2024 Chattanooga FC season

Chattanooga FC
2024 season
Owner	Thomas Clark; Sheldon Grizzle
Chairman	David Grizzard
Head coach	Rod Underwood
Stadium	Finley Stadium
MLSNP	Southeast Division: 1st ; Eastern Conference: 1st; MLSNP: 1st
MLSNP Cup Playoffs	TBD
2024 U.S. Open Cup	1st Round
Top goalscorer	League: Jalen James & Alex McGrath & Jesus Ibarra (3); All: Jalen James & Alex McGrath & Jesus Ibarra (3)
Biggest win	CFC 6–2 MIA (MLSNP) (4/13)
Biggest defeat	CFC 0–1 Miami United FC (USOC) (3/19); ATL 1–0 CFC (MLSNP) (4/24)
	← 2023 2025 →
	All statistics correct as of 19:59, May 5, 2024 (UTC).

The 2024 Chattanooga season is the club's sixteenth season. The first eleven seasons Chattanooga FC competed as an amateur team in National Premier Soccer League. Chattanooga FC was a successful amateur team, winning the NPSL season champion eight times and finish second in post-season playoffs four times. In 2015, Chattanooga FC claimed the title of best amateur team in the country by winning the United States Adult Soccer Association Hank Steinbrecher Cup, beating Michigan Bucks 3–0.^[1] In 2019, Chattanooga FC became a professional team, joining National Independent Soccer Association.^[2] Chattanooga FC success continued in 2023 when the team finished as the NISA season champions and advanced to the post season semi-finals.^[3]

Staff[edit]

As of January 15, 2024^[4]

Position	Name
Chief Executive Officer	Alton Byrd
Head Coach and Sporting Director	Rod Underwood

Players[edit]

As of March 29, 2024^[5]

No.	Pos.	Player	Nation
2	DF	Robert Screen	United States
3	DF	Joseph Perez	United States
5	DF	Anatolie Prepeliță	Moldova
6	MF	Callum Watson	England
7	MF	Damian Rodriguez	United States
8	MF	Andrés Jiménez Aranzazu	United States
9	FW	Mehdi Ouamri	France
10	MF	Luis Garcia Sosa	Mexico
11	FW	Taylor Gray	United States
12	MF	Ethan Koren	United States
14	DF	Farid Sar-Sar	Argentina
15	GK	Jean Antoine	Haiti
16	MF	Gavin Castle (^[A])	United States
17	MF	Darwin Ortiz	United States
18	MF	Min-jae Kwak	South Korea
19	FW	Carlos Rivas	Colombia
20	DF	Duvan Viafara	Colombia
22	DF	Milo Garvanian	United States
23	DF	Jesse Williams	Trinidad and Tobago
24	DF	Logan Brown	United States
25	MF	Jude Arthur	Ghana
32	GK	Jon Burke	United States
33	MF	Alex McGrath	England
51	GK	Michael Barrueta	United States
58	FW	Jesus Ibarra	Mexico
71	MF	Jalen James	United States

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Chattanooga FC Academy player.

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Date	Position	No.	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
December 15, 2023	DF	23	Jesse Williams	Central Valley Fuego	Free agent	^[6]
January 3, 2024	DF	22	Milo Garvanian	New Mexico United	Free agent	^[7]
January 10, 2024	DF	2	Robert Screen	Forward Madison	Free agent	^[8]
January 14, 2024	DF		Duvan Viafara	BDeportivo La Guaira	Free agent	^[9]
February 23, 2024	CB	20	Logan Brown	University of Dayton	one-year deal	^[10]

Out[edit]

Date	Position	No.	Name	Type	Fee	Ref.
November 10, 2023	FW		Alexi Jaimes	Released	N/A	^[11]
	FW		Lenny Lopez	Released	N/A
	MF		Mutaya Mwape	Released	N/A
	FW	99	Markus Naglestad	Released	N/A
	DF		So Jung-Woo	Released	N/A
	MF	5	Colin Stripling	Released	N/A
	MF	9	Leonel Alvarenga	Loan expired	N/A

Non-competitive fixtures[edit]

Preseason[edit]

February 16	Chattanooga FC	1–0	South Georgia Tormenta FC	Huntsville, Alabama
	87' (pen.)			Stadium: Joe W. Davis Stadium
Note: Huntsville City FC Blastoff Battle

February 18	Chattanooga FC	2–0	UAH Chargers	Huntsville, Alabama
11:00 AM CT	6' 35'			Stadium: Joe W. Davis Stadium
Note: Huntsville City FC Blastoff Battle

