Club de Lyon

Club de Lyon FC is an American professional soccer club based in Orlando, Florida, that plays in the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA), on the third tier of the United States soccer league system.

Club de Lyon
Full nameClub de Lyon FC
Nickname(s)The Lions
Founded2021
StadiumDaytona Stadium
OwnerFabian Pourrain
Head CoachVictor Balaguer
LeagueNational Independent Soccer Association
WebsiteClub website

History

The club began operations as a semi-professional side that was part of the inaugural season of NISA Nation, as well as the Premier division of UPSL.[1][2] After a highly successful 2022 season, in which it won the Florida Region championship of NISA Nation, and went undefeated in the regular season of UPSL, the club applied to join NISA's professional league, and was officially accepted in November 2022, to begin play in the 2023 season.[3]

Stadium

For their inaugural season in NISA, Club de Lyon will play its home matches in Daytona Beach, Florida, at Daytona Stadium.[4]

Players and staff

Current roster
As of March 31, 2023[5]
No. Position Player Nation
1 GK Nick Nelson  United States
2 DF Edgar Guzman  United States
4 DF Matias Cruz  United States
5 DF Mateo Borelli  Argentina
6 DF Sebastian Mateus  Colombia
7 FW Victor Blanco  Venezuela
9 FW Ignacio Ten López  Argentina
10 MF Victor Rojas  Venezuela
11 MF Yuki Shibata  Japan
12 GK Franco Acerbi  Argentina
14 MF Matthew Ilharregui  United States
15 FW José Carlos Quintero  Venezuela
16 MF Christofher Dopazo  United States
17 DF Christopher Clement  France
18 FW Casey Atwell  United States
20 MF Kewin Duque  Colombia
21 FW Kevin Hernandez  Puerto Rico
22 MF Tomas Yriarte  United States
23 MF Matias Pourrain  Argentina
27 DF Agustin Ortiz  Argentina
— MF Jose Lara  Venezuela
— DF Victor White  United States

References
  1. "NISA Nation announces Club de Lyon to join Florida region". NISANation.com. March 31, 2022.
  2. "Orlando's new NISA club ready to roll". Beyond the 90'. March 14, 2023.
  3. "Amateur standout side Club de Lyon accepted into membership in NISA". NISA. November 18, 2022.
  4. @ClubDeLyonfc1 (March 11, 2023). "Welcome to the jungle" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. "Roster". Club de Lyon FC. Retrieved 2023-03-27.


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