Steel City FC (Pennsylvania)

Steel City FC
Full name	Steel City Football Club
Founded	2019 as Pittsburgh Hotspurs
Ground	Founders Field, 101 Eisele Rd, Cheswick, PA
Capacity	1,500
Head coach	Dan Brower
League	National Premier Soccer League
Website	https://www.steelcityfc.com/mens-first-team/

Steel City is an American professional soccer club based out of Pittsburgh. The club has two teams, with the men's team playing in the National Premier Soccer League as a member of the Great Lakes Conference, and the women's team playing in the United Women's Soccer.^[1]

Men's team history

Steel City was formed under the name Pittsburgh Hotspurs in 2019.^[2] Following a collaboration in 2021 with Arsenal FC of Pittsburgh, the club rebranded in early 2023, renaming themselves Steel City FC.^[3]

Women's team history

The club's women's team, active in the United Women's Soccer, was founded in 2014.^[2]^[4] Ahead of the 2020 season, Steel City FC (women) merged with the Pittsburgh Hotspurs, playing in the Women's Premier Soccer League.^[5]

Seasons

As of July 23, 2024

Year	Division	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs
Steel City FC
2015	3	WPSL	2nd, Can Am	did not qualify
2016	3	WPSL	6th, Great Lakes	did not qualify
2017	3	WPSL	3rd, Great Lakes	did not qualify
2018	3	WPSL	6th, Ohio Valley	did not qualify
Pittsburgh Hotspur FC
2019	3	WPSL	3rd, Keystone	did not qualify
2020	Season canceleld due to COVID-19
Steel City FC
2021	4	UWS	4th, Midwest South	did not qualify
Pittsburgh Hotspur FC
2022	4	UWS	5th, Penn-NY	did not qualify
Steel City FC
2023	4	UWS	7th, East Conference	First Round
2024	4	UWS	5th, East Conference	did not qualify

Players

Men's first-team squad

As of 2022^[6]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	USA	Garrett Watson
2	DF	USA	Justin Kopay
3	DF	USA	Giuseppe Croce
4	DF	GHA	William Dodzi
5	DF	USA	Jack Emanuel
6	MF	USA	Ethan Hackenberg
7	MF	USA	Nicholas Graeca
8	MF	USA	Michael Sullivan
9	MF	ENG	Bryan Akongo
10	MF	USA	Nick Kolarac (Captain)
11	MF	ENG	Charlie Lawrence
12	GK	USA	Keaton Jennings
13	MF	USA	Rami Bensasi
14	MF	USA	Gabe Norris
15	FW	USA	Tate Mohney
16	MF	USA	Anthony DiFalco
17	MF	USA	Nolan Hutter
18	FW	USA	Eben McIntyre
19	DF	ESP	Mikel Ubeda
20	MF	USA	Ryan Mertz


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	FW	USA	Nathan Prex
22	DF	USA	Nathan Schlessinger
23	MF	USA	Jonathan Swann
24	MF	USA	Ryan Kopay
25	MF	SLV	Rodrigo Albayeros
26	DF	USA	Ryan Landry
27	FW	USA	Evan Anderson
28	MF	USA	Zander Plizga
29	FW	USA	Tyler Caterino
30	FW	CAN	Brice Gandhi
31	DF	USA	Cole DeVaul
32	DF	ENG	Owain Hawkins
33	DF	USA	Connor Hudson
34	GK	USA	Jacob Conti
35	DF	ISR	Tom Tzabari
36	MF	USA	Evan Thomas
38	FW	USA	Amir Awais
39	MF	USA	Luke Kost
40	FW	USA	Josh DiMatteo
41	GK	USA	Danny Rogers

References

^ "Women's Soccer in the Steel City with Hotspurs First Team Coach Jordan Daloisio". openfieldintl.org. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
^ ^a ^b Krysinsky, John (2 February 2023). "NPSLA Unified Badge: Pittsburgh's NPSL and UWS teams to rebrand as Steel City FC". pittsburghsoccernow.com. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
^ "PITTSBURGH HOTSPURS REBRANDS TO STEEL CITY FC IN ADVANCE OF THE 2023 SEASON". npsl.com. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
^ "Steel City FC" (PDF). apps.pittsburghpa.gov. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
^ DeTemple, Marikaye (5 November 2019). "Pittsburgh Hotspurs SC Announce Women's First-Team". hotspurs-soccer.com. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
^ "2022 PITTSBURGH HOTSPURS MEN'S FIRST TEAM". steelcityfc.com. Retrieved 2 August 2023.

[1] "Women's Soccer in the Steel City with Hotspurs First Team Coach Jordan Daloisio". openfieldintl.org. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2023.

[psn-2] Krysinsky, John (2 February 2023). "NPSLA Unified Badge: Pittsburgh's NPSL and UWS teams to rebrand as Steel City FC". pittsburghsoccernow.com. Retrieved 2 August 2023.

[3] "PITTSBURGH HOTSPURS REBRANDS TO STEEL CITY FC IN ADVANCE OF THE 2023 SEASON". npsl.com. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.

[4] "Steel City FC" (PDF). apps.pittsburghpa.gov. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2023.

[5] DeTemple, Marikaye (5 November 2019). "Pittsburgh Hotspurs SC Announce Women's First-Team". hotspurs-soccer.com. Retrieved 8 August 2023.

[6] "2022 PITTSBURGH HOTSPURS MEN'S FIRST TEAM". steelcityfc.com. Retrieved 2 August 2023.

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