View source for Cheektowaga & Diamonds

'''Cheektowaga & Diamonds''' were a [[Hattrick]] club based in '''Cheektowaga, New York, USA''' that plays in [[USA]] [[VI.183]].  They were owned by '''Jason Stein''' and  were managed by '''Ruben Nobre.'''  Their home field was located at the spacious '''Cheektowaga Dome.''' The 12,000 seat indoor arena is located on the grounds of the Cheektowaga Central School District. On November 23, 2008, the team folded following a 6-2 defeat. 
<br>
<br>
==About the Team Name==
Cheektowaga & Diamonds takes its name from English conference squad '''Rushden & Diamonds.''' 
<br>
==About the Owner==
Jason Stein is a recent graduate of the '''University at Buffalo's Graduate School of Education.''' He holds a BA and MA in History from the same institution. An awesome Social Studies teacher, Mr. Stein is currently on the hunt for a position in that same vocation. He also is noted for being perhaps the greatest person to have ever lived. He also is the co-editor of the '''"National Journal of Truth,"''' a campus newspaper that contains more truth than any of the other rags of lies there. He took over the talent-bereft team on June 7, 2008. He then folded the operation on November 23rd of that same year. 

==About the Team==
===Franchise Struggles===
Cheektowaga & Diamonds were placed in a division that was far too superior for their lack of talent. Seeing this, Mr. Stein decided to gut the roster and replace everyone with players under the age of 21. As of September 12, 2008, the squad has only one player over the age of 20. The team has only managed to win one game, and has only drawn even once during a domestic friendly. 

After a 4-0 loss to Latvian squad '''[[SK GVJ]]''' on July 16, 2008, the Diamonds fired coach '''Edward Faust''' and replaced him with Portugal's '''Ruben Nobre.'''

The Diamonds relegated from Level 5 to Level 6 following a first season that featured the team recording 0 points for the season.

<br>

===Franchise Firsts===
Cheektowaga & Diamonds made their debut in an international away friendly against Spanish squad '''[[Ciudad Real 2006]]''' on June 11, 2008. The far superior Spanish team unloaded their frustrations on the Diamonds by a score of 9-0
<br>
<br>
*Their first cup match was played on June 19, 2008, with the Diamonds falling 5-0 to '''[[Fuquay FC]].'''
<br>
*On June 23, 2008, '''Clifford Sheehan''' registered Cheektowaga's first goal in an 11-1 embarassment against '''[[Demolition FC]].'''
<br>
*On June 26, 2008, Cheektowaga registered its first draw and first shutout in a 0-0 draw in a friendly against '''[[Greenspoint]].'''
<br>
*On July 30, 2008, Cheektowaga won its first match on a trip to '''[[Costa Rica]]'''. The 5-0 victory over '''[[Astra Rocket]]''' created a wild, frenzied celebration in Cheektowaga. Heavy intoxication, multiple arrests, looting, and several women being impregnated resulted. The final tally saw 23 arrested, 4 dead, and 1 giant plastic kielbasa consumed.
<br>
*On October 8, 2008, the squad won its first Cup match. The 9-0 victory over '''[[Connecticut All-Stars]]''' was the largest margin of victory in club history at that point, and was the first victory in a match that was not a friendly.
<br>
*On October 27, 2008, the Diamonds recorded their first ever league win in their second season of play. The 3-2 road victory over '''[[Tibertotti]]''' was celebrated by five drunk Mexican guys drinking tequila and firing random six shooters. 
<br>

