Ground Capacity 6,000 Arena/Stadium University Stadium Head coach Chris Pozniak | President Barry MacLean Manager Chris Pozniak Founded 2010 | |
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Full name Kitchener-Waterloo United Football Club Nickname(s) Rage, Black and Blue Army Ground University Stadium
Waterloo, Ontario 2016 2nd, Great Lakes Division
Playoffs: Conference Semifinals League Premier Development League | ||
2016 pdl central conference championship des moines menace vs k w united fc
K-W United FC is a Canadian soccer team based in the Kitchener-Waterloo region in Ontario, Canada. Founded in 2010 as Hamilton Rage FC, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American & Canadian soccer pyramid, in the Great Lakes Division of the Central Conference.
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- 2016 pdl central conference championship des moines menace vs k w united fc
- History
- Relocation and re branding
- Notable former players
- Honors
- Head coaches
- Stadiums
- Average attendance
- References
The team previously played its home games at Brian Timmis Stadium and Ron Joyce Stadium in Hamilton, Ontario, but has played its games since 2013 at University Stadium in Waterloo, Ontario, after the club was moved to Kitchener-Waterloo and renamed following the 2012 season.
The men's team also has a sister women's team, K-W United FC, who play in the USL W-League, but has no affiliation with SC Waterloo Region.
History
Hamilton FC Rage was announced as a USL Premier Development League expansion franchise on February 17, 2011. They played their first competitive game on May 25, 2011, a 2–0 loss to the Toronto Lynx, but won their second game 5–0 over the Ottawa Fury. The first goal in franchise history was scored by Dominic Bell.
Relocation and re-branding
Following the 2012 PDL season, the club was renamed K-W United FC and relocated to Kitchener-Waterloo due to low attendance numbers in Hamilton since the club's inception in 2011. The club has no affiliation with SC Waterloo Region, who also plays in the area.
In 2015, after finishing 2nd in the competitive Great Lakes Division, they became PDL Champions in the playoffs, defeating New York Red Bulls U-23 on August 2 in the final played at Starfire Stadium in Tukwila, Washington, 4–3, with goals from Ben Polk, Joel Perez, Jarek Whiteman-Asiamah, and Juuso Pasanen.
Notable former players
This list of notable former players comprises players who went on to play professional soccer after playing for the team in the Premier Development League, or those who previously played professionally before joining the team.
Honors
Head coaches
Stadiums
Average attendance
Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive at http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html.