Coral Cove FC
| Coral Cove FC | |
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| League: |  USA
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| Founded: | 2005 |
| History: | VI.101 25-40 VI.180 47-present |
| Location: | Eugene, Oregon |
| Management | |
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| President: | Unknown Mysterious CEO |
| Coach: |  Jonathan MacShannachan
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| Stadium | |
| The Cove (12.000 seats) | |
| Colors | |
| Primary: | Pacific Blue |
| Secondary: | Laser Lemon |
| Trophies | |
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| League: | 1 |
| National: | 0 |
| US Open: | 0 |
| Hattrick Masters: | 0 |
| Golden Boots: | 5 |
Coral Cove Football Club is an American club from the Pacific Northwest of the United States and plays its home games at the Skinner's Park stadium in Eugene Oregon. Founded in Season 25, the club spent it's first 15 seasons in the sixth level of the football league in series VI.101. After Season 40, the club's owners felt that they had achieved all they could and allowed the club to be purchased and renamed.
The team once known as Coral Cove FC was never again considered a competitive side and is currently eighth in series VI.101. In Season 47, the original owners of the team successfully purchased a team in series VI.180 and renamed it Coral Cove FC.
The club's youth academy, the Willamette Valley Academy is an internationally recognized academy that competes internationally in the Venom Youth League.
History
Early Years and Weitzen (Season 25-32)
Founded in the Spring of 2003 as the New Orleans Apaches, the club known today as Coral Cove FC has gone through numerous changes in ownerships and name changes. Previous owners of the club had seen some success with the team and even earned promotion to the fifth division for two seasons before the team was relegated back to the sixth division and into Series VI.101
In the Summer of 2005, and midway through Season 25, the club known as the Archipellagios was purchased and the new owners improved on the previous owners final table position, finishing fifth, up from sixth. At the end of Season 25, the team was formally renamed Coral Cove FC and all current players were immediately released from their contracts. In response to a high demand for a professional football team, and the owners relationship to the city of Eugene, the team's headquarters was moved to the "Emerald City" in Oregon.
Hud Roberts was appointed as player/coach on 11 May and the club held trials for players on 13 May. An estimated 350 players applied to participate in the trials, of whom, just 16 were chosen to play for Eugene's new club, Coral Cove FC.
Coral Cove's first season as a professional club was viewed by many as a minor success story. The team managed a 5th place finish in a fairly competitive league, but was 13 points behind the 4th place team, Scorched Monkeys. With the club managing to avoid bankruptcy and an embarrassing last place finish. Sadly, this season would be Hud Roberts' first and only season as the manager of the team. Roberts was, however, invited to remain at the club as a full time player and he became one of the most decorated players at the club before his retirement.
Season 26 saw the owners bring in a foreign coach as Roberts replacement. Englishman Jonathan Weitzen led the club to a back to back 3rd place finishes in Seasons 26 and 27 before a terrible run of form saw the team drop to a 7th place finish in Season 28. Even with such a low final position, Weitzen remained confident and convinced the owners that the club should retain his services. With the team only being separated by 7 points from a 4th place finish, the owners agreed and allowed Weitzen to stay on for another season.
It wasn't until Seasons 29 and 30 that the team finally established itself as one of the better teams in VI.101 with back to back 4th place finishes and positive goal differentials. However, Season 30 is also the Season that saw the club's most fierce rival come into existence - Moon Magic FC. Once again the club owners were dissatisfied in Weitzen after he only managed a 2nd place finish due to dropping points on 4 occasions in Season 31. The same was true in Season 32 when again, the team finished 2nd, only 1 point behind the previous seasons 6th place team, Moon Magic FC who finished 1st. Season 32 would be Weitzen's last in charge and he was sacked immediately following the final game of the season.
Series VI.101 and Vischering (Season 33-40)
The club owners wasted little time in appointing German manager Hakon Vischering as the teams new manager. And Vischering wasted little time proving he was the right man for the job. In his first season in charge, he led The Cove to its first ever 1st place finish while beating Moon Magic FC on the final game of the season 10-0.
