FC Adrenaline

FC Adrenaline is an American professional indoor soccer team, founded in 2007.

FC Adrenaline

Full name	Football Club Adrenaline
Founded	2007
Ground	The Field Sports Complex Pontoon Beach, Illinois
Capacity	1,100
Owner	Jose Delgado
League	Premier Arena Soccer League
2014–15	1st, Midwest
Website	Club website
Home colors Away colors

The team played in the Premier Arena Soccer League from 2007–2010 as "Piasa FC". The club moved to the Professional Arena Soccer League (PASL) in 2010 as "Illinois Piasa" under head coach Jerry Lakin.^[1]

They originally played their home matches at the Soccer for Fun Arena in Granite City, Illinois. From 2011 through 2013, Piasa played their home games at The Sports Academy in Glen Carbon, Illinois.^[2] In July 2013, the Piasa announced that they would play the 2013–14 PASL season at The Field Sports Complex in Pontoon Beach, Illinois.^[3]

Jason Norsic, the team's head coach, announced his resignation on July 22, 2013, citing personal and family obligations..^[4] Doug Montroy was named as his replacement. On January 11, 2014, the team "parted ways" with Montroy and assistant coach Ed Rulo was named interim head coach for the remainder of the 2013–14 season.^[5]

In April 2014, The Field Sports Complex acquired all properties related to Illinois Piasa.^[6] The club will be an affiliate of St. Louis FC.

TFSC announced the rebranding of the club as FC Adrenaline^[7] in August 2014. The club will compete in the Premier Arena Soccer League during the 2014–15 season.^{[needs update]}

Year-by-year

League champions

Runners-up

Division champions

Playoff berth

Year	League	Reg. season	GF	GA	Finish	Playoffs	Avg. attendance
2007–08	PASL Premier	1-6-1	58	133	4th, Midwest	Did not qualify	—
2008–09	PASL Premier	2-2-4	33	41	4th, Midwest	Did not qualify	—
2009–10	PASL Premier	3-3-2	45	47	3rd, Midwest	Did not qualify	—
2010–11	PASL Pro	9–3	99	65	1st, Frontier	Wild Card playoff	—
2011–12	PASL Pro	6–10	101	116	4th, Eastern	Division playoff	394
2012–13	PASL Pro	4–12	89	132	4th, Eastern	Did not qualify	329
2013–14	PASL Pro	2–13	62	145	6th, Eastern	Did not qualify	299
2014–15	PASL	9-1-0	83	31	1st, Midwest	Semifinalist	—

Piasa name

 

Original logo (2006-10)

The club's original name comes from the mythical Piasa Bird, a Native American legend from the Alton, Illinois, area just outside St. Louis. The legend says there is a giant bird that lives in the caves of the Mississippi River bluffs near Alton that kidnaps people, then proceeds to devour them in his lair.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. Horrell, Steve (October 15, 2010). "Lakin to coach indoor pro soccer team". The Edwardsville Intelligencer. Edwardsville, IL. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
2. "Illinois Piasa begins season tonight". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, MO: Lee Enterprises. October 2, 2011. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
3. "Illinois Piasa Return to Their Former Home". Our Sports Central. July 19, 2013. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
4. "Illinois Piasa Head Coach Jason Norsic Steps Down". Our Sports Central. July 22, 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
5. "Illinois Piasa parts ways with head coach Doug Montroy". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, MO: Lee Enterprises. January 12, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
6. . The Field Sports Complex. 11 April 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-08-11.
7. . The Field Sports Complex. 1 August 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-08-11.

External links

• FC Adrenaline website

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