Tri-Cities Otters
Full nameTri-Cities Football Club
Nickname(s)Otters
FoundedJune 28, 2016 (2016-06-28)
StadiumTVA Credit Union Ballpark
Johnson City, Tennessee
OwnerOtter Soccer, LLC
Head CoachDavid Strickland
LeagueUSL League Two
20224th, South Central Division
Playoffs: DNQ
WebsiteClub website

The Tri-Cities Otters are an amateur American soccer club based in Johnson City, Tennessee who most recently competed in the USL League Two in 2022. [1][2]

History

Founded in 2016, the team represents the Tri-Cities Area communities in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia.

Hiatus

On December 12,2022, the team shared a statement to their social media accounts that "it is in the organization's best interest that we take the next year off from fielding a team". The club cited financial difficulties and the need for further planning prior to restarting. The same statement indicated that the club hoped to be active in time for the 2024 USL League Two season.[3]

Stadium

The Otters play their home matches at TVA Credit Union Ballpark.

2022 Roster

As of December 1, 2023

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
00 GK Germany GER Jasper Rump
0 GK United States USA Joshua Garvilla
1 GK United States USA Shane Lanson
3 DF England ENG Ant Cox
4 DF United States USA Andy Elkins
5 DF United States USA Austin Yowell
6 DF England ENG Mike Peck
7 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Erick Kilosho
8 MF Chile CHI Nicholas Cortes
9 FW Costa Rica CRC Esteban Leiva
10 FW England ENG Patrick O'Halloran
11 FW England ENG Mikey Saunders
11 MF Argentina ARG Agu Ortiz
12 FW United States USA Davis Eddleman
14 FW Japan JPN Shoki Yoshida
15 DF Germany GER Torge Witteborg
16 DF United States USA Will Stallworth
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW Chile CHI Sebastian Borquez
18 MF England ENG Fletcher Dyson
19 FW Spain ESP Aritz Uriarte
20 FW Denmark DEN Soeren Nygaard
21 FW United States USA Daniel Garvilla
22 MF Israel ISR Tom Tzabari
23 MF United States USA Nate Dragisich
24 MF United States USA Edin Hernandez
26 FW England ENG David Panter
27 DF United States USA Ethan Bishop
28 FW England ENG Conal Gallagher
29 MF Mexico MEX Raul Varela
30 FW United States USA Davis McBee
31 DF Germany GER Jan Gruhn
33 DF United States USA Kelly Gieber
35 DF United States USA David Evans
99 FW Norway NOR Noah Kvifte

Year-by-year

Up to date as of December 1, 2023.

Year League Regular season Playoffs Open Cup
2016 USL PDL 8th, South Atlantic did not qualify did not enter
2017 USL PDL 9th, South Atlantic did not qualify did not qualify
2018 USL PDL 5th, Deep South did not qualify did not qualify
2019 USL League Two 4th, South Atlantic did not qualify did not qualify
2020 USL League Two Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 USL League Two 4th, South Atlantic did not qualify did not qualify
2022 USL League Two 4th, South Central did not qualify did not qualify
2023 Team on Hiatus

References

  1. ↑ Tri-Cities Otters at www.uslleaguetwo.com
  2. ↑ "PDL Announces Addition of Tri-Cities FC for 2016 Season". Premier Development League (PDL). January 28, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Otter Soccer to take year off after financial struggles". WJHL | Tri-Cities News & Weather. 2022-12-12. Retrieved 2023-12-01.


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