Real Maryland F.C.

Real Maryland F.C.
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Full nameReal Maryland Football Club
Nickname(s)The Monarchs
Founded2007
StadiumLester Stadium
Rockville, Maryland
Capacity5,000
OwnerSpain Victor Moran
General ManagerUnited States David Noyes
Head CoachSpain Silvino Gonzalo
LeagueUSL League Two
20122nd, South Atlantic
Playoffs: Quarter Finals
Websitehttp://www.realmaryland.us/
Current season

Real Maryland F.C., commonly known as the Real Maryland Monarchs, was an American soccer team based in Rockville, Maryland, United States. Founded in 2007, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the South Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference, having voluntarily self-relegated from the USL Second Division at the end of 2010. The team suspended operations after the 2012 season.

From 2009 to 2012, the team played its home games at Roy Lester Stadium on the campus of Richard Montgomery High School. The team's colors are white, gold and black. The team's nickname, the Monarchs or "Los Monarcas", is intended to reflect the state of Maryland's colonial roots under Lords Calvert and Baltimore.

In addition to the professional team, the club 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. The club also fielded four teams in the USL's Super Y-League, with teams in the U14, U15, U16, and U17 divisions.