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Mass United Rush FC

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Mass United Rush FC
Full nameMass United Rush Football Club
Nickname(s)The Riders
Founded2009
GroundManning Field
Capacity4,000
OwnerJim Antonakas
Head CoachJim Antonakas
LeagueAmerican Soccer League

Mass United Rush FC, formerly Mass United FC was an American soccer team based in Lynn, Massachusetts, United States.

History

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Founded in 2009, the team made its debut in the Northeast – Atlantic Conference of the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL),[1] the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in 2011. In March 2011, Mass United FC, announced[2] its 2011 NPSL schedule to be played at the City of Lynn's Manning Field.

The club's colors were "United Blue", yellow and white.

The club also operated teams in the Bay State Soccer League (BSSL) and the Massachusetts State Soccer League (MSSL), as well as an indoor team in the MSSL.

Mass United FC declared that it will sit out the 2013 NPSL season.[3] It was later announced the club would be part of the inaugural season of the relaunched American Soccer League in 2014, signing Trinibagonian Kareem Smith.[4] The league folded in 2017.

Season-by-season

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Season League Regular Season W-D-T Playoffs Open Cup Amateur Cup
2011 NPSL 6th, Atlantic 2-1-7 Did not qualify Did not enter Did not enter
2012 NPSL 5th, Atlantic 4-1-8 Did not qualify First qualifying round First qualifying round
2014-15 ASL 4th 6-9-2 Did not qualify Did not enter

References

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  1. ^ "Mass United FC Announce 2011 Schedule; Playing Venue". Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
  2. ^ Mass United FC “The Riders”
  3. ^ "United Shifts Focus". Mass United FC. 10 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Mass United signs Kareem Smith". Soca Warriors. 19 August 2014.
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