West Chester United SC

West Chester United SC

Full name	West Chester United Soccer Club
Nickname(s)	Predators
Founded	1976; 48 years ago (1976)
Stadium	Kildare's Field
President	Mick Harrison & Brad Sugiyama
Manager	Brad Sugiyama
Head coach	Winston Coventry
League	National Premier Soccer League USL League Two
Website	http://www.wcusc.org/

West Chester United SC is an American soccer club based in West Chester, Pennsylvania that currently competes in both the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) and USL League Two.^[1] The organization also fields a side in the United Soccer League of Pennsylvania, a fully-amateur state league.

History

The team was announced on January 18, 2017 as a National Premier Soccer League expansion team.^[2] West Chester is a non-profit youth organization, with over 3,400 boys and girls ages 3 to 18 and approximately 350 adult players.^[3]

On January 14, 2020 USL League Two announced that West Chester United would join the league for the 2020 season in the Mid Atlantic Division.^[4]

Since 2017, WCU has had a rivalry with fellow Pennsylvania side Philadelphia Lone Star FC, which also joined the NPSL in 2017. Both teams' first league match was against one-another and made the first leg of a derby, the Route 3 Derby, with the winner after both legs being awarded the Kildare's Cup.^[5] West Chester has won the cup every year of its existence, with the closest series coming in 2019 when United won 4–3 after initially losing the first game for the first time.^[6][7]

Year-by-year

NPSL

Year	League	Regular Season	Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup
2017	NPSL	3rd, Keystone Conference	Conference Semifinal	Ineligible
2018	NPSL	3rd, Keystone Conference	Conference Final	did not qualify
2019	NPSL	2nd, Keystone Conference	Conference Semifinal	did not qualify
2020	NPSL	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021	NPSL	1st, Keystone Conference	Conference Semifinal	did not qualify
2022	NPSL	2nd, Keystone Conference	Conference Final	did not qualify
2023	NPSL	1st, Keystone Conference West	Conference Champs	did not qualify
2024	NPSL	1st, Keystone Conference West	Regional Semifinals	did not qualify

USL League Two

Year	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup
2020	USL League Two	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021	USL League Two	1st, Mid Atlantic	Conference Finals	did not qualify
2022	USL League Two	2nd, Mid Atlantic	did not qualify	1st Round
2023	USL League Two	2nd, Mid Atlantic	did not qualify	did not qualify
2024	USL League Two	3rd, Mid Atlantic	did not qualify	did not qualify

Honors

NPSL

• Kildare's Cup: Champion (2017, 2018, 2019)
• 2020 U.S. Open Cup: Qualified
• Keystone Conference Champions (2021,2023)
• East Region Champions (2023)
• NPSL National Semifinalist (2023)

USL League Two

• Mid Atlantic Division Champions (2021)

Amateur

• United Soccer League of Pennsylvania: Champion (2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19)
• Northeast Elite Soccer League: Champion (2019)
• Eastern Pennsylvania Soccer Association Open Cup: Champion (2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15)
• Eastern Pennsylvania Soccer Association Amateur Open Cup: Champion (2017–18, 2018–19)
• USASA Region I Werner Fricker Open Cup: Champion (2015)
• Werner Fricker Open Cup: Champion (2015)
• USASA Region I Amateur Cup: Champions (2018)
• National Amateur Cup: Finalist (2018)
• 2016 U.S. Open Cup: Second Round
• 2019 U.S. Open Cup: Second Round

References

1. "West Chester United SC official site". West Chester United SC. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
2. "West Chester United Soccer Club Joins the NPSL". National Premier Soccer League. January 18, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
3. "WCUSC Overview & History". West Chester United SC. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
4. "West Chester United SC Joins USL League Two". January 14, 2020.
5. Ralph, Matthew (May 11, 2017). "Inaugural Kildare's Cup Will Be Awarded to Winner of Route 3 Derby". Brotherly Game. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
6. "Game Report". npsl.bonzidev.com. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
7. "Game Report". npsl.bonzidev.com. Retrieved January 26, 2020.