2020–21 Stumptown AC season

Stumptown AC
2020–21 NISA season
Interim President	Fred Matthes
Head coach	Rod Underwood
Stadium	Sportsplex at Matthews; Matthews, North Carolina
NISA	Fall: Did not compete; Spring: 3rd
Playoffs	Fall: Did not compete; Spring: Did not qualify
Legends Cup	8th place
U.S. Open Cup	Did not qualify
Top goalscorer	Alex McGrath: 3
Biggest win	Stump 3–1 1904; (June 22)
Biggest defeat	DCFC 2–0 Stump; (Apr. 14, Legends Cup)
	← 2019–20 Fall 2021 →

The 2020–21 Stumptown AC season was the club's second in the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA), second overall, and first under this name and management.

Roster

Players

As of April 13, 2021^[1]^[2]

No.	Position	Player	Nation
1	GK	Kevin Gonzalez	United States
2	DF	Bay Kurtz	United States
3	DF	Shaan Sharma	United States
5	DF	Jacob Lovinger	United States
6	MF	Quinn Mello-Bastida	United States
7	MF	Alex McGrath	United States
8	MF	Luis Garcia Sosa	Mexico
9	DF	Robert Hines	United States
10	FW	Agwie Chunga	United States
11	DF	Travis Ward	United States
12	FW	Khesanio Hall	Jamaica
13	DF	Giovani Bejarno Navia	Colombia
14	DF	Dylan Greenburg	United States
16	MF	Ismael Longo	United States
17	MF	Elliot Cutts	England
18	GK	Hassan Kamara	United States
19	FW	Giovanni Ramos-Godoy	United States
20	MF	Jake Crim	United States
22	DF	Franky Martinez	United States
24	FW	Salifu Jatta	Gambia
26	DF	Rhys Williams	United States
29	FW	Molley Karpeh Jr.	Liberia

Staff

Rod Underwood – Head coach
Erik Imler – Assistant coach

Competitions

2020 Fall season

Initial details for the NISA Fall 2020 season were released on June 4, 2020.^[3] Prior to the season, the league announced both Stumptown Athletic and San Diego 1904 FC would go on hiatus for the fall.^[4] In early March 2021, NISA announced Stumptown AC would play in the Spring season with new ownership.^[5] American soccer executive Fred Matthes and Carrie Taylor were named team president and head of operations, respectively.

2021 Spring Season

NISA Legends Cup

NISA announced initial spring season plans in early February 2021, including starting the season with a tournament in Chattanooga, Tennessee with a standard regular season to follow.^[6]^[7] The tournament, now called the NISA Legends Cup, was officially announced on March 10 and is scheduled to run between April 13 and 25.^[8] All nine NISA members teams take part in the Spring will be divided into three team groups. The highest placing group winner would automatically qualify for the tournament final, while the second and third highest finishing teams overall would play one-another in a semifinal to determine a second finalist.

Stumptown were drawn into Group 2 alongside California United Strikers FC and the Fall champions Detroit City FC.^[9]

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Chattanooga FC	2	2	0	0	7	1	+6	6	Advance to Legends Cup final
2	Detroit City FC	2	1	1	0	2	0	+2	4	Advance to Legends Cup semifinal
3	San Diego 1904 FC	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	4	Advance to Legends Cup semifinal
4	Los Angeles Force	2	1	0	1	4	6	−2	3
5	Michigan Stars FC	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	2
6	California United Strikers FC	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2
7	Maryland Bobcats FC	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1
8	Stumptown AC	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	1
9	New Amsterdam FC	2	0	0	2	2	6	−4	0

Source: nisasoccer.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals scored; 4) head to head; 5) goals allowed; 6) coin toss

Group 2 results

v t e Home \ Away	CAL	DET	STU
California United Strikers FC	—	0–0	1–1
Detroit City FC		—	2–0
Stumptown AC			—

Source: nisasoccer.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches

April 14, 2021 (2021-04-14) Group 2 Round 1	Detroit City FC	2–0	Stumptown AC	Chattanooga, Tennessee
12:00 p.m. EDT	Matthews 57' Venegas 85' Botello Faz	Report Broadcast		Stadium: Finley Stadium Referee: Rashawn Clark

