Meet the Member M MEET THE MEMBER: MED CITY FC
S occer, or Football as some call it, is the most popular sport in the world and the fourth most popular sport in the United States. Going to a soccer game is a great way for people of all ages to get out, watch a fun game of soccer, and engage with the community. The Rochester area is lucky enough to have its very own soccer club, Med City FC! Q : Tell us more about Med City FC. What does your company offer to the Rochester region? A : Med City FC is a minor league soccer team based here in Rochester. We consider ourselves the soccer equivalent of the Rochester Honkers or Rochester Grizzlies. We play in the National Premier Soccer League, which is a league of nearly 100 teams nationwide and considered the highest level of amateur soccer in the United States. Each year, we bring in players from colleges all over the US, and from all over the world, to play the “beautiful game” here in the Med City. We play teams from all over the region, including conference opponents in Minnesota, Wisconsin, South Dakota and North Dakota. In addition, we’ve also played teams from Iowa, Nebraska and Illinois in non-conference games. Our season runs from early May through late July. We’ve had players go on to play professionally and semi-professionally in the United States, Sweden, England, Malta and Spain. We offer sports fans in southeast Minnesota high-level soccer entertainment! Q: How did it start for Med City FC? A : Back in late-2016 a couple friends of mine approached me about the idea of starting a minor league soccer team here in Rochester. With my background with soccer in the area, they thought I would be a good person to get it going. After a few weeks of consideration, I decided to take on the challenge. We were announced as a new team
Med City FC is a minor league soccer team based in Rochester that brings high-level soccer entertainment to southeast Minnesota.
“WE’VE CONTINUED TO HAVE SUCCESS BOTH ON AND OFF THE FIELD.”
in the National Premier Soccer League just before Christmas in 2016 and played our first season in the summer of 2017. It was a real whirlwind taking the team from an idea and concept to a fully functioning entity in less than six months. We had a very successful inaugural season and we’ve continued to have success both on and off the field.
| Advantage Magazine 8
March 2022
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