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| Founded | September 24, 2003 | ||
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| Dissolved | December 2019 | ||
| Stadium | FNB Field, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States | ||
| Capacity | 6,187 | ||
| League | United Soccer League | ||
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Harrisburg City Islanders, known as Penn FC in their final season, were an American professional soccer team based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 2003, the team most recently played in the USL Pro, the second tier of the United States soccer league system.[1] In October 2018, the club formally announced it will not participate in the 2019 season and would have resume play in 2020 as a member of USL League One, a league in the third tier.[2]
On November 15, 2017 the team was rebranded as Penn FC.[3] The rebrand served in conjunction with a partnership with Rush Soccer youth development program. Penn FC served Rush Soccer's professional team and the club's most important piece to their extensive network. The team played its home games at FNB Field on City Island. The team's colors were blue, black and grey corresponding to Rush Soccer's branding established in 1997. In December 2019, ahead of the 2020 season, reports noted that the club had ceased operations and no longer had any employees on payroll.[4]
- ^ "City Islanders Football Club". Archived from the original on March 7, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
- ^ Greg Pickel (October 8, 2018). "Penn FC soccer club won't play in 2019 as it looks for new stadium, plans 2020 return in new league". Penn Live. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
- ^ "Penn FC to Make USL Debut in 2018". Retrieved November 15, 2017.
- ^ Jeff Rueter (December 12, 2019). "Expansion, an All-Star game and MLS affiliates' evolution among the hot topics at USL winter meetings". The Athletic. Retrieved December 13, 2019.