Med City FC

Med City FC

Full name	Med City Football Club
Founded	2017; 8 years ago (2017)
Stadium	Rochester Regional Stadium
Capacity	5,000
Owner	Frank Spaeth[1]
Head coach	Luke Corey[2][3][4]
League	NPSL
2023	North Conference: 3rd Playoffs: Regional Semifinals Overall: 27th
Website	http://www.medcityfc.com/
Home colors Away colors

Med City FC is a men's soccer club based in Rochester, Minnesota. It competes in the NPSL Midwest Region's North Conference.^[5][1] The club's colors are blue and green.

History

Med City FC was founded in 2017 by Frank Spaeth, joining NPSL's North Conference as an expansion team.^[6][7]

In late 2019, City was announced as a participant in the 2020 U.S. Open Cup due to its performance in the previous season.^[8] This would be the team's first appearance in the tournament. However, on March 13, 2020, U.S. Soccer elected to temporarily suspend the tournament due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.^[9][10]

Coaching staff

Staff

• Neil Cassidy – Head Coach
• Israel Perez Medina – Assistant Coach
• Mitch Amundson – Assistant Coach
• Frank Spaeth – Manager

Supporters

The team's main supporter group is the Sawbones Army.^[11][12] The group's main purpose is "to create a rooting section for the club, complete with drumming, flags, scarves, and constant chanting and cheering." The group has been officially recognized by the team as of the 2018 season.^[13]

Year-by-year

Season	League											Position		Playoffs	USOC	Other
	League	Region	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Conf.	Overall
2017	NPSL	Midwest	14	7	3	4	23	16	+7	25	1.93	4th, North	32nd	DNQ	Ineligible	N/A
2018			14	6	4	4	30	12	+18	22	1.57	4th, North	45th	DNQ	DNQ	N/A
2019			12	8	1	3	28	11	+17	27	2.25	2nd, North	16th	Regional Quarterfinals		N/A
2020			Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[14]
2021			12	8	4	0	33	16	+17	24	2	3rd, North	18th	DNQ	Cancelled[15]	N/A
2022			14	11	1	2	35	11	+24	35	2.5	1st, North	4th	Regional Semifinals	DNQ	N/A
2023			12	6	2	4	23	10	+13	22	1.83	3rd, North	27th	Regional Semifinals		MN Super Cup, 1st[16]

References

1. "NPSL MED CITY FC'S FRANK SPAETH ON STARTING A NEW cLUB". goalnation.com. December 30, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
2. "Med City FC Names First Head Coach". January 11, 2017. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
3. "Local Sports Notebook: Med City soccer team hires coach". Post-Bulletin. January 14, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
4. "Med City FC Names First Head Coach". January 11, 2017. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
5. "National Premier Soccer League". Npsl.bonzidev.com. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
6. "MED CITY FC JOINS THE NPSL". Npsl.com. December 21, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
7. "Local sports notebook: Pro soccer returning to Rochester". Post-Bulletin. December 24, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
8. "Med City FC lands spot in prestigious Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup". Post Bulletin. December 20, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
9. "U.S. Soccer Temporarily Suspends 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Due to Covid-19 Outbreak". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
10. Reed, Jordyn (March 22, 2020). "Med City FC, US Open Cup in limbo". ABC 6 NEWS. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
11. "Sawbones Army-Med City FC Supporters Group". Facebook. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
12. Livingston-Garcia, Louis (May 3, 2018). "Does Rochester have soccer hooligans?". Post Bulletin. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
13. "Support". Med City FC. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
14. Prince-Wright, Joe (March 26, 2020). "2020 NPSL season cancelled". ProSoccerTalk. NBC Sports. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
15. "U.S. Soccer Cancels Open Cup Again, Sets 2022 Plan". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
16. https://www.postbulletin.com/staff-reports (July 31, 2023). "Med City FC takes home Minnesota Super Cup championship". Rochester Post Bulletin. Retrieved August 22, 2023. {{cite web}}: External link in |last= (help)

External links

• Official website