2020–21 Stumptown AC season

The 2020–21 Stumptown AC season was the club's second in the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA), second overall, and first under this name and management.

Stumptown AC
2020–21 NISA season
Interim PresidentFred Matthes
Head coachRod Underwood
StadiumSportsplex at Matthews
Matthews, North Carolina
NISAFall: Did not compete
Spring: 3rd
PlayoffsFall: Did not compete
Spring: Did not qualify
Legends Cup8th place
U.S. Open CupDid not qualify
Top goalscorerAlex McGrath: 3
Biggest winStump 3–1 1904
(June 22)
Biggest defeatDCFC 2–0 Stump
(Apr. 14, Legends Cup)

Roster

Players

As of April 13, 2021[1][2]
No. Position Player Nation
1 GK Kevin Gonzalez  United States
2 DF Bay Kurtz  United States
3 DF Shaan Sharma  United States
5 DF Jacob Lovinger  United States
6 MF Quinn Mello-Bastida  United States
7 MF Alex McGrath  United States
8 MF Luis Garcia Sosa  Mexico
9 DF Robert Hines  United States
10 FW Agwie Chunga  United States
11 DF Travis Ward  United States
12 FW Khesanio Hall  Jamaica
13 DF Giovani Bejarno Navia  Colombia
14 DF Dylan Greenburg  United States
16 MF Ismael Longo  United States
17 MF Elliot Cutts  England
18 GK Hassan Kamara  United States
19 FW Giovanni Ramos-Godoy  United States
20 MF Jake Crim  United States
22 DF Franky Martinez  United States
24 FW Salifu Jatta  Gambia
26 DF Rhys Williams  United States
29 FW Molley Karpeh Jr.  Liberia

Staff

Competitions

2020 Fall season

Initial details for the NISA Fall 2020 season were released on June 4, 2020.[3] Prior to the season, the league announced both Stumptown Athletic and San Diego 1904 FC would go on hiatus for the fall.[4] In early March 2021, NISA announced Stumptown AC would play in the Spring season with new ownership.[5] American soccer executive Fred Matthes and Carrie Taylor were named team president and head of operations, respectively.

2021 Spring Season

NISA Legends Cup

NISA announced initial spring season plans in early February 2021, including starting the season with a tournament in Chattanooga, Tennessee with a standard regular season to follow.[6][7] The tournament, now called the NISA Legends Cup, was officially announced on March 10 and is scheduled to run between April 13 and 25.[8] All nine NISA members teams take part in the Spring will be divided into three team groups. The highest placing group winner would automatically qualify for the tournament final, while the second and third highest finishing teams overall would play one-another in a semifinal to determine a second finalist.

Stumptown were drawn into Group 2 alongside California United Strikers FC and the Fall champions Detroit City FC.[9]

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Chattanooga FC 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 6 Advance to Legends Cup final
2 Detroit City FC 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4 Advance to Legends Cup semifinal
3 San Diego 1904 FC 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
4 Los Angeles Force 2 1 0 1 4 6 2 3
5 Michigan Stars FC 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
6 California United Strikers FC 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
7 Maryland Bobcats FC 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 1
8 Stumptown AC 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 1
9 New Amsterdam FC 2 0 0 2 2 6 4 0
Source: nisasoccer.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals scored; 4) head to head; 5) goals allowed; 6) coin toss
Group 2 results
Home \ Away CAL DET STU
California United Strikers FC 0–0 1–1
Detroit City FC 2–0
Stumptown AC
Source: nisasoccer.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Matches
April 14, 2021 (2021-04-14) Group 2 Round 1 Detroit City FC 2–0 Stumptown AC Chattanooga, Tennessee
12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Matthews 57'
  • Venegas  85'
  • Botello Faz
Report
Broadcast
Stadium: Finley Stadium
Referee: Rashawn Clark
April 19, 2021 (2021-04-19) Group 2 Round 2 Stumptown AC 1–1 California United Strikers FC Chattanooga, Tennessee
5:00 p.m. EDT
Report
Broadcast
Stadium: Finley Stadium
April 22, 2021 (2021-04-22) #8 Stumptown AC 1–0 #9 New Amsterdam FC Chattanooga, Tennessee
11:00 a.m. EDT
  • McGrath  14'
  • Kurtz 49'
  • Hines  81'
Report
Broadcast
Stadium: Finley Stadium
Referee: Rashawn Clark

