Albany BWP Highlanders

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Albany BWP Highlanders
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Full nameAlbany BWP Highlanders
NicknameHighlanders
Founded2003
Dissolved2010
GroundFrank Bailey Field
Schenectady, New York
Capacity3,000
OwnerUnited States Jeff Rockmore
Head CoachUnited States Franz Zwicklbauer
LeagueUSL Premier Development League
20103rd, Northeast
Playoffs: DNQ

Albany BWP Highlanders was an American soccer team based in Schenectady, New York, United States. Founded in 2003, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference. The team spent two years on hiatus from the league in 2008 and 2009, returning to competition in 2010, then folded at the end of the season.

The team played its home games at Frank Bailey Field on the campus of Union College in nearby Schenectady, New York, The team's colors were black, gold, and white.

History

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The roots of the Highlanders go back to Steve Freeman's youth in Tampa, Florida where he played for Blackwatch Keelley. Freeman spent his first season of college playing for Hartwick College and another with Siena College, both in New York, before finishing college in Florida. After graduation, he returned to New York and settled in Albany where he taught school. In January 1997, he founded Albany Blackwatch, a youth club modeled on the club he played for as a boy. The club began with two boys teams, but quickly expanded to several boys and girls teams, each with a Scottish-themed name.[1] In 2001, Blackwatch entered a team into the USL Super Y-League. In 2003, Freeman created the Blackwatch Highlanders and entered it into the USL Premier Development League. Freeman served as the general manager and Bernie Watt coached the team.[2] The Highlanders played from 2003 until 2007, first as Blackwatch and then as the Albany Admirals, the last season with Freeman as head coach. They then went on a two-year hiatus before being resurrected in 2009 as the Albany BWP Highlanders, and re-joined the PDL for the 2010 season.[3]

Notable former players

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This list of notable former players comprises players who went on to play professional soccer after playing for the team in the Premier Development League, or those who previously played professionally before joining the team.

Rosters

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August 2010 roster[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Ryan Jones[5]
1 GK File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Adam Perron
2 DF File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Robert Millock[6]
3 DF File:Flag of the United States.svg USA David Burke[7]
4 DF File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Tommy Klim[8]
5 MF File:Flag of England.svg ENG Chris Hobbs[9]
6 MF File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Sam DeMello[10]
7 MF File:Flag of Scotland.svg SCO Bruce Cutler[11]
8 MF File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Darko Knezevic[12]
9 MF File:Flag of the United States.svg USA T. J. Popolizio[13]
10 MF File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Roberto Sgueglia[14]
11 FW File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CAN Brendan Gorman[15]
12 FW File:Flag of the United States.svg USA David Clemens
13 DF File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Gabe Zieff[16]
14 MF File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Taylor Esper
15 DF File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CAN Clifton Huxtable[17]
16 MF File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Jake Johnson[18]
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Austin Hughes[19]
18 DF File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Austin Britt[20]
19 FW File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Alen Jusic[21]
22 FW File:Flag of the United States.svg USA David Chung
25 DF File:Flag of The Gambia.svg GAM Essaha Jallow
00 GK File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CAN Jonathan Viscosi[22]
— MF File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Kyle Clancy
— MF File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Adam Costello[23]
— FW File:Flag of the United States.svg USA James Curley
— FW File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Aaron Gallusser[24]
— FW File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Joshua Gregg
— DF File:Flag of Serbia.svg SRB Milos Jankovic[25]
— DF File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Trey Jasenski[26]
— DF File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Greg Lloyd[27]
— DF File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Joseph Lontrato[28]
— DF File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Domenico Vitale[29]

Year-by-year

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Year Division League Regular season Playoffs Open Cup
2003 4 USL PDL 6th, Northeast Did not qualify Did not qualify
2004 4 USL PDL 3rd, Northeast Did not qualify Did not qualify
2005 4 USL PDL 4th, Northeast Did not qualify Did not qualify
2006 4 USL PDL 4th, New England Did not qualify Did not qualify
2007 4 USL PDL 5th, Northeast Did not qualify Did not qualify
2008 On Hiatus
2009
2010 4 USL PDL 3rd Northeast Did not qualify Did not qualify

Head coaches

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Stadia

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Average attendance

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Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive at https://web.archive.org/web/20100105175057/http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html.

  • 2005: 149
  • 2006: 138
  • 2007: 130
  • 2008: Did not play
  • 2009: Did not play
  • 2010: 185

References

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  1. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  2. ^ Highlanders open season tonight
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  4. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  5. ^ http://suathletics.syr.edu/roster.aspx?rp_id=6711&path=msoccer
  6. ^ http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/msoc/2010-11/bios/millock_robert
  7. ^ http://www.ualbanysports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=15800&ATCLID=1209560
  8. ^ http://www.bubearcats.com/sports/msoc/klim.html
  9. ^ http://www.bubearcats.com/sports/msoc/hobbs.html
  10. ^ http://www.stlawu.edu/athletics/saints/men's+soccer/roster/2688
  11. ^ http://saintleolions.com/profile.asp?playerID=349
  12. ^ http://www.ualbanysports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=15800&ATCLID=1555068
  13. ^ http://www.brownbears.com/sports/m-wrestl/2009-10/bios/popolizio_t.j.00.html
  14. ^ http://www.odusports.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/sgueglia_roberto00.html
  15. ^ http://www.stlawu.edu/athletics/saints/men%27s+soccer/roster/2214
  16. ^ http://www.skidmoreathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=817&path=msoc
  17. ^ http://www.chargerathletics.com/sports/msoc/2009/bios/huxtable_clifton
  18. ^ http://www.goleopards.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/johnson_jake00.html
  19. ^ http://www.bubearcats.com/sports/msoc/hughes.html
  20. ^ http://www.southwesternpirates.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/britt_austin00.html
  21. ^ http://www.lemoynedolphins.com/sports/msoc/2009-10/bios/AlenJusic
  22. ^ http://www.rioredstorm.com/roster/7/3/153.php
  23. ^ http://www.gocolgateraiders.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2409&path=msoc
  24. ^ http://www2.cobleskill.edu/athletics/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8&Itemid=34
  25. ^ http://www.ualbanysports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=15800&ATCLID=1209573
  26. ^ http://www.unlvrebels.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/jasenski_trey00.html
  27. ^ http://goredfoxes.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/lloyd_greg00.html
  28. ^ http://www.herkimergenerals.com/sports/msoc/2009-10/bios/lontrato
  29. ^ http://www.lemoynedolphins.com/sports/msoc/2009-10/bios/DomenicoVitale
  30. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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