Cocoa Expos was an American soccer team, founded in 1993. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2007, when the team left the league and the franchise was terminated.
The team played its home matches at the Cocoa Municipal Stadium in Cocoa, Florida, approximately 45 miles from Orlando. The team's colors were blue and white.
The team also had a sister organization, the Cocoa Expos Women, which played in the women's USL W-League, but also folded at the end of 2007.
Year-by-year YearDivisionLeagueRegular seasonPlayoffsOpen Cup1993/94N/AUSISL Indoor3rd, SoutheastDid not qualifyN/A1994N/AUSISL1st, SoutheastSizzling NineN/A1994/95N/AUSISL Indoor2nd, North/SouthDid not qualifyN/A1995N/AUSISL Premier1st, EasternRunner-upDid not qualify1995/96N/AUSISL Indoor4th, SoutheastDid not qualifyN/A19964USISL Premier1st, EASTERN SouthernPremier SixDid not qualify19974USISL PDSL1st, SoutheastRunner-upDid not qualify19984USISL PDSL2nd, SoutheastRegional FinalsDid not qualify19994USL PDL2nd, SoutheastConference Semifinals2nd Round20004USL PDL3rd, SoutheastDid not qualifyDid not qualify20014USL PDL1st, SoutheastConference FinalsDid not qualify20024USL PDL5th, SoutheastDid not qualifyDid not qualify20034USL PDL1st, SoutheastConference SemifinalsDid not qualify20044USL PDL2nd, SoutheastConference Finals2nd Round20054USL PDL1st, SoutheastConference SemifinalsQualifying Round20064USL PDL3rd, SoutheastDid not qualifyDid not qualify20074USL PDL8th, SoutheastDid not qualifyDid not qualify
Honors USL PDL Southeast Division Champions 2005 USL PDL Southeast Division Champions 2003 USL PDL Southeast Division Champions 2001 USISL PDL National Championship Runner-up 1997 USISL PDL Southeast Division Champions 1997 USISL Premier League Eastern/Southern Division Champions 1996 USISL Premier League Eastern Division Champions 1995 USISL Premier League Southeast Division Champions 1994
Competition history After joining the league in 1994, the Expos became one of the most successful and popular teams in the USL Premier Development League. In their first three seasons, from 1994 to 1997, the team lost only three regular season games and played in the Conference Championship game four times, in 1995, 1997, 2001, and 2004. During their 2001 preseason, the Expos played former the Major League Soccer franchise Tampa Bay Mutiny and lost only 1–0. In 2005, the Expos qualified for the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup for the third time. However, their final season in 2007 proved disastrous, with the team losing 13 of 15 matches and scoring just one goal all season.
Coaches Chris Ramsey 1991–1992 Alan Dicks 1994 Gerry Queen 2001–2006Pumas tab Queen as new coach Udo Schenatzky 2007
Stadia Cocoa Municipal Stadium, Cocoa, Florida 2003–07
Average attendance https://kenn.com/blog/soccer/all-time-usl-league-two-attendance/ 1994: NA 1995: NA 1996: 574 (12th in Premier League) Playoffs: NA 1997: 711 (6th in PDSL) Playoffs: 1,125 *1 Missing 1998: 347 (14th in PDSL) 1999: 356 (13th in PDL) 2000: 350 (10th in PDL) 2001: 101 (37th in PDL) Playoffs: 350 *1 Missing 2002: 84 (43rd in PDL) 2003: 84 (49th in PDL) 2004: 319 (28th in PDL) 2005: 209 (37th in PDL) 2006: 197 (45th in PDL) 2007: 197 (49th in PDL)
References Specific
External links Cocoa Expos