The golden season was quickly forgotten as the team once again dropped points and slumped to a 2nd place finish in Season 34 and 3rd place in Season 35, 36, and 37. The fans remained optimistic that with Vischering's early success, that he could again lead the club to a championship season and again beat their rivals Moon Magic FC in Season 38. But Season 38 proved to be a very different season for the club as Moon Magic was promoted to series V and Coral Cove slipped even further down to 4th place.
Season 39's 5th place finish was believed to be the owners last season truly behind the club as the team lost game after game and made no funds available to replace retired and aging players like Stanley Correa, Marcus Havens, and Crispin Malär.
After week 2 in Season 40, the club owners finally sold the club and allowed the team to be renamed. The new owners made up their minds quickly and immediately sacked Vischering and every player that hadn't already retired following the sacking of their beloved manager.
Series VI.180 (Season 47-Present)
In Season 47, former owners of the VI.101 club made a move to purchase a new team, this time however, in Series VI.180. As soon as the clubs' ownership was changed, the team was renamed and moved. Coral Cove FC was back in Eugene Oregon for the first time in over 7 seasons.
Club Colors
In its infancy, Coral Cove's home kit was a dark blue and black pin stripped jersey with blue shorts and socks with a black trim. In conjunction with the club's name and crest change at the end of Season 25, the team's colors and kits were also changed.
In it's early years, the Cove played their home matches in an all blue kit with white trim and their away matches were played in an all white kite with blue trim. The Cove's third kit was traditionally all black in homage to the death of club legend Alejandro Careago. A fourth kit all yellow kit was commonly worn for cup matches, as it was, superstitiously, believed to bring the club good luck, but it was rarely chosen to league matches.
With the club's reformation in Season 47, the traditional home and away kits have been brought back, with minimal change. Currently, home matches are played in white shorts with blue socks and jerseys and away matches are played in the opposite, blue shorts and white socks and jerseys.
Stadium
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| Location | Eugene, Oregon | |||
| Opened | March 11, 2007 | |||
| Construction Cost | $1,782,374 | |||
| Tenants | Coral Cove FC (2005 - 2011) | |||
| Capacity | 30,000 | |||
When the club was first founded, it played its home matches at The Cove, a 12,000 all-seater stadium. As the club became more and more successful, and tickets were quickly selling out, the club requested to be allowed to begin construction to expand the stadium, but the request was denied by the city council.
At the end of Season 31 the club moved out of The Cove and into Skinner's Park, a facility that would allow them to easily expand and construct new stands. The newly dubbed Skinner's Park was named in respect to Eugene Skinner, the founder of Eugene Oregon.
By the end of Season 31, the club had completed the expansion of Skinner's Park to seat 30,000 fans. In the following seasons, the stadium had an average attendance of just over 15,000 for league matches and 1,700 for friendly matches. In total, over 250 league and friendly matches had been played at Skinners Park.
With the club making a return to professional football and to Eugene Oregon, they have once again moved into The Cove. The owners have already begun to make unofficial inquiries to Eugene's city council about future expansion.
Rivalries
VI.101
Tradionally, Moon Magic FC and Coral Cove FC were the fiercest of rivals. Both clubs were the forerunners in series VI.101 and left the rest of the league behind them as they battled one another for the championship for many seasons. The bitter rivalry between the two teams had no official beginning or reasoning, but was commonly described by fans as a natural dislike for the other club.
Many fans argued that the rivalry began after Moon Magic resonded violently to back to back loses by injuring Coral Cove players Chester Logan, Maxime Gueneau, Allan Tamm, and Stanley Correa in a two - nil victory at Magic Park.
The two sides played one another eleven times with The Cove winning six of those matches to Moon Magic's four. The media and fans alike were aware of the excitement surrounding the match up the clubs offered, and it was evident by the 17,000 spectator average and both clubs' home venues. In the past, Magic Park had sold out it's 21,000 seat stadium twice and Skinner's Park had sold out all 30,000 of it's seats twice.
