Greenville Liberty SC is an American women's soccer team, that began play in 2022 in USL W League. They are affiliated with Greenville Triumph SC, a men's team in the USL League One.
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Full name | Greenville Liberty Soccer Club | ||
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Gegründet | June 8, 2021 | ||
Ground | Paladin Stadium Greenville, South Carolina | ||
Capacity | 10,000 | ||
Owner |
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President | Chris Lewis | ||
Head Coach | Julie Carlson | ||
League | USL W League | ||
2022 | 1st, South Atlantic Division Playoffs: National Semifinals | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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History
editOn June 8, 2021, Greenville Triumph SC announced that they would create a women's team that would be one of the eight founding members of the new W League.[1] Fans chose the name Greenville Liberty, which was announced along with the team colors and crest, on March 23, 2022 .[2]
The Liberty won their first game by defeating the Charlotte Independence women's team 4-2 on May 15 in Charlotte.[3] They won their home debut by defeating the North Carolina Courage U23s 6-1 on May 20.[4]
Players and staff
editCurrent roster
editStaff
edit- As of September 8, 2022[7]
- Megan Kolak – Senior Vice-president
- Julie Carlson – Head Coach & Technical Director
- Sarah Jacobs – Assistant Coach
- Kevin Kennedy – Assistant Coach
- Santiago Restrepo – Goalkeeping Coach
- Blakely Mattern - Performance Coach
- India Trotter - Performance Coach
Record
editYear-by-year
edit- As of July 22, 2023
Season | USL W League | Playoffs | Top Scorer | Head coach | ||||||||
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P | W | L | D | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | Player | Goals | |||
2022 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 26 | 1st, South Atlantic | National Semifinals | Caroline Conti | 10 | Julie Carlson |
2023 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 27 | 9 | 6th, South Atlantic | Did not qualify | Christian Brathwaite Molly Dwyer |
3 | Julie Carlson |
2024 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5th, South Central | Did not qualify | Julie Carlson |
Head coaches
edit- Includes Regular Season and Playoffs. Excludes friendlies.
Coach | Nationality | Start | End | Games | Win | Loss | Draw | Win % |
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Julie Carlson[8] | Vereinigte Staaten | December 9, 2021 | present | 26 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 46.15 |
Honors
edit- USL W League
- South Atlantic Division Winner: 2022
Player honors
editYear | Player | Land | Position | Honor |
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2022 | Christian Brathwaite | Trinidad & Tobago | Midfielder | Young (U20) Player of the Year All-League First Team |
Caroline Conti | Vereinigte Staaten | Midfielder | All-League Second Team |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ King, Jay (June 8, 2022). "Greenville Triumph announces formation of women's team, new league". Greenville Journal.
- ^ Putnam, Jeannie (March 24, 2022). "Greenville Liberty is the name chosen for new women's pre-professional soccer team". Greenville Journal.
- ^ Morris, Julia (May 15, 2022). "Greenville Liberty take regular season opener in Charlotte". WYFF4.
- ^ Morris, Julia (May 20, 2022). "Greenville Liberty thrills in home debut with 6-1 win". WYFF4.
- ^ "2022 USL W League Roster". greenvilleliberty.com. Greenville Liberty SC. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ "SGreenville Liberty Roster". USLWLeague.com. USL League One. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ "Technical & Front Office Staff". Tormentafc.com. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ Mirah, Stephane (December 9, 2021). "Meet Julie Carlson, new head coach for Greenville Triumph's USL women's team". Greenville Post & Courier.