Danbury United is an American soccer club based in Danbury, Connecticut. The team is an arm of the Portuguese Cultural Center, a group that allows the large Portuguese-American population of Connecticut to stay in touch with their roots. The "open" team plays in the Connecticut Soccer League, the top state league in Connecticut.
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| Full name | Danbury United | ||
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| Founded | 2003 | ||
| Ground | Portuguese Cultural Center Danbury, Connecticut | ||
| Capacity | 250 | ||
| General Manager |  Carlos Canhao[1] | ||
| Head Coach | Mauro Costa[1] | ||
| League | Connecticut Soccer League USASA | ||
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The team qualified for the 2007 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and lost in the first round, but not without giving the professional Western Mass Pioneers a scare by taking them to extra time.
2011 USOC roster edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References edit
- ^ a b "Teams: Danbury United". Connecticut Soccer League. Archived from the original on 29 April 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
- ^ "Mauro Costa". USASA. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
- ^ "Matthew Cusack". USASA. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
- ^ "Justin Dell". USASA. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
- ^ "Zachary Dell". USASA. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
- ^ "Steven DeMoura". USASA. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
- ^ "Joseph dos Santos". USASA. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
- ^ "Mauro dos Santos". USASA. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
- ^ "Tony Fernandes". USASA. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
- ^ a b "Gerson Canhao". USASA. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
- ^ "Arthur Hilaro". USASA. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
- ^ "Mark Pataky". USASA. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
External links edit
- Danbury United FC at the Portuguese Cultural Center website.