When playing at home, Coral Cove FC never lost to Moon Magic FC, whereas The Cove claimed victory twice away at Magic Park.
League Positions
| Season | Series | Position | Pts | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Cup | Notes |
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| 25 | VI.101 | 5th | 13 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 34 | -9 | 2nd | |
| 26 | VI.101 | 3rd | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 1st | |
| 27 | VI.101 | 3rd | 26 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 1st | |
| 28 | VI.101 | 7th | 16 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 40 | -23 | 2nd | |
| 29 | VI.101 | 4th | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 1st | |
| 30 | VI.101 | 4th | 24 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 2nd | |
| 31 | VI.101 | 2nd | 31 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 10 | +33 | 1st | |
| 32 | VI.101 | 2nd | 33 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 58 | 9 | +49 | 2nd | Havens earns Golden Boot |
| 33 | VI.101 | 1st | 39 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 7 | +44 | 1st | First championship, Ionas earns Golden Boot |
| 34 | VI.101 | 2nd | 30 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 48 | 13 | +36 | 3rd | |
| 35 | VI.101 | 3nd | 30 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 55 | 14 | +41 | 3rd | |
| 36 | VI.101 | 3nd | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 55 | 19 | +36 | 2nd | Crivellini earns Golden Boot |
| 37 | VI.101 | 3nd | 27 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 57 | 26 | +31 | 3rd | Crivellini earns Golden Boot |
| 38 | VI.101 | 4th | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 48 | 24 | +24 | 2nd | Crivellini earns Golden Boot |
| 39 | VI.101 | 5th | 13 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 29 | 52 | -23 | 2nd | |
| 40 | VI.101 | 5th | 14 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 46 | -19 | 1st |
Players
Senior Team
As of December 25, 2011.
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Club captains
As of December 25, 2011. Players in bold still play for Coral Cove FC.
| Position | Player | Seasons | Notes | |
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MF | Hud Roberts | 29 - 31 | First captain |
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MF | Matt Jones | 32 | |
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MF | Tom Maynard | 33 | |
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GK | Alex Nyhell | 34 - 35 | First foreign captain |
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MF | Daniel Morris | 35 - 40 | First captain under 21 years |
The Academy
| Senior Club | Coral Cove FC | |||
| Stadium | Coral Cove Park | |||
| Trainer | Otto Anderson
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| League | Youth International League | |||
| All-Time Leaders | ||||
| Youth Goals | TBD, 0
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At the youth level, The Cove is represented by the Willamette Valley Academy. The Academy was founded in Season 32, when competitive youth clubs and leagues were approved by league officials.
The Venom Youth League
Because of a friendship between managers and owners, the Academy was invited to play in the Venom Youth League (formally 3wide.com Venom Youth League). And in an attempt to create a larger regional influence, the Academy sent scouts to California, Oregon, and Seattle.
In its first competitive season, the Academy represented the senior team extremely well, finishing first in the 16 team league. The Academy earned 85 points from 30 games (18 more than second place Schrewsbury Academy) and scored an unheard of 152 goals while only allowing 23. In the Academy's second season, 14 matches were played and the Academy earned 39 points, scored 90, and allowed just 16, and for the second consecutive season, finished first.
After that second season, the Venom Youth League was abolished and Coral Cove FC chose to stop funding for the Academy and instead pumped more cash into the senior team.
Youth International League
Currently, the Academy is enrolled in the Youth International League, which is scheduled to begin on December 26, 2011. The Youth International League is an established, eight team league in its tenth season.
Results
| Season | Series | Position | Pts | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Notes |
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| 1 | Venom Youth League | 1st | 85 | 30 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 152 | 23 | +129 | Inaugural season |
| 2 | Venom Youth League | 1st | 39 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 16 | +74 | |
| 10 | Youth International League | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +-0 |
Promising Youth
The Willamette Valley Academy has grown a reputation of selecting only those young players that show exceptional talent and potential. Once a player has been selected, they are immediately moved to the club's training facilities and begin training with the youth team.
