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Chattanooga FC

2019–20 NISA season
Managing director	Jeremy Alumbaugh
Head coach	Peter Fuller
Stadium	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, Tennessee
NISA	Fall: N/A Spring: 6th
Playoffs	Fall: N/A Spring: N/A
U.S. Open Cup	Cancelled
Top goalscorer	League: Ian McGrath (1) All: Ian McGrath (1)
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The 2019–20 Chattanooga FC season was the club's first season playing in the National Independent Soccer Association, a newly established third division soccer league in the United States, and first professional season since being established in 2009.

Overview

Chattanooga FC was admitted into the National Independent Soccer Association on August 15, 2019 and latter fully accepted by the U.S. Soccer Federation on December 11, 2019, and will start competing in the 2020 Spring season. The team had spent its entire eleven-year history in the National Premier Soccer League, a semi-pro league generally considered the fourth tier of U.S. Soccer, and reached its National Final on four separate occasions (2010, 2012, 2014, & 2015) which is a shared record for the most finals appearance with Sonoma County Sol.

Prior to joining NISA, Chattanooga hosted two international friendlies. On May 25, the team hosted La Liga side Real Betis in the latter's first game ever in the United States. The home side scored twice in the final ten minutes in the 4–3 loss in front of 6,115 fans at Finley Stadium. The next month, the team took part in 30-time Guatemalan league champion C.S.D. Municipal during its pre-season tour of the U.S., drawing 1–1 at Ridgeland High School in Rossville, Georgia.

On April 27, 2020, following a stoppage of play and subsequent extension due to the COVID-19 pandemic, NISA announced the cancellation of the 2020 Spring season.

Players and staff

Roster

As of March 16, 2020

No.	Position	Player	Nation
1	GK	Phil D'Amico	United States
2	DF	Raymond Lee	United States
3	DF	Jerry Saint-Vil	Haiti
4	DF	Juan Sanchez	Spain
5	DF	Richard Dixon	Jamaica
6	MF	Nick Spielman	United States
7	FW	Clayton Adams	United States
8	FW	Joao Costa	Brazil
9	FW	Santiago Agudelo	United States
10	MF	Juan Hernandez	Spain
11	FW	Kaleb Jackson	United States
12	MF	Kyle Carr	United States
14	FW	Brian Bement	United States
15	DF	Sean Reynolds	United States
17	FW	Jowayne Laidley	Jamaica
18	FW	Sean Hoffstatter	United States
19	FW	Ryan Marcano	United States
20	MF	Christopher Marshall	United States
21	DF	Jordan Dunstan	Canada
22	MF	Cameron Woodfin	United States
23	MF	Ian McGrath	United States
24	DF	Soren Yuhaschek	Netherlands
28	GK	Alec Redington	United States
64	DF	Erik Panzer	New Zealand
—	DF	Alec McKinley	United States

Technical staff

Technical staff
Technical Director	Bill Elliott
Head Coach	Peter Fuller
Director of Soccer Operations	Jordan Mattheiss

Transfers

In

#	Pos.	Player	Signed from	Details	Date	Source
5	DF	Richard Dixon	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	Free transfer	January 6, 2020
1	GK	Phillip D'Amico	Chattanooga FC (NPSL)	Free transfer	January 24, 2020
22	MF	Cameron Woodfin	Chattanooga FC (NPSL)	Free transfer	January 28, 2020
10	MF	Juan Hernandez	Chattanooga FC (NPSL)	Free transfer	January 28, 2020
8	FW	Joao Costa	Chattanooga FC (NPSL)	Free transfer	January 29, 2020
21	DF	Jordan Dunstan	Chattanooga FC (NPSL)	Free transfer	January 29, 2020
28	GK	Alec Redington	St. Louis Community College	Free transfer	January 30, 2020
17	FW	Jowayne Laidley	Chattanooga FC (NPSL)	Free transfer	January 30, 2020
18	FW	Sean Hoffstatter	University of West Florida	Free transfer	January 31, 2020
14	FW	Brian Bement	Forward Madison FC	Free transfer	February 3, 2020
20	MF	Christopher Marshall	Oglethorpe University	Free transfer	February 3, 2020
4	DF	Juan Sanchez	Chattanooga FC (NPSL)	Free transfer	February 5, 2020
11	FW	Kaleb Jackson	South Georgia Tormenta FC	Free transfer	February 6, 2020
24	DF	Soren Yuhaschek	Chattanooga FC (NPSL)	Free transfer	February 7, 2020
7	FW	Clayton Adams	Austin Bold FC	Free transfer	February 10, 2020
9	FW	Santiago Agudelo	Fort Hays State University	Free transfer	February 11, 2020
23	MF	Ian McGrath	OKC Energy FC	Free transfer	February 21, 2020
3	DF	Jerry Saint-Vil	South Georgia Tormenta	Free transfer	February 25, 2020
2	DF	Raymond Lee	Hartford Athletic	Free transfer	February 26, 2020
15	DF	Sean Reynolds	Saint Louis FC	Free transfer	February 27, 2020
12	MF	Kyle Carr	Lansing Ignite FC	Free transfer	February 27, 2020
	MF	Alec McKinley	Mobile Rams	Free transfer	February 28, 2020
19	FW	Ryan Marcano	Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels	Free transfer	February 28, 2020
6	MF	Nick Spielman	East Tennessee State Buccaneers	Free transfer	February 28, 2020
64	DF	Erik Panzer	Southern United FC	Free transfer	March 16, 2020

