SGFC Eagles Maryland


SGFC Eagles Athletics Sports Club is a professional soccer club based in Maryland. The club competed in the American Soccer League during the league's third and final season in 2017. The team was originally called the Super Green Football Club when it was founded in 1999.

History

Founded in 1999 as The Super Green Football Club, the team participated in the 2009 Bob Marley Tournament and won the championship that season. Later in the year, the team participated in the Baltimore Mayor's Cup, a Maryland Major Soccer League tournament, where they lost in the finals. The Super Green FC team are also known within the Metropolitan area of Washington DC as the Screaming Eagles and the SGFC Eagles Athletics Sports Club. The team also won the Maryland state title "Rowland Cup" in 2013 with a victory over the Baltimore Bays, and represented Region 1 in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup prior to National Cup disqualification for having players on their roster who were not qualified to play in the tournament.
In late 2016, the American Soccer League added the Super Green Football Club as an affiliate of ASL, rebranded in August 2016 as the SGFC Eagles Maryland Sports Club. Along with a new team name, the club unveiled a new logo that was developed with significant fan input. The club was focused on representing Baltimore and all of the cities and cultures that make up the state of Maryland.
On January 2, 2017, it was announced that Obatola Gabriel, formerly of Sisaket FC, a first division team in Thailand, had signed with SGFC. Joining this ex-international was Penang FA's highest goal scorer, Ranti Martins, who had previously played in Malaysia's Super League for Penang FA after being released by East Bengal at the end of the previous season.
SGFC competed in the ASL for the 2017 season. The ASL folded at the end of that season.
In February 2019, SGFC Eagles Maryland applied to compete in the National Independent Soccer Association, the third tier of the United States soccer league system. In preparation for the 2020 spring season, SGFC competed in and won the 2019 All Nigeria Soccer Tournament in Los Angeles, California.

Year-by-year results

YearLeagueResult
2009Bob Marley Tournament, VirginiaChampion
2009Baltimore Mayor's Cup Runners-Up
2010TNT 32nd Annual ChampionshipRunners-Up
2010NSFUSA Soccer Convention, Houston, TXChampion
2012NSFUSA Soccer Convention, Chicago, IL2nd Place
2012TNT 34th Annual Championship, MarylandChampion
2013Diaspora World Cup LeagueQuarter final
2013NSFUSA Soccer Convention, Dallas, TXSecond Runner-Up
2013Maryland International Soccer LeagueChampion
2013Lamar Hunt US Open Cup - Rowland CupState Champion
2014Maryland International Soccer LeagueChampion
2014Diaspora World Cup League MDChallenge Cup Winner
2014TNT 35th Annual ChampionshipChampion
2014Baltimore Mayor's Cup Champion
2015NSFUSA Soccer Convention, Elpaso, TXSecond Runner-Up
2015African Community Cup2nd Place
2016NSFUSA Soccer Convention, Miami, FLThird Place
2016Baltimore Mayor's CupChampion
2017America Soccer League, ASLThird Place
2017Baltimore Mayor's CupUndecided
2018United Premier Soccer League, UPSLConference DNQ
2018NSFUSA Soccer Convention, Houston, TexasThird Place
2019NSFUSA Soccer Convention, Los Angeles, CAChampion

Affiliated clubs

In 2016, SGFC's board announced the beginning of the affiliation link with the 36 Lion Football Club Lagos as a sister club.

Colors and badge

The team's colors and original logo were announced on October 2016 during a presentation in Baltimore. Green and white are the SGFC Eagles' primary colors, with three white stripes along the shoulder. The final design incorporates team history through the vintage logo of soaring eagles. It also includes the Maryland state flag.

Stadium

The home ground of SGFC Eagles Maryland is Paint Branch High School's stadium, a multi-purpose sports facility located in Burtonsville, Maryland.

Training facilities

Since the club's founding in 1999, the SGFC Eagles' training field was MNCPPC Recreation Park located in Metzerott, College Park, adjacent to the University Of Maryland campus.
In 2017, the SGFC Eagles moved their training sessions to the Cardinal Ribbons Training Complex in Baltimore.

Players – 2018 season

SGFC Eagles has 26 players: 18 active players and eight players grouped for a feeder team and developmental U-21.

Transfers / out on loan to Clubside

Club officials

Personnel

Management

PositionNameCountry
President / COORichard OpanugaUnited States
Vice PresidentPaul AkinrimisiUnited States
Director of Sports ManagementChukwudi ChukwudebeluUnited States
Director of AthleticsJulio RecinosEl Salvador
CardiologistDr. Zuyue WangChina
Director, Sports MedicineDr. Daniel OlanrewajuUnited States
Psychologist / TrainerAlexis DonogueUnited States
Medical AssistantDavis EduokUnited States
Director, Communications & Media policyRotimi OmopeUnited States
Head of Public RelationsBrian BaublitzUnited States
Equipment ManagerEmmanuel OlagunleUnited States
Media Officer – AfricaOlawale OlatoyeNigeria
Head, Player Recruitment – EuropePeter Denise AladeGreece