La Crosse Aris FC

LC Aris FC is an American soccer team based in La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 2008, the team plays in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a regional amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid.[1]

LC Aris FC
Full nameAris Sports Club
Nickname(s)Aris
Founded2008
StadiumLogan High School
Capacity~2,000
OwnerGreece Greg Saliaras
Head CoachGreece Antonios Lepitsas
LeagueNPSL
WebsiteClub website

The team play its home matches at Logan High School in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The team's colors are yellow, black and white.

History

Aris FC joined the National Premier Soccer League as an expansion team in 2009, having been formed by Greek American businessman Greg Saliaras, the owner of a successful soccer store in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and who named the team after his favorite club, Aris Thessaloniki. The team is affiliated with the EC Aris soccer team, which has been competing in youth soccer leagues in the Eau Claire area for many years.

The Aris played their first competitive game on May 31, 2009, a 5–0 loss to Wisconsin rivals Madison 56ers, which set the manner in which their first competitive season would continue; they did not achieve an on-field victory at all year, picking up their only points when their opponents in their final regular season game, FC Indiana, forfeited the game. They finished second from bottom in the Midwest Division, only avoiding last spot as a result of Indiana's points deduction.

After five seasons in Eau Claire, the club relocated to La Crosse.[2] LC Aris FC sat out the 2015 season, but returned to the NPSL Midwest in 2016.[3]

Year-by-year
Year League Won Lost Tied Regular Season Goals For Goals Against Difference Playoffs Open Cup
2009 NPSL 1 7 0 4th of 5, Midwest 7 29 -22 Did not qualify Did not qualify
2010 NPSL 0 8 1 6th of 6, Midwest 13 45 -32 Did not qualify Did not qualify
2011 NPSL 1 9 2 7th of 7, Midwest 8 45 -37 Did not qualify Did not qualify
2012 NPSL 0 11 1 5th of 5, Midwest-Central 18 55 -37 Did not qualify Did not qualify
2013 NPSL 1 9 2 5th of 5, Midwest-Central 15 40 -25 Did not qualify Did not qualify
2014 NPSL 0 10 0 6th of 6, Midwest-Central 7 49 -42 Did not qualify Did not qualify
2015 NPSL On hiatus
2016 NPSL 0 6 0 4th of 4, Midwest-Central 8 31 -23 Did not qualify Did not qualify
2017 NPSL 0 13 1 8th of 8, Midwest-North 11 71 -60 Did not qualify Did not qualify
2018 NPSL 0 13 1 8th of 8, Midwest-North 10 60 -50 Did not qualify Did not qualify
2019 NPSL 2 10 0 7th of 7, Midwest-North 10 46 -36 Did not qualify Did not qualify
2020 NPSL Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 NPSL 0 9 3 7th of 7, Midwest-North 7 44 -37 Did not qualify Did not qualify
2022 NPSL 3 11 0 8th of 8, Midwest-North 21 44 -23 Did not qualify Did not qualify
2023 NPSL 2 9 1 6th of 7, Midwest-North 12 37 -25 Did not qualify Did not qualify
Overall 10 125 11 147 596 -449

Head coaches
  • Greece Antonios Lepitsas (2016–present)[4]
  • Mexico Ezequiel Magallon (2012)
  • Greece Greg Saliaras (2009–2011; 2013–2014)

Stadia

References
  1. "The Development Team – How a Club in Thessaloniki Inspired Perseverance in Wisconsin". Protagonist Soccer. November 21, 2018.
  2. "Meet the teams in NPSL North". E Pluribus Loonum. May 9, 2017.
  3. "NPSL announces Midwest Central Conference members". National Premier Soccer League. March 31, 2016.
  4. "2016 NPSL Midwest Central Conference Preview". Fifty Five One. May 21, 2016.
  5. "Aris FC making war at Dorais Field this summer". The Chippewa Herald. May 29, 2009.
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