Ocean City Barons

Football club infobox
clubname = Ocean City Barons


fullname = Ocean City Barons
nickname = The Barons
founded = 1996
ground = Carey Stadium
capacity = 3,500
chairman = flagicon|USA John Granese
manager = flagicon|USA Mike Pellegrino
league = USL Premier Development League
season = 2008
position = 5th, Northeast Division

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Ocean City Barons are an American soccer team, founded in 1996. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, and plays in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference against teams from Denville, New Rochelle, New York, Newark and Uniondale.

The team was originally called the South Jersey Barons and between 2003-04 were based in Trenton, New Jersey. After their relocation to Ocean City for the 2005 season they were renamed the Ocean City Barons.

The Barons play their home games at Carey Stadium in the city of Ocean City, New Jersey. The team's colors are red and white.

The club also fields a team in the USL’s Super-20 League, a league for players 17 to 20 years of age run under the United Soccer Leagues umbrella.

2008 Roster

Year-by-year

Honors

* USL PDL Northeast Division Champions 2004
* USISL D-3 Pro League Mid Atlantic Division Champions 1998

Competition History

Notable former players

* Tony Donatelli
* Ryan Heins
* Matthew Maher [http://owlsports.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/maher_matt00.html]
* Jeremiah White [http://www.yanks-abroad.com/content.php?mode=players&id=40]

See also [http://www.sjbarons.com/OceanCityBarons/ProBarons/index_E.html OCBarons.com's "Barons In The Pros"]

Coaches

* Neil Holloway 2005-06
* Mike Pellegrino 2007-date

tadia

* Stadium at Mercer County Community College, West Windsor, New Jersey 2003
* Winslow Stadium, Winslow, New Jersey 2004
* Carey Stadium, Ocean City, New Jersey 2005-date

Average Attendance

*2008: 339
*2007: 588
*2006: 419
*2005: 877 (5th highest in PDL)

Trivia

*On September 11, 1999, the Barons, then known as the South Jersey Barons, lost in the USISL D3 Championship Game to the Western Mass Pioneers, 2-1.
*The South Jersey Barons once offered a promotion where fans would receive a free quarter pound of fudge from a nearby boardwalk candy shop if the Barons scored six or more goals.
*On July 19, 2005, the Barons were on the short end of a historical Open Cup match in Richmond, VA. As a PDL side, they lost to the Richmond Kickers of the USL First Division, 8-4 in the Third Round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. It was the most total goals scored in an Open Cup match since professional teams began entering the tournament in 1995.
*Between June 14, 2003 and July 12, 2006, the Barons failed to lose a single game at home, a span of 28 games. Their 28-game home unbeaten streak is the longest among all Premier Development League teams since 2003. The streak was snapped on July 16, 2006 by the Ottawa Fury who defeated them, 2-1.

External links

* [http://www.ocbarons.com Ocean City Barons official website]
* [http://www.sjbarons.com/docs/OceanCityBarons/aboutusoceancitybarons/BaronsTeamRecords.pdf Ocean City Barons Team Records (through 2007 season)]
* [http://www.sjbarons.com/docs/OceanCityBarons/aboutusoceancitybarons/BaronsIndividualRecords.pdf Ocean City Barons Individual Records (through 2007 season)]
* [http://www.sjbarons.com/docs/OceanCityBarons/aboutusoceancitybarons/BaronsAllTimeStats.pdf Ocean City Barons Year-By-Year Individual Statistics (through 2007 season)]
* [http://www.sjbarons.com/docs/OceanCityBarons/aboutusoceancitybarons/BaronsGoalkeeperStats.pdf Ocean City Barons All-Time Goalkeeper Stats (through 2007 season)]