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| Full name | Pennsylvania Stoners | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Stoners | ||
| Founded | 2007 | ||
| Dissolved | 2009 | ||
| Ground | Zephyr Sports Complex atWhitehall High School | ||
| Chairman |  Fred Stellato | ||
| Manager | David Weitzman | ||
| League | National Premier Soccer League | ||
| 2009 | Regular Season: 3rd, Keystone Playoffs: did not qualify | ||
ThePennsylvania Stoners were an Americansoccer team based inAllentown, Pennsylvania. Founded in 2007, the team played in theNational Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national amateur league at the fourth tier of theAmerican soccer pyramid, in the Eastern Keystone Division.
The team played its home games at the Zephyr Sports Complex on the campus ofWhitehall High School in nearbyWhitehall Township, Pennsylvania, where they had played since 2009. The team's colors were royal blue and white.
The Stoners name was derived from Pennsylvania's official nickname, The Keystone State. A previous incarnation of the Stoners was a member of theAmerican Soccer League from 1979 to 1983.
The original Stoners were members of theAmerican Soccer League from 1979 to 1983, during which time the team registered a win-loss-tie record of 76-49-25. The Stoners won the league championship in 1980.[1] Due to increasing competition from other soccer leagues, and decreasing attendance, the team, along with the rest of the league, folded in 1983.[1]
The team was resurrected in 2007 as the Pennsylvania Stoners, and competed in theNational Premier Soccer League (NPSL). The team originally played its home games atJ. Birney Crum Stadium in Allentown.
In 2008, the team captured the NPSL league championship. In 2009, the Stoners began playing their home matches atWhitehall-Coplay School District's Zephyr Sports Complex in nearby Whitehall. The team folded after the 2009 season. In 2010, theFC Sonic Lehigh Valley brought NPSL soccer back to the Lehigh Valley.[2]
| Year | Division | League | Regular Season | Playoffs | Open Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 2 | ASL | 3rd, Eastern | Semifinals | did not enter |
| 1980 | 2 | ASL | 1st, National | Champion | did not enter |
| 1981 | 2 | ASL | 2nd, Liberty | Semifinals | did not enter |
| 1982 | 2 | ASL | 6th | 1st Round | did not enter |
| 1983 | 2 | ASL | 2nd, Eastern | Final | did not enter |
| 2008 | 4 | NPSL | 1st, North | Champion | did not enter |
| 2009 | 4 | NPSL | 3rd, Keystone | did not qualify | did not enter |
Willie Ehrlich (1979–80)Gary Hindley (1982–83) Todd Ervin (2008) David Weitzman (2009)[3]  | This article about a soccer club from Pennsylvania is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |
