Rocket City United

Rocket City United (RCU) was an American soccer team based in Huntsville, Alabama, United States. Founded in 2007, the team formerly played in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Southeast Division. Rocket City United announced it would go on hiatus and not field a team for the 2015 NPSL season. The franchise was subsequently replaced by other clubs and later folded. A youth academy program that was connected to Rocket City United still continues under the same name.[1]

Rocket City United
Full nameRocket City United
Founded2007
GroundJohn Hunt Soccer Stadium
Huntsville, Alabama
Capacity7,000

The team played its home games at John Hunt Soccer Stadium in Huntsville, Alabama. Home games were also played at Madison City Schools Stadium in Madison, Alabama from 2010 to 2012.[2] The team's colors were red, black, and white.

Year-by-year
Year Division League Regular Season Playoffs Open Cup
2008 4 NPSL 3rd, Southeast Did not qualify Did not enter
2009 4 NPSL 1st, Southeast National Semi Finals Did not qualify
2010 4 NPSL 3rd, Southeast Did not qualify Did not qualify
2011 4 NPSL 6th, Southeast Did not qualify Did not qualify
2012 4 NPSL 3rd, South-Southeast-West Did not qualify Did not qualify
2013 4 NPSL 3rd, Southeast Did not qualify Did not qualify

Honors
  • NPSL Southeast Division Champions 2009

Head coaches

Stadia

References
  1. http://www.nationalpremiersoccerleague.com/teams/index_E.html
  2. Semi-Pro Soccer Comes To Madison


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