April 19, 2021 (2021-04-19) Group 2 Round 2	Stumptown AC	1–1	California United Strikers FC	Chattanooga, Tennessee
5:00 p.m. EDT	Williams 6' McGrath 33' Ward 53'	Report Broadcast	Lom 11' Bryant 24'	Stadium: Finley Stadium

April 22, 2021 (2021-04-22)	#8 Stumptown AC	1–0	#9 New Amsterdam FC	Chattanooga, Tennessee
11:00 a.m. EDT	McGrath 14' Kurtz 49' Hines 81'	Report Broadcast		Stadium: Finley Stadium Referee: Rashawn Clark

Regular season

The Spring Season schedule was announced on March 18 with each association member playing eight games, four home and four away, in a single round-robin format.^[10]

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Detroit City FC (Y, X)	8	6	2	0	14	3	+11	20	Advance to season final
2	Los Angeles Force	8	6	0	2	11	6	+5	18	Advance to spring final^[a]
3	Stumptown AC	8	4	3	1	8	4	+4	15
4	California United Strikers FC	8	4	1	3	12	10	+2	13
5	Maryland Bobcats FC	8	3	2	3	9	8	+1	11
6	Chattanooga FC (Z)	8	2	2	4	6	8	−2	8	Advance to spring final
7	San Diego 1904 FC	8	2	1	5	8	17	−9	7
8	Michigan Stars FC	8	1	2	5	5	12	−7	5
9	New Amsterdam FC	8	1	1	6	5	10	−5	4

Source: nisasoccer.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals scored; 4) head to head; 5) goals allowed; 6) coin toss
(X) Spring Legends Cup champion; (Y) Fall Champion, qualifies for season final; (Z) Spring Legends Cup runner-up, qualifies for spring final [1]
Notes:

^ If either 2020 Fall Champion Detroit or 2021 Legends Cup runner-up Chattanooga finish the spring season in first place, or both teams finish in the top two, the spot in the spring final will go to the next best team.

Matches

May 8, 2021 (2021-05-08) Week 1	Maryland Bobcats FC	1–2	Stumptown AC	Germantown, Maryland
7:30 p.m. EDT	Cooper 30' Kao 47' Fane 60' Banjo 76' (pen.)	Report Broadcast	McGrath 24' Ward 56', 65' Bejarno 75'	Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Referee: Gustavo Solorio
Note: Bejarno yellow not in report but shown on broadcast

May 12, 2021 (2021-05-12) Week 2	Stumptown AC	0–1	Los Angeles Force	Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT	Chunga 5' Ward 28'	Report Broadcast	Chaney 12', 89' Barrera 57'	Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Referee: Brandon Gardner
Note: Match report missing Chaney yellow card in 89th minute

May 14, 2021 (2021-05-14) Week 3	New Amsterdam FC	0–1	Stumptown AC	Warwick, New York
7:00 p.m. EDT	Kafari 29' Barone 59' Guarnera 90'	Report Broadcast	McGrath 53' Bejarno Navia 87'	Stadium: Hudson Sports Complex Referee: Luis Diego Arroyo
Note: Multiple cautions on the report are either missing or mislabeled.

May 22, 2021 (2021-05-22) Week 4	Stumptown AC	P–P	California United Strikers FC	Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT				Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Note: Match postponed to June 15 due to positive COVID-19 cases on Stumptown AC^[11]

June 5, 2021 (2021-06-05) Week 5	Detroit City FC	0–0	Stumptown AC	Hamtramck, Michigan
7:30 p.m. EDT	Manning 8'	Report Broadcast	Hines 41' Ward 50' Martinez 72' Kurtz 86'	Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Referee: Rashawn Clark

June 15, 2021 (2021-06-15) Week 4 (Replay)	Stumptown AC	1–1	California United Strikers FC	Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT	McGrath 29' Giovanni Ramos-Godoy Martinez 90+2'	Report Broadcast	Garton Jr. 14' (Pen) Bryant 90+1'	Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Referee: Gustavo Solario
Note: Following the match Stumptown's Franky Martinez was shown a red card which was not listed on the report but shown on stream

