Fort Wayne FC


Fort Wayne FC is a semi-professional soccer club in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. The club competes in the Great Lakes Conference of the National Premier Soccer League, the fourth-tier soccer league of the American Soccer Pyramid. Shields Field of Bishop Dwenger High School serves as the club's home venue. It has a capacity of 3,200 spectators.

History

2019
Fort Wayne FC was founded by a group of eight local business people who wanted to provide a stepping stone for young and talented soccer players in Fort Wayne and Northeast Indiana. In 2019, the club applied to and joined the National Premier Soccer League as an expansion team for the 2020 season. In a public announcement on September 9, 2019, City of Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry introduced the club to the city and Fort Wayne FC's president Dr. Erik Magner introduced Greg Mauch as the club's general manager. On December 19, 2019, the club announced Nick Potter and Russ Lawson as the club's assistant coaches.
2020
On January 29, 2020, the club introduced Jeff Richey as the goalkeeper coach. Two weeks later, FWFC announced Mike Avery as the club's head coach.
On March 26, 2020, the NPSL announced the cancellation of the 2020 summer session due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Club and Team Image

Motto
The club's motto is Protect the Fort! reflecting the Fort Wayne fort built in 1794 under the orders of General "Mad" Anthony Wayne.
Kit
Fort Wayne FC's home kit is white, away kit is blue, and the goalkeeper's kit is red. The three wave lines on the club's uniform jersey sleeves, shorts and socks represent the three rivers, St. Mary's River, St. Joseph River and Maumee River, of Fort Wayne. Symbols of the flag of Indiana, the flaming torch and its stars, can be found in front of the Fort Wayne FC uniform jersey.
Kit Suppliers and Sponsors
YearKit
Manufacturer		Front SponsorSecondary Sponsor
2020Icarus FCRuoff MortgageVorderman Volkswagen, Valbruna Slater
Stainless,
Subway, Khorporate Holdings

Owners, Staff and Players

Ownership
General Manager
Coaches

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No.PositionPlayerNation
GoalkeeperJoe Bowles England
GoalkeeperDavid Abonce Rodriguez Mexico
GoalkeeperCody Schweitzer United States
DefenderKeagan Angevin France
DefenderJakub Olczyk Poland
DefenderKyle Hoagland United States
DefenderIsaac Machado United States
DefenderJoel Harvey United States
DefenderAdam Gannon United States
DefenderWill Harris England
DefenderPatrick Olczyk Poland
DefenderMarco Navarro United States
DefenderJoey Maher United States
MidfielderPep Casas de Abadal Spain
MidfielderJose Rodriguez United States
MidfielderRomain Lopez France
MidfielderBen Yeagley United States
MidfielderBreno Boccoli de Oliveira Brazil
MidfielderTJ White England
MidfielderJoe Schmidt United States
MidfielderZach Tom United States
MidfielderMatheus Louzada Brazil
ForwarderUriel Macias United States
ForwarderReid Sproat United States
ForwarderJay Klein United States
ForwarderLuke Jones England
ForwarderLogan Lee United States
ForwarderUlisses Miranda Brazil
ForwarderMarcelo Talamas Weigend Mexico
ForwarderDuarte Rebelo Portugal
ForwarderBawi Phutin United States
ForwarderThomas Warr United States

Reserves
No.PositionPlayerNation
DefenderSam Meyer United States
DefenderPeyton Fosnough United States
ForwarderSeth Mahlmeister United States
ForwarderSamuel Michaels United States
ForwarderMax Amoako Ghana