The Volunteer Shield was a trophy awarded to the primary supporter group of the Tennessean club in the National Premier Soccer League with the best head-to-head record. It was inaugurated in 2015, and awarded retroactively to Chattanooga FC for the best record during the 2014 season. The shield derives its name from the state's nickname, the "Volunteer State," and is made of Tulip Poplar, the official state tree of Tennessee.[1][2]
Volunteer Shield
Volunteer Shield held up at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee after being awarded to Chattanooga FC on July 4, 2015.
Originally contested between three teams, at the shield's peak it was contested between four clubs within the NPSL's Southeastern Conference. Chattanooga FC had been the longest standing member of the competition before it left the league following the 2019 season.
As of 2020, only one team in the NPSL (Inter Nashville) is based in the state of Tennessee.
The results from the two matches within each group would determine who wins that group. Once the two group winners emerge, the points earned in the two regular season matches the group winners played against one another would determine the overall winner. If those points were tied, or if the two group winners didn’t play in the regular season, the first tiebreaker would be the results of a playoff match between the group winners. If the group winners did not meet in the playoffs, then the overall results stand tied between the group winners and both would be listed a co-champions.
Chattanooga and Knoxville both won their groups on tie-breakers but since neither team played one-another in the regular season, the shield champion would be decided by tie-breaker whether that be a in a playoff match between the two sides or PointPerGame average vs other Tennessee teams.[4] In the first playoff round, which Knoxville had a bye in due to winning the East Division, Chattanooga fell to Nashville, 2-1, meaning the Knoxville Force won the shield based on PPG (1.5 to 1.0).[5]
Group Aedit
2017 Group A
Team
Pts
Pld
W
L
D
GF
GA
GD
SEC P
SEC GD
Chattanooga FC
3
2
1
1
0
3
3
0
22
+21
Inter Nashville FC
3
2
1
1
0
3
3
0
22
+10
Tiebreakers: 1) Goal Diff in the two group matches; 2) Goals Scored in the two group matches; 3) Points earned in Southeast Conference play; 4) Goal Differential in Southeast Conference matches; 5) Coin-flip[6]
Tiebreakers: 1) Goal Diff in the two group matches; 2) Goals Scored in the two group matches; 3) Points earned in Southeast Conference play; 4) Goal Differential in Southeast Conference matches; 5) Coin-flip
^"Volunteer Shield Foundation". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
^"Volunteer Shield Foundation". www.facebook.com. Since the two did not meet in the season, the Shield could be decided by the two teams meeting in the playoffs. Knoxville skips the quarterfinal round on the strength of the 1st-place divisional finish. Chattanooga will host Nashville Tuesday night. Should Chattanooga win that match, then Friday's semifinal between Knoxville and Chattanooga would determine the Volunteer Shield. If Chattanooga loses on Tuesday, then Knoxville wins the Volunteer Shield on the strength of their higher PointPerGame average vs. Tennessee teams (1.5 to 1.0).
^McElhaney, Tori. "Chattanooga Football Club out of playoffs with 2-1 loss to Inter Nashville [photos]". timesfreepress.com.