Regular season

The Spring Season schedule was announced on March 18 with each association member playing eight games, four home and four away, in a single round-robin format.[10]

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Detroit City FC (Y, X) 8 6 2 0 14 3 +11 20 Advance to season final
2 Los Angeles Force 8 6 0 2 11 6 +5 18 Advance to spring final[lower-alpha 1]
3 Stumptown AC 8 4 3 1 8 4 +4 15
4 California United Strikers FC 8 4 1 3 12 10 +2 13
5 Maryland Bobcats FC 8 3 2 3 9 8 +1 11
6 Chattanooga FC (Z) 8 2 2 4 6 8 2 8 Advance to spring final
7 San Diego 1904 FC 8 2 1 5 8 17 9 7
8 Michigan Stars FC 8 1 2 5 5 12 7 5
9 New Amsterdam FC 8 1 1 6 5 10 5 4
Source: nisasoccer.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals scored; 4) head to head; 5) goals allowed; 6) coin toss
(X) Spring Legends Cup champion; (Y) Fall Champion, qualifies for season final; (Z) Spring Legends Cup runner-up, qualifies for spring final
Notes:
  1. If either 2020 Fall Champion Detroit or 2021 Legends Cup runner-up Chattanooga finish the spring season in first place, or both teams finish in the top two, the spot in the spring final will go to the next best team.
Matches
May 8, 2021 (2021-05-08) Week 1 Maryland Bobcats FC 1–2 Stumptown AC Germantown, Maryland
7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Cooper  30'
  • Kao  47'
  • Fane  60'
  • Banjo 76' (pen.)
Report
Broadcast
  • McGrath 24'
  • Ward  56', 65'
  • Bejarno  75'
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Referee: Gustavo Solorio
Note: Bejarno yellow not in report but shown on broadcast
May 12, 2021 (2021-05-12) Week 2 Stumptown AC 0–1 Los Angeles Force Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Chunga  5'
  • Ward  28'
Report
Broadcast
Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Referee: Brandon Gardner
Note: Match report missing Chaney yellow card in 89th minute
May 14, 2021 (2021-05-14) Week 3 New Amsterdam FC 0–1 Stumptown AC Warwick, New York
7:00 p.m. EDT
Report
Broadcast
  • McGrath 53'
  • Bejarno Navia  87'
Stadium: Hudson Sports Complex
Referee: Luis Diego Arroyo
Note: Multiple cautions on the report are either missing or mislabeled.
May 22, 2021 (2021-05-22) Week 4 Stumptown AC P–P California United Strikers FC Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Note: Match postponed to June 15 due to positive COVID-19 cases on Stumptown AC[11]
June 5, 2021 (2021-06-05) Week 5 Detroit City FC 0–0 Stumptown AC Hamtramck, Michigan
7:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Broadcast
  • Hines  41'
  • Ward  50'
  • Martinez  72'
  • Kurtz  86'
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Referee: Rashawn Clark
June 15, 2021 (2021-06-15) Week 4 (Replay) Stumptown AC 1–1 California United Strikers FC Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT
Report
Broadcast
  • Garton Jr. 14' (Pen)
  • Bryant  90+1'
Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Referee: Gustavo Solario
Note: Following the match Stumptown's Franky Martinez was shown a red card which was not listed on the report but shown on stream
June 19, 2021 (2021-06-19) Week 6 Chattanooga FC 0–1 Stumptown AC Chattanooga, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Broadcast
  • Garcia Sosa 40'
  • Greenberg  52'
Stadium: Finley Stadium
Attendance: 2,485[12]
Referee: Nicole Green
Note: Match report missing Gonzalez from Stumptown starting lineup but he is shown on the broadcast
June 22, 2021 (2021-06-22) Week 7 Stumptown AC 3–1 San Diego 1904 FC Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT
  • McGrath 8',  89'
  • Ward 13'
  • Garcia Sosa 45+3'
Report
Broadcast
Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Referee: Alexander Zhelyazkov
June 25, 2021 (2021-06-25) Week 8 Stumptown AC 0–0 Michigan Stars FC Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT
Report
Broadcast
Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Referee: Nicole Green
Note: Hall is marked as being subbed out on the report, should say he was subbed in

