Pennsylvania Stoners

Former association football team

Soccer club

Pennsylvania Stoners

Full name| Pennsylvania Stoners
Nickname(s)| The Stoners
Founded| 2007
Dissolved| 2009
Ground| Zephyr Sports Complex at Whitehall High School
Chairman|  Fred Stellato
Manager|  David Weitzman
League| National Premier Soccer League
2009| Regular Season: 3rd, Keystone
Playoffs: did not qualify

Home colors

Away colors

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The Pennsylvania Stoners were an American soccer team based in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Founded in 2007, the team played in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Eastern Keystone Division.

The team played its home games at the Zephyr Sports Complex on the campus of Whitehall High School in nearby Whitehall 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 the American Soccer League from 1979 to 1983.

## History[edit]

The original Stoners were members of the American 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 the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL). The team originally played its home games at J. Birney Crum Stadium in Allentown.

In 2008, the team captured the NPSL league championship. In 2009, the Stoners began playing their home matches at Whitehall-Coplay School District's Zephyr Sports Complex in nearby Whitehall. The team folded after the 2009 season. In 2010, the FC Sonic Lehigh Valley brought NPSL soccer back to the Lehigh Valley.[2]

## Players[edit]

### Current roster[edit]

as at June 7, 2009 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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0  | GK |  USA | Adam Miller
1  | GK |  USA | Sam Bishop
2  | MF |  USA | Ryan Hess (C)
3  | MF |  USA | Daniel Scavone
4  | FW |  USA | Ricky Mucelli
5  | DF |  USA | James Feimster
6  | MF |  USA | Evan Rubin
7  | MF |  USA | James Graf
8  | FW |  USA | Thomas Reilly
9  | MF |  USA | Scott Burcik
10  | DF |  USA | Derek Ludlow
11  | DF |  USA | Anthony Barnold
12  | DF |  USA | Eric Williams
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13  | MF |  USA | Nicholas Alderiso
14  | FW |  USA | Alex Weisberger
15  | FW |  USA | Christopher Bastidas
16  | MF |  USA | Cody Antonini
17  | MF |  USA | Daniel Odenwelder
18  | DF |  USA | Matthew Kosik
19  | DF |  USA | Blake Ritchey
20  | DF |  USA | Matthew Cecconi
21  | FW |  USA | Nick Kosik
00  | GK |  USA | Christopher Varga
-- | DF |  USA | Jordie Ciuffetelli
-- | DF |  USA | Andrew Harshey
-- | MF |  PER | German Reyes

### Individual honors[edit]

* Coach of the Year - Willie Ehrlich (1979, 1980)
* MVP - George Gorleku (1980)
* Goalkeeper of the Year: Scott Manning (1980)
* Goalkeeper of the Year: Tom Reynolds (1981)
* All-Star Team: Ken McDonald (1981)
* All-Star Team: Jeff Tipping (1981)

## Year-by-year[edit]

Year  | Division  | League  | Regular Season  | Playoffs  | Open Cup

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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

## Honors[edit]

* NPSL Champions 2008
* NPSL North Division Champions 2008
* ASL Champions 1980
* ASL National Division Champions 1980

## Head coaches[edit]

* Willie Ehrlich (1979–80)
* Gary Hindley (1982–83)
* Todd Ervin (2008)
* David Weitzman (2009)[3]

## Stadiums[edit]

* J. Birney Crum Stadium in Allentown, Pennsylvania (2008)
* Zephyr Sports Complex at Whitehall High School in Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania (2009)

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Long, Ernie (13 December 1999). "The Popular Stoners Were Hurt By League: ASL Got Away From What Made It Successful, Which Destroyed Allentown Team". The Morning Call.
2. ^ "National Premier Soccer League - F.C. Sonic Lehigh Valley to take the field in 2010". Archived from the original on 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
3. ^ "Stoners Announce 2009 Coaching Staff". Retrieved 2009-04-27.

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