=='''Final Roster'''==
{{Flagicon|SUI}}([[Switzerland]]) GK Olaf Klärding 
<br>{{Flagicon|BEL}}([[Belgium]]) GK André Van Dycke 
<br>
<br>{{Flagicon|ISR}}([[Israel]]) D Mahmood Abbas
<br>{{Flagicon|CHI}}([[Chile]]) D Luis Eduardo Almeyda 
<br>{{Flagicon|CZE}}([[Czech Republic]]) D Josef Ficek
<br>{{Flagicon|POL}}([[Poland]]) D Franciszek Gospodarczyk 
<br>{{Flagicon|LIB}}([[Lebanon]]) D Hicham Iskandar
<br>{{Flagicon|OCE}}([[Oceania]]) D Ryan Trotman
<br>
<br>{{Flagicon|MOZ}}([[Mozambique]]) MF Elpídio Frota 
<br>{{Flagicon|ITA}}([[Italy]]) MF Luca Palmisano
<br>{{Flagicon|BLR}}([[Belarus]]) MF Jury Surautsau 
<br>{{Flagicon|IDN}}([[Indonesia]]) MF Charles Yuwono
<br>{{Flagicon|UKR}}([[Ukraine]]) MF Illya Zhivotinskiy  
<br>
<br>{{Flagicon|CHI}}([[Chile]]) W Eustaquio Arduengo
<br>{{Flagicon|TUR}}([[Turkey]]) W Kazım Karabekir Diril
<br>{{Flagicon|FIN}}([[Finland]]) W/MF Kalle Koivuniemi 
<br>{{Flagicon|URU}}([[Uruguay]]) W Feliciano Páez
<br>{{Flagicon|KGZ}}([[Kyrgyzstan]]) W Sapar Sirajiddinov
<br>{{Flagicon|ROU}}([[Romania]]) W Laurean Sterian
<br>
<br>{{Flagicon|MKD}}([[Macedonia]]) F Danco Chavdarov
<br>{{Flagicon|SER}}([[Serbia]]) F Milan Gvozdenović
<br>{{Flagicon|BEL}}([[Belgium]]) F Eddie Nemegeer
<br>{{Flagicon|GRE}}([[Greece]]) F Yiorgos Pirovolidis 
<br>{{Flagicon|POL}}([[Poland]]) F Edmund Żaczak
<br>{{Flagicon|LIB}}([[Lebanon]]) F Sabah Ziade 
<br>

=='''Major Club Honors'''==
Not a single one.
<br>
=='''Friendlies with Foreign Countries'''==
{{Flagicon|ESP}}([[Spain]]) 6/11/08: '''[[Ciudad Real 2006]]''' (9-0 defeat)
<br>{{Flagicon|LVA}}([[Latvia]]) 7/16/08: '''[[SK GVJ]]''' (4-0 defeat)
<br>{{Flagicon|PAR}}([[Paraguay]]) 7/22/08: '''[[Reguay Soccer]]''' (7-1 defeat)
<br>{{Flagicon|CRC}}([[Costa Rica]]) 7/30/08: '''[[Astra Rocket]]''' (5-0 victory)
<br>{{Flagicon|ENG}}([[England]]) 8/5/08: '''[[Adjampool]]''' (5-1 defeat)
<br>{{Flagicon|THA}}([[Thailand]]) 8/13/08: '''[[Loma United]]''' (5-0 defeat)
<br>{{Flagicon|SVK}}([[Slovakia]]) 8/19/08: '''[[ FK Rača ]]''' (2-0 defeat)
<br>{{Flagicon|MAS}}([[Malaysia]]) 8/27/08: '''[[Penang's Devil]]''' (2-1 defeat)
<br>{{Flagicon|LTU}}([[Lithuania]]) 9/3/08: '''[[centrinis kampas]]''' (5-1 defeat)
<br>{{Flagicon|BIH}}([[Bosnia and Herzegovina]]) 9/10/08: '''[[Boljanic]]''' (6-0 victory)
<br>{{Flagicon|MEX}}([[Mexico]]) 9/18/08: '''[[*Club Deportivo los Bombones Veracruzanos*]]''' (6-0 defeat)
<br>{{Flagicon|IDN}}([[Indonesia]]) 9/24/08: '''[[bluckystar united]]''' (6-0 defeat)
<br>{{Flagicon|BUL}}([[Bulgaria]]) 9/30/08: '''[[F.C Liulingham citi]]''' (5-2 victory)
<br>{{Flagicon|MDA}}([[Moldova]]) 10/29/08: '''[[FC.Internacional]]''' (3-1 victory)
<br>{{Flagicon|RUS}}([[Russia]]) 11/5/08: '''[[Kado UTD]]''' (6-0 victory)
<br>{{Flagicon|WAL}}([[Wales]]) 11/11/08: '''[[Caerdydd French]]''' (2-1 OT victory)
<br>{{Flagicon|SER}}([[Serbia]]) 11/19/08: '''[[Trans Europe Express]]''' (7-3 victory)
[[Category:American Clubs]]