The following are players that had been rated very highly by the academy coaches and eventually earned themselves a professional contact with the senior team.
As of December 25, 2011.
| No. | Position | Player | Joined Club | ||
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Washington | FW | Sonny Huntley | 12.25.11 |
Alumni
As of December 25, 2011.
| Name | Shirt | Region | Goals | Position | Promoted | Club | Trophies |
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| Daniel Morris (201121934) | 9 | Oregon | 29 | MF | 4.28.08 | Coral Cove FC |
  
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| Discovered by Kyle Malcom in Oregon, Danny Morris came to the academy as a less than average player. It was reported than on a number of occasions, coach Gaddis had nearly given up on Morris and had considered dropping him from the academy. With little hope for the player, Gaddis chose to move Morris out of defense and into the midfield where he "could do less damage", and to the surprise of many, Morris began to shine. Since then, Morris had caught the eye of both the youth league and the eyes of the senior team players and coaches. Morris went on to play as an inner midfielder for the senior team and made his first appearance on 5.05.08 against FK Apolonia. | |||||||
Player records
The following is a list of records and statistics relating to Coral Cove Football Club. The lists comprise of major honors won by Coral Cove and records set by the club, managers and players.
Note that the records and statistics are only those from season 29 to 40 and 47 to the present. Thus, some notable achievements may or may not be included.
Most appearances
As of December 25, 2011. Players in bold still play for Coral Cove FC.
| Position | Player | Appearances | |
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MF | Tom Maynard | 148 |
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MF | Ronald Hoff | 143 |
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MF | Chester Logan | 134 |
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GK | Alex Nyhell | 130 |
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MF | Hud Roberts | 118 |
Most goals
As of December 25, 2011. Players in bold still play for Coral Cove FC.
| Position | Player | Goals | |
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FW | Filiberto Crivellini | 74 |
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MF | Cornell Ionas | 48 |
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FW | Marcus Havens | 39 |
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FW | Marshall Louis | 29 |
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FW | Jesper Lund | 26 |
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MF | Tom Maynard | 24 |
Top Scorers
As of December 25, 2011. Players in bold still play for Coral Cove FC.
| Position | Player | Goals | Season | |
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FW | David Edward | 16 | 26 |
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FW | Marshall Louis | 13 | 27 |
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FW | David Edward | 8 | 28 |
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FW | Alejandro Careaga | 9 | 29 |
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FW | Marcus Havens | 6 | 30 |
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FW | Marcus Havens | 6 | 31 |
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FW | Marcus Havens | 11 | 32 |
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MF | Cornell Ionas | 12 | 33 |
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MF | Cornell Ionas | 13 | 34 |
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MF | Cornell Ionas | 8 | 35 |
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FW | Filiberto Crivellini | 24 | 36 |
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FW | Filiberto Crivellini | 15 | 37 |
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FW | Filiberto Crivellini | 19 | 38 |
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FW | Filiberto Crivellini | 11 | 39 |
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FW | Filiberto Crivellini | 5 | 40 |
Managerial History
As of December 25, 2011. Manager in bold is the current manager of Coral Cove FC.
| Position | Manager | Season in charge | |
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Manager | Hud Roberts | 1 (Season 25) |
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Manager | Jonathan Weitzen | 7 (Season 26-32) |
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Manager | Hakon Vischering | 8 (Season 33-40) |
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Manager | Jonathan MacShannachan | 1 (Season 47-Present) |
Club Honors
Coral Cove FC
Series VI.101 Season 32 Top Scorer Marcus Havens (11 goals)
Series VI.101 Season 33 Champions- Series VI.101 Season 33 Top Scorer Cornel Ionas (12 goals)
- Series VI.101 Season 36 Top Scorer Filiberto Crivellini (24 goals)
- Series VI.101 Season 37 Top Scorer Filiberto Crivellini (15 goals)
- Series VI.101 Season 38 Top Scorer Filiberto Crivellini (19 goals)
Willamette Valley Academy
Venom Youth League Season 1 Champions- Venom Youth League Season 2 Champions
