Bugeaters FC
Full nameBugeaters FC
FoundedDecember 12, 2017 (2017-12-12)
GroundMorrison Stadium
Capacity6,000
OwnerJonathan Collura
ChairmanJonathan Collura
Head CoachScott Robertson
LeagueGPPL
20189-5-3
(3-2-3, 3rd UPSL Midwest Conf. West Div.)
WebsiteClub website

Bugeaters FC are a semi-pro soccer team based in Omaha, Nebraska that currently competes in the Great Plains Premier League.

History

Bugeaters FC was announced as a United Premier Soccer League expansion team on December 12, 2017.[1] The club was founded by Nebraska native Jonathan Collura.[2]

The club's name is homage to the old nickname of native born Nebraskans as "Bugeaters."[3]

During their inaugural season, the Bugeaters played in Lincoln, Nebraska at Lincoln High School's Beechner Athletic Complex. For the 2019 Season, the club reached an agreement to play their home matches at Creighton University's Morrison Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska.[4] The 2019 season will be an entirely exhibition season and starting in 2020, Bugeaters FC will become members of the Great Plains Premier League, an expansion sister league/conference to the Gulf Coast Premier League.[5]

In May 2019, they announced a partnership with the academy of English club Huddersfield Town.[6]

Year-by-Year

Season League Conference Regular season Position Conf. Playoffs National Playoffs U.S. Open Cup
GP W L D GF GA Pts Conf. Overall
2018 UPSL Midwest 8323171512 3rd
(West Division)		 N/A DNQ
2019 GCPL N/A Exhibition-only season N/A

Staff

Position Staff
Owner/Chairman Jonathan Collura
President Michael Doria
General Manager Jordan Bartels
Technical Director Aaron Champenoy
Head Coach Scott Robertson
Assistant Coach Jan Chjovan
Assistant Coach Aaron Onion

Last updated: April 29, 2018
Source: bugeatersfc.com: 1 2

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Colombia COL Mateo Cuartas
6 MF United States USA Erik Fahner
7 MF United States USA JT Seger
8 MF Germany GER Florian Daut
9 FW England ENG Danny Whitehall
12 FW United States USA Tanner Miller
14 DF England ENG Luke Batters
16 MF England ENG Jacob Pease
18 MF England ENG Lewis Rathbone
19 DF United States USA Damien Austen
20 DF Hong Kong HKG Aries Fung
21 FW Germany GER Tobias Maertzke
22 DF United States USA Sam Klos
23 MF England ENG Cain Smith
24 DF United States USA Matt Waldoch
26 MF United States USA Aaron Onion
27 DF United States USA Joe Connolly
28 MF El Salvador SLV Ariel "Ricky" Ayala-Reyes
29 MF Tajikistan TJK Shahin Tavarov
30 FW United States USA Micah Lehenbauer
No. Pos. Nation Player
31 DF United States USA Jonah Garbin
32 MF United States USA Johnathan López
33 DF United States USA Cole Horner
34 FW United States USA Stefan Foulke
-- GK England ENG Harry Wray
-- GK Haiti HAI Bekenson Fortune
-- DF Sudan SDN Manut Wol
-- DF Jamaica JAM Jaaziel Thompson
-- DF United States USA Allen Castañeda
-- MF Peru PER Edwin Espinoza
-- MF Brazil BRA Murilo Ceruli
-- MF United States USA Mohamed Lamine
-- MF United States USA Zach Barnes
-- MF United States USA Nate Miller
-- MF United States USA Caleb Osmond
-- MF Liberia LBR Mike Paye
-- FW Ecuador ECU Marcelo Hernández
-- FW United States USA Drew Miller
-- FW England ENG Mark Heath-Preston
-- FW United States USA Dakheel Sulaiman

[7]

References

  1. ↑ Robus, Clint (December 12, 2017). "Lincoln adding a UPSL development soccer team for spring 2018". Lincoln Journal Star. Lee Enterprises. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Nebraska Bugeaters FC Launched in Lincoln". prleap.com. prleap. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  3. ↑ Peters, Chris (December 12, 2017). "Soccer club coming to Lincoln in 2018 — with a name that's a nod to the past". Omaha World-Herald. Berkshire Hathaway. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Bugeaters to play at Morrison Stadium". bugeatersfc.com. April 15, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Bugeaters FC joins the Gulf Coast Premier League".
  6. ↑ TOWN AND BUGEATERS FC ANNOUNCE DEVELOPMENT RELATIONSHIP
  7. ↑ Star, Lincoln Journal. "Bugeaters inaugural roster features plenty of state college flavor". JournalStar.com.
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