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| Full name | Emerald Force Soccer Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Knoxville Force | ||
| Founded | 2010 | ||
| Dissolved | 2019 | ||
| Stadium | Hackney Field, Sansom Sports Complex Knoxville, Tennessee | ||
| Capacity | 1,000 | ||
| Owner | Emerald Youth Foundation | ||
| General Manager | Derrick Long | ||
| Head Coach | Chad Stocton | ||
| League | National Premier Soccer League | ||
| 2017 | 1st, Southeast Conference – Eastern Division Playoffs: Conference Semi-finalist | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Emerald Force Soccer Club, formerly known and nicknamed as the Knoxville Force, was an American soccer club based in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 2010, the senior team was part of the Southeast Conference within the South Region of the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. Additionally, the club fielded a Women's team which competed in the Southeast Conference of the Women's Premier Soccer League, several youth teams, and an academy system.
The Force teams trained and played home games at the Sansom Sports Complex in downtown Knoxville. The team's colors were green, white, and yellow.