Kalamazoo Kingdom

Kalamazoo Kingdom

Full name	Kalamazoo Kingdom
Nickname(s)	The Kings, The Royals
Founded	1996
Dissolved	2006
Stadium	Mayor's Riverfront Park
Stadium capacity	4,000
Chairman	Chris Keenan
Manager	Stu Riddle
League	USL Premier Development League
2006	4th, Great Lakes Division
Home colours Away colours

Kalamazoo Kingdom were an American soccer team, founded in 1996. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2006, when the team left the league and the franchise was terminated.

The Kingdom folded their franchise at the end of the 2006 season to re-focus their efforts on youth soccer in the Kalamazoo area, specifically supporting their teams for the Super Y-League, as well as their own indoor soccer league.

They played their home games at Mayor's Riverfront Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The team's colors were red, white and black.

Final Squad

vs Cleveland Internationals, 22 July 2006 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 0 GK Jeff Engelbrecht 1 GK Eric Pogue 2 DF Cameron McCarthy 4 DF Dan Picmann 5 DF Derek Kosek 6 DF Trevor Peaslee 9 FW Daniel Broxup

No. Position Player 10 MF Eric Alexander 12 DF Pat McMahon 13 MF Michael Parke 15 MF T.J. Howard 16 DF Mbwana Johnson 18 DF Dylan Kalender

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Regular Season	Playoffs	Open Cup
1996	4	USISL Premier League	5th, Central Northern	Division Semifinals	Did not qualify
1997	4	USISL PDSL	3rd, North Central	Division Finals	Did not qualify
1998	4	USISL PDSL	3rd, Great Lakes	Division Semifinals	Did not qualify
1999	4	USL PDL	5th, Great Lakes	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2000	4	USL PDL	3rd, Great Lakes	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2001	4	USL PDL	5th, Great Lakes	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2002	4	USL PDL	4th, Great Lakes	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2003	4	USL PDL	4th, Great Lakes	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2004	4	USL PDL	4th, Great Lakes	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2005	4	USL PDL	5th, Great Lakes	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2006	4	USL PDL	4th, Great Lakes	Did not qualify	Did not qualify

Notable former players

• Eric Alexander (soccer)
• Aleksey Korol
• Jacob Peterson
• Stu Riddle
• Robert Ssejjemba
• Josh Tudela
• Cam Weaver

Coaches

• Stu Riddle 2006

Stadia

• Mayor's Riverfront Stadium, Kalamazoo, Michigan 2003-06
• McCamley Field, Portage, Michigan 2003-04, 2006 (4 games)
• Stadium at Mattawan High School, Mattawan, Michigan 2006 (1 game)

Average Attendance

• 2006: 442
• 2005: 701

See also

• Kalamazoo Outrage

External links

• Kalamazoo Kingdom