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2024 Chattanooga FC season

The 2024 Chattanooga season is the club's sixteenth season. The first eleven seasons Chattanooga FC competed as an amateur team in National Premier Soccer League. Chattanooga FC was a successful amateur team, winning the NPSL season champion eight times and finish second in post-season playoffs four times. In 2015, Chattanooga FC claimed the title of best amateur team in the country by winning the United States Adult Soccer Association Hank Steinbrecher Cup, beating Michigan Bucks 3–0.[1] In 2019, Chattanooga FC became a professional team, joining National Independent Soccer Association.[2] Chattanooga FC success continued in 2023 when the team finished as the NISA season champions and advanced to the post season semi-finals.[3]

Chattanooga FC
2024 season
OwnerThomas Clark
Sheldon Grizzle
ChairmanDavid Grizzard
Head coachRod Underwood
StadiumFinley Stadium
MLSNPSoutheast Division: 4th
Eastern Conference: 9th
MLSNP:14th
MLSNP Cup PlayoffsDid not Qualify
2024 U.S. Open Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Mehdi Ouamri (12 goals)
All: Mehdi Ouamri (12 goals)
Highest home attendance4,741 July 27 vs Orlando City B
Lowest home attendance2,469 June 1 vs New England Revolution II
Average home league attendance3,691
Biggest winCFC 6–2 MIA (MLSNP) (4/13)
TOR 1–5 CFC (MLSNP) (4/13)
Biggest defeatCFC 1–5 MIA (MLSNP) (8/25)
← 2023
2025 →
All statistics correct as of 19:59, May 5, 2024 (UTC).

Staff

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As of January 15, 2024[4]
Position Name
Chief Executive Officer   Alton Byrd
Head Coach and Sporting Director   Rod Underwood

Current roster

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As of March 26, 2024[5]
No. Pos. Player Nation
2 DF Robert Screen   United States
3 DF Joseph Patrick Pérez   United States[6]
5 DF Anatolie Prepeliță   Moldova
6 MF Callum Watson   England
7 MF Damian Rodriguez   United States
8 MF Andrés Jiménez Aranzazu   United States
9 FW Mehdi Ouamri   France
10 MF Luis Garcia Sosa   Mexico
11 FW Taylor Gray   United States
12 MF Ethan Koren   United States
14 DF Farid Sar-Sar   Argentina[7]
15 GK Jean Antoine   Haiti
16 MF Gavin Castle ([A])   United States[8]
17 MF Darwin Ortiz   United States[9]
18 MF Min-jae Kwak   South Korea
19 FW Carlos Rivas   Colombia
20 DF Duvan Viafara   Colombia
22 DF Milo Garvanian   United States
23 DF Jesse Williams   Trinidad and Tobago
24 DF Logan Brown   United States
25 MF Jude Arthur   Ghana
32 GK Jon Burke   United States
33 MF Alex McGrath   England
51 GK Michael Barrueta   United States
58 FW Jesus Ibarra   United States
71 MF Jalen James   United States
99 FW Markus Naglestad   Norway

Transfers

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In

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Date Position No. Name From Fee Ref.
December 15, 2023 DF 23   Jesse Williams   Central Valley Fuego Free agent [10]
January 3, 2024 DF 22   Milo Garvanian   New Mexico United Free agent [11]
January 10, 2024 DF 2   Robert Screen   Forward Madison Free agent [12]
January 14, 2024 DF   Duvan Viafara   BDeportivo La Guaira Free agent [13]
February 23, 2024 CB 20   Logan Brown   University of Dayton one-year deal [14]


Out

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Date Position No. Name To Type Fee Ref.
November 10, 2023 FW   Alexi Jaimes Released N/A [15]
FW   Lenny Lopez Released N/A
MF   Mutaya Mwape Released N/A
FW 99   Markus Naglestad Released N/A
DF   So Jung-Woo Released N/A
MF 5   Colin Stripling Released N/A
MF 9   Leonel Alvarenga Loan expired N/A


Non-competitive fixtures

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Preseason

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February 16 Chattanooga FC 1–0 South Georgia Tormenta FC Huntsville, Alabama
  87' (pen.) Stadium: Joe W. Davis Stadium
Note: Huntsville City FC Blastoff Battle
February 18 Chattanooga FC 2–0 UAH Chargers Huntsville, Alabama
11:00 AM CT
  •   6'
  •   35'
 Stadium: Joe W. Davis Stadium
Note: Huntsville City FC Blastoff Battle
February 24 Chattanooga FC 4–0 UMA FC Chattanooga, Tennessee
3:00 pm EST
Report Stadium: Finley Stadium
March 2 Chattanooga FC 0–3 Birmingham Legion Chattanooga, Tennessee
3:00 pm EST Report
Stadium: Finley Stadium

Competitive fixtures

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MLS Next Pro Regular Season

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Main article: 2024 MLS Next Pro season

Standings

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Pos Div Team
 Pld W SOW SOL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
7 NE Columbus Crew 2 28 11 4 4 9 53 47 +6 45 Qualification for the Playoffs
8 SE Crown Legacy FC 28 11 5 2 10 51 46 +5 45
9 SE Chattanooga FC 28 9 8 2 9 45 42 +3 45
10 SE Carolina Core FC 28 12 3 1 12 39 45 −6 43
11 NE New York Red Bulls II 28 10 4 2 12 56 61 −5 40
Source: MLSNP Eastern Conference
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

League

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Matchday Date Opponent Venue Result[a] Scorers Attendance Referee Position
1 March 16 Huntsville City FC Finley Stadium 2–2
(3–2 p) 		Gray 40'
McGrath 84' (pen.) 		4,378 JC Griggs 6th
Eastern Conf.
2 March 23 FC Cincinnati 2 Finley Stadium 3–0 Ibarra 60', 67'
Ouamri 71' 		2,810 Anya Voigt 3rd
Eastern Conf.
3 March 27 New York City FC II Belson Stadium 1–1
(2–4 p) 		Gray 8' Joshua Encarnacion 3rd
Eastern Conf.
4 April 13 Inter Miami CF II Finley Stadium 6–2 James 6', 40', 45+3'
McGrath 35', 71'
Koren 90+1' 		3,948 Elvis Osmanovic 3rd
Eastern Conf.
5 April 20 Huntsville City FC Wicks Family Stadium 1–0 McGrath 86' 4,260 Luis Diego Arroyo 2nd
Eastern Conf.
6 April 24 Atlanta United 2 Fifth Third Bank Stadium 0–1 Mario Maric 3rd
Eastern Conf.
7 April 27 Carolina Core FC Finley Stadium 2–0 Ibarra 7'
Garvanian 75' 		3,614 Atahan Yaya 1st
Eastern Conf.
8 May 4 Orlando City B Finley Stadium 1–1
(5–4 p) 		Ouamri 3' 3,811 Kyle Johnston 1st
Eastern Conf.
9 May 10 Inter Miami CF II Chase Stadium 2–1 Ibarra 13',
Ouamri 86' 		Alex Beehler 1st
Eastern Conf.
10 May 15 Crown Legacy FC Sportsplex at Matthews 1–4 James 77' Arnel Selman 1st
Eastern Conf.
11 May 25 Atlanta United 2 Finley Stadium 2–2
(5–3 p) 		Garvanian 47', Ibarra 87' 4,115 Esad Omanovic 2nd
Eastern Conf.
12 June 1 New England Revolution II Finley Stadium 1–0 Ouamri 80' 2,469 Wes Caouette 2nd
Eastern Conf.
13 June 7 Chicago Fire FC II SeatGeek Stadium 1–1
(3–4 p) 		Ouamri 68' Greg Dopka 2nd
Eastern Conf.
14 June 13 Orlando City B Osceola County Stadium 2–2
(4–2 p) 		Ouamri 56', Viafara 90+5' Calin Radosav 2nd
Eastern Conf.
15 June 22 Carolina Core FC Finley Stadium 1–2 James 76' 3,867 Olvin Olvia 2nd
Eastern Conf.
16 July 6 Crown Legacy FC Finley Stadium 1–2 Ouamri 70' Pen. 3,294 Stearne Briem 3rd
Eastern Conf.
17 July 11 Philadelphia Union II Subaru Park 1–3 Viafara 34' Ricardo Montero 4th
Eastern Conf.
18 July 17 Carolina Core FC Truist Point 1–2 McGrath 88' 3,152 Marie Durr 4th
Eastern Conf.
19 July 27 Orlando City B Finley Stadium 1–0 McGrath 57' 4,741 John Matto 4th
Eastern Conf.
20 August 3 Toronto FC II Finley Stadium 1–1 (5–3 p) Ouamri 36' 3,769 Russell Miller 6th
Eastern Conf.
21 August 10 Huntsville City FC Wicks Family Stadium 0–1 4,567 Johnathan Luk 6th
Eastern Conf.
22 August 18 Crown Legacy FC Sportsplex at Matthews 1–1 (3–2 p) Ouamri 88' Elvis Osmanovic 6th
Eastern Conf.
23 August 25 Inter Miami CF II Chase Stadium 1–5 Ouamri 19' Melvin Rivas 8th
Eastern Conf.
24 September 1 Atlanta United 2 Finley Stadium 3–4 Garvanian 27', Ouamri 45+1, 62' 3,554 William Hale 9th
Eastern Conf.
25 September 8 Columbus Crew 2 Finley Stadium 2–1 Ibarra 41', Garvanian 67' 3,127 Jordan Gray 9th
Eastern Conf.
26 September 21 New England Revolution II Gillette Stadium 1–1 (5–4 p) Kwak 18' Melinda Homa 9th
Eastern Conf.
27 September 29 Toronto FC II York Lions Stadium 5–1 Ibarra 35', Garvanian 62', Gray 66' 80', McGrath 70' Fabrizio Stasolla 9th
Eastern Conf.
28 October 6 New York Red Bulls II Finley Stadium 1–1 (7–6 p) Watson 6' 4,178 Adam Kilpatrick 9th
Eastern Conf.
  1. ^ Chattanooga FC's score written first

