Memphis City FC
# Memphis City FC

Memphis City FC were an American soccer team based in Memphis, Tennessee which played in USL League Two. The team was founded in 2015 and played its inaugural season in 2016 in the National Premier Soccer League. The team competed for a rivalry trophy called the "Volunteer Shield". The four Tennessee teams Memphis City FC, Nashville FC, Chattanooga FC, and Knoxville Force play against one another twice throughout the season. The team with the most points per win/tie, wins the trophy.

## History

Memphis City FC was founded on May 27, 2015, with the intention of bringing high-level soccer to the city of Memphis and to advance the cause of Memphis soccer nationally. Following several months of planning and set-up, the club was officially announced to the public on November 4, 2015, when it was revealed that they had won a place in the NPSL for the 2016 season.

## Badge and colors

The badge of the club consists of a stylized capitals "MCFC" contained within concentric rings, the club's name written again in full within the rings, and the design topped off with two small Egyptian pyramids which represent the namesake of the club's home city, being Memphis, Egypt. The design bears strong similarities to that of Major League Soccer side New York City FC, with Memphis City's management admitting that NYCFC sister club Manchester City of the Premier League in England influenced the naming of the NPSL team, although the two sides share neither ownership, management nor affiliation.

The colors of the club, in contrast, are similar to the Maroon and Orange of Serie A side A.S. Roma, which the club again cites as a primary influence on the founders, stating that they additionally represent a contrast to the traditional blues and greens of other nearby soccer sides.

The jerseys used by Memphis City FC are supplied by Hummel Sports and the jersey sponsor is Toyota. Their home jersey boasts a maroon base with white accents and the away jersey is white and the I-40 cup boasts a sky blue body and white accents.

## Stadium

The club played its home games at Mike Rose Soccer Complex, in a 2,500 capacity stadium on the site, lying a short distance to the east of the city. Toward the end of the 2016 season the team moved to Christian Brothers High School's Tom Nix Stadium. They now play their home games there at 5900 Walnut Grove, seating 3,000.

## Awards 2016

Santiago Moore of Memphis City FC won the 2016 Volunteer Shield Golden Boot. Moore finished the competition for Tennessee's premier club with 5 goals and helped guide MCFC and their MCFC Rogue Squadron to a respectable second place finish in the derby in Memphis' inaugural season.

* Volunteer Golden Boot
* NPSL SE Conference Player of the Week (multiple times)
* Dalton State scholarship offer

Humberto Paelez

* Voted NPSL SE Player of the Week (multiple times)

Jack Skahan

* Youngest player ever (17 yo) to score in the NPSL SE Conference

Cameron Woodfin

* Southern Conference Men's Soccer Player of the Week

Hayden Hamilton (16 Y/O)

* Youngest player to play in NPSL Southeast Conference

## Conference

In 2016 MCFC was a part of the SouthEastern Conference. It consisted of 6 teams. Nashville FC, Chattanooga FC, Knoxville Force, New Orleans, Birmingham Hammers, and Memphis City FC. In 2017 the Conference expanded and added 4 more teams and divided the conference into two divisions, the East and West. In the East Asheville City FC, Atlanta Silverbacks, FC Carolina Discoveries, Georgia Revolution, and Knoxville Force. In the West Birmingham Hammers, Chattanooga FC, Inter-Nashville FC, Memphis City FC, and New Orleans Jesters.

## Regular season 2016 record

Win  Draw  Loss (** Represents I-40 CUP) (* Represents Conference Play)

