Celtic FC America is an American soccer club based in Houston, Texas. Originally known as Houston Hurricanes FC, the club was established in December 1992 when owner Brendan Keyes announced he was moving his Galveston Pirate SC franchise to Houston.[1] In 2019, Keyes decided to go back to his roots and use his academy team name Celtic FC America for his first team.
The Celts' regular kit colors are green and white horizontally striped shirts with white shorts and socks which derive from the iconic Celtic F.C. of Glasgow, Scotland. CFCA play home games at Clear Springs Stadium in League City, Texas.
In the 1990s Keyes played for the Houston Hurricanes (USISL); his boyhood idol Bobby Lennox played for the NASL's Hurricane club in 1978-79, two factors that played into Keyes resurrecting the Hurricane brand. The move received the blessing of NPSL Chairman Andy Zorovich and former Hurricane owner Joey Serralta.[3]
On the same day of the announcement of their relocation, the club also revealed their first player signing, which was 19-year-old Mercer University player Justin Ross. The Celts then held tryouts in order to fill the rest of their roster before their TPSL debut in May 2013. The Hurricanes finished the 2013 NPSL season in last place in the South Central Conference.
On November 11, 2013 owner Brendan Keyes announced that the club would not be participating in the NPSL the following season, instead focusing on growing the new TPSL.
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For other similarly named teams see Houston Hurricanes disambiguation Celtic FC America is an American soccer club based in Houston Texas Originally known as Houston Hurricanes FC the club was established in December 1992 when owner Brendan Keyes announced he was moving his Galveston Pirate SC franchise to Houston 1 In 2019 Keyes decided to go back to his roots and use his academy team name Celtic FC America for his first team Celtic FC AmericaFull nameCeltic FC AmericaNickname s The Celts The Bhoys The HoopsFoundedDecember 2012 11 years ago December 2012 GroundClear Springs StadiumCapacity5 000OwnerBrendan KeyesHead CoachBrendan KeyesLeagueTexas Premier Soccer LeagueWebsiteClub websiteHome colorsAway colorsThe Celts regular kit colors are green and white horizontally striped shirts with white shorts and socks which derive from the iconic Celtic F C of Glasgow Scotland CFCA play home games at Clear Springs Stadium in League City Texas Contents 1 History 1 1 National Premier Soccer League NPSL 1 2 Texas Premier Soccer League 2 Season by season 3 Coaching staff 4 Notable players 5 References 6 External linksHistory editNational Premier Soccer League NPSL edit On December 24 2012 the National Premier Soccer League announced that Galveston Pirate SC team owner Brendan Keyes would relocate and re brand his franchise for the 2013 NPSL season 2 The Pirates who won the South Central Conference crown as an expansion team in 2012 will continue to play in local leagues and tournaments in Texas while the first team Houston Hurricanes will take the place of the Galveston team in TPSL In the 1990s Keyes played for the Houston Hurricanes USISL his boyhood idol Bobby Lennox played for the NASL s Hurricane club in 1978 79 two factors that played into Keyes resurrecting the Hurricane brand The move received the blessing of NPSL Chairman Andy Zorovich and former Hurricane owner Joey Serralta 3 On the same day of the announcement of their relocation the club also revealed their first player signing which was 19 year old Mercer University player Justin Ross The Celts then held tryouts in order to fill the rest of their roster before their TPSL debut in May 2013 The Hurricanes finished the 2013 NPSL season in last place in the South Central Conference On November 11 2013 owner Brendan Keyes announced that the club would not be participating in the NPSL the following season instead focusing on growing the new TPSL Texas Premier Soccer League edit In September 2013 the Hurricanes joined five other Texas based clubs BCS Bearkatz FC Galveston Pirate SC Houston Dutch Lions Houston Leones FC Houston Regals SCA forming the new Texas Premier Soccer League 4 On May 19 2018 the Hurricanes FC captured their first Texas Cup defeating Twin Cities FC by a score of 3 2 On January 26 2019 Hurricanes FC officially rebranded as Celtic FC America https www chron com neighborhood bayarea sports article Soccer Celtic FC America looks to find permanent 14083160 php https www tpsl us celtic htmlSeason by season editYear League Position Playoffs Texas Cup US Open Cup2013 NPSL 4th of 4 DNQ DNQ2013 14 TPSL 5th of 6 DNQ Runner up DNQ2014 15 TPSL 1st of 6 Runner up 5th DNQ2015 16 TPSL 4th of 8 Semifinalist Runner up DNQ2016 17 TPSL 2nd of 5 Semifinalist Semifinalist DNQ2017 18 TPSL 2nd of 6 Runner up Champions DNQ2018 19 TPSL 1st of 4 Runner up TBD DNQCoaching staff editPosition Name NationalityHead Coach Brendan Keyes nbsp Assistant Coach Gary Doherty nbsp Notable players editPaul Byrne 5 Gary Doherty 6 Evan Evimar Mariano 7 Colville Richards 8 Pratik Shinde 9 References edit Brendan Keyes brings back Galveston Pirate SC as Houston Hurricanes to NPSL Soccer Wire December 27 2012 Former pro brings Hurricanes back to Houston Houston Chronicle 27 December 2012 Former Pro Brings Hurricanes Back To Houston NPSL 24 December 2012 Archived from the original on 2013 01 03 Houston Dutch Lions FC Joins Texas Premier Soccer League Houston Dutch Lions 2 July 2013 Ex Glasgow Celtic player Paul Byrne signs with Houston Hurricanes FC Boxscore 9 November 2014 Former EPL Player Signs to Houston Hurricanes of TPSL Non League America 6 November 2015 Belize international player signs with TPSL club Houston Hurricanes FC Houston Chronicle 7 June 2014 Colville Richards drafted to Houston Hurricanes Football Club San Pedro Sun 5 August 2014 Houston Hurricanes FC Sign Pratik Shinde Sportskeeda 31 January 2013 https www chron com neighborhood bayarea sports article Soccer Celtic FC America looks to find permanent 14083160 phpExternal links edit nbsp Texas portalCeltic FC America website Official Twitter Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Celtic FC America amp oldid 1130723416, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
