Asheville City SC

Asheville City SC is an American amateur soccer team based in Asheville, North Carolina. Founded in 2016, the men's team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The women's team was founded in 2017 and played in the Women's Premier Soccer League until joining the newly formed USL W League for the 2022 season. The team colors are blue and white.

Asheville City SC

Full name	Asheville City Soccer Club
Founded	November 14, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-11-14)
Stadium	Greenwood Field, UNC Asheville Asheville, North Carolina
Capacity	3,000
Chairman	Jimmy Wheeler
Head Coach	Scott Wells (Men) & Maxi Viera (Women)
League	USL League Two
2023	1st, South Central Division Playoffs: Conference Semifinals
Website	http://www.ashevillecitysc.com/
Home colors Away colors

History

Asheville City SC was announced as a National Premier Soccer League expansion team on November 14, 2016. On the day of the announcement, the ownership group was announced: Chairman/CFO Jimmy Wheeler, President Ryan Kelley, General Manager Allen Bradley, Director of Revenue Management Jordan Vance, Director of Community Outreach Josh Yoakum, and Director of Communications Andrew Hunter. All members of the ownership group are Western North Carolina natives.^[1]

The same day of the announcement City SC announced that Gary Hamel was going to serve as the club's head coach. Hamel served as the head coach of the nearby Mars Hill University's men's soccer program. Hamel additionally served as an assistant coach for the Oregon State Beavers men's soccer program.^[2]

Asheville City SC also announced on its foundation date, that the club will play its home matches at Memorial Stadium in Downtown Asheville. Asheville City SC currently plays home matches at Greenwood Field on the UNC Asheville campus.^[3]

On December 5, 2016 the club announced it would compete in the East division of the Southeast Conference. On May 6, 2017, Asheville City won its first ever match in NPSL play.^[4]

On October 16, 2019 the club announced it would join USL League Two.^[5]

Colors and badge

The crest was designed with four elements in minds in order to represent the city of Asheville, North Carolina. The colors in the crest a "blue haze" and white. The blue haze color represents the blue hazy seen in the nearby Smoky Mountains, while the color white is the color of all colors, alluding to the spirit of inclusion of Asheville. The silhouette in the crest is of Asheville City Hall, which serves as a homage to the club's downtown location. The "AC" monogram in the logo is a reference to the sport of soccer's tradition in emblems over the last century. The "AC" stands for 'Asheville City' as well as used to recognize the city's love for the game.^[6]

Stadium

Asheville City plays at Greenwood Field on the UNC-Asheville campus.

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Regular Season	Playoffs	Open Cup
2017	4	NPSL	3rd, Southeast East Division	Conference Quarterfinals	Ineligible
2018	4	NPSL	5th, Southeast Conference	Conference Semifinals	did not qualify
2019	4	NPSL	3rd, Southeast Conference	Conference Final	did not qualify
2020	4	USL League Two	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021	4	USL League Two	4th, Deep South Division	did not qualify	did not qualify
2022	4	USL League Two	2nd, South Central Division	Conference Semifinals	did not qualify
2023	4	USL League Two	1st, South Central Division	Conference Semifinals	did not qualify
2024	4	USL League Two	1st, South Central Division	National Semifinals	1st Round: Lost 2-0 vs One Knoxville SC
2025	4	USL League Two	1st, South Central Division	Conference Quarterfinals	1st Round: Lost 0-0 vs Greenville Triumph SC in Penalties 4–3

2022 Men's Roster

As of July 6, 2022

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ARG Ryan Bilichuk 2 DF  AUS Malcolm Ward 3 DF  USA Caden Lawrence 4 DF  CTA Bissafi Dotte 5 DF  NED Dave Neijenhuis 6 DF  USA Makel Rasheed 7 FW  FRA Kemy Amiche 8 MF  GER Oskar Lenz 9 DF  USA Lucas Gonzalez 10 MF  FRA Quentin Huerman 11 FW  AUS Finn Ballard McBride 12 MF  SEN Bachir Ndiaye 14 DF  USA Steven James