June 19, 2021 (2021-06-19) Week 6	Chattanooga FC	0–1	Stumptown AC	Chattanooga, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. EDT	Robertson 48' Russell 50' Spielman 89'	Report Broadcast	Garcia Sosa 40' Greenberg 52'	Stadium: Finley Stadium Attendance: 2,485^[12] Referee: Nicole Green
Note: Match report missing Gonzalez from Stumptown starting lineup but he is shown on the broadcast

June 22, 2021 (2021-06-22) Week 7	Stumptown AC	3–1	San Diego 1904 FC	Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT	McGrath 8', 89' Ward 13' Garcia Sosa 45+3'	Report Broadcast	Romero 10' Ramos 40'	Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Referee: Alexander Zhelyazkov

June 25, 2021 (2021-06-25) Week 8	Stumptown AC	0–0	Michigan Stars FC	Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT	Williams 42'	Report Broadcast	Schneider 45+1' Abraham 71'	Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Referee: Nicole Green
Note: Hall is marked as being subbed out on the report, should say he was subbed in

U.S. Open Cup

As a team playing in a recognized professional league, Stumptown would normally be automatically qualified for the U.S. Open Cup. However, with the 2021 edition shorted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, NISA has only been allotted 1 to 2 teams spots.^[13] On March 29, U.S. Soccer announced 2020 Fall Champion Detroit City FC as NISA's representative in the tournament.^[14]

Squad statistics

As of Match played June 25, 2021

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Legends Cup		Spring Season
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	USA	Kevin Gonzalez	11	0	3+0	0	8+0	0
18	GK	USA	Hassan Kamara	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Defenders
2	DF	USA	Bay Kurtz	8	1	1+1	1	0+6	0
3	DF	USA	Shaan Sharma	4	0	0+1	0	0+3	0
4	DF	USA	Jacob Lovinger	2	0	0+0	0	0+2	0
9	DF	USA	Robert Hines	11	0	3+0	0	8+0	0
11	DF	USA	Travis Ward	11	2	3+0	0	8+0	2
13	DF	COL	Giovani Bejarno Navia	11	0	3+0	0	8+0	0
14	DF	USA	Dylan Greenburg	4	0	0+1	0	3+0	0
22	DF	USA	Franky Martinez	11	0	3+0	0	8+0	0
26	DF	USA	Rhys Williams	10	1	2+0	1	8+0	0
Midfielders
6	MF	USA	Quinn Mello-Bastida	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
7	MF	USA	Alex McGrath	11	3	3+0	0	8+0	3
8	MF	MEX	Luis Garcia Sosa	11	2	3+0	0	8+0	2
16	MF	VEN	Ismael Longo	2	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
17	MF	ENG	Elliot Cutts	4	0	0+1	0	1+2	0
20	MF	USA	Jake Crim	11	0	3+0	0	8+0	0
Forwards
10	FW	USA	Agwie Chunga	8	0	1+1	0	2+4	0
12	FW	JAM	Khesanio Hall	4	0	0+2	0	0+2	0
19	FW	USA	Giovanni Ramos-Godoy	9	1	1+2	0	4+2	1
24	FW	GAM	Salifu Jatta	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	FW	LBR	Molley Karpeh Jr.	10	0	3+0	0	5+2	0
Left during season

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	Legends Cup	Spring Season	Total
1	MF	7	Alex McGrath	0	3	3
2	MF	8	Luis Garcia Sosa	0	2	2
2	DF	11	Travis Ward	0	2	2
3	DF	2	Bay Kurtz	1	0	1
	FW	19	Giovanni Ramos-Godoy	0	1	1
	DF	26	Rhys Williams	1	0	1

