2024 Huntsville City FC season

The 2024 Huntsville City FC season was the second season of Huntsville City FC, a soccer team based in Huntsville, Alabama, United States. It was their second season competing in MLS Next Pro, a professional developmental league in the third tier of the United States soccer pyramid. The club serves as a development and reserve squad for Nashville SC of Major League Soccer.

Huntsville City FC
2024 season
OwnerNashville SC
Head coachJack Collison
StadiumJoe Davis Stadium
MLS Next ProEastern Conference:
Overall:
Top goalscorerLeague: Jonathan Bolanos (3 goals)
All: Jonathan Bolanos (3 goals)
Highest home attendance4,807 May 18 vs Atlanta United 2
Lowest home attendance4,072 March 23 vs Orlando City B
Average home league attendance4,348
Biggest defeat3–4 vs Columbus Crew 2 March 30
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Players and Staff edit

Roster edit

As of May 17, 2024
No. Pos. Player Nation
1 GK Simon Jillson   United States
2 DF Christian Applewhite ([B])   United States
3 DF Tomás Ritondale   United States
5 DF Joel Sangwa   United States
6 MF Sergi Oriol   Spain
7 MF Brennan Creek   United States
8 MF Isaiah Johnston   Canada
9 FW Forster Ajago ([A])   Ghana
10 MF Ollie Wright   England
11 FW Alexis Cerritos   El Salvador
17 MF Jonathan Bolanos   United States
19 FW Cannon Stretchen ([B])   United States
21 DF Kessy Coulibaly   France
22 FW Maximus Ekk   United States
23 MF Dominic Wilson ([B])   Trinidad and Tobago
24 MF Alejandro Velazquez-Lopez ([B])   United States
25 DF Fernando Cicéron   Haiti
29 MF Julian Gaines ([A])   United States
35 DF Ashton Flowers ([B])   United States
36 DF Scott Cheevers ([B])   United States
40 MF Faiz Opande   Kenya
47 MF Isaiah Jones ([A])   United States
67 GK Ben Martino ([A])   United States
77 MF Adem Sipić ([A])   United States
99 GK Jacob Grekowicz ([B])   United States
MF Patrick Amarh   Ghana
MF Tyler Pasnik   United States
  1. ^
    Nashville SC first team player.
  2. ^
    Signed to Nashville SC Academy contract.

Staff edit

Coaching & Technical Staff
Director of Soccer Operations   Matt Cairns
Head coach   Christophe Berra
Assistant coach   Omar Jarun
Assistant coach   Zachary Herold
Goalkeeping coach Vacant
Head Athletic Trainer   Luis Rodas
Performance Coach & Sports Scientist   Josh Stewart
Video Analyst/Scouting   Matt Bautista
Head Equipment Manager   Sam Gibson

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Position Number Name from Type Fee Ref.
January 29, 2024 DF   Kessy Coulibaly   MFK Vyskov Signing NA [1]
January 29, 2024 DF   Tomás Ritondale   Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Signing NA [2]
January 29, 2024 MF   Patrick Amarh   Inter Allies FC Signing NA [3]
January 29, 2024 MF 6   Sergi Oriol   UA Horta Signing NA [4]
January 29, 2024 FW 11   Alexis Cerritos   Central Valley Fuego FC Signing NA [5]
January 29, 2024 FW 22   Maximus Ekk   Central Valley Fuego FC Signing NA [6]
March 6, 2024 GK 1   Simon Jillson   LA Galaxy II Signing NA [7]
March 12, 2024 DF 5   Joel Sangwa   University of Akron Signing NA [8]
March 12, 2024 MF 7   Brennan Creek   University of Kentucky Signing NA [9]
April 18, 2024 MF   Faiz Opande   Elite Falcons FC Signing NA [10]
May 17, 2024 FW     Tyler Pasnik   Rangers B Signing NA [11]

Out edit

Date Position No. Name To Type Fee Ref.
July 27, 2023 MF 7   Nicky Law   Tampa Bay Rowdies Mutually Parted ways NA [12]
December 7, 2023 DF 19   Josh Drack   Charleston Battery Signing NA [13]
December 21, 2023 GK 1   John Berner   Atlanta United 2 Signing Free [14]
January 7, 2024 DF 23   Chrisnovic N'sa   Ostersunds FK Signing Free [15]
January 19, 2024 DF 5   Sean Suber   Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Signing [16]
January 19, 2024 FW 11   Azaad Liadi   Lexington SC Signing NA [17]
February 28, 2024 MF 88   Christopher Pearson   Columbus Crew 2 Loan Expired Free [18]
March 8, 2024 MF 6   Joey DeZart   Tampa Bay Rowdies Signing NA [19]
April 26, 2024 FW 11   Alexis Cerritos   Lexington SC Trade [20]