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 FW  GER Luca Erhardt 16 MF  USA Asa Blake 17 MF  USA Clay Obara 18 DF  USA Josiah Blanton 19 DF  USA Lorenz Hoover 20 MF  USA Mason Cookus 21 FW  ESP Daniel Cerezo 22 MF  USA Aidan O'Brien 23 MF  USA Ryan Baer 24 GK  USA Sean Green 25 GK  USA Will Watson 26 MF  JPN Kyoji Hata 27 MF  JPN Hayuki Yamazaki 28 DF  USA Jason Gun

2023 Women's Roster

Asheville City SC

Full name	Asheville City Soccer Club
Founded	November 2, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-11-02)[7]
Stadium	Greenwood Field, UNCA Campus Asheville, North Carolina
Capacity	3,000
Chairman	Jimmy Wheeler
Head Coach	Maxi Viera
League	USL W League
2019	2nd, Conference Carolinas South Playoffs: Conference Finals
Website	http://www.ashevillecitysc.com/

As of October 12, 2023^[8]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 0 GK  USA Lexi Dooley 1 GK  USA Sophie Hefner 2 DF  AUS Jasmine Barry 3 MF  USA Estella Gajarsky-Prado 4 MF  USA Barrett Eidson 5 DF  USA Anna Doane 7 DF  USA Sage Branch 8 MF  USA Azalea Mihailovich 10 FW  USA Taylor Gardner 11 DF  GER Sina Anger 13 MF  USA Addie Cooper 14 MF  USA Daysha Chaney 15 DF  GER Julia Hüsch

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 DF  USA Ashley Macfarlane 17 DF  USA Shae Hassig 18 MF  USA Lizzie Ball 19 FW  USA Kendall Powell 20 DF  USA Emilee Nooney 21 MF  USA Ava Bjorkman-Tracy 22 DF  USA Jordan Schaetzly 23 MF  USA Kaiya Boyd 24 MF  USA Kylie Kroese 25 FW  USA Karlee Benz 27 MF  JPN Nao Kawasaki 28 MF  USA Lillian Morrison 32 GK  USA Gracie Murray

Former players

For details of current and former players, see Category:Asheville City SC Women players.

Year-by-year

As of July 22, 2025

Year	Division	League	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Reg. Season	Playoffs	Championship
2018	4	WPSL	10	8	1	1	38	7	31	25	2nd of 8	did not qualify	did not qualify
2019	4	WPSL	8	4	4	0	18	10	8	12	2nd of 8	did not qualify	did not qualify
2020	4	WPSL	Season cancelled due to COVID-19
2021	4	WPSL	8	7	0	1	16	5	11	22	2nd of 8	did not qualify	did not qualify
2022	4	USLW	12	3	3	6	20	18	2	15	5th of 6	did not qualify	did not qualify
2023	4	USLW	12	7	4	1	21	16	5	22	2nd of 7	did not qualify	did not qualify
2024	4	USLW	12	8	2	2	28	13	15	26	2nd of 7	Conference Finals	did not qualify
2025	4	USLW	12	11	0	1	30	9	21	34	1st of 7	Semifinals	did not qualify

Rivalries

Asheville City competes with Chattanooga FC for the "Blue Ridge Derby". Asheville City also competes in the "Carolina Clasico" with Greenville FC. Asheville City also had a brief rivalry with former South Central Division foe SC United Bantams.

Staff

Position	Staff
Chairman/CFO	Jimmy Wheeler
President	Ryan Kelley
General Manager	Tim Blekicki
Director of Revenue Management	Jordan Vance
Director of Community Outreach	Allen Bradley
Director of Communications	Kristy Kepley-Steward
Head Coach	Scott Wells
Assistant Coach	Joe Barber
Assistant Coach	Matthew McArthur
Assistant Coach	Guy Campbell

Last updated: July 6, 2017
Source: Asheville City SC