^"Volunteer Shield Foundation". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
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The Volunteer Shield was a trophy awarded to the primary supporter group of the Tennessean club in the National Premier Soccer League with the best head to head record It was inaugurated in 2015 and awarded retroactively to Chattanooga FC for the best record during the 2014 season The shield derives its name from the state s nickname the Volunteer State and is made of Tulip Poplar the official state tree of Tennessee 1 2 Volunteer ShieldVolunteer Shield held up at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga Tennessee after being awarded to Chattanooga FC on July 4 2015 SportSoccerLeagueNational Premier Soccer LeagueAwarded forBest NPSL team from the state of TennesseeLocationTennesseeCountryUnited StatesHistoryFirst award2015 Plus retroactive 2014 awarding Editions6Final award2019First winnerChattanooga FCMost winsChattanooga FC 5 Most recentChattanooga FC 2019 WebsiteVolunteer Shield Page Contents 1 Teams 2 Previous results 2 1 2014 2 2 2015 2 3 2016 2 4 2017 2 4 1 Group A 2 4 2 Group B 2 4 3 Other 2017 matches between Tennessee teams 2 5 2018 2 6 2019 3 See also 4 ReferencesTeams editOriginally contested between three teams at the shield s peak it was contested between four clubs within the NPSL s Southeastern Conference Chattanooga FC had been the longest standing member of the competition before it left the league following the 2019 season As of 2020 only one team in the NPSL Inter Nashville is based in the state of Tennessee Volunteer Shield Teams Team Name First season No of Shield Wins Last NPSL seasonChattanooga FC 2014 5 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2019 to NISA Emerald Force SC 2014 1 2017 2018 folded Inter Nashville FC 2017 0 N AMemphis City FC 2016 0 2017 to PDL Nashville FC 2014 0 2016 folded Previous results edit2014 edit Main article 2014 NPSL season 2014 results summary Team Pts Pld W L D GF GA GDChattanooga FC 10 4 3 0 1 12 1 11Nashville FC 7 4 2 1 1 5 2 2Knoxville Force 0 4 0 4 0 2 15 13Knoxville Force v Nashville FC May 10 2014Knoxville Force1 4Nashville FCKnoxville TNReport Chattanooga FC v Nashville FC May 17 2014Chattanooga FC0 0Nashville FCChattanooga TNReport Knoxville Force v Chattanooga FC May 31 2014Knoxville Force0 4Chattanooga FCKnoxville TNReport Nashville FC v Chattanooga FC June 13 2014Nashville FC0 2Chattanooga FCNashville TNReport Chattanooga FC v Knoxville Force June 21 2014Chattanooga FC6 1Knoxville ForceChattanooga TNReport Nashville FC v Knoxville Force July 4 2014Nashville FC1 0Knoxville ForceNashville TNReport 2015 edit Main article 2015 NPSL season 2015 results summary Team Pts Pld W L D GF GA GDChattanooga FC 10 4 3 0 1 9 3 6Nashville FC 6 4 2 2 0 10 7 3Knoxville Force 1 4 0 3 1 6 15 9Knoxville Force v Nashville FC June 9 2015Knoxville Force3 4Nashville FCKnoxville TNReport Stadium Sansom Sports Complex Knoxville Force v Chattanooga FC June 13 2015Knoxville Force1 1Chattanooga FCKnoxville TNReport Stadium Sansom Sports Complex Nashville FC v Chattanooga FC June 20 2015Nashville FC0 2Chattanooga FCNashville TNReport Stadium Vanderbilt Stadium Chattanooga FC v Knoxville Force June 27 2015Chattanooga FC4 2Knoxville ForceChattanooga TNReport Stadium Finley Stadium Nashville FC v Knoxville Force July 2 2015Nashville FC6 0Knoxville ForceNashville TNReport Stadium Vanderbilt Stadium Chattanooga FC v Nashville FC July 4 2015Chattanooga FC2 0Nashville FCChattanooga TNReport