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{{Infobox football club
| clubname = Evansville Legends FC
| image = Evansville_Legends_FC_emblem.jpg
| upright = 0.8
| fullname = Evansville Legends FC
| nickname =
| founded = 2021
| stadium = [[Goebel Soccer Complex|Old National Bank Field]]<br />[[Evansville]], [[Indiana]]
| capacity =
| owntitle =
| owner =
| chrtitle = General manager
| chairman = Steve McCullough
| mgrtitle = Head coach
| manager = Jesse Sharp
| league = [[Ohio Valley Premier League|OVPL]]
| season = 2021
| current =
| position = 1st
| website = evvlegendsfc.com
| American = true
}}

'''Evansville Legends FC''' is an American soccer club based in [[Evansville, Indiana]]. The team was founded in 2021 by Steve McCullough and competes in the River Conference of the [[Ohio Valley Premier League]]. The Legends play their home games on Old National Bank Field at [[Goebel Soccer Complex]].

==History==
Following the height of the 2020 [[COVID-19 pandemic]], Steve McCullough began training small groups of high school soccer players from throughout the [[Evansville metropolitan area]]. As his numbers grew, McCullough began inviting college players from throughout the [[Illinois–Indiana–Kentucky tri-state area|tristate area]] to weekly Sunday-night pickup matches at [[Goebel Soccer Complex]].

In response to a rising demand for a more competitive level of soccer in Evansville, he decided to found his own club. McCullough named the club "Legends", paying homage to influential and inspirational players and coaches throughout the history of Evansville soccer.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lindskog|first=Chad|title=Amateur soccer club Evansville Legends FC starting for area high school, college players|url=https://www.courierpress.com/story/sports/2021/02/04/evansville-legends-fc-starting-local-high-school-college-players/4387431001/|access-date=2021-07-24|website=Evansville Courier & Press|language=en-US}}</ref> They joined the [[Ohio Valley Premier League]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=28 January 2021|title=OVPL expands to Evansville! {{!}} Ohio Valley Premier League|url=https://ovplsoccer.com/blog/ovpl-expands-to-evansville|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-24|website=ovplsoccer.com|language=en-US}}</ref> On March 26, 2021, the Legends announced [[Evansville Purple Aces men's soccer|UE]] alumnus and former captain Jesse Sharp as head coach. They signed and invited around 40 college and high school players throughout the tristate area, as well some notable alumni.

The team made its debut on May 22, 2021, in a 3–1 loss against Old Bhoys SC, at [[Cardinal Ritter High School]]. The Legends went on to go 7-1-1 their debut season, winning the 2021 OVPL Summer Championship, against Ohio Premier SC.

Following the club's 2021 success, manager Steve McCullough began looking for league promotion before the 2022 season.

==Record==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" |Season
! colspan="8" |League
! colspan="2" |Position
! rowspan="2" |[[U.S. Open Cup|USOC]]
|-
!Div
!League
!Pld
!W
!L
!D
!GD
!Pts
!Conf.
!Overall
|-
|2021<ref>{{Cite web|date=13 July 2021|title=OVPL River Conference Stats|url=https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-24|website=www.instagram.com}}</ref>
|[[United States Adult Soccer Association|USASA]]
|[[Ohio Valley Premier League|OVPL]]
|10
|7
|1
|1
| +14
|22
|1st
| bgcolor="silver" |TBD
|DNQ
|}

==Players and staff==
===Seniors===

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
|- style="background:#f0f6ff;"
! rowspan=1|Player
! rowspan=1|Origin
|-
| Matthew Doty
| Evansville, IN.
|-
| Travis Wannemhuler
| Louisville, KY.
|-
|Zach Conroy
| Evansville, IN.
|-
| Hunter Dewees
| Evansville, IN.
|}

To begin their roster, the Legends signed a “senior” group of former pros and local alumni, from throughout the [[Illinois-Indiana-Kentucky tri-state area|tristate area]].

=== Main roster ===

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
|- style="background:#f0f6ff;"
!Pos.
! rowspan=1|Player
! rowspan=1|Origin
|-
| DF
| Raph Perez-Colasito
| Gilbert, AZ.
|-
| MF
| Caleb Knight
| Carterville, IL.
|-
| MF
| Simon Paez
| Caracas, VE.
|-
| DF
| Tanner Tichnor
| Owensville, IN.
|-
| MF
| Ian Fierro
| Lerma, MX.
|-
| GK
| Arthur Hill
| Porto, PT.
|-
| FW
| Max Warrin
| Henderson KY.
|-
| FW
| Jacob Boling
| Owensboro, KY.
|-
| DF
| Elijah Easterday
| Evansville, IN.
|-
| MF
| Jaxon Allard
| Paducah, KY.
|-
| FW
| Luke Eppler
| Evansville, IN.
|-
| FW
| Nemanja Gvozdić
| Evansville, IN.
|-
| DF
| Sebastian Ortuno-Barrero
| Sucre, BO
|-
| DF
| Keegan Marx
| Evansville, IN.
|-
| GK
| Michael Bertram
| Newburgh, IN.
|-
| FW
| Zach Schoenstein
| Evansville, IN.
|}

Following their senior recruitment, the Legends also signed a roster of U23 players from throughout the tristate and [[Ohio River|Ohio Valley]] area. This included players from the [[University of Evansville]], [[Purdue University Fort Wayne]], the [[University of Southern Indiana]], [[Kentucky Wesleyan College]], [[Hanover College]], [[Wabash College]], and [[Oakland City University]].

===High school roster===
In order to give opportunities for younger players in [[Evansville metropolitan area|Evansville]] to develop at a higher level, the club extended invitations to some of the best high school and recently graduated talents across the area to come train with the club.

===Directory===
Steve McCullough has acted as the club's general manager since its establishment in early 2021. On March 26, 2021, the club signed former pro and local IFJS coach Jesse Sharp as head coach. On March 27 and 28, they signed [[Oakland City University|OCU]] assistant Ryan Blair, and [[University of Southern Indiana|USI]] alumnus and former [[United Soccer League|USISL]] player Travis Marx as assistant coaches and current [[North Posey High School|North Posey]] coach Ryan Gentil as goalkeeper coach.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Soccer in Indiana]]
[[Category:Soccer clubs in Indiana]]

Evansville Legends FC - Revision history

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