The 2020 Greenville Triumph SC season was the second season in the soccer team's history, where they competed in the third division of American soccer, USL League One, the second season of that competition. Greenville Triumph SC also participated in the 2020 U.S. Open Cup. Greenville Triumph SC play their home games at Legacy Early College Field, located in Greenville, South Carolina, United States.
| 2020 season | |
|---|---|
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| Owner |
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| Head Coach | John Harkes |
| Stadium | Legacy Early College Field |
| USL League One | 1st |
| USL League One Championship | Champions |
| U.S. Open Cup | Second Round |
| Highest home attendance | 1,513 (Oct. 18 vs. OMA) |
| Lowest home attendance | 601 (Sept. 13 vs. MAD) |
| Average home league attendance | 984 |
| Biggest win | ORL 1–4 GVL (Oct. 24) |
Club
editRoster
editAs of March 3, 2020.[1]
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | DF | Tyler Polak | United States |
| 5 | MF | Max Hemmings | England |
| 6 | MF | Paul Clowes | England |
| 7 | FW | Alex Morrell | United States |
| 8 | MF | Aaron Walker | United States |
| 9 | FW | Jake Keegan | United States |
| 10 | MF | Carlos Gómez | Spain |
| 11 | DF | Evan Lee | United States |
| 15 | DF | Brandon Fricke | United States |
| 16 | MF | Colin Stripling | United States |
| 17 | FW | JJ Donnelly | England |
| 18 | MF | Omar Mohamed | Somalia |
| 22 | GK | Dallas Jaye | Guam |
| 26 | DF | Abdi Mohamed | Somalia |
| 30 | GK | Paul Christensen | United States |
| — | FW | Lachlan McLean | Australia |
| — | DF | Cesar Murillo | United States |
| — | MF | Noah Pilato | United States |
| — | DF | Trevor Swartz | United States |
Coaching Staff
edit| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| John Harkes | Head coach |
| Alex Blackburn | Assistant coach |
| Rick Wright | Assistant coach |
Front Office Staff
edit| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Erwin | Majority owner and chairman |
| Chris Lewis | President |
| Doug Erwin | Vice chairman |
Competitions
editExhibitions
edit| February 15, 2020 Preseason 1 | Greenville Triumph SC | 1–0 | Charleston Battery | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 2:00 PM EST | Report | Stadium: Legacy Early College Field |
| February 19, 2020 Preseason 2 | Charleston Battery | Cancelled | Greenville Triumph SC | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 2:00 PM EST | Report | Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex |
| February 22, 2020 Preseason 3 | Greenville Triumph SC | 0–2 | Charlotte Independence | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EST | Report | Stadium: Alumni Stadium |
| February 29, 2020 Preseason 4 | Greenville Triumph SC | 2–1 | North Carolina FC | Cary, North Carolina |
| 3:00 PM EST | Report | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Field #3 |
USL League One
editStandings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenville Triumph SC | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 35 | 2.19 | Final, 2021 U.S. Open Cup |
| 2 | Union Omaha | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 29 | 1.81 | Final |
| 3 | North Texas SC[a] | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 27 | 1.69 | |
| 4 | Richmond Kickers | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 26 | 1.63 | |
| 5 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 22 | 1.47 |
Source: 2020 USL League One standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 6) disciplinary points; 7) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 6) disciplinary points; 7) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:
- ^ Professional teams that are owned by teams playing in a higher division are ineligible for the U.S. Open Cup.
