Kings Hammer FC
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Full name | Kings Hammer FC | ||
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Founded | 2021 | ||
Stadium | Corcoran Field | ||
Capacity | 1,600 | ||
Head Coach | Paul Nicholson | ||
League | USL League Two | ||
2023 | 4th, Valley Division Playoffs: DNQ | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Kings Hammer FC is a pre-professional soccer club that plays in Cincinnati, Ohio and based in Covington, Kentucky competing in the Great Lakes Division in USL League Two.
History
[edit]The club was founded in 2013 through the merger of Kings Soccer Academy with Hammer FC, but its roots go back to 1993.[1] They have won a US National Youth championship.[2]
In 2020, they added a U23 team in the Ohio Valley Premier League,[3] winning the league's inaugural season in the Fall of 2020.[4] In 2021, they joined USL League Two, the top amateur division in the United States, while still planning to operate their OVPL team.[5][6]
Year-by-year
[edit]Year | Division | League | Regular Season (W–L–T) | Playoffs | Open Cup |
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2021 | 4 | USL2 | 3rd, Great Lakes Division (8–2–4) | Conference Quarterfinals | Ineligible |
2022 | 4 | USL2 | 2nd, Valley Division (10–2–2) | Conference Semifinals | did not qualify |
2023 | 4 | USL2 | 4th, Valley Division (2–5–4) | did not qualify | did not qualify |
Notable former players
[edit]Jacob Goodall, Kings Hammer SC – 2021, signed in 2021 by Greenville Triumph SC (
)[7]
Rizwaan Dharsey, Kings Hammer SC – 2021, signed in 2021 by Vitória Futebol Clube - Pico (
)
Sam Robinson, Kings Hammer SC – 2023, international call-up to Puerto Rico (
)[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Garner, Meg (September 23, 2020). "Kings Hammer Soccer Club, Northern Kentucky Soccer Academy merge operations". Cincinnati Business Courier.
- ^ "We Are Kings Hammer" (PDF). Kings Hammer SC.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Kings Hammer SC joins the OVPL!". Ohio Valley Premier League. September 9, 2020.
- ^ @ovplsoccer (December 7, 2020). "Congratulations to Kings Hammer for their #OVPL2020 championship" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Brazzell, Boston (February 19, 2021). "Cincinnati is back in USL League Two with addition of Kings Hammer". Cincinnati Soccer Talk.
- ^ "Kings Hammer Joins USL League Two". USL League Two. February 19, 2021.
- ^ https://www.greenvilletriumph.com/news_article/show/1153985[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Charlie Trout Toma el Mando de la Selección Masculina en Puerto Rico de Cara a las Próxima Ventana de la Liga de Naciones". March 19, 2023.
External links
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