Founded in 1922 in a garage on Franklin Street,[1] the team had competed for several seasons during the 1930s in the New England Division of the American Soccer League,[2] but for most of its existence it has been an amateur or semi-professional club. John Palhete was the team's first coach[3] and they play their home games in Lusitano Stadium, which is owned by the club.
Besides the name Gremio Lusitano, during its history, the club also used different names. In the 1937–38 American Soccer League, the club played as Lusitano S.C..[4][5]
During the 1938–39 American Soccer League, the club started to use the name Ludlow Lusitano[6] to play the ASL's New England Division, making it to the final of the National Amateur Cup in 1952.[7] For the 1956/57 season, the team returned to be known as Ludlow S.C.. After the division folded in 1953, the club took part in different regional leagues before finally joining the ASL.
The club also founded the Western Mass Pioneers of the USL League Two, after not being able to use the name Gremio Lusitano due to the fact that USISL had set a condition for new teams which prohibited ethnic team names
gremio, lusitano, amateur, soccer, team, from, ludlow, massachusetts, full, namefounded1922stadiumlusitano, stadiumcapacity3, 000presidentcelso, correiraleagueconnecticut, soccer, leaguewebsiteclub, websitefounded, 1922, garage, franklin, street, team, compete. Gremio Lusitano is an amateur soccer team from Ludlow Massachusetts Gremio LusitanoFull nameGremio LusitanoFounded1922StadiumLusitano StadiumCapacity3 000PresidentCelso CorreiraLeagueConnecticut Soccer LeagueWebsiteClub websiteFounded in 1922 in a garage on Franklin Street 1 the team had competed for several seasons during the 1930s in the New England Division of the American Soccer League 2 but for most of its existence it has been an amateur or semi professional club John Palhete was the team s first coach 3 and they play their home games in Lusitano Stadium which is owned by the club Contents 1 Teams founded 1 1 Ludlow Lusitano 1 2 Western Mass Pioneers 1 3 Western Mass Lady Pioneers 2 Year by year 3 References 4 External linksTeams founded editLudlow Lusitano edit Besides the name Gremio Lusitano during its history the club also used different names In the 1937 38 American Soccer League the club played as Lusitano S C 4 5 During the 1938 39 American Soccer League the club started to use the name Ludlow Lusitano 6 to play the ASL s New England Division making it to the final of the National Amateur Cup in 1952 7 For the 1956 57 season the team returned to be known as Ludlow S C After the division folded in 1953 the club took part in different regional leagues before finally joining the ASL The club played with this name the National Challenge Cup in 1984 and 1985 8 In total the Gremio Lusitano played the National Challenge Cup four times 9 Western Mass Pioneers edit The club also founded the Western Mass Pioneers of the USL League Two after not being able to use the name Gremio Lusitano due to the fact that USISL had set a condition for new teams which prohibited ethnic team names Western Mass Lady Pioneers edit Between 2004 and 2009 the club owned the Western Mass Lady Pioneers of the W League Year by year editYear Division League Reg Season Playoffs U S Open Cup1938 39 N A ASL 2nd No playoff 1955 56 3rd1956 57 5th1957 58 9thReferences edit Gremio Lusitano club boasts rich soccer history Union News Springfield MA Thursday June 17 1993 New England Division Archived from the original on 2009 03 03 Retrieved 2009 11 04 John Palhete 90 ex president coach of Portuguese club Union News Springfield MA Tuesday December 18 1990 Soccer Standings The Boston Globe March 28 1938 p 8 Soccer Standings The Boston Globe April 11 1938 p 6 Ludlow Lusitano Franchise History 1938 1957 Star Crew Retrieved 2020 12 29 USA List of Cup Winners History Lusitano Stadium Retrieved 2020 12 29 LUSITANOS TO PIONEERS WESTERN MASS ENDURING PASSION ussoccer com Retrieved 2020 12 29 External links editClub website nbsp nbsp This article about a soccer club from Massachusetts is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gremio Lusitano amp oldid 1146859462, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