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	Legends Cup		Spring Season		Total
2		DF	Bay Kurtz	0	0	1	0	1	0
7		MF	Alex McGrath	2	0	2	0	4	0
9		DF	Robert Hines	1	0	1	0	2	0
10		FW	Agwie Chunga	0	0	1	0	1	0
11		DF	Travis Ward	1	0	3	0	4	0
13		DF	Giovani Bejarno Navia	0	0	2	0	2	0
14		DF	Dylan Greenburg	0	0	1	0	1	0
22		DF	Franky Martinez	0	0	1	1	1	1
26		DF	Rhys Williams	0	0	1	0	1	0

References

^ "Stumptown AC - Club". www.stumptownac.com. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
^ "Legends Cup 2021 Program" (PDF). National Independent Soccer Association. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
^ "NISA Fall Schedule Update". www.nisaofficial.com. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
^ "NISA Fall 2020 Schedule Update". www.nisaofficial.com. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
^ Mahoney, Ashley (March 8, 2021). "Stumptown AC returns to the pitch with new leadership for 2021". www.thecharlottepost.com. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
^ MacCoon, Patrick. "Finley Stadium to host 13-day pro soccer tournament to kick off NISA's spring season". timesfreepress.com. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
^ "NISA Kicking Off 2021 Spring Season with Tournament in Chattanooga". WALV. Archived from the original on April 13, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
^ "NISA Announces Schedule for Legends Cup Spring Tournament". www.nisaofficial.com. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
^ Mahoney, Ashley (April 12, 2021). "Stumptown AC debuts new team, groundbreaking head coach". www.thecharlottepost.com. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
^ "NISA Announces Spring Season Schedule". www.nisaofficial.com. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
^ "NISA League Statement on Stumptown AC COVID Postponement". www.nisaofficial.com. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
^ "TONIGHT'S ATTENDANCE: 2,485". Twitter. Chattanooga FC. June 19, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
^ Battista, Michael. "2021 US Open Cup format: Tournament shrinks due to COVID-19 pandemic". TheCup.us. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
^ Straus, Brian. "U.S. Soccer Trims 2021 Open Cup, Finalizes How Entrants Are Chosen". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 3, 2021.

External links

Official website

[table_note_res_F0.36586089123313-11] If either 2020 Fall Champion Detroit or 2021 Legends Cup runner-up Chattanooga finish the spring season in first place, or both teams finish in the top two, the spot in the spring final will go to the next best team.

[1] "Stumptown AC - Club". www.stumptownac.com. Retrieved April 13, 2021.

[2] "Legends Cup 2021 Program" (PDF). National Independent Soccer Association. Retrieved April 13, 2021.

[3] "NISA Fall Schedule Update". www.nisaofficial.com. Retrieved March 14, 2021.

[4] "NISA Fall 2020 Schedule Update". www.nisaofficial.com. Retrieved March 14, 2021.

[5] Mahoney, Ashley (March 8, 2021). "Stumptown AC returns to the pitch with new leadership for 2021". www.thecharlottepost.com. Retrieved April 13, 2021.

[6] MacCoon, Patrick. "Finley Stadium to host 13-day pro soccer tournament to kick off NISA's spring season". timesfreepress.com. Retrieved March 11, 2021.

[7] "NISA Kicking Off 2021 Spring Season with Tournament in Chattanooga". WALV. Archived from the original on April 13, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.

[8] "NISA Announces Schedule for Legends Cup Spring Tournament". www.nisaofficial.com. Retrieved March 11, 2021.

[9] Mahoney, Ashley (April 12, 2021). "Stumptown AC debuts new team, groundbreaking head coach". www.thecharlottepost.com. Retrieved April 13, 2021.

[10] "NISA Announces Spring Season Schedule". www.nisaofficial.com. Retrieved March 18, 2021.

[12] "NISA League Statement on Stumptown AC COVID Postponement". www.nisaofficial.com. Retrieved May 22, 2021.

[13] "TONIGHT'S ATTENDANCE: 2,485". Twitter. Chattanooga FC. June 19, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.

[14] Battista, Michael. "2021 US Open Cup format: Tournament shrinks due to COVID-19 pandemic". TheCup.us. Retrieved March 14, 2021.

[15] Straus, Brian. "U.S. Soccer Trims 2021 Open Cup, Finalizes How Entrants Are Chosen". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 3, 2021.

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