U.S. Open Cup

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Main article: 2024 U.S. Open Cup
Matchday Date Opponent Venue Result[a] Scorers Attendance Referee
First Round March 19   Miami United FC (USSL) Finley Stadium 0–1 2,312 Geoff Cameron
  1. ^ Chattanooga FC's score written first


Statistics

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Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.

Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS Next Pro U.S. Open Cup MLSNP Playoffs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF   USA Robert Screen 4 0 0+3 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF   USA Joseph Patrick Pérez 26 0 15+10 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF   MDA Anatolie Prepeliță 23 0 20+2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
6 MF   ENG Callum Watson 18 1 8+9 1 1+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF   USA Damian Rodriguez 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF   USA Andrés Jiménez Aranzazu 29 0 25+3 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW   FRA Mehdi Ouamri 28 12 25+2 12 0+1 0 0+0 0
10 MF   MEX Luis Garcia Sosa 21 0 12+8 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
11 FW   USA Taylor Gray 28 4 25+2 4 1+0 0 0+0 0
12 MF   USA Ethan Koren 8 1 1+6 1 1+0 0 0+0 0
14 DF   ARG Farid Sar-Sar 24 0 16+7 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
15 GK   HAI Jean Antoine 19 0 19+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 MF   USA Gavin Castle 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 MF   USA Darwin Ortiz 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 MF   KOR Min-jae Kwak 15 1 9+6 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 FW   COL Carlos Rivas 10 0 1+9 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 DF   COL Duvan Viafara 24 2 23+1 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 DF   USA Milo Garvanian 28 5 25+2 5 1+0 0 0+0 0
23 DF   TRI Jesse Williams 16 0 12+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 DF   USA Logan Brown 5 0 4+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 MF   GHA Jude Arthur 19 0 17+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
32 GK   USA Jon Burke 12 0 9+2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
33 MF   ENG Alex McGrath 28 7 24+3 7 1+0 0 0+0 0
51 GK   USA Michael Barrueta 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
58 FW   USA Jesus Ibarra 18 7 13+4 7 0+1 0 0+0 0
71 MF   USA Jalen James 23 5 6+16 5 0+1 0 0+0 0
99 FW   NOR Markus Naglestad 6 0 0+6 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Top scorers

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Rank Position Number Name MLS Next Pro U.S. Open Cup MLSNP Playoffs Total
1 FW 9   Mehdi Ouamri 12 0 0 12
2 FW 58   Jesus Ibarra 7 0 0 7
MF 33   Alex McGrath 7 0 0 7
4 DF 22   Milo Garvanian 6 0 0 6
5 MF 71   Jalen James 5 0 0 5
6 FW 11   Taylor Gray 4 0 0 4
7 DF 20   Duvan Viafara 2 0 0 2
8 MF 6   Callum Watson 1 0 0 1
MF 12   Ethan Koren 1 0 0 1
MF 18   Min-jae Kwak 1 0 0 1
Total 45 0 0 45

Top assists

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Rank Position Number Name MLS Next Pro U.S. Open Cup MLSNP Playoffs Total
1 FW 11   Taylor Gray 8 0 0 8
2 DF 20   Milo Garvanian 7 0 0 7
3 MF 33   Alex McGrath 5 0 0 5
4 FW 9   Mehdi Ouamri 3 0 0 3
FW 58   Jesus Ibarra 3 0 0
6 MF 6   Callum Watson 2 0 0 2
MF 10   Luis Garcia Sosa 2 0 0
MF 25   Jude Arthur 2 0 0
9 DF 3   Joseph Patrick Pérez 1 0 0 1
DF 5   Anatolie Prepeliță 1 0 0
MF 8   Andrés Jiménez Aranzazu 1 0 0
FW 19   Carlos Rivas 1 0 0
DF 24   Logan Brown 1 0 0
MF 71   Jalen James 1 0 0
FW 99   Markus Naglestad 1 0 0
Total 40 0 0 40

Disciplinary record

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No. Pos. Player MLS Next Pro U.S. Open Cup MLSNP Playoffs Total
                               