Stadium Finley Stadium 2016 edit Main article 2016 NPSL season 2016 results summary Team Pts Pld W L D GF GA GDChattanooga FC 16 6 5 0 1 15 3 12Memphis City FC 10 6 3 2 1 13 9 4Knoxville Force 6 6 2 4 0 8 19 11Nashville FC 3 6 1 5 0 5 10 5Chattanooga FC v Nashville FC May 21 2016 2016 05 21 Chattanooga FC2 1Nashville FCChattanooga TN19 30 EDT UTC 04 00 Samuel Goni nbsp 55 Luke Winter nbsp 62 John Carrier nbsp 64 Liam Guest nbsp 67 Danny Reynolds nbsp 90 CFC ReportNFC Report Joel Kazhila nbsp 32 Elias Tamburini nbsp 50 Liam Collins nbsp 62 Kyle McLagan nbsp 75 Jordan Wright nbsp 86 Denzel Woods nbsp 86 Alec Velez nbsp 90 Stadium Finley Stadium Attendance 5 593 Nashville FC v Memphis City FC May 28 2016 2016 05 28 Nashville FC0 1Memphis City FCNashville TN19 00 CDT UTC 05 00 Fazlo Alihodzic nbsp 26 Liam Collins nbsp 40 NFC ReportMCFC Report Blake Lashlee nbsp 82 Neil Cummings nbsp 86 Cameron Woodfin nbsp 89 Stadium Vanderbilt Stadium Attendance 1 133 Knoxville Force v Nashville FC June 4 2016 2016 06 04 Knoxville Force3 2Nashville FCKnoxville TN19 00 EDT UTC 04 00 Dallas Dunn nbsp 2 Ryan Creel nbsp 65 Cameron Schneider nbsp 83 KF ReportNFC Report Elliot Goodwin nbsp 16 Yuji Callahan nbsp 23 Stadium Sansom Sports Complex Chattanooga FC v Memphis City FC June 4 2016 2016 06 04 Chattanooga FC2 1Memphis City FCChattanooga TN19 30 EDT UTC 04 00 Jon Finlay nbsp 6 William Roberts nbsp 31 CFC ReportMCFC Report Santiago Moore nbsp 16 Fakhry Kholfan nbsp 61 Luke Parker nbsp 83 Stadium Finley Stadium Attendance 3 464 Chattanooga FC v Knoxville Force June 7 2016 2016 06 07 Chattanooga FC4 0Knoxville ForceChattanooga TN19 30 EDT UTC 04 00 Sindre Welo nbsp 47 John Carter nbsp 66 John Carter nbsp 73 Juan Mendicabal nbsp 85 David Perez nbsp 89 CFC ReportKF Report Jamie McLellan nbsp 65 Stadium Finley Stadium Memphis City FC v Knoxville Force June 12 2016 2016 06 12 Memphis City FC5 1Knoxville ForceMemphis TN19 00 CDT UTC 05 00 Stadium Mike Rose Soccer Complex Nashville FC v Chattanooga FC June 16 2016 2016 06 16 Nashville FC0 2Chattanooga FCNashville TN19 00 CDT UTC 05 00 Erik Furseth nbsp 1 Kyle McLagan nbsp 8 Nicholas Melville nbsp 80 NFC ReportCFC Report Luke Winter nbsp 36 Danny Reynolds nbsp 38 Kieran Bywater nbsp 46 Stadium Vanderbilt Stadium Memphis City FC v Nashville FC June 18 2016 2016 06 18 Memphis City FC1 2Nashville FCMemphis TN19 00 CDT UTC 05 00 Stadium Mike Rose Soccer Complex Memphis City FC v Chattanooga FC June 25 2016Memphis City FC1 1Chattanooga FCMemphis TNStadium Mike Rose Soccer Complex Nashville FC v Knoxville Force June 25 2016Nashville FC0 1Knoxville ForceNashville TNStadium Vanderbilt Stadium Knoxville Force v Memphis City FC July 2 2016Knoxville Force3 4Memphis City FCKnoxville TNStadium Sansom Sports Complex Knoxville Force v Chattanooga FC July 5 2016Knoxville Force0 4Chattanooga FCKnoxville TNStadium Sansom Sports Complex 2017 edit Main article 2017 NPSL season For 2017 the Southeast Conference was split in two with Knoxville Force competing in the East Division while Chattanooga FC Memphis City FC and new team Inter Nashville FC all competed in the West Division To accommodate for this the shield organizers divided the four teams into two groups 3 Chattanooga vs Inter Nashville Memphis City vs Knoxville ForceThe results from the two matches within each group would determine who wins that group Once the two group winners emerge the points earned in the two regular season matches the group winners played against one another would determine the overall winner