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Cleveland Internationals is an American soccer team, formed in 2004. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, and plays in the Great Lakes Division of the Central Conference against teams from Charleston, Cincinnati, Pontiac and Toronto.
The Internationals play their home games at Coughlin Field on the grounds of St. Edward High School in the city of Lakewood, Ohio, 6 miles west of downtown Cleveland. The team's colors are white and blue.
In addition to the PDL team, the Internationals have a sister club - Cleveland Internationals Women - in the USL W-League, as well as an entry in the Super Y-League.
The team is a part of the larger Internationals Soccer Club, which was established in 1976 as an outlet for players who had graduated from college with a desire to continue to play competitively, and currently comprises more than 22 men's, women's and children's teams throughout Northeast Ohio.
[edit] 2008 Roster
as at June 7, 2008
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 0 |
 |
GK |
Jason Whitehead |
| 1 |
|
GK |
Matthew Demarchi |
| 6 |
|
DF |
Mitch Boyer |
| 7 |
|
DF |
Chris Korb |
| 8 |
|
MF |
Danny Bartulovic |
| 9 |
|
DF |
Kevin Pitorak |
| 10 |
 |
FW |
Slaviša Ubiparipović |
| 11 |
 |
FW |
Steve Zakuani |
| 13 |
|
MF |
Ben Zemanski |
| 14 |
|
MF |
Mike Nanchoff |
| 15 |
|
DF |
Judson McKinney |
|
|
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 16 |
|
MF |
Matthew Tutich |
| 17 |
|
MF |
Geoff Marsh |
| 18 |
|
DF |
Josh Williams |
| 19 |
|
DF |
Jon Brickman |
| 20 |
|
MF |
Justin Morrow |
| 21 |
|
MF |
Shakir McCoy |
| 22 |
 |
MF |
Felipe Souza |
| 24 |
|
MF |
Nick Thompson |
| 25 |
|
DF |
Todd Alexander |
|
|
GK |
Nick Harpel |
|
[edit] Year-by-year
| Year |
Division |
League |
Regular Season |
Playoffs |
Open Cup |
| 2004 |
4 |
USL PDL |
7th, Great Lakes |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 2005 |
4 |
USL PDL |
7th, Great Lakes |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 2006 |
4 |
USL PDL |
7th, Great Lakes |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 2007 |
4 |
USL PDL |
6th, Great Lakes |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 2008 |
4 |
USL PDL |
in progress |
|
Did not qualify |
[edit] Notable former players
[edit] Stadium History
- Coughlin Field at St. Edward High School, Lakewood, Ohio (2005-present)
- Stadium at John Carroll University, University Heights, Ohio (2007)
- Stadium at St. Vincent - St. Mary High School, Akron, Ohio (2006), 1 game
- Medina Soccer Field, Medina, Ohio (2006), 1 game
- Stadium at Gannon University, Erie, Pennsylvania (2006), 1 game
- Krenzler Field at Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio (2006), 1 game
- Valley Sports Center, Struthers, Ohio (2006), 1 game
- Byers Field, Parma, Ohio (2004)
[edit] Average Attendance
- 2004 - 163
- 2005 - 82
- 2006 - 128
- 2007 - 86
[edit] External links