Non-competitive fixtures edit

Preseason edit

February 16 Huntsville City FC 3–1 University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, Alabama
7:00 PM CT Stadium: Joe Davis Stadium
March 1 Tampa Bay Rowdies v Huntsville City FC Bradenton, Florida
6:00 PM CT Stadium: IMG Academy
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors

MLS Next Pro edit

Standings edit

Eastern Conference edit

Pos Div Team Pld W SOW SOL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 NE Philadelphia Union II 9 5 2 1 1 18 9 +9 20 Qualification for the Playoffs
2 SE Chattanooga FC 10 5 2 1 2 19 12 +7 20
3 NE FC Cincinnati 2 10 6 0 1 3 20 14 +6 19
4 NE New York Red Bulls II 10 4 2 1 3 19 21 −2 17
5 NE Columbus Crew 2 9 4 1 1 3 16 16 0 15
6 NE Chicago Fire FC II 8 3 2 1 2 17 15 +2 14
7 SE Crown Legacy FC 9 3 2 1 3 15 14 +1 14
8 SE Orlando City B 9 3 1 2 3 15 14 +1 13
9 NE New York City FC II 8 3 1 1 3 16 12 +4 12
10 NE Toronto FC II 7 3 0 2 2 9 8 +1 11
11 SE Inter Miami CF II 9 3 0 2 4 16 20 −4 11
12 NE New England Revolution II 9 3 1 0 5 15 20 −5 11
13 SE Atlanta United 2 9 3 1 0 5 12 18 −6 11
14 SE Carolina Core FC 7 1 2 0 4 6 13 −7 7
15 SE Huntsville City FC 9 0 0 3 6 10 17 −7 3
Updated to match(es) played on May 19, 2024. Source: MLSNP Eastern Conference
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Overall table edit

Pos Team Pld W SOW SOL L GF GA GD Pts Awards
1 Philadelphia Union II 9 5 2 1 1 18 9 +9 20 Regular season champion
2 Chattanooga FC 10 5 2 1 2 19 12 +7 20
3 FC Cincinnati 2 10 6 0 1 3 20 14 +6 19
4 Ventura County FC 9 5 2 0 2 18 11 +7 19
5 North Texas SC 9 4 3 1 1 12 7 +5 19
6 Los Angeles FC 2 9 5 1 1 2 18 13 +5 18
7 St. Louis City 2 8 5 1 1 1 12 7 +5 18
8 Sporting Kansas City II 10 5 0 2 3 22 16 +6 17
9 New York Red Bulls II 10 4 2 1 3 19 21 −2 17
10 Columbus Crew 2 9 4 1 1 3 16 16 0 15
11 The Town FC 9 3 2 2 2 10 8 +2 15
12 Tacoma Defiance 9 4 1 0 4 17 19 −2 14
13 Chicago Fire FC II 8 3 2 1 2 17 15 +2 14
14 Crown Legacy FC 9 3 2 1 3 15 14 +1 14
15 Portland Timbers 2 10 3 1 2 4 16 15 +1 13
16 Orlando City B 9 3 1 2 3 15 14 +1 13
17 New York City FC II 8 3 1 1 3 16 12 +4 12
18 Toronto FC II 7 3 0 2 2 9 8 +1 11
19 Inter Miami CF II 9 3 0 2 4 16 20 −4 11
20 New England Revolution II 9 3 1 0 5 15 20 −5 11
21 Atlanta United 2 9 3 1 0 5 12 18 −6 11
22 Whitecaps FC 2 9 2 1 2 4 14 16 −2 10
23 Austin FC II 8 2 1 2 3 9 11 −2 10
24 Minnesota United FC 2 7 3 0 0 4 12 16 −4 9
25 Real Monarchs 9 2 1 0 6 9 16 −7 8
26 Colorado Rapids 2 9 2 0 1 6 13 21 −8 7
27 Carolina Core FC 7 1 2 0 4 6 13 −7 7
28 Houston Dynamo 2 7 1 1 1 4 8 14 −6 6
29 Huntsville City FC 9 0 0 3 6 10 17 −7 3
Updated to match(es) played on May 19, 2024. Source: MLSNP
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Match results edit

