| Full name | Naples United Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2017; 8 years ago (2017) | ||
| Ground | Paradise Coast Sports Complex | ||
| Club Director | Enoch Showunmi | ||
| Founder and CEO | Vicente Sandoval | ||
| League | National Premier Soccer League | ||
| 2019 | Regular Season: 2nd Sunshine Conference Playoffs: Semi-finals Sunshine Conference | ||
| Website | https://www.naplesunited.com/ | ||
Naples United Football Club is an American semi-professionalsoccer club based inNaples,Florida, that that competes in theU.S. Open Cup and plays in theNational Premier Soccer League, the top semi-professional soccer league in the United States.
Naples United Football Club joined theNational Premier Soccer League for its2017 season.[1] During their first season, the club finished last in the Sunshine Conference, winning just 1 of their 11 matches.[2] The next season, in 2018, Naples United FC finished in 5th in the conference, once again failing to qualify for the playoffs.[3]
In2019 season, the club managed to finish in their highest ever position in the Sunshine Conference, finishing in 2nd place and qualifying for the Sunshine Conference Playoffs.[4] However, during the playoffs, the club was defeated in the first round byMiami United FC.[5] Despite the defeat, Naples United FC's results in 2019 allowed them to qualify for the2020 U.S. Open Cup, the top domestic cup competition inAmerican soccer.[6]
In the2021 season, they would be crowned champions for the first time in the NPSL Sunshine Conference by beating Miami United 4-1 in the final.[7]This success would be repeated in the2022 season by beating CF Panthers SC, and also in2023 by finishing in 1st place in the regular season, and placing 4th among 91 teams nationwide. Thus achieving their third consecutive championship in the Florida conference.
| Season | NPSL | Finals | Cup | CONCACAF | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Position | ||||
| 2017 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 4 | 7th | DNQ | — | — |
| 2018 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 5th | DNQ | DNQ | — |
| 2019 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 24 | 2nd | Conference Semi-finals | DNQ | — |
| 2021 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 24 | 18 | 2nd | Regional Semi-finals | DNQ | — |
| 2023 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 14 | 27 | 1st | Regional Semi-finals | DNQ | — |
| 2024 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 22 | 1st | Conference Semi-finals | DNQ | — |