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Nashville Metros 
Full name Nashville Metros Nickname(s) The Metros Founded 1989 Stadium Ezell Park
Nashville, Tennessee
(Capacity: 3,500)Owners 
Lynn Agee
Ken Premo
Ken Renner
Martin Sanchez
Devinder SandhuHead Coach Ricardo LopezLeague USL Premier Development League 2010 7th, Southeast
Playoffs: DNQWebsite Club home page 
Home colorsAway colors
Current seasonNashville Metros is an American soccer team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1989, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Southeast Division of the Southern Conference. The Metros are the longest continuously owned and operated soccer club in the country.
The team plays its home games at Ezell Park, where they have played since 1997. The team's colors are red, blue and white.
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History
The Metros were founded by Lynn Agee and Devinder Sandhu. They began play in the Sunbelt Independent Soccer League (indoor) in 1990 but, due to a lack of indoor facilities, the Metros played their entire first season on the road, before finding facilities in Smyrna. The Metros continued to play indoors until 1996, but only managed to win six matches in six seasons. They played outdoors in the USL Premier League during much of the same period, with significantly better results.
The Metros then moved to the A-League second division in 1997, and began concentrating more specifically on outdoor soccer. They made their first U.S. Open Cup appearance in 1998, but were forced to reorganize in 1999 due to financial circumstances. The side became the Tennessee Rhythm and moved from Nashville to Franklin, but returned to their original venue in 2001, reverting to their original name at the same time. In 2002 the Metros moved down from the A-League to the PDL, mainly due to their ground’s substandard facilities, such as the lack of a press box.[1]
Players
Current roster
As of June 5, 2011.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player 0 GK James Holt[2] 2 
DF Sambou Tamba[3] 3 
DF Beh Leandre Pacome 4 DF Samba Amadou Bah 5 
DF Gift Ndam[4] 6 MF Ebrima Njie 7 MF Elijah Yazdani 8 MF Mandou Bojang 9 
FW Jean Tshimpaka[5] 10 FW Francisco Maciel[6] 11 MF Edwin Bryan 12 DF Nick Dykes[7] No. Position Player 13 
DF Jomo Cromwell 14 FW William Dugger 15 MF Osiris Valle 16 MF Stefan Vaziri[8] 17 MF Juan Singhavong 18 MF J. J. Jackson 19 DF Matthew Reed 29 
FW Victor Galicia[10] 20 DF Jose Cardenas 21 MF Keegan Terry[11] 23 FW Malang Fatty 30 GK Jordan Werner[12] 29 FW Victor Galicia[13] Notable former players
- See also: All-time Nashville Metros roster
This list of notable former players comprises players who went on to play professional soccer after playing for the team in the Premier Development League, or those who previously played professionally before joining the team.
- Jay Ayres
- Jon Busch
- Danny DeVall
- Gabe Eastman
- Joshua Hill
- Steve Klein
- Richard Mulrooney
- Daryl Sattler
Year-by-year
Year Division League Regular Season Playoffs Open Cup 1990/91 N/A SISL Indoor 9th, Southeast Did not qualify N/A 1991 N/A SISL 4th, Southeast Did not qualify Did not enter 1991/92 N/A USISL Indoor 4th, Southeast Did not qualify N/A 1992 N/A USISL 5th, Southeast Did not qualify Did not enter 1992/93 N/A USISL Indoor 4th, Southeast Playoffs N/A 1993 N/A USISL 6th, Southeast Did not qualify Did not enter 1993/94 N/A USISL Indoor 6th, Southeast Did not qualify N/A 1994 3 USISL 5th, Midsouth Divisional Semifinals Did not enter 1994/95 N/A USISL Indoor 4th, Mid-South Did not qualify N/A 1995 4 USISL Premier 3rd, Eastern Divisional Semifinals Did not qualify 1995/96 N/A USISL Indoor 7th, Southeast Did not qualify N/A 1996 4 USISL Premier 4th, Eastern Northern Division Finals Did not qualify 1997 2 USISL A-League 2nd, Central Division Semifinals Did not qualify 1998 2 USISL A-League 1st, Central Conference Quarterfinals Quarter Finals 1999 2 USL A-League 6th, Central Did not qualify Did not qualify 2000 2 USL A-League 5th, Central Did not qualify 2nd Round 2001 2 USL A-League 4th, Central 1st Round 2nd Round 2002 4 USL PDL 4th, Mid South 1st Round Did not qualify 2003 4 USL PDL 3rd, Mid South Did not qualify Did not qualify 2004 4 USL PDL 4th, Mid South Conference Semifinals Did not qualify 2005 4 USL PDL 5th, Mid South Did not qualify Did not qualify 2006 4 USL PDL 5th, South Atlantic Did not qualify Did not qualify 2007 4 USL PDL 7th, Southeast Did not qualify Did not qualify 2008 4 USL PDL 7th, Southeast Did not qualify Did not qualify 2009 4 USL PDL 7th, Southeast Did not qualify Did not qualify 2010 4 USL PDL 7th, Southeast Did not qualify Did not qualify 2011 4 USL PDL 5th, Southeast Did not qualify Did not qualify Honors
- USISL A-League Central Conference Champions 1998
Head coaches
- Greg Petersen (1998–1999)
- Brett Mosen (2000–2001)
- Andy Poklad (2002–2004)
Rico Laise (1999, 2007–2008)
Richard Askey (2009)- Obed Compean (2005–2006, 2010)
- Ricardo Lopez[14] (2011–present)
Stadia
- Ezell Park; Nashville, Tennessee (1997–present)
- Siegel Park; Murfreesboro, Tennessee 5 games (2007–2010)
Average attendance
Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive at http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html.
- 2005: 307
- 2006: 392 (8th in PDL)
- 2007: 361
- 2008: 308
- 2009: 162
- 2010: 215
- 2011: 349
References
- ^ http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2011/22351.html#ROSTER
- ^ http://www.etsubucs.com/sports/msoccer/rosters/displayplayer.aspx?playerid=3256
- ^ http://www.nashvillemetrossoccer.com/index.cfm?page=team&category=roster2010&player=39
- ^ http://www.nashvillemetrossoccer.com/index.cfm?page=team&category=roster2010&player=28
- ^ http://www.jmusports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=14400&ATCLID=792563
- ^ http://www.nashvillemetrossoccer.com/index.cfm?page=team&category=roster2010&player=15
- ^ http://www.etsubucs.com/sports/msoccer/rosters/displayplayer.aspx?playerid=2885
- ^ http://www.niuhuskies.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/vaziri_stefan00.html
- ^ http://www.etsubucs.com/sports/msoccer/rosters/displayplayer.aspx?playerid=3259
- ^ http://www.terra.com/victor_g.htm
- ^ http://www.gocamels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=15300&ATCLID=204775168c
- ^ http://www.dwu.edu/athletics/msoccer/werner_j.htm
- ^ http://www.terra.com/victor_g.htm
- ^ Metros name Lopez new coach
External links
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