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Nashville Metros
Full name	Nashville Metros
Nickname(s)	The Metros
Founded	1989
Stadium	Ezell Park; (Capacity: 3,500)
Chairman	Devinder Sandhu
Manager	Richard Askey
League	USL Premier Development League
2009	7th, Southeast; did not qualify for playoffs
Home colors	Away colors

Nashville Metros is an American soccer team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1989, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Southeast Division of the Southern Conference.

The team plays its home games at Ezell Park, where they have played since 1997. The team's colors are red, blue and white.

[edit] History

The Metros were founded by Lynn Agee and Devinder Sandhu and are currently the longest continuously owned and operated soccer club in the United Soccer Leagues along with the El Paso Patriots. They began play in the Sunbelt Independent Soccer League (indoor) in 1990 but, due to a lack of indoor facilities, the Metros played their entire first season on the road, before finding facilities in Smyrna. The Metros continued to play indoors until 1996, but only managed to win six matches in six seasons. They played outdoors in the USL Premier League during much of the same period, with significantly better results.

The Metros then moved to the A-League second division in 1997, and began concentrating more specifically on outdoor soccer. They made their first U.S. Open Cup appearance in 1998, but were forced to reorganize in 1999 due to financial circumstances. The side became the Tennessee Rhythm and moved from Nashville to Franklin, but returned back to their original venue in 2001, reverting to their original name at the same time. In 2002 the Metros moved down from the A-League to the PDL, mainly due to their ground’s substandard facilities, such as the lack of a press box.[1]

[edit] Players

[edit] Current roster

as at June 20, 2009

No.	Position	Player
0	GK	Daniel Williams
1	GK	Kyle Roelke
2	DF	Jeff Schield
3	DF	Samuel Roca
4	DF	Garrett McLaughlin
5	DF	Santiago Snellgrose
6	MF	Andrew Chamberlain
7	MF	Fabricio Montalvan
8	FW	Scott Davidson
9	FW	Brian Lowder
10	MF	Mark Photivihok
11	MF	Francisco Maciel
12	DF	Rijad Heldic
13	DF	Ryan McDonald
14	MF	Richard Askey
15	MF	Ian Borders

No.	Position	Player
16	FW	Carter Truax
17	MF	Dustin Dawes
18	FW	William Gordon
19	MF	Ryon Simon
20	MF	Adam Goldie
21	FW	William Maddox
26	MF	Kevan Hawkins
00	GK	Michael Flynn
	MF	Benjamin Bussell
	FW	Jonathan Edwards
	DF	Joe Hatcher
	FW	Stephen Morrissey
	DF	Jeffrey Porter
	MF	Kezi Lara
	DF	Nolan Reategui

[edit] Notable former players

[edit] Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Regular Season	Playoffs	Open Cup
1990/91	N/A	SISL Indoor	9th, Southeast	Did not qualify	N/A
1991	N/A	SISL	4th, Southeast	Did not qualify	Did not enter
1991/92	N/A	USISL Indoor	4th, Southeast	Did not qualify	N/A
1992	N/A	USISL	5th, Southeast	Did not qualify	Did not enter
1992/93	N/A	USISL Indoor	4th, Southeast	Playoffs	N/A
1993	N/A	USISL	6th, Southeast	Did not qualify	Did not enter
1993/94	N/A	USISL Indoor	6th, Southeast	Did not qualify	N/A
1994	3	USISL	5th, Midsouth	Divisional Semifinals	Did not enter
1994/95	N/A	USISL Indoor	4th, Mid-South	Did not qualify	N/A
1995	4	USISL Premier	3rd, Eastern	Divisional Semifinals	Did not qualify
1995/96	N/A	USISL Indoor	7th, Southeast	Did not qualify	N/A
1996	4	USISL Premier	4th, Eastern Northern	Division Finals	Did not qualify
1997	2	USISL A-League	2nd, Central	Division Semifinals	Did not qualify
1998	2	USISL A-League	1st, Central	Conference Quarterfinals	Quarter Finals
1999	2	USL A-League	6th, Central	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2000	2	USL A-League	5th, Central	Did not qualify	2nd Round
2001	2	USL A-League	4th, Central	1st Round	2nd Round
2002	4	USL PDL	4th, Mid South	1st Round	Did not qualify
2003	4	USL PDL	3rd, Mid South	Did not qualify	3rd Round
2004	4	USL PDL	4th, Mid South	Conference Semifinals	Did not qualify
2005	4	USL PDL	5th, Mid South	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2006	4	USL PDL	5th, South Atlantic	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2007	4	USL PDL	7th, Southeast	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2008	4	USL PDL	7th, Southeast	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2009	4	USL PDL	7th, Southeast	Did not qualify	Did not qualify

[edit] Honors

USISL A-League Central Conference Champions 1998

[edit] Head coaches

Brett Mosen (2000-2001)
Andy Poklad (2002-2004)
Obed Compean (2005-2006)
Rico Laise (1999, 2007-2008)
Richard Askey (2009-present)

[edit] Stadia

Ezell Park; Nashville, Tennessee (1997-present)
Siegel Park; Murfreesboro, Tennessee 4 games (2007-2008)

[edit] Average attendance

Year	Attendance	Notes
2005	307
2006	392	8th in PDL
2007	361
2008	308
All Time	342

[edit] External links

Nashville Metros
Nashville Metros Coach - Coach Rico Laise's blog

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