Results summary
edit| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: USL League One[3]
Results by round
editMatch Results
edit| July 18, 2020 1 | Fort Lauderdale CF | 0–2 | Greenville Triumph SC | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Cardenas 55' | Report | Lee 39' Morrell 45+4' Keegan 47' Walker 66' Stripling 90+1' |
Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium Attendance: 0 (closed door) Referee: Natalie Simon |
| July 25, 2020 2 | Greenville Triumph SC | 3–2 | Richmond Kickers | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Thomsen 21' (o.g.) Antley 46' (o.g.) Morrell 57' Pilato 64' Keegan 69' Fricke 76' |
Report | Bolduc 35' Terzahgi 74' Boateng 90+1' |
Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Attendance: 0 (closed door) Referee: Kevin Broadley |
| July 31, 2020 3 | Forward Madison FC | 0–0 | Greenville Triumph SC | Wauwatosa, Wisconsin |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Report | Pilato 90+5' | Stadium: Hart Park Referee: Calin Radosav |
| August 5, 2020 4 | Greenville Triumph SC | 1–0 | South Georgia Tormenta FC | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Donnelly 90+1' | Report | Skelton 32' Gómez 74' Williams 90+4' |
Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Referee: Izlen Peksenar |
| August 15, 2020 5 | Greenville Triumph SC | 1–0 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Fricke 43' Hawkins 45' Morrell 52' McLean 71' Donnelly 76' |
Report | Uzo 90+3' | Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Attendance: 883 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
| August 22, 2020 6 | Greenville Triumph SC | 1–0 | Fort Lauderdale CF | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Pilato 67' Lee 82' Jaye 90+1' Walker 90+3' |
Report | Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Attendance: 993 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
| August 26, 2020 7 | New England Revolution II | 1–0 | Greenville Triumph SC | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Shimazaki 57' Quinones 61' Maciel 87' Mendonca 90+2' Sinclair 90+5' |
Report | Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Adam Kilpatrick |
| August 29, 2020 8 | Richmond Kickers | 2–1 | Greenville Triumph SC | Richmond, Virginia |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Terzaghi 15' Bolduc 36' Kraft 45+2' Antley 64' 74' |
Report | Fricke 29' Clowes 46' Walker 80' |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 875 Referee: Matthew Franz |
| September 4, 2020 9 | South Georgia Tormenta FC | 1–2 | Greenville Triumph SC | Statesboro, Georgia |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Gómez 26' Mayr-Fälten 73' Williams 75' Arslan 78' |
Report | McLean 13' Morrell 36' Donnelly 90+4' |
Stadium: Eagle Field at Erk Russell Athletic Park Attendance: 400 Referee: Izlen Peksenar |
| September 13, 2020 10 | Greenville Triumph SC | 2–0 | Forward Madison FC | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 3:00 PM EDT | McLean 25' Mohamed 35' Lee 45+2' Keegan 81' |
Report | Ovalle 29' | Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Attendance: 601 Referee: Joshua Escobar |
| September 19, 2020 11 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 0–1 | Greenville Triumph SC | East Ridge, Tennessee |
| 1:00 PM EDT | Mangels 21' Ramos 26' Soto 51' Hernández 70' |
Report | Murillo 36' McLean 45' Pilato 84' Stripling 90' |
Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium Referee: Amin Hadzic |
| September 25, 2020 12 | Greenville Triumph SC | 1–0 | North Texas SC | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Polak 16' Donnelly 56' Keegan 86' |
Report | Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Attendance: 903 Referee: William Steffen |
| October 2, 2020 13 | Greenville Triumph SC | 2–0 | Orlando City B | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | McLean 65' Morrell 69' |
Report | Rodas 74' | Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Attendance: 1,010 Referee: Izlen Peksenar |
| October 10, 2020 14 | FC Tucson | 2–2 | Greenville Triumph SC | Tucson, Arizona |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Ramos-Godoy 12', 47' Calvo 14' Coan 45' Virgen 56' Merancio 71' |
Report | McLean 14', 90+1' Polak 73' |
Stadium: Kino North Stadium Referee: Alan Martinez-Loyola |
| October 18, 2020 15 | Greenville Triumph SC | 1–2 | Union Omaha | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 3:00 PM EDT | Pilato 36' Walker 38' Stripling 90+4' |
Report | Molina 19' Sousa 22' Scearce 43' Viader 60' Conway 66' |
Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Attendance: 1,513 Referee: Izlen Peksenar |
| October 24, 2020 16 | Orlando City B | 1–4 | Greenville Triumph SC | Orlando, Florida |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Rodas 41' Amer 64' Gluvačević 73' Ndje 90' |
Report | Morrell 11', 26' Walker 45+3' McLean 58' Powell 80' Booth 90+1' |
Stadium: Exploria Stadium Referee: Gabriele Giusti |
Playoff Final
edit| October 30, 2020 | Greenville Triumph SC | cancelled | Union Omaha | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 8:00pm (EDT) | Stadium: Legacy Early College Field |
Note: Game was cancelled the day before because several Union Omaha players tested positive for COVID-19. Greenville was awarded the title based on points per game average (2.188 to 1.825).[5]
U.S. Open Cup
editAs a USL League One club, Greenville will enter the competition in the Second Round, to be played April 7–9.[6] On January 29, 2020 the Second Round schedule was announced.[7]
| April 7, 2020 Second Round | Greenville Triumph SC | cancelled | New Mexico United | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Stadium: Legacy Early College Field | |||
| Note: US Open Cup canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[8] | ||||
References
edit- ^ "2020 Roster". greenvilletriumph.com. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
- ^ "Club Leadership". Greenville Triumph SC. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
- ^ "2020 USL League One Standings". USL League One.
- ^ "Greenville Triumph SC Schedule". USL League One.
- ^ "USL League One Final Cancelled, Greenville Named 2020 Title-Winners". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. October 29, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- ^ "Restructured Competition Format For 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Provides Opportunity For More "David vs. Goliath" Matchups In 107th Edition Of U.S. Soccer's National Championship". U.S. Soccer Federation. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Open Cup Second Round Pairings and Host Scenarios". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- ^ "U.S. Soccer Temporarily Suspends 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Due to COVID-19 Outbreak". ussoccer.com. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.