The 2019–20 Stumptown Athletic season was the club's inaugural season in the National Independent Soccer Association, a newly established third division soccer league in the United States.
Overview On October 23, 2018, NISA announced Charlotte, North Carolina as the association's third team market. On June 28, 2019, Stumptown Athletic was unveiled as one of ten founding members of the new association and one of the eight that would take part in the inaugural 2019–20 season. The team used both CSA OrthoCarolina Sportsplex in Pineville and the Sportsplex at Matthews as home venues, with the hope of making the latter its permanent home venue sometime in the future.
On July 21, the team announced Mark Steffens as its first head coach. Stumptown announced its first two player signings, Jamaica national team midfielder Michael Binns and midfielder Jared Odenbeck, in late August. Prior to the season Hummel International was announced as Stumptown's official apparel and ball supplier.
Donald Benamna became the first Stumptown player to receive and international call-up when he was rostered for the Central African Republic's October 2019 friendly against Niger. The team won, 2–0, with Benamna making his debut in the process.
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
No.PositionNationPlayer
Technical staff Mark Steffens – Head coach Patrick Daka – Assistant coach
Friendlies
Competitions
NISA Fall season (Showcase)
Details for the 2019 NISA Spring season were announced July 25, 2019.
Standings
Results summary
Matches
Playoff
NISA Spring season
Details for the 2020 NISA Spring season were announced January 27, 2020.
Standings
Results summary
Matches
U.S. Open Cup
Stumptown will enter the 2020 tournament with the rest of the National Independent Soccer Association teams in the Second Round. It was announced on 29 January that their first opponent would be USL Championship side Charlotte Independence. On February 3, Charlotte announced that the game at the Sportsplex at Matthews, which both teams use as a home venue, would be free for the public to attend.
Squad statistics Appearances and goals
Note: This includes caps for players who were subbed in during the September 14 game against Atlanta SC, which is not reflected on the Stumptown player pages but is confirmed by the team
! colspan="16" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Goalkeepers
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Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameFall SeasonFall PlayoffSpring SeasonU.S. Open CupTotal1 MF8 Michael Binns20--2 MF9 Donald Benamna200-2 MF11 Jalen Brown101-24 MF3 Joao Silva10--1 MF7 Tate Robertson001-1 MF12 Drew Yates100-1 MF14 Josue España001-1
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNameFall SeasonFall PlayoffSpring SeasonU.S. Open CupTotal2 DFRichardo Israel100000--104 DFSergio Campbell000100--015 DFGabriel Silva100000--106 MFJared Odenbeck000010--107 MFTate Robertson000010--108 MFMichael Binns3000----308 MFIsmael Longo----10--109 MFDonald Benamna200000--2012 MFDrew Yates100000--1013 DFGiovani Bejarano100000--1014 MFJosue España000010--1015 MFNick West1000----1019 FWNazeem Bartman----10--10
See also 2019–20 NISA season
References