March 16 1 Chattanooga FC 2–2
(3–2 SO)
Huntsville City FC Chattanooga, Tennessee
2:00 PM CDT
Report 1 Report 2
Stadium: Finley Stadium
Attendance: 4,378
Referee: JC Griggs
Shootout
March 22 2 Huntsville City FC 1–1
(3–4 SO)
Orlando City B Huntsville, Alabama
7:00 PM CDT
Report 1 Report 2
Stadium: Joe Davis Stadium
Attendance: 4,072
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
Shootout
March 30 3 Huntsville City FC 3–4 Columbus Crew 2 Huntsville, Alabama
7:00 PM CDT
Report 1 Report 2
Stadium: Joe Davis Stadium
Attendance: 4,297
Referee: Alejo Calume
April 7 4 Inter Miami CF II 2–1 Huntsville City FC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
1:00 PM CDT
Stadium: Chase Stadium
April 13 5 Huntsville City FC 1–1
(4–5 SO)
Crown Legacy FC Huntsville, Alabama
7:00 PM CDT
Report 1
Stadium: Joe Davis Stadium
Attendance: 4,400
Referee: Melinda Sopka
Shootout
April 20 6 Huntsville City FC 0–1 Chattanooga FC Huntsville, Alabama
7:00 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: Joe Davis Stadium
Attendance: 4,260
Referee: Luis Diego Arroyo
May 5 7 Philadelphia Union II 2–0 Huntsville City FC Chester, Pennsylvania
2:00 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: Subaru Park
Referee: Velimir Stefanovic
May 10 8 Huntsville City FC 0–1 Toronto FC II Huntsville, Alabama
7:00 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: Joe Davis Stadium
Attendance: 4,252
Referee: Kevin Fikar
May 18 9 Huntsville City FC 2–3 Atlanta United 2 Huntsville, Alabama
7:00 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: Joe Davis Stadium
Attendance: 4,807
Referee: Aleksandar Zhelyazkov
May 26 10 Orlando City B v Huntsville City FC Kissimmee, Florida
5:00 PM CDT Stadium: Osceola Heritage Park
June 1 11 Carolina Core FC v Huntsville City FC High Point, North Carolina
6:30 PM CDT Stadium: Truist Point
June 8 12 Huntsville City FC v Crown Legacy FC Huntsville, Alabama
7:00 PM CDT Stadium: Joe Davis Stadium
June 16 13 Huntsville City FC v Chicago Fire FC II Huntsville, Alabama
6:00 PM CDT Stadium: Joe Davis Stadium
June 23 14 FC Cincinnati 2 v Huntsville City FC Highland Heights, Kentucky
6:00 PM CDT Stadium: NKU Soccer Stadium
June 28 15 Huntsville City FC v Carolina Core FC Huntsville, Alabama
7:00 PM CDT Stadium: Joe Davis Stadium
July 10 16 New England Revolution II v Huntsville City FC Foxborough, Massachusetts
10:00 AM CDT Stadium: Gillette Stadium
July 21 17 Inter Miami CF II v Huntsville City FC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
5:00 PM CDT Stadium: Chase Stadium
July 27 18 Huntsville City FC v Atlanta United 2 Huntsville, Alabama
7:00 PM CDT Stadium: Joe Davis Stadium
August 4 19 Crown Legacy FC v Huntsville City FC Matthews, North Carolina
4:00 PM CDT Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
August 10 20 Huntsville City FC v Chattanooga FC Huntsville, Alabama
7:00 PM CDT Stadium: Joe Davis Stadium
August 17 21 Huntsville City FC v New York Red Bulls II Huntsville, Alabama
7:00 PM CDT Stadium: Joe Davis Stadium
22 Toronto FC II v Huntsville City FC North York, Toronto, Ontario
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
September 1 23 Orlando City B v Huntsville City FC Kissimmee, Florida
6:00 PM CDT Stadium: Osceola Heritage Park
September 8 24 Huntsville City FC v Inter Miami CF II Huntsville, Alabama
6:00 PM CDT Stadium: Joe Davis Stadium
September 15 25 Atlanta United 2 v Huntsville City FC Kennesaw, Georgia
2:00 PM CDT Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
September 22 26 Huntsville City FC v FC Cincinnati 2 Huntsville, Alabama
6:00 PM CDT Stadium: Joe Davis Stadium
September 29 27 Carolina Core FC v Huntsville City FC High Point, North Carolina
4:00 PM CDT Stadium: Truist Point
October 6 28 New York City FC II v Huntsville City FC Queens, New York City, New York
12:00 PM CDT Stadium: Belson Stadium

