Oneida FC

This article is about the rugby league team. For the historical football team, see Oneida Football Club.

Oneida FC

Club information
Full name	Oneida FC
Nickname(s)	Oneida / OFC
Colours	Scarlet      Silver
Founded	March 17, 2011
Current details
Ground(s)	Henry G. Steinbrenner '27 Stadium MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts (600)
CEO(s)	Andrew Laine Mikhael Shammas
Coach(s)	Mikhael Shammas
Captain(s)	Clark Hoopes
Competition	USA Rugby League
2011	8th

Oneida FC (Oneida Football Club) are a semi-professional rugby league team based in the Boston area. They currently compete in the USA Rugby League (USARL), which they joined for its inaugural 2011 season. They play their home games at Henry G. Steinbrenner '27 Stadium on the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge.

History

The club was established in 2011 as a charter member of the newly-announced USA Rugby League, which was formed by teams that had left the established American National Rugby League (AMNRL). Together with the New Jersey Turnpike Titans and the Rhode Island Rebellion, they are one of three new teams to join the league. The club will operate under the management of the USARL's other Boston-based team, the Boston Thirteens, but will compete as a separate team. It is named in honor of the Oneida Football Club, the first ever organized football team in the United States, which operated from 1862–1865. The establishment of Oneida FC puts two USARL teams in Boston, and four in New England, an arrangement that lowers operating costs.^[1][2]

Oneida FC play all home games at Henry G. Steinbrenner '27 Stadium at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

USARL season summaries

C=Champions, R=Runners-Ups, F=Finished first, P=Playoff Appearance, L=Finished Last
(Brackets Represent Playoff Games)

Competition	Games Played	Games Won	Games Drawn	Games Lost	Ladder Position	C	R	F	P	L	Coach	Captain	Notes
2011 USARL season	8 (0)	1 (0)	0	7 (0)	8/8					L	Mikhael Shammas Benjamin P. McHugh	Clark Hoopes	Club foundation season

2011 squad

Oneida FC
USARL squad								Coaching staff
Clark Hoopes (c) David Murray Austin Chappell Aiden Oakley Tyler Scullen Tam Tran - HK John Favara Geoff Bell Daniel Green Drew Shalian Craig MacKenzie Chris Risler (vc) Mikhael Shammas		Jon Gacicia Steven Davy Bobby Jones Andrew Laine Ben McHugh Hunter O'Brien Matthew Ryan Nick Saltzman Greg Richer						Head coach Mikhael Shammas Legend: (c) Captain (vc) Vice captain (gk) Goal kicker Injured Updated: 29 May 2011 Source(s): [1]

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References

1. ^ Ian Bridge (February 18, 2011). "Inaugural USARL Line-up Announced". league13.info. http://league13.info/2011/02/18/inaugural-usarl-line-up-announced/. Retrieved March 24, 2011. 
2. ^ "USARL Constitution & Teams announced". usarl.com. USA Rugby League. February 18, 2011. http://www.usarugbyleague.com/2011/02/usarl-constitution-teams-entry-qualifications-announced/. Retrieved March 24, 2011. 
3. ^ http://www.usarugbyleague.com/2011/06/oneida-fc-historic-win-in-local-derby/