Friendlies

March 23, 2019 (2019-03-23) Friendly	Chattanooga FC	0-2	Comunicaciones F.C.	Chattanooga, Tennessee
6:00 p.m.		Report	Ortiz [es] 66' Garcia 84'	Stadium: Finley Stadium Attendance: 7,235
Note: Chattanooga was still competing within the National Premier Soccer League at this point

May 25, 2019 (2019-05-25) Friendly	Chattanooga FC	3–4	Real Betis	Chattanooga, Tennessee
6:00 p.m.	Costa 12' Webb 84' Ferraz 90+2'	Chattanooga FC Highlights Times Free Press Report	León 45+1' Jesé 68, 72' Rodríguez 80'	Stadium: Finley Stadium Attendance: 6,115
Note: Chattanooga was still competing within the National Premier Soccer League at this point

June 30, 2019 (2019-06-30) Friendly	Chattanooga FC	1–1	C.S.D. Municipal	Rossville, Georgia
6:00 p.m.	Gonzalez 22'	Chattanooga FC Highlights Times Free Press Report	Gallardo 40'	Stadium: Ridgeland High School
Note: Chattanooga was still competing within the National Premier Soccer League at this point

Competitions

NISA Fall season

Chattanooga did not take part in the 2019 NISA Fall season in an official capacity. On August 15, the NISA Board of Governors announced the team, along with Detroit City FC and Oakland Roots SC, had been accepted into the league but would not begin full league play until Spring 2020. During the fall, Chattanooga did play a friendly home-and-away series against NISA side Stumptown Athletic with both games ending in a draw.

NISA Spring season

Details for the 2020 NISA Spring season were announced January 27, 2020.

Standings

Results summary

Last updated: 29 February 2020.
Source: Match reports

Matches

U.S. Open Cup

For the first time in its history, Chattanooga will automatically qualify for the U.S. Open Cup tournament. The team will enter the 2020 tournament with the rest of the National Independent Soccer Association teams in the Second Round. It was announced on January 29 that their first opponent would be USL Championship side Memphis 901 FC.

April 8 Second Round	Memphis 901 FC (USLC)	P–P	Chattanooga FC (NISA)	Memphis, Tennessee
7:00 pm EDT				Stadium: Mike Rose Soccer Complex
Note: On March 13, U.S. Soccer’s Open Cup Committee announced the tournament would be temporarily suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Squad statistics

As of Match played 29 February 2020

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Spring Season		U.S. Open Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	USA	Phil D'Amico	1	0	1	0	-	-
Defenders
2	DF	USA	Raymond Lee	1	0	1	0	-	-
3	DF	HAI	Jerry Saint-Vil	1	0	1	0	-	-
15	DF	USA	Sean Reynolds	1	0	1	0	-	-
24	DF	NED	Soren Yuhaschek	1	0	1	0	-	-
Midfielders
6	MF	USA	Nick Spielman	1	0	1	0	-	-
12	MF	USA	Kyle Carr	1	0	1	0	-	-
19	MF	USA	Ryan Marcano	1	0	1	0	-	-
20	MF	USA	Christopher Marshall	1	0	1	0	-	-
23	MF	USA	Ian McGrath	1	1	1	1	-	-
Forwards
9	FW	USA	Santiago Agudelo	1	0	1	0	-	-
11	FW	USA	Kaleb Jackson	1	0	1	0	-	-
14	FW	USA	Brian Bement	1	0	1	0	-	-
18	FW	USA	Sean Hoffstatter	1	0	1	0	-	-

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Spring Season	U.S. Open Cup	Total
1	FW		23	Ian McGrath	1	-	1

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Spring Season		U.S. Open Cup		Total
2		DF	Raymond Lee	1	0	-	-	1	0
23		MF	Ian McGrath	1	0	-	-	1	0

See also

• 2019–20 NISA season

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