Pennsylvania Stoners
Full namePennsylvania Stoners
Nickname(s)The Stoners
Founded2007
Dissolved2009
GroundZephyr Sports Complex at Whitehall High School
ChairmanUnited States Fred Stellato
ManagerUnited States David Weitzman
LeagueNational Premier Soccer League
2009Regular Season: 3rd, Keystone
Playoffs: did not qualify

The Pennsylvania Stoners were an American soccer team based in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Founded in 2007, the team played in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Eastern Keystone Division.

The team played its home games at the Zephyr Sports Complex on the campus of Whitehall High School in nearby Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania, where they had played since 2009. The team's colors were royal blue and white.

The Stoners name was derived from Pennsylvania's official nickname, The Keystone State. A previous incarnation of the Stoners was a member of the American Soccer League from 1979 to 1983.

History

The original Stoners were members of the American Soccer League from 1979 to 1983, during which time the team registered a win-loss-tie record of 76-49-25. The Stoners won the league championship in 1980.[1] Due to increasing competition from other soccer leagues, and decreasing attendance, the team, along with the rest of the league, folded in 1983.[1]

The team was resurrected in 2007 as the Pennsylvania Stoners, and competed in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL). The team originally played its home games at J. Birney Crum Stadium in Allentown.

In 2008, the team captured the NPSL league championship. In 2009, the Stoners began playing their home matches at Whitehall-Coplay School District's Zephyr Sports Complex in nearby Whitehall. The team folded after the 2009 season. In 2010, the FC Sonic Lehigh Valley brought NPSL soccer back to the Lehigh Valley.[2]

Players

Current roster

as at June 7, 2009 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK United States USA Adam Miller
1 GK United States USA Sam Bishop
2 MF United States USA Ryan Hess (C)
3 MF United States USA Daniel Scavone
4 FW United States USA Ricky Mucelli
5 DF United States USA James Feimster
6 MF United States USA Evan Rubin
7 MF United States USA James Graf
8 FW United States USA Thomas Reilly
9 MF United States USA Scott Burcik
10 DF United States USA Derek Ludlow
11 DF United States USA Anthony Barnold
12 DF United States USA Eric Williams
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF United States USA Nicholas Alderiso
14 FW United States USA Alex Weisberger
15 FW United States USA Christopher Bastidas
16 MF United States USA Cody Antonini
17 MF United States USA Daniel Odenwelder
18 DF United States USA Matthew Kosik
19 DF United States USA Blake Ritchey
20 DF United States USA Matthew Cecconi
21 FW United States USA Nick Kosik
00 GK United States USA Christopher Varga
— DF United States USA Jordie Ciuffetelli
— DF United States USA Andrew Harshey
— MF Peru PER German Reyes

Individual honors

Year-by-year

Year Division League Regular Season Playoffs Open Cup
1979 2 ASL 3rd, Eastern Semifinals did not enter
1980 2 ASL 1st, National Champion did not enter
1981 2 ASL 2nd, Liberty Semifinals did not enter
1982 2 ASL 6th 1st Round did not enter
1983 2 ASL 2nd, Eastern Final did not enter
2008 4 NPSL 1st, North Champion did not enter
2009 4 NPSL 3rd, Keystone did not qualify did not enter

Honors

Head coaches

Stadiums

References

  1. ^ a b Long, Ernie (13 December 1999). "The Popular Stoners Were Hurt By League: ASL Got Away From What Made It Successful, Which Destroyed Allentown Team". The Morning Call.
  2. ^ "National Premier Soccer League - F.C. Sonic Lehigh Valley to take the field in 2010". Archived from the original on 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
  3. ^ "Stoners Announce 2009 Coaching Staff". Retrieved 2009-04-27.

External links

American Soccer League (1933–1983)
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