The Charlotte Eagles is an American amateur soccer team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1991, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid.
The team plays its home games at the Sportsplex at Matthews. The team's colors are orange, white and blue.
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History
Founded in 1991 as the Charlotte Eagles Soccer Club, the team turned professional when it entered the USISL in 1993. The Eagles enjoyed a brief spell in the A-League before financial troubles caused them to return to the lower level.
The Eagles are a division of Missionary Athletes International (MAI), an organization which undertakes sports ministry to share the message of Christianity through the environment of soccer. They are a sister organisation of the USL League Two side Southern California Eagles, and also field a women's team – the Charlotte Lady Eagles – in the Women's Premier Soccer League.
Back to the PDL
In 2016 The Charlotte Eagles were profiled by Britain's The Guardian newspaper. The piece highlighted the team's policy of discrimination against openly gay and bisexual players.
Media
The Eagles receive written coverage from Charlotte's major daily newspaper The Charlotte Observer. Highlights are often shown on local news broadcasts. All games are shown live on the Charlotte Eagles official YouTube page. Harrison Raby is the play-by-play voice for home broadcasts.
Players and staff
Staff
David Urban – president
Spencer Lewis – executive director
Chris McClellan – head coach
Walter Gomez – assistant coach
Head coaches
Brian Davidson (1993–1996)
Mark Steffens (1997–2014)
Dave Dixon (2014–2017)
Luke Helmuth (2017–2018)
Garrett Bireline (2018-2020)
Michael Kovach (2020–2024)
Chris McClellan (2024–present)
Achievements
USISL Pro League
South Atlantic Division Champions: 1996
USL D-3 Pro League
Champions: 2000
Atlantic Division Champions: 1999
USL Pro Soccer League
Southern Division Champions: 2004
USL Second Division
Champions: 2005
Regular Season Champions: 2008
USL PRO
Championship Finalist: 2013
Premier Development League
Champions: 2017
Eastern Conference Champions: 2017
South Atlantic Division Champions: (2) 2015, 2016
Hank Steinbrecher Cup
Runner-up: 2018
Southern Derby
Champions: (4) 2001, 2012, 2013, 2014
Record
Year-by-year
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