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Record | Conference record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | April 22, 2016 | at Little Rock Rangers** | L | 1–2 agg (1–2) | 0–1–0 | 0-0-0 |
| 2 | April 24, 2016 | Little Rock Rangers** | T | 3–3 Agg (4–5) | 0–1–1 | 0-0-0 |
| 3 | May 7, 2016 | @ Mississippi Brilla | L | 2–3 | 0–2–1 | 0-0-0 |
| 4 | May 14, 2016 | Houston Hurricanes | W | 5–0 | 1–2–1 | 0-0-0 |
| 5 | May 21, 2016 | New Orleans Jesters* | T | 0–0 | 1–2–2 | 0–0–1 |
| 6 | May 28, 2016 | Nashville FC* | W | 1–0 | 2–2–2 | 1–0–1 |
| 7 | June 4, 2016 | @ Chattanooga FC* | L | 1–2 | 2–3–2 | 1–1–1 |
| 8 | June 10, 2016 | Knoxville Force* | W | 5–1 | 3–3–2 | 2–1–1 |
| 9 | June 12, 2016 | at Birmingham Hammers* | L | 0–1 | 3–4–2 | 2–2–1 |
| 10 | June 16, 2016 | @ New Orleans Jesters* | W | 2–1 | 4–4–2 | 3–2–1 |
| 11 | June 18, 2016 | Nashville FC* | L | 1–2 | 4–5–2 | 3–3–1 |
| 12 | June 25, 2016 | Chattanooga FC* | T | 1–1 | 4–5–3 | 3–3–2 |
| 13 | June 29, 2016 | Birmingham Hammers* | W | 4–3 | 5–5–3 | 4–3–2 |
| 14 | July 2, 2016 | @ Knoxville Force* | W | 2–1 | 6–5–3 | 5–3–2 |

## Post-season 2016

| Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conference Semi-final | July 8, 2016 | New Orleans Jesters | W | 3–0 | 7–5–3 |
| Conference Final | July 9, 2016 | Chattanooga FC | L | 1–2 | 7–6–3 |

## Regular season 2017 record

Win  Draw  Loss  Not Played (~ Represents I-40 CUP) (* Represents Conference Play) (** Represents West Conference Play)

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Record | Conference record | West record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | March 22, 2017 | vs Portsmouth FC | W | 4–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| 2 | April 15, 2017 | vs Freed Hardeman | W | 7–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| 3 | May 14, 2017 | @ Little Rock Rangers~ | W | 2–1 agg (2–1) | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| 4 | May 6, 2017 | vs Nashville SC | L | 1–4 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| 5 | May 13, 2017 | vs Asheville City FC* | T | 2–2 | 3–1–1 | 0–0–1 | 0-0-0 |
| 6 | May 20, 2017 | @ Inter-Nashville FC** | L | 0–3 | 3–2–1 | 0–1–1 | 0–1–0 |
| 7 | May 24, 2017 | vs Chattanooga FC** | T | 0–0 | 3–2–2 | 0–1–2 | 0–1–1 |
| 8 | May 27, 2017 | vs Inter-Nashville FC** | T | 0–0 | 3–2–3 | 0–1–3 | 0–1–2 |
| 9 | June 3, 2017 | vs Little Rock Rangers~ | T | 1–1 agg (3–2) | 3–2–4 | 0–1–3 | 0–1–2 |
| 10 | June 16, 2016 | vs Birmingham Hammers** | W | 2–0 | 4–2–4 | 1–1–3 | 1–1–2 |
| 11 | June 8, 2017 | @ Asheville City FC* | W | 2–1 | 5–2–4 | 2–1–3 | 1–1–2 |
| 12 | June 10, 2017 | @ Knoxville Force* | L | 1–3 | 5–3–4 | 2–2–3 | 1–1–2 |
| 13 | June 17, 2017 | vs New Orleans Jesters** | T | 1–1 | 5–3–5 | 2–2–4 | 1–1–3 |
| 14 | June 21, 2017 | @ Mississippi Brilla | W | 8–1 | 6–3–5 | 2–2–4 | 1–1–3 |
| 15 | June 24, 2017 | @ New Orleans Jesters** | L | 2–3 | 6–4–5 | 2–3–4 | 1–2–3 |
| 16 | June 28, 2017 | @ Chattanooga FC** | W | 2–1 | 7–4–5 | 3–3–4 | 2–2–3 |
| 17 | July 1, 2017 | @ Birmingham Hammers** | W | 1–0 | 8–4–5 | 4–3–4 | 3–2–3 |
| 18 | July 8, 2017 | vs Knoxville Force* | W | 2–1 | 9–4–5 | 5–3–4 | 3–2–3 |

## Year-by-year

| Year | Division | League | Regular Season | Playoffs | Open Cup | I-40 Cup | Volunteer Shield |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016 | 4 | NPSL | 2nd, Southeast (5–3–2) | Conference Final | Did not enter | L 4–5 | 2nd |
| 2017 | 4 | NPSL | 6th, Southeast (5–3–4) 4th, West (3–2–3) | Did not qualify | Did not enter | W 3–2 | 3rd |
| 2018 | 4 | PDL | 7th, Deep South (1–10–3) | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | – | – |
