Jersey Express S.C.

Jersey Express
Full nameJersey Express Soccer National Soccer Academy
Nickname(s)Ironbound
Founded2007 (as Newark Ironbound Express)
Dissolved2018
StadiumWilliams Field
Elizabeth, New Jersey[1]
OwnerJoe Branco
General ManagerGali Maimon
CoachDidier Orellana
LeaguePremier Development League
20174th, Mid Atlantic
Playoffs: DNQ

Jersey Express was an American soccer team based in Springfield, New Jersey.[2] Founded in 2007, the team played in the Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Mid Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Prior to the 2011 season the team was known as Newark Ironbound Express. The team's colors were white, Emerald and Gold.

Since 2016, the Express played their home games at Williams Field in Elizabeth, NJ.[1] The team formerly played their home games at Lubetkin Field at J. Malcolm Simon Stadium on the campus of the New Jersey Institute of Technology from 2008-2015. The stadium was demolished in 2015 for NJIT's Wellness and Events Center.[3]

The team also fielded a team in the USL's Super-20 League, a league for players 17 to 20 years of age run under the United Soccer Leagues umbrella and teams from ages 10–18 boys and girls Under National Soccer Academy.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Fields & Directions". Jersey Express S.C. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  2. ^ "Contact Us". Jersey Express S.C. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  3. ^ "NJIT Breaks Ground on a Flagship Building". New Jersey Institute of Technology. Retrieved August 9, 2017.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "About Jersey Express Soccer". Jersey Express S.C. Retrieved August 14, 2017.