If those points were tied or if the two group winners didn t play in the regular season the first tiebreaker would be the results of a playoff match between the group winners If the group winners did not meet in the playoffs then the overall results stand tied between the group winners and both would be listed a co champions Chattanooga and Knoxville both won their groups on tie breakers but since neither team played one another in the regular season the shield champion would be decided by tie breaker whether that be a in a playoff match between the two sides or PointPerGame average vs other Tennessee teams 4 In the first playoff round which Knoxville had a bye in due to winning the East Division Chattanooga fell to Nashville 2 1 meaning the Knoxville Force won the shield based on PPG 1 5 to 1 0 5 Group A edit 2017 Group A Team Pts Pld W L D GF GA GD SEC P SEC GDChattanooga FC 3 2 1 1 0 3 3 0 22 21Inter Nashville FC 3 2 1 1 0 3 3 0 22 10Tiebreakers 1 Goal Diff in the two group matches 2 Goals Scored in the two group matches 3 Points earned in Southeast Conference play 4 Goal Differential in Southeast Conference matches 5 Coin flip 6 Chattanooga FC v Inter Nashville FC June 17 2017Chattanooga FC2 1Inter Nashville FCChattanooga TN19 30 EDT UTC 04 00 Winter nbsp 58 Whitehall nbsp 68 nbsp Reynolds nbsp 91 Report Chamberlain nbsp 45 Perez nbsp 90 Wilson nbsp 90 Stadium Finley Stadium Inter Nashville FC v Chattanooga FC July 1 2017Inter Nashville FC2 1Chattanooga FCAntioch TNCordova nbsp 29 nbsp 66 Gomez nbsp 56 Dunleavy nbsp 73 Report Whitehall nbsp 42 nbsp 71 Aldred nbsp 69 Bywater nbsp 90 Stadium International Indoor Soccer Complex Group B edit 2017 Group B Team Pts Pld W L D GF GA GDKnoxville Force 3 2 1 1 0 4 3 1Memphis City FC 3 2 1 1 0 3 4 1Tiebreakers 1 Goal Diff in the two group matches 2 Goals Scored in the two group matches 3 Points earned in Southeast Conference play 4 Goal Differential in Southeast Conference matches 5 Coin flip Knoxville Force v Memphis City FC June 10 2017Knoxville Force3 1Memphis City FCKnoxville TN19 30 EDT UTC 04 00 Avgousti nbsp 25 Tim Baker nbsp 40 Kelynack nbsp 51 Taylor nbsp 53 Pickering nbsp 70 Bamba nbsp 87 Foster nbsp 90 Schneider nbsp 90 Report Jones nbsp 69 Wadda nbsp 76 Stadium Sansom Sports Complex Memphis City FC v Knoxville Force July 8 2017Memphis City FC2 1Knoxville ForceMemphis TN19 00 EDT Steele nbsp 32 Wadda nbsp 44 Moreto nbsp 90 Report Fernandez nbsp 32 Pickering nbsp 74 Stadium Christian Brothers High School Other 2017 matches between Tennessee teams edit Inter Nashville FC v Memphis City FC May 20 2017Inter Nashville FC3 0Memphis City FCAntioch TN19 30 EDT UTC 04 00 Kholfan nbsp 27 Medina nbsp 46 Reichenberger nbsp 51 Narke nbsp 77 Report Stadium International Indoor Soccer Complex Memphis City FC v Chattanooga FC May 24 2017Memphis City FC0 0Chattanooga FCMemphis TN19 00 EDT Nishi nbsp 38 Jones nbsp 76 Report Yuhaschek nbsp 18 Carrier nbsp 79 Bywater nbsp 88 Stadium Christian Brothers High School Memphis City FC v Inter Nashville FC May 27 2017Memphis City FC0 0Inter Nashville FCMemphis TNNishi nbsp 36 Report Chamberlain nbsp 68 Stadium Christian Brothers High School Chattanooga FC v Memphis City FC June 28 2017Chattanooga FC1 2Memphis City FCChattanooga TNAntonio nbsp 16 De Smedt nbsp 67 Report Nishi nbsp 33 Demba nbsp 55 Jones nbsp 67 Hyman nbsp 82 Stadium Finley Stadium Attendance 3 854 2018 edit Main article 2018 NPSL season 2018 results summary Team Pts Pld W L D GF GA GDChattanooga FC 12 4 4 0 0 10 1 9Inter Nashville