Akron Summit Assault

Akron Summit Assault was an American soccer team based in Akron, Ohio, United States. Founded in 2010, they played their only season in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Great Lakes Division of the Central Conference.

Akron Summit Assault
Full nameAkron Metro Futbol Club Summit Assault
Nickname(s)Summit Assault, Metro
Founded2010
Dissolved2011
GroundSt. Vincent-St. Mary High School
Akron, Ohio
Capacity3,000
Club PresidentUnited States Dave Laughlin
Head CoachEngland Denzil Antonio
LeagueUSL Premier Development League
20115th, Great Lakes
Playoffs: DNQ
WebsiteClub website

The team played the majority of its home games in the stadium at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School, with selected games being held at Lee Jackson Field on the campus of the University of Akron. The team's colors were orange, lime green, and white.

History

Akron Summit Assault was announced as a USL Premier Development League expansion franchise on February 23, 2011,[1] as an unofficial replacement for the Cleveland Internationals franchise which folded at the end of 2010. They played their first competitive game on May 14, 2011, in a 2-0 loss to Chicago Fire Premier.[2] The first goal in franchise history was scored by Michael O'Neill in their next game, a 2-2 tie with the Cincinnati Kings.[3] On Sunday, July 24, 2011, the Akron played their final game, a 1-4 loss against the Chicago Fire U-23 finishing the season with a 5-8-3 record. The Akron Summit Assault folded after the 2011 season for undisclosed reasons. Although it is generally understood that the reason was financial distress.

Players

Final roster
As of June 7, 2011.[4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United States USA Brad Stuver[5]
2 MF United States USA Kyle Scharfenberg[6]
3 DF United States USA Mike Matlock[7]
4 DF United States USA Sean Sikich[8]
5 MF United States USA Christian Dominguez
6 MF United States USA Aodhan Quinn[9]
7 MF Nigeria NGA Michael Balogun[10]
8 MF England ENG Michael O'Neill
9 FW United States USA Mariusz Trzeciak
10 FW England ENG Ashton Campbell
11 MF United States USA Thomas Schmitt[11]
12 FW United States USA Vaughn Spurrier[12]
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 DF United States USA Matt Dagilis[13]
14 DF Australia AUS Ryan Johnstone
15 MF United States USA Ryan Minick [14]
16 FW United States USA Aaron Adkins[15]
17 MF England ENG Rhys Cannella[16]
18 FW United States USA Ben Truax
19 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Admir Suljevic[17]
20 MF Romania ROU Vlad Muresan
21 DF United States USA Kayvon Aserifard[18]
31 GK United States USA Carl Contrasciere
32 GK United States USA Richard Ott

Year-by-year
Year Division League Regular Season Playoffs Open Cup
2011 4 PDL 5th, Great Lakes Did not qualify Did not qualify

Head coaches
  • England Denzil Antonio (2011)

Stadium

Average attendance

Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive at https://web.archive.org/web/20100105175057/http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html.

  • 2011: 185

References
  1. AMFC Summit Assault Joins PDL Archived 2011-04-08 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2011-05-22.
  3. "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2011-05-22.
  4. "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2011-03-17. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  5. "BIO Preview for /Sports/M-soccer/MTT/Stuver_brad00.HTML".
  6. "Kyle Scharfenberg Bio - Lafayette Leopards Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2014-10-23. Retrieved 2011-06-10.
  7. "Player Bio: Mike Matlock - University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2011-05-22.
  8. "Sean Sikich - Men's Soccer".
  9. "Aodhan Quinn - Soccer".
  10. "Player Bio: Michael Balogun - NORTH CAROLINA OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Archived from the original on 2010-09-28. Retrieved 2011-05-22.
  11. http://www.gozips.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10800&ATCLID=1523692%5B%5D
  12. "Vaughn Spurrier - Men's Soccer".
  13. http://www.gozips.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10800&ATCLID=941597%5B%5D
  14. "Ryan Minick". Archived from the original on 2014-10-23. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  15. "BIO Preview for /Sports/M-soccer/MTT/Adkins_aaron00.HTML".
  16. "Tiffin University - 2010 Men's Soccer Roster". Archived from the original on 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
  17. "BIO Preview for /Sports/M-soccer/MTT/Suljevic_admir00.HTML".
  18. http://loyolaramblers.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/afsarifard_kayvon00.html


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