Central Jersey Spartans was an American soccer team based in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 2009, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Mid Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.
The team played its home games at Falcon Field in nearby Hillsborough, New Jersey, where they have played since 2011. The team's colors were blue, white and gold.
History The Central Jersey Spartans were announced as PDL expansion team in November 2009.Welcome to Central Jersey Spartans They played their first official game on May 12, 2010, a 2–0 loss to Newark Ironbound Express.
Players Notable former players 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.
R. J. Allen José Angulo Nelson Becerra Scott Caldwell Greg Cochrane Ryan Finley Antoine Hoppenot Ryan Kinne Bryan Meredith Jon Okafor Teddy Schneider Mark Wiltse
Year-by-year YearDivisionLeagueRegular seasonPlayoffsOpen Cup20104USL PDL3rd, Mid AtlanticDid not qualifyDid not qualify20114USL PDL5th, Mid AtlanticDid not qualifyDid not qualify20124USL PDL8th, Mid AtlanticDid not qualifyDid not qualify20134USL PDL8th, Mid AtlanticDid not qualifyDid not qualify
Head coaches Sam Nellins (2010–2012)Central Jersey Spartans Announce First Siginings John Newman (2012–2013) James Quinn (2013–present)"Central Jersey Spartans 2013 Coaching Staff"
Stadia Stadium at Rider University; Lawrenceville, New Jersey (2010–2011) Stadium at The College of New Jersey; Ewing Township, New Jersey 2 games (2010) PDA Complex; Zarephath, New Jersey 1 game (2010) Falcon Field; Hillsborough, New Jersey (2011–2013)
Average attendance Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive at https://web.archive.org/web/20100105175057/http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html.
2010: 100
References
External links Official Site Official PDL site