Syracuse Salty Dogs

 Syracuse Salty Dogs (227897)

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Managed by mdankiw
Club information
Location	New York, USA
Arena	Armory Square Field
Capacity	12,000
Fan Club	The Dog Pound

Franchise Record: 3-0-2
Regular Season Record: 2-0-0
Cup Record: 0-0-0
Friendly Record: 1-0-2

Syracuse Salty Dogs is a Hattrick club based in Syracuse, New York that plays in USA VI.752. They are owned by Michael Dankiw and managed by Paolo Garotti. Currently, their home field is named Armory Square Field. The 12,000 seat stadium was named after the home stadium of Dankiw's high school football team.

About the Owner

Michael Dankiw is a graduate student at the University at Buffalo School of Education. The aspiring teacher was referred to Syracuse Salty Dogs by Red Stripe FC owner, and classmate, Kevin Wetzel.

About the Team

Franchise Firsts

Dankiw took over the ownership of the club on September 8, 2008. Once full control was handed to Dankiw he started a complete overhaul of the roster. The owners first key pick up was keeper Joost D'heur, who has anchored the Wildcats net ever since his hire.

The franchises first win came on September 15, 2008 against North Dakota Vikings. The Vikings took an early lead before the Right Winger Amadeo Wüest scored in the 27' minute to tie up the match. The winning goal was scored by Mid-Fielder Mario Briceño in the 49' minute for a final score of 2-1.

The franchises first internation win came on September 17 against EMILROMA of France. Forward Ronaldo Basulto scored the first goal for the Wildcats in the 72' minute. EMILROMA quickly tied the match back up in the 80' minute before Mid-Fielder Dirk Dalton scored the game winner in the 86' minute for a final score of 2-1.

Fan Club - "The Dog Pound"

On September 10, 2008 the owner took steps to ensure that fans would gain a meaningful experience when they come to a match. In order to do that he created the fan club, The Dog Pound.