2 DF   Robert Screen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF   Joseph Perez 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
5 DF   Anatolie Prepeliță 8 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 0
6 MF   Callum Watson 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
7 MF   Damian Rodriguez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF   Andrés Jiménez Aranzazu 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
9 FW   Mehdi Ouamri 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0
10 MF   Luis Garcia Sosa 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
11 FW   Taylor Gray 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
12 MF   Ethan Koren 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF   Farid Sar-Sar 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
15 GK   Jean Antoine 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
16 MF   Gavin Castle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF   Darwin Ortiz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF   Min-jae Kwak 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
19 FW   Carlos Rivas 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
20 DF   Duvan Viafara 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
22 DF   Milo Garvanian 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
23 DF   Jesse Williams 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
24 DF   Logan Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF   Jude Arthur 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
32 GK   Jon Burke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF   Alex McGrath 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
51 GK   Michael Barrueta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
58 FW   Jesus Ibarra 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
71 MF   Jalen James 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
99 FW   Markus Naglestad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 76 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 77 2 2

Awards and Honors

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MLS NEXT Pro Goal of the Week

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Week Player Ref
2   Jesus Ibarra [16]
12   Mehdi Ouamri [17]
28   Min-jae Kwak [18]

MLS NEXT Pro Team of the Matchweek

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MatchWeek Ref
5 [19]
26 [20]
29 [21]

MLS NEXT Pro Team of the Month

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Month Ref
April [22]

MLS NEXT Pro Best XI

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Player Position Ref
  Mehdi Ouamri Forward [23]

References

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  1. ^ "Chattanooga FC Claims Steinbrecher Trophy With 3-0 Win". The Chattanoogan. May 30, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "NISA Announces Chattanooga FC, Detroit City FC & Oakland Roots SC". NISA. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  3. ^ "Chattanooga FC to Join MLS NEXT Pro". MLSNextPro.com. MLS Next Pro. November 14, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  4. ^ "Front Office". ChattanoogaFC.com. Chattanooga FC. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  5. ^ "Chattanooga FC 2023 Roster". chattanoogafc.com. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  6. ^ https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/253086/joseph-p%C3%83%C2%83%C3%82%C2%A9rez
  7. ^ https://www.mlsnextpro.com/players/farid-sar-sar/
  8. ^ https://www.chattanoogan.com/2023/8/14/473233/Chattanooga-FC-Signs-Local-Midfielder.aspx
  9. ^ https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/381238/darwin-ortiz
  10. ^ "Chattanooga FC signs Trinidad and Tobago international Jesse Williams". www.ChattanoogaFC.com. Chattanooga FC. December 15, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  11. ^ "Chattanooga Football Club signs Milo Garvanian". www.ChattanoogaFC.com. Chattanooga FC. January 3, 2024. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  12. ^ "Chattanooga Football Club signs Robert Screen". www.ChattanoogaFC.com. Chattanooga FC. January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  13. ^ "Chattanooga Football Club Signs Columbian Duvan Viafara". The Chattanoogan. January 14, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  14. ^ "Chattanooga Football Club signs defender Logan Brown". www.ChattanoogaFC.com. Chattanooga FC. February 23, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  15. ^ "Chattanooga FC announces year-end roster decisions". ChattanoogaFC.com. Chattanooga VC. November 10, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  16. ^ Chavez, Ramon (March 27, 2024). "MLS NEXT Pro Goal of Matchweek 2: Jesus Ibarra". MLSNextPro.com. MLS Next Pro. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  17. ^ Chavez, Ramon (June 5, 2024). "MLS NEXT Pro Goal of Matchweek 12: Mehdi Ouamri". MLSNextPro.com. MLS Next Pro. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  18. ^ Chavez, Ramon (September 27, 2024). "MLS NEXT Pro Goal of Matchweek 28: Minjae Kwak". MLSNextPro.com. MLS Next Pro. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  19. ^ "2024 MLS NEXT Pro Matchweek 5 Honors". MLSNextPro.com. MLS Next Pro. April 16, 2024. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  20. ^ "2024 MLS NEXT Pro Matchweek 26 Honors". MLSNextPro.com. MLS Next Pro. September 9, 2024. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  21. ^ "2024 MLS NEXT Pro Matchweek 29 Honors". MLSNextPro.com. MLS Next Pro. September 30, 2024. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  22. ^ Henry Jr., Larry (May 1, 2024). "MLS NEXT Pro Monthly Awards: April". MLSNextPro.com. MLS Next Pro. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  23. ^ "Tyrone Marshall Headlines List of 2024 MLS NEXT Pro Regular Season Award Winners". MLSNextPro.com. MLS NEXT Pro. October 16, 2024. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
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