Icon FC
Full nameIcon Football Club
Nickname(s)Sky Blues, Cielo Azul
Founded2010
GroundBoverini Stadium
Capacity3,000
PresidentGreg Bajek
Head CoachGreg Bajek
LeagueAmerican Soccer League
WebsiteClub website

Icon Football Club is an American soccer team based in Montville, New Jersey. It was announced in May 2014[1] the club would join the professional American Soccer League beginning with the 2014-15 season.

Icon FC competed in the Garden State Soccer League, a United States Adult Soccer Association fifth-tier league from 2010-14.

U.S. Open Cup

The club is best known for their performances in the 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup which they qualified for by advancing to the final of the 2013 USASA Region I National Cup. Their striker, Argjent Duka (brother of Chicago Fire midfielder Dilly Duka), finished tied for third among the top scorers[2] with four goals in two matches.

U.S. Open Cup results

Date Tournament Stage Opponent Result
May 14, 2013 1st Round Brooklyn Italians (NPSL) Won, 4-1[3]
May 21, 2013 2nd Round Richmond Kickers (USL PRO) Lost, 1-4[4]
May 14, 2014 2nd Round Baltimore Bohemians (PDL) Lost, 1-4[5]

Season-by-season

Season League W D L Result Playoffs
2014-15 ASL 10 4 4 2nd Won ASL Cup (defeated Western Mass Pro)

References

  1. ^ "Icon FC Becomes A Franchise In ASL". Icon Soccer Club. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  2. ^ "2013 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup goalscoring leaders". thecup.us. 2 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Argjent Duka's hat trick lifts newcomers Icon FC over Brooklyn Italians". thecup.us. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Richmond pull away from Icon FC to set up another rematch with DC United". thecup.us. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  5. ^ "Coach Santino Quaranta leads Baltimore Bohemians to debut win over Icon FC". thecup.us. Retrieved 18 May 2014.

External links

American Soccer League (2014–17)
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