Florida Tropics SC

Florida Tropics SC
Founded 2015
Stadium Lakeland Center
Ground Capacity 8,178
Owner Central Florida Sports Ventures, LLC
Coach Clay Roberts
League Major Arena Soccer League
Website Club home page
This article is about the current indoor soccer team in Lakeland. For the traveling Senior Professional Baseball Association team from 1992, see West Palm Beach Tropics.

Florida Tropics SC is a professional indoor soccer team based in Lakeland, Florida. They were a founding member of the Indoor Professional League[1] and are set to begin play in late 2016. They are owned by Central Florida Sports Ventures, LLC, led by Andrew Haines, former owner of the St. Louis Ambush. The team is now set to join the Major Arena Soccer League.

History

On February 18, 2016, the current owner of the Baltimore Blast, Ed Hale, announced his intentions to leave the MASL and form a new league.[2]

On May 3, 2016, the Tropics, in conjunction with the newly formed IPL, held a press conference at the Lakeland Center and stated they would be joining the IPL alongside the Baltimore Blast, Harrisburg Heat, and St. Louis Ambush.[3][4] However, on August 29, 2016, it was announced that all IPL teams including Florida would be joining the MASL. [5]

Personnel

2016–17 roster

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

No. Position Player
1 Poland GK Piotr Sliwa
2 United States DF Rapha Nascimento
5 Brazil MF Lucas Teixeira
6 United States MF Christian Blandon
7 Brazil FW Victor Parreiras
8 Canada MF Marco Rodriguez
9 Brazil FW Carlos Araujo
10 Canada FW Freddy Moojen
11 Brazil FW Ricardo de Queiroz Diegues
12 Brazil FW Maycon França
No. Position Player
15 United States FW Kevin Rockwell-Ashton
16 United States MF Armando Tello
17 Jamaica FW Jowayne Laidley
18 Venezuela DF Victor Rojas
22 United States MF Anthony Arico
23 Ecuador DF JP Reyes
27 United States MF Julian Pavlovski
35 United States MF Alexi Cortez
90 Brazil DF Lucas Montelares
— Puerto Rico GK Jonathan Valerio

Head coaches

Arenas

References

  1. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/FLTropics/videos/1783778395175144/
  2. ↑ Graham, Glenn (February 18, 2016). "Baltimore Blast owner Ed Hale plans to remove team from MASL, form new league". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, MD: Tribune Publishing. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  3. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/FLTropics/videos/1783778395175144/
  4. ↑ http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/soccer/bs-sp-blast-brief-0504-20160503-story.html
  5. ↑ http://pointstreaksites.com/view/masl/news/news_460679
  6. ↑
  7. ↑ http://fltropics.com/2016/05/05/florida-tropics-sc-announce-three-player-signings-for-inaugural-season/

External links

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