FC Buffalo

FC Buffalo is an American soccer team based in Buffalo, New York, United States. Founded in 2009, the team plays in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Midwest Division.

The team plays its home games at All-High Stadium. The team's colors are blue, gold and white.

History

Founding and inaugural season

FC Buffalo joined the NPSL as an expansion franchise in 2009 and took part in its first competitive season in 2010. While not a continuation of either franchise, FC Buffalo follows in the footsteps of two other recent Buffalo-based teams that competed in the NPSL: Queen City FC and Buffalo City FC. The team is owned by a group of five Buffalonians: Joshua Batten, Scott Frauenhofer, Donny Kutzbach, Nick Mendola and Ray Siminski.

The club had a contest for fans to submit a nickname and after much debate and thousands of votes cast, "Blitzers" was chosen. The vote was aided by Buffalo native and CNN broadcaster Wolf Blitzer airing an interview with owners Nick Mendola and Scott Frauenhofer discussing the contest.

Buffalo

Buffalo (or buffaloe) may refer to:

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AFC Cleveland

AFC Cleveland is an American soccer team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Founded in 2011, the team plays in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Midwest Division.

History

Following the folding of the Cleveland City Stars in 2009, the city of Cleveland was without a soccer team. On November 11, 2011, AFC Cleveland announced that they would join the National Premier Soccer League.

AFC stands for A Fans' Club signifying that the organization is for the fans and created by the fans. The team played its home games at Byers Field in Parma, OH in 2012. For the 2013 season, the team moved to Krenzler Field on the Cleveland State University campus. It now plays at Rocky River High School's football stadium.

Supporters Group

6th City Syndicate is the supporters’ group for Cleveland soccer.

Year-by-year

Players

2015 Roster

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

Our City, Christchurch

Our City, or more formally Our City O-Tautahi, is on the corner of Worcester Street and Oxford Terrace in the Christchurch Central City. It is a Category I heritage building registered with the New Zealand Historic Places Trust. From 1887–1924 it was used by Christchurch City Council as their second civic offices, providing room for meetings of the council and for housing staff, before they moved to the Civic. It was then used for many decades by the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce and served as the main tourist information. These days it is an exhibition and events centre.

History

Civic offices

The Christchurch Municipal Council first met in 1862. Later that year, it became the Christchurch City Council. The council used Christchurch's first public building, the Christchurch Land Office, as their meeting venue and for housing council employees. The Land Office was located on Oxford Terrace on the banks of the Avon River, just north of where the Worcester Street bridge crossed the river. Built in 1851, the building had various public uses. The land is a formal nature reserve (Reserve 10).