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Cocoa Expos are an American soccer team, founded in 1993. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, and plays in the Southeast Division of the Southern Conference against teams from Atlanta, Bradenton, Cary, Greensboro, Nashville, Orlando, and West Palm Beach.
Since joining the league in 1994 the Expos have become one of the most successful and popular teams in the USL Premier Development League. In their first three seasons, from 1994 to 1997, the team lost only three regular season games, and played in the Conference Championship game four times, in 1995, 1997, 2001, and 2004. During their 2001 preseason the Expos played former the Major League Soccer franchise Tampa Bay Mutiny and lost only 1-0. In the year 2005 the Expos qualified for the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup for the third time.
New for 2007, the Expos will play their home matches at the Cocoa Municipal Stadium in Cocoa, Florida, approximately 45 miles from Orlando. For stadium information and directions, check out Cocoa Expos Cocoa Municipal Stadium. The team's colors are blue and white.
Prior to this year, the Expos played their home matches at the Cocoa Expo Sports Center in the city of Cocoa, Florida.
As of January 25, 2007
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 0 |
 |
GK |
Ryzsard Gorski |
| 1 |
 |
GK |
Alex Fatovic |
| 2 |
 |
MF |
Robbie Holstein |
| 3 |
 |
MF |
Victor Webb |
| 4 |
 |
MF |
John Reyes |
| 5 |
 |
DF |
Gabe Shibly |
| 6 |
 |
MF |
Gary Lewis |
| 7 |
 |
MF |
Nelson Pizarro |
| 8 |
 |
MF |
Bo Grechka |
| 9 |
 |
FW |
Orrett Prendergast |
| 10 |
 |
FW |
Ivan McKinley |
| 11 |
 |
MF |
Ruben Risco |
| 12 |
 |
GK |
Andy Barth |
| 13 |
 |
DF |
Matthew Cermak |
| 14 |
 |
FW |
Daniel Monje |
|
|
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 15 |
 |
MF |
Terry Peak |
| 16 |
 |
FW |
James Phillips |
| 17 |
 |
FW |
Pete Marino |
| 18 |
 |
FW |
Jordan Kelly |
| 19 |
 |
DF |
Rodney Leveau |
| 20 |
 |
DF |
Efe Moniedafe |
| 21 |
 |
DF |
Tim McRae |
| 22 |
 |
DF |
Jon Rowley |
| 25 |
 |
DF |
Patrick Gritz |
| 27 |
 |
FW |
Charles Mason Hupp |
| 29 |
 |
DF |
Greg Eckhardt |
| 30 |
 |
FW |
Adrian Balc |
| 31 |
 |
MF |
Szymon Hryszczyk |
| 32 |
 |
MF |
Thubelihle Nkomazana |
|
| Year |
Division |
League |
Regular Season |
Playoffs |
Open Cup |
| 1993/94 |
N/A |
USISL Indoor |
3rd, Southeast |
Did not qualify |
N/A |
| 1994 |
N/A |
USISL |
1st, Southeast |
Sizzling Nine |
N/A |
| 1994/95 |
N/A |
USISL Indoor |
2nd, North/South |
Did not qualify |
N/A |
| 1995 |
N/A |
USISL Premier |
1st, Eastern |
Runner-up |
Did not qualify |
| 1995/96 |
N/A |
USISL Indoor |
4th, Southeast |
Did not qualify |
N/A |
| 1996 |
"4" |
USISL Premier |
1st, EASTERN Southern |
Premier Six |
Did not qualify |
| 1997 |
"4" |
USISL PDSL |
1st, Southeast |
Runner-up |
Did not qualify |
| 1998 |
"4" |
USISL PDSL |
2nd, Southeast |
Regional Finals |
Did not qualify |
| 1999 |
"4" |
USL PDL |
2nd, Southeast |
Conference Semifinals |
2nd Round |
| 2000 |
"4" |
USL PDL |
3rd, Southeast |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 2001 |
"4" |
USL PDL |
1st, Southeast |
Conference Finals |
Did not qualify |
| 2002 |
"4" |
USL PDL |
5th, Southeast |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 2003 |
"4" |
USL PDL |
1st, Southeast |
Conference Semifinals |
Did not qualify |
| 2004 |
"4" |
USL PDL |
2nd, Southeast |
Conference Finals |
2nd Round |
| 2005 |
"4" |
USL PDL |
1st, Southeast |
Conference Semifinals |
Qualifying Round |
| 2006 |
"4" |
USL PDL |
3rd, Southeast |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |