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Ocean City Barons are an American soccer team, founded in 1996. 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 Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference against teams from Denville, New Rochelle, New York, Newark and Uniondale.
The team was originally called the South Jersey Barons and between 2003-04 were based in Trenton, New Jersey. After their relocation to Ocean City for the 2005 season they were renamed the Ocean City Barons.
The Barons play their home games at Carey Stadium in the city of Ocean City, New Jersey. The team's colors are red and white.
The club also fields a team in the USL’s Super-20 League, a league for players 17 to 20 years of age run under the United Soccer Leagues umbrella.
[edit] 2008 Roster
as at June 1, 2008
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 1 |
 |
GK |
Zach Zamek |
| 2 |
|
DF |
Tyler Bellamy |
| 3 |
|
DF |
Conner Gorman |
| 4 |
 |
DF |
Mackenson Altidore |
| 5 |
 |
MF |
Joe Ilett |
| 6 |
|
DF |
Dale Parker |
| 7 |
 |
MF |
Leon Brown |
| 8 |
|
DF |
John Fletcher |
| 9 |
|
FW |
Lee Squires |
| 10 |
|
MF |
Ryan Richter |
| 11 |
|
MF |
Nicholas Sih |
| 12 |
|
DF |
Joseph Banks |
|
|
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 13 |
|
GK |
Tunde Ogunbiyi |
| 14 |
|
MF |
James Davis |
| 15 |
|
FW |
Bradley Franks |
| 16 |
|
FW |
Steven Miller |
| 17 |
|
MF |
Adam Williamson |
| 19 |
|
MF |
Billy Pinto |
| 20 |
|
FW |
Jeremy Ortiz |
| 21 |
|
MF |
Adam Sternberger |
| 23 |
|
MF |
Kyle Evans |
| 24 |
|
FW |
Byron Carmichael |
| 26 |
|
MF |
Ryan Finlay |
|
|
GK |
Nick Talarico |
|
[edit] Year-by-year
| Year |
Division |
League |
Reg. Season |
Playoffs |
Open Cup |
| 1997 |
3 |
USISL D-3 Pro League |
6th, Mid Atlantic |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 1998 |
3 |
USISL D-3 Pro League |
1st, Mid Atlantic |
Division Semifinals |
Did not qualify |
| 1999 |
3 |
USL D-3 Pro League |
2nd, Northern |
Final |
Did not qualify |
| 2000 |
3 |
USL D-3 Pro League |
2nd, Northern |
Conference Quarterfinals |
Did not qualify |
| 2001 |
3 |
USL D-3 Pro League |
6th, Northern |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 2002 |
3 |
USL D-3 Pro League |
4th, Atlantic |
Did not qualify |
2nd Round |
| 2003 |
4 |
USL PDL |
4th, Northeast |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 2004 |
4 |
USL PDL |
1st, Northeast |
Conference Finals |
2nd Round |
| 2005 |
4 |
USL PDL |
2nd, Northeast |
Conference Semifinals |
3rd Round |
| 2006 |
4 |
USL PDL |
2nd, Northeast |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 2007 |
4 |
USL PDL |
2nd, Mid Atlantic |
Conference Semifinals |
2nd Round |
| 2008 |
4 |
USL PDL |
in progress |
|
Did not qualify |
[edit] Notable former players
See also OCBarons.com's "Barons In The Pros"
[edit] Trivia
- On September 11, 1999, the Barons, then known as the South Jersey Barons, lost in the USISL D3 Championship Game to the Western Mass Pioneers, 2-1.
- The South Jersey Barons once offered a promotion where fans would receive a free quarter pound of fudge from a nearby boardwalk candy shop if the Barons scored six or more goals.
- On July 19, 2005, the Barons were on the short end of a historical Open Cup match in Richmond, VA. As a PDL side, they lost to the Richmond Kickers of the USL First Division, 8-4 in the Third Round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. It was the most total goals scored in an Open Cup match since professional teams began entering the tournament in 1995.
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