the Tri County Area offers easy access from the whole Miami Metropolitan Area, has a capacity of 15,000 seats and has the capabilities to welcome the tournaments and the many events the club will be hosting ...

Players

Current Players

As of 2015

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Pablo Terminello 3 DF Cristian Morales 5 MF Jose Vidal 6 DF Jason Sangha 7 MF Deniz Bozkurt 8 FW John Junior Nkomb Nkomb 9 FW Paolo Vaz 10 MF Rudy Haddad 11 FW Lucas Roque 12 MF William Suedois 14 DF Luis Caicedo 15 MF Olando Lawrence 17 MF Aliou Traore 19 FW Daniel Marrugo 20 MF Mark Hanlon

No. Position Player 21 FW Jose Abrams 22 MF Antonio Junior 23 GK Kololo M'Sendo 24 MF Matias Solari 25 MF Bruno Da Silva 26 FW Theo Stamtapoulos 27 MF Jean Rodriguez 28 MF Marc Duqueney 29 FW Alan McCann 30 GK Daniel Har 31 DF Santiago Crosetti 32 DF Facundo Torres 33 MF Miguel Benito 35 MF Miguelangel Grande 00 GK Tyler Brew

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 with Schulz Academy.

• Jozy Altidore
• Matt Luzunaris
• Shawn Barry
• Darnell King
• Moussa Toure

former players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK Terrance Dieterich GK David Sarabia FW Andrew Wright FW Andres Velasquez MF Juan Gonzalez DF Alex Trujillo MF Manuel Gonzalez MF Charlie Caceda MF William Suedois FW Andrew Mattek MF Donovan Henry MF Jose Abrams DF Nigel Blair DF Stephen Millage FW Christian Jerome

No. Position Player DF Thurstan Johnson MF Jeff Michaud MF Sallim Dahman DF Yanis Mana MF Stephan von Lattorff MF Brendan Abernethy MF Nicolas Olsak FW Daniel Wartner MF Nishane Reid MF Levent Güler GK John Ricketti GK Gian Di Boscio MF Andrés Chevasco MF Milorad Pasic

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Regular Season	Playoffs	Open Cup
2010	4	USL PDL	8th, Southeast	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2011	4	USL PDL	6th, Southeast	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2012	4	USL PDL	7th, Southeast	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2013	4	USL PDL	8th, Southeast	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2014	4	USL PDL	6th, Southeast	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2015	4	USL PDL	4th, Southeast	Did not qualify	Did not qualify

Head coaches

• Fernando Valenzuela (2014–Current)
• Claude Anelka (2013–2014)
• Josef Schulz (2010–2013)

Stadium

• Main Event Field at Central Broward Regional Park; Lauderhill, Florida (2010–present)
• Stadium at Florida Atlantic University; Boca Raton, Florida 1 game (2010)

External links

• Official Site