Akron City FC

Akron City FC
Full nameAkron City FC
Founded2021 (2021)
StadiumGreen Street Stadium
St. Vincent–St. Mary High School
Akron, Ohio
Capacity3,000[1]
Head CoachAndy Hoggarth
LeagueUSL League Two
Websitehttps://akroncityfc.com/

Akron City FC is an American soccer club based in Akron, Ohio, United States.

Founded in 2021, the men's team plays in USL League Two, a pre-professional league that is part of the United Soccer League system. The team originally played in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national semi-pro league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Great Lakes Conference of the Midwest Region.[2] The team plays its home games at Green Street Stadium on the campus of St. Vincent–St. Mary High School in Akron.[3] The team's colors are sky blue, red and white.

History

Founding and inaugural season

Akron City FC joined the NPSL as an expansion franchise in 2021 and took part in its first competitive season in 2022. On September 16, 2021, Kia Zolgharnain was named as the technical director and was responsible for player acquisition for the new team.[2] Akron City played their first NPSL game on May 14, 2022. In front of 1,051 fans, the team secured a 2–1 victory over Pittsburgh Hotspurs.[4]

The team would not win again until its final game on July 15, 2022 against the Erie Commodores. Kia stepped down as head coach after three games for medical reasons and assistant coach Jay Stepp assumed head coaching duties for the reaming of the season. Cedric Tschami was elevated to top assistant. Despite the team's final record, four of their losses were by one goal and they played to four draws. One of those draws was against eventual Rust Belt champion and Midwest Region finalist Cleveland SC, avenging their two worst losses of the season. In that game, Akron City FC scored early and held a 1-0 lead for over 70 minutes before conceding the equalizer in the 86th minute.

Despite the results on the field, the 2022 season was a great building block for the future. The team drew over 1,000 fans twice and averaged 625 fans for the season, well above league averages. The team secured 19 sponsorships, proving the business community was on board with the cities newest sports asset.

In December 2024, Akron announced it was joining USL League Two for the 2025 season.[5]

Club colors and crest

Sponsorship

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt Sponsor Sleeve Sponsor Other Kit Sponsors
2022 UN1TUS Hoppin' Frog Brewery Springside Athletic Club Circle K, Cleveland Clinic Akron General
2023 Circle K Cleveland Clinic Akron General, Sgt. Clean Car Wash, TL Worldwide Transportation
2024 ARRIVO (formerly Un1tus) Uncle Tito's Mexican Grill Hoppin' Frog Brewery, Sgt. Clean Car Wash, Days of Gifts, Lyndall Insurance, Ohio Euro Motorcars, Sports Alliance of Greater Akron
2025 Hoppin' Frog Brewery, Akron Indoor Soccer, Lyndall Insurance, Days of Gifts, Ohio Euro Motors

Players and staff

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United States USA Brett Kaminski
2 DF Canada CAN Jami Royer
3 MF Serbia SRB Uros Jevtic
4 DF England ENG Mikey Lennon
5 DF Netherlands NED Stan Klaver
6 MF England ENG Matt Roberts
7 FW United States USA Marko Rimac
8 MF United States USA Marko Odorcic
9 MF Malaysia MAS Wan Kuzri Wan Kamal
10 MF United States USA Ethan Vermillion
11 DF Serbia SRB Milos Stajkovic
12 FW United States USA Carter Hancock
13 FW Canada CAN Remi Agunbiade
15 DF United States USA Adam Kalvitz
16 MF United States USA Glory User
17 DF United States USA Quinn Groves
18 FW United States USA Stefan Dobrijevic
19 MF United States USA Lazar Ivanis
20 DF United States USA Will Wagner
21 FW Canada CAN Abdi Bah
22 MF Germany GER Jannis Schmidt
23 MF United States USA Colin Biros
24 DF United States USA James Buebendorf
25 FW United States USA Dylan Halm
31 GK United States USA Cam Victor

Year-by-year

Season League Playoffs Open Cup Top Goalscorer(s)
Div League Conference Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts PPG Position Name(s) Goals
2022 4 NPSL Rust Belt Conference 12 2 6 4 10 23 -13 10 0.83 5th DNQ DNE United States Jaden Wright 5
2023 Great Lakes Conference 12 3 8 1 15 20 -5 10 0.83 6th DNQ DNE United States Jaden Wright 3
2024 10 8 2 0 43 10 +33 24 2.40 2nd DNE United States Stefan Dobrijevic 12

|2025 |12 |5 |2 |5 |19 |11 | +8 |20 |1.67 | bgcolor=silver | 3rd | United States Stefan Dobrijevic |4 |}

Managerial history

Coach Years League W-L-D Playoffs
Kia Zolgharnain/Jay Stepp

Andy Hoggarth

2022–2022

2023–Present

2–6–4

17-13-6

0-0-0

1-1

Total


Stadium

References

  1. ^ https://www.stvm.com/list-detail?pk=110429
  2. ^ a b "Akron City FC Joins the NPSL for the 2022 Season". akroncityfc.com. September 16, 2021. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  3. ^ "Akron City FC @ Green Street Stadium at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School". npsl.com. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  4. ^ "HISTORIC NIGHT FOR NPSL SOCCER IN AKRON, OHIO ENDS WITH A 2-1 WIN FOR AKRON CITY FC". npsl.com. May 15, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  5. ^ "Akron City FC to join USL League Two in 2025". USL League Two. December 12, 2024. Retrieved December 16, 2024.