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS Next Pro MLSNP Playoffs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   USA Simon Jillson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF   USA Christian Applewhite 7 0 6+1 0 0+0 0
3 DF   USA Tomás Ritondale 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
5 DF   USA Joel Sangwa 7 1 6+1 1 0+0 0
6 DF   ESP Sergi Oriol 5 0 3+2 0 0+0 0
7 MF   USA Brennan Creek 7 1 6+1 1 0+0 0
8 MF   CAN Isaiah Johnston 9 0 8+1 0 0+0 0
9 FW   GHA Forster Ajago 3 2 2+1 2 0+0 0
10 MF   ENG Ollie Wright 8 1 2+6 1 0+0 0
11 FW   SLV Alexis Cerritos 4 0 0+4 0 0+0 0
17 MF   USA Jonathan Bolanos 9 3 9+0 3 0+0 0
19 FW   USA Cannon Stretchen 4 0 1+3 0 0+0 0
21 DF   FRA Kessy Coulibaly 3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0
22 FW   USA Maximus Ekk 7 0 6+1 0 0+0 0
23 MF   TRI Dominic Wilson 6 0 3+3 0 0+0 0
24 FW   USA Alejandro Velazquez-Lopez 8 0 4+4 0 0+0 0
25 DF   HAI Fernando Ciceron 9 0 9+0 0 0+0 0
29 MF   USA Julian Gaines 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
35 DF   USA Ashton Flowers 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
36 DF   USA Scott Cheevers 6 1 5+1 1 0+0 0
40 MF   KEN Faiz Opande 4 0 3+1 0 0+0 0
47 MF   USA Isaiah Jones 8 0 8+0 0 0+0 0
67 GK   USA Ben Martino 7 0 7+0 0 0+0 0
77 MF   USA Adem Sipić 8 1 7+1 1 0+0 0
99 GK   USA Jacob Grekowicz 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
MF   GHA Patrick Amarh 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   SCO Tyler Pasnik 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0

Top scorers edit

Rank Position Number Name MLS Next Pro MLSNP Playoffs Total
1 MF 17   Jonathan Bolanos 3 0 3
2 FW 9   Forster Ajago 2 0 2
3 MF 77   Adem Sipic 1 0 1
MF 10   Ollie Wright 1 0 1
DF 5   Joel Sangwa 1 0 1
DF 36   Scott Cheevers 1 0 1
MF 7   Brennan Creek 1 0 1
Total 10 0 10

Top assists edit

Rank Position Number Name MLS Next Pro MLSNP Playoffs Total
1 MF 7   Brennan Creek 3 0 3
2 DF 5   Joel Sangwa 1 0 1
DF 10   Ollie Wright 1 0 1
MF 17   Jonathan Bolanos 1 0 1
FW 22   Maximus Ekk 1 0 1
FW 24   Alejandro Velazquez-Lopez 1 0 1
Total 8 0 8

Disciplinary record edit

No. Pos. Player MLS Next Pro MLSNP Playoffs Total
                       
1 GK   Simon Jillson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF   Christian Applewhite 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
3 DF   Tomás Ritondale 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
5 DF   Joel Sangwa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF   Sergi Oriol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF   Brennan Creek 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
8 MF   Isaiah Johnston 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
9 FW   Forster Ajago 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
10 MF   Ollie Wright 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
11 FW   Alexis Cerritos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF   Jonathan Bolanos 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
19 FW   Cannon Stretchen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF   Kessy Coulibaly 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
22 FW   Maximus Ekk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF   Dominic Wilson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF   Alejandro Velazquez-Lopez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF   Fernando Ciceron 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
29 MF   Julian Gaines 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 DF   Ashton Flowers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 DF   Scott Cheevers 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
40 MF   Faiz Opande 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
47 MF   Isaiah Jones 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
67 GK   Ben Martino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
77 DF   Adem Sipic 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
99 GK   Jacob Grekowicz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   Patrick Amarh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   Tyler Pasnik 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 22 2 1 0 0 0 22 2 1

References edit

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