U.S. Open Cup

As a team playing in a recognized professional league, Stumptown would normally be automatically qualified for the U.S. Open Cup. However, with the 2021 edition shorted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, NISA has only been allotted 1 to 2 teams spots.[13] On March 29, U.S. Soccer announced 2020 Fall Champion Detroit City FC as NISA's representative in the tournament.[14]

Squad statistics

As of Match played June 25, 2021

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalLegends CupSpring Season
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK  USA Kevin Gonzalez 1103+008+00
18 GK  USA Hassan Kamara 000+000+00
Defenders
2 DF  USA Bay Kurtz 811+110+60
3 DF  USA Shaan Sharma 400+100+30
4 DF  USA Jacob Lovinger 200+000+20
9 DF  USA Robert Hines 1103+008+00
11 DF  USA Travis Ward 1123+008+02
13 DF  COL Giovani Bejarno Navia 1103+008+00
14 DF  USA Dylan Greenburg 400+103+00
22 DF  USA Franky Martinez 1103+008+00
26 DF  USA Rhys Williams 1012+018+00
Midfielders
6 MF  USA Quinn Mello-Bastida 100+100+00
7 MF  USA Alex McGrath 1133+008+03
8 MF  MEX Luis Garcia Sosa 1123+008+02
16 MF  VEN Ismael Longo 201+001+00
17 MF  ENG Elliot Cutts 400+101+20
20 MF  USA Jake Crim 1103+008+00
Forwards
10 FW  USA Agwie Chunga 801+102+40
12 FW  JAM Khesanio Hall 400+200+20
19 FW  USA Giovanni Ramos-Godoy 911+204+21
24 FW  GAM Salifu Jatta 000+000+00
29 FW  LBR Molley Karpeh Jr. 1003+005+20
Left during season

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name Legends Cup Spring Season Total
1MF7Alex McGrath033
2MF8Luis Garcia Sosa022
DF11Travis Ward022
3DF2Bay Kurtz101
FW19Giovanni Ramos-Godoy011
DF26Rhys Williams101

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name Legends Cup Spring Season Total
2DFBay Kurtz001010
7MFAlex McGrath202040
9DFRobert Hines101020
10FWAgwie Chunga001010
11DFTravis Ward103040
13DFGiovani Bejarno Navia002020
14DFDylan Greenburg001010
22DFFranky Martinez001111
26DFRhys Williams001010

References

  1. "Stumptown AC - Club". www.stumptownac.com. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  2. "Legends Cup 2021 Program" (PDF). National Independent Soccer Association. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  3. "NISA Fall Schedule Update". www.nisaofficial.com. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  4. "NISA Fall 2020 Schedule Update". www.nisaofficial.com. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  5. Mahoney, Ashley (8 March 2021). "Stumptown AC returns to the pitch with new leadership for 2021". www.thecharlottepost.com. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  6. MacCoon, Patrick. "Finley Stadium to host 13-day pro soccer tournament to kick off NISA's spring season". timesfreepress.com. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  7. "NISA Kicking Off 2021 Spring Season with Tournament in Chattanooga". WALV. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  8. "NISA Announces Schedule for Legends Cup Spring Tournament". www.nisaofficial.com. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  9. Mahoney, Ashley (12 April 2021). "Stumptown AC debuts new team, groundbreaking head coach". www.thecharlottepost.com. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  10. "NISA Announces Spring Season Schedule". www.nisaofficial.com. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  11. "NISA League Statement on Stumptown AC COVID Postponement". www.nisaofficial.com. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  12. "TONIGHT'S ATTENDANCE: 2,485". Twitter. Chattanooga FC. 19 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  13. Battista, Michael. "2021 US Open Cup format: Tournament shrinks due to COVID-19 pandemic". TheCup.us. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  14. Straus, Brian. "U.S. Soccer Trims 2021 Open Cup, Finalizes How Entrants Are Chosen". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
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