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| Full name | Akron City FC | ||
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| Founded | 2021; 4 years ago (2021) | ||
| Stadium | Green Street Stadium St. Vincent–St. Mary High School Akron, Ohio | ||
| Capacity | 3,000[1] | ||
| Head Coach | Andy Hoggarth | ||
| League | USL League Two | ||
| Website | https://akroncityfc.com/ | ||
 Current season | |||
Akron City FC is an Americansoccer club based inAkron, Ohio, United States.
Founded in 2021, the men's team plays inUSL League Two, a pre-professional league that is part of theUnited Soccer League system. The team originally played in theNational Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national semi-pro league at the fourth tier of theAmerican Soccer Pyramid, in the Great Lakes Conference of the Midwest Region.[2] The team plays its home games at Green Street Stadium on the campus ofSt. Vincent–St. Mary High School in Akron.[3] The team's colors are sky blue, red and white.
Akron City FC joined the NPSL as an expansion franchise in 2021 and took part in its first competitive season in 2022. On September 16, 2021,Kia Zolgharnain was named as the technical director and was responsible for player acquisition for the new team.[2] Akron City played their first NPSL game on May 14, 2022. In front of 1,051 fans, the team secured a 2–1 victory overPittsburgh Hotspurs.[4]
The team would not win again until its final game on July 15, 2022 against theErie Commodores. Kia stepped down as head coach after three games for medical reasons and assistant coach Jay Stepp assumed head coaching duties for the reaming of the season. Cedric Tschami was elevated to top assistant. Despite the team's final record, four of their losses were by one goal and they played to four draws. One of those draws was against eventual Rust Belt champion and Midwest Region finalistCleveland SC, avenging their two worst losses of the season. In that game, Akron City FC scored early and held a 1-0 lead for over 70 minutes before conceding the equalizer in the 86th minute.
Despite the results on the field, the 2022 season was a great building block for the future. The team drew over 1,000 fans twice and averaged 625 fans for the season, well above league averages. The team secured 19 sponsorships, proving the business community was on board with the cities newest sports asset.
In December 2024, Akron announced it was joiningUSL League Two for the 2025 season.[5]
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt Sponsor | Sleeve Sponsor | Other Kit Sponsors |
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| 2022 | UN1TUS | Hoppin' Frog Brewery | Springside Athletic Club | Circle K,Cleveland Clinic Akron General |
| 2023 | Circle K | Cleveland Clinic Akron General, Sgt. Clean Car Wash, TL Worldwide Transportation | ||
| 2024 | ARRIVO (formerly Un1tus) | Uncle Tito's Mexican Grill | Hoppin' Frog Brewery, Sgt. Clean Car Wash, Days of Gifts, Lyndall Insurance, Ohio Euro Motorcars, Sports Alliance of Greater Akron | |
| 2025 | Hoppin' Frog Brewery, Akron Indoor Soccer, Lyndall Insurance, Days of Gifts, Ohio Euro Motors |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Div | League | Conference | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Position | Name(s) | Goals | |||
| 2022 | 4 | NPSL | Rust Belt Conference | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 23 | -13 | 10 | 0.83 | 5th | DNQ | DNE |  Jaden Wright | 5 |
| 2023 | Great Lakes Conference | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 10 | 0.83 | 6th | DNQ | DNE | Jaden Wright | 3 | ||
| 2024 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 10 | +33 | 24 | 2.40 | 2nd | DNE | Stefan Dobrijevic | 12 | ||||
| 2025 | USL2 | Great Forest Division | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 20 | 1.67 | 3rd | DNQ | DNE | Stefan Dobrijevic | 4 | |
| 2026 | 3rd Qualifying Round | ||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Years | League W-L-D | Playoffs | |||
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| Kia Zolgharnain/Jay Stepp Andy Hoggarth | 2022–2022 2023–Present | 2–6–4 17-13-6 | 0-0-0 1-1 | Total | ||
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