San Francisco Glens
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San Francisco Glens is an American soccer team founded in 1961. The team is a member of the National Premier Soccer League
(NPSL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid
, and will make their debut in the Northwest Division in 2008, playing a short season of "exhibition games" prior to a planned full inclusion into the league some time in the future.
The team will play their home games at a stadium somewhere in the city of San Francisco, California
. The exact venue has yet to be announced.
The Glens have played in the California Premier Soccer Association of the San Francisco Soccer Football League for many years, and are affiliated with the San Francisco Seals of the USL Premier Development League
.
final in 1979 where they lost 1-0 to Atlanta Datagraphic
. The Irish side returned to the Amateur Cup final in 1990, but was on the wrong side of another 1-0 result. In the eighties, the Glens overcame a major setback to capture their first SFSFL championship in 1984. The untimely death of Hagan in 1981 left a void that might have been the end of other clubs. Sean Shannon stepped into the spotlight and quietly remolded the team into a championship-winning outfit by bringing in players such as Paul Mitchell and Mal Roche. Their 1984 title was the first ever by an Irish side, and they returned again for a second in 1990.
California State Intermediate Cup 1968-69
U.S. Open Cup California North 1977-78, 1979–80, 1980-81
National Amateur Cup
SFSFL
Carlsberg Cup
National Premier Soccer League
The National Premier Soccer League is a United States soccer league recognized by the United States Soccer Federation and FIFA as a Division IV league...
(NPSL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid
American Soccer Pyramid
The United States soccer pyramid is a term used in soccer to describe the structure of the league system in the United States. The country's governing body for the sport, the United States Soccer Federation , oversees the system but does not operate any of its component leagues—with one temporary...
, and will make their debut in the Northwest Division in 2008, playing a short season of "exhibition games" prior to a planned full inclusion into the league some time in the future.
The team will play their home games at a stadium somewhere in the city of San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
. The exact venue has yet to be announced.
The Glens have played in the California Premier Soccer Association of the San Francisco Soccer Football League for many years, and are affiliated with the San Francisco Seals of the USL Premier Development League
USL Premier Development League
The USL Premier Development League is the amateur league of the United Soccer Leagues in the United States, Canada, and Bermuda, forming part of the American Soccer Pyramid...
.
History
The Glens were founded in 1961 by Dr. Michael McFadden, the club was one of a number of Irish sides that had emerged in the SFSFL during the sixties. The emergence of the Irish-American Glens during this period was based on the coaching of Irishman Neil Hagan coupled with a talented crop of young players. They began to prosper after Neil Hagen took over the coaching of the team. With an emphasis on youth, Hagan developed a side that featured the talents of Tom and Steve Ryan, Jim Boyle, and Tom and Tim Harvey among others. The result was promotion to the top division by the end of the decade. The Glens went on to national prominence by going to the National Amateur CupNational Amateur Cup
The National Amateur Cup is an American soccer competition open to all amateur teams affiliated with the United States Soccer Federation...
final in 1979 where they lost 1-0 to Atlanta Datagraphic
Atlanta Datagraphic
Atlanta Datagraphic was an amateur U.S. soccer club sponsored by the Datagraphic firm of Atlanta, Georgia. It won the 1979 National Amateur Cup.-History:...
. The Irish side returned to the Amateur Cup final in 1990, but was on the wrong side of another 1-0 result. In the eighties, the Glens overcame a major setback to capture their first SFSFL championship in 1984. The untimely death of Hagan in 1981 left a void that might have been the end of other clubs. Sean Shannon stepped into the spotlight and quietly remolded the team into a championship-winning outfit by bringing in players such as Paul Mitchell and Mal Roche. Their 1984 title was the first ever by an Irish side, and they returned again for a second in 1990.
Year-by-year
| Year | Division | League | Reg. Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Major | SFSFL | 6th |
| 2001 | Major | SFSFL | 1st |
| 2002 | Premier | SFSFL | 9th |
| 2003 | Premier | SFSFL | 7th |
| 2004 | Premier | SFSFL | 5th |
| 2005 | 1 | CPSA | 1st |
| 2006 | 1 | CPSA | 3rd |
| 2007 | 1 | CPSA | |
| 2008 | 1 | CPSA | 5th |
Honors
California State Cup 1983-84California State Intermediate Cup 1968-69
U.S. Open Cup California North 1977-78, 1979–80, 1980-81
National Amateur Cup
- California North 1978-79, 1979–80, 1982–83
- National Finalists 1979, 1990
SFSFL
- 4th Division 1976-77
- 3rd Division 1977-78
- 1st Division 1978-79, 1992–93
- Major Division 1983-84, 1989–90, 2001
Carlsberg Cup
- S.F. Champions 2001
- National Finalists 2001