FC 6 4 2 2 0 7 7 0Emerald Force SC 0 4 0 4 0 5 14 9Chattanooga FC v Emerald Force SC May 19 2018Chattanooga FC2 0Emerald Force SCChattanooga TN19 30 EDT UTC 04 00 Valenciano nbsp 62 Clarke nbsp 78 Report Zaczyk nbsp 42 Rodriguez nbsp 90 Stadium Finley Stadium Emerald Force SC v Inter Nashville FC May 26 2018Emerald Force SC1 2Inter Nashville FCKnoxville TN19 00 EDT Garuba nbsp 44 nbsp Altman nbsp 76 Volny nbsp 90 Report de Jesus nbsp 44 Redmond nbsp 49 Emerald Force Soccer Club nbsp 61 o g Sakou nbsp 63 nbsp 73 Sassano nbsp 79 Stadium Sansom Sports Complex Emerald Force SC v Chattanooga FC May 30 2018Emerald Force SC1 5Chattanooga FCKnoxville TN19 00 EDT Barlow nbsp 32 Hellmann nbsp 34 Zapata nbsp 64 Report Costa nbsp 3 Clarke nbsp 11 Mendizabal nbsp 22 Oliveira nbsp 47 Valenciano nbsp 65 Stadium Sansom Sports Complex Inter Nashville FC v Emerald Force SC June 2 2018Inter Nashville FC5 3Emerald Force SCAntioch TN19 00 EDT Collins nbsp 11 Dunleavy nbsp 22 Sakou nbsp 26 66 Simon nbsp 48 Taylor nbsp 72 Reichenberger nbsp 73 Report Barlow nbsp 8 nbsp 50 nbsp 75 Zapata nbsp 30 Garuba nbsp 42 nbsp 73 Alvarez nbsp 81 Stadium International Indoor Soccer Complex Inter Nashville FC v Chattanooga FC June 13 2018Inter Nashville FC0 2Chattanooga FCAntioch TN19 00 EDT Sakou nbsp 2 Taylor nbsp 61 nbsp 63 Report Valenciano nbsp 42 Ferraz nbsp 89 Stadium International Indoor Soccer Complex Chattanooga FC v Inter Nashville FC July 4 2018Chattanooga FC1 0Inter Nashville FCChattanooga TN19 30 EDT UTC 04 00 Oliveira nbsp 66 Report Stadium Finley Stadium 2019 edit Main article 2019 NPSL season 2019 results summary Team Pts Pld W L D GF GA GDChattanooga FC 6 2 2 0 0 9 1 8Inter Nashville FC 0 2 0 2 0 1 9 8Chattanooga FC v Inter Nashville FC June 8 2018Chattanooga FC4 0Inter Nashville FCChattanooga TN19 30 EDT UTC 04 00 Ferraz nbsp 20 50 Mendizabal nbsp 84 Wilschrey nbsp 86 Oliveira nbsp 89 Report Brookes nbsp 60 Stadium Finley Stadium Inter Nashville FC v Chattanooga FC July 3 2019Inter Nashville FC1 5Chattanooga FCAntioch TN19 30 EDT Moreland nbsp 39 Silva nbsp 48 Report Dustan nbsp 4 Walsh nbsp 33 Ferraz nbsp 43 Webb nbsp 47 De Lima nbsp 51 Stadium International Indoor Soccer ComplexSee also editCascadia Cup a three team rivalry for MLS teams in the Pacific Northwest Southern Derby a multi team rivalry for soccer clubs in the South Atlantic statesReferences edit The Yellow Hammer Nashville FC Supporter s Club Archived from the original on February 19 2015 Retrieved January 6 2015 https www facebook com VolunteerShield user generated source Volunteer Shield Foundation www facebook com Retrieved 5 February 2020 Volunteer Shield Foundation www facebook com Since the two did not meet in the season the Shield could be decided by the two teams meeting in the playoffs Knoxville skips the quarterfinal round on the strength of the 1st place divisional finish Chattanooga will host Nashville Tuesday night Should Chattanooga win that match then Friday s semifinal between Knoxville and Chattanooga would determine the Volunteer Shield If Chattanooga loses on Tuesday then Knoxville wins the Volunteer Shield on the strength of their higher PointPerGame average vs Tennessee teams 1 5 to 1 0 McElhaney Tori Chattanooga Football Club out of playoffs with 2 1 loss to Inter Nashville photos timesfreepress com Volunteer Shield Foundation www facebook com Retrieved 5 February 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Volunteer Shield amp oldid 1152561183, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
