Jacksonville Armada U-23
Full name | Jacksonville Armada U-23 | ||
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Founded | 2010 | ||
Ground | Southern Oak Stadium | ||
Capacity | 1,000 | ||
Head Coach | Tommy Križanović | ||
League | National Premier Soccer League | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Jacksonville Armada U-23 are an American
As Jacksonville United FC, the club won the NPSL Championship in its first year in the 2011 season.
History
Jacksonville United FC was founded in 2010 in
In 2016,
Following the 2017 NASL season, the league was denied Division II sanctioning by the United States Soccer Federation and canceled its 2018 season while legal proceedings played out.[3] During this time, many NASL teams fielded teams in the NPSL including the Jacksonville Armada.[4] The main team took part in league play with a mix professional and amateur players while the U-23 side went on hiatus for the season.
For the 2019 NPSL season Armada U-23 returned to the league and announced Aaron Pitchkolan as the new head coach.[5] The team reached the playoffs for the first time since 2014 but fell in the conference semifinals to eventual national champions Miami FC.
In late 2019 the club announced it would be a founding member of the NPSL's new Gulf Coast Conference, joining teams from the Gulf Coast Premier League and a returning New Orleans Jesters for the 2020 season.[6]
On April 5, former Armada player Tommy Križanović returned to the organization as the team's third-ever head coach.[7]
Coaching Staff
Current Technical Staff
Role | Name |
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Head coach | Tommy Križanović |
Assistant coach | Jack Burns |
Manager | Richard Santos |
Head Coaches
Name | Nationality | Tenure |
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Pat Cannon | United States | 2011–17 |
Aaron Pitchkolan | United States | 2019 |
Pat Cannon | United States | 2020 |
Tommy Križanović | Croatia | 2021- |
Results
Year-by-year
Season | League | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
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2011 | NPSL | Southeast | 1st | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 18 |
2012 | NPSL | South-Southeast-East | 4th | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 11 |
2013 | NPSL | Sunshine | 1st | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 20 |
2014 | NPSL | Sunshine | 2nd | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 20 |
2015 | NPSL | Sunshine | 4th | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 11 |
2016 | NPSL | Sunshine | 2nd | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 13 | +13 | 18 |
2017 | NPSL | Sunshine | 3rd | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 20 |
2018 | On Hiatus | ||||||||||
2019 | NPSL | Sunshine | 4th | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 32 | -19 | 10 |
2020 | Cancelled | ||||||||||
2021 | NPSL | Gulf Coast Conference | 1st | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 12 | +25 | 36 |
Honors
- 2011 NPSL National Champions [8]
- 2011 NPSL Southeast Division Champions
- 2013 NPSL Southern Region Semi-Finalist
- 2013 NPSL Sunshine Division Champions
- 2021 NPSL Gulf Coast Conference Division Champions
References
- ^ "Krizanovic Leads JUFC to NPSL Championship". NationalPremierSoccerLeague.com. July 30, 2011. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
- ^ "Armada FC announce launch of U-23 team". www.news4jax.com. WJXT. February 10, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
- ^ "North American Soccer League Announces Cancellation Of 2018 Season". www.nasl.com. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ^ "Statement from Armada FC Owner Robert Palmer". www.jacksonvillearmada.com. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ^ "Armada FC to Field U-23 Team in 2019 NPSL Season". www.jacksonvillearmada.com. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ^ "JACKSONVILLE ARMADA U-23 JOINS NEW NPSL GULF COAST CONFERENCE". Jacksonville Armada. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ "U-23 Coaching Announcement". www.jacksonvillearmada.com. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Jacksonville United 2011 NPSL National Champions".
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