February 24	Chattanooga FC	4–0	UMA FC	Chattanooga, Tennessee
3:00 pm EST	Trialist 2 2' Sosa 15' Trialist 1 44' Trialist 3 84'	Report		Stadium: Finley Stadium

March 2	Chattanooga FC	0–3	Birmingham Legion	Chattanooga, Tennessee
3:00 pm EST		Report	Preston 18' Pasher 24' (pen.) Turay 54'	Stadium: Finley Stadium

Competitive fixtures[edit]

MLS Next Pro Regular Season[edit]

Standings[edit]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	SOW	SOL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	SE	Chattanooga FC	8	4	2	1	1	16	7	+9	17	Qualification for the Playoffs
2	NE	Philadelphia Union II	8	4	2	1	1	15	8	+7	17
3	NE	New York Red Bulls II	8	4	2	1	1	17	14	+3	17
4	NE	Chicago Fire FC II	7	3	2	1	1	15	11	+4	14
5	NE	FC Cincinnati 2	8	4	0	1	3	15	13	+2	13

Updated to match(es) played on May 5, 2024. Source: MLSNP Eastern Conference
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

League[edit]


Matchday	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result^[a]	Scorers	Attendance	Referee	Position
1	March 16	Huntsville City FC	Finley Stadium	2–2 (3–2 p)	Gray 40' McGrath 84' (pen.)	4,378	JC Griggs	6th Eastern Conf.
2	March 23	FC Cincinnati 2	Finley Stadium	3–0	Ibarra 60', 67' Ouamri 71'		Anya Voigt	3rd Eastern Conf.
3	March 27	New York City FC II	Belson Stadium	1–1 (2–4 p)	Gray 8'		Joshua Encarnacion	3rd Eastern Conf.
4	April 13	Inter Miami CF II	Finley Stadium	6–2	James 6', 40', 45+3' McGrath 35', 71' Koren 90+1'	3,948	Elvis Osmanovic	3rd Eastern Conf.
5	April 20	Huntsville City FC	Wicks Family Stadium	1–0	McGrath 86'	4,260	Luis Diego Arroyo	2nd Eastern Conf.
6	April 24	Atlanta United 2	Fifth Third Bank Stadium	0–1			Mario Maric	3rd Eastern Conf.
7	April 27	Carolina Core FC	Finley Stadium	2–0	Ibarra 7' Garvanian 75'	3,614	Atahan Yaya	1st Eastern Conf.
8	May 4	Orlando City B	Finley Stadium	1–1 (5–4 p)	Ouamri 3'	3,811	Kyle Johnston	1st Eastern Conf.
9	May 10	Inter Miami CF II	Chase Stadium
10	May 15	Crown Legacy FC	Sportsplex at Matthews
11	May 25	Atlanta United 2	Finley Stadium
12	June 1	New England Revolution II	Finley Stadium
13	June 7	Chicago Fire FC II	SeatGeek Stadium
14	June 13	Orlando City B	Osceola County Stadium
15	June 22	Carolina Core FC	Finley Stadium
16	July 6	Crown Legacy FC	Finley Stadium
17	July 11	Philadelphia Union II	Subaru Park
18	July 17	Carolina Core FC	Truist Point
19	July 27	Orlando City B	Finley Stadium
20	August 3	Toronto FC II	Finley Stadium
21	August 10	Huntsville City FC	Wicks Family Stadium
22	August 18	Crown Legacy FC	Sportsplex at Matthews
23	August 25	Inter Miami CF II	Chase Stadium
24	September 1	Atlanta United 2	Finley Stadium
25	September 8	Columbus Crew 2	Finley Stadium
26	September 21	New England Revolution II	Gillette Stadium
27	September 29	Toronto FC II	York Lions Stadium
28	October 6	New York Red Bulls II	Finley Stadium

^ Chattanooga FC's score written first

U.S. Open Cup[edit]


Matchday	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result^[a]	Scorers	Attendance	Referee
First Round	March 19	Miami United FC (USSL)	Finley Stadium	0–1		2,312	Geoff Cameron

^ Chattanooga FC's score written first

Statistics[edit]

Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.

Appearances and goals[edit]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS Next Pro		U.S. Open Cup		MLSNP Playoffs
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF	USA	Robert Screen	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF	USA	Joseph Patrick Pérez	8	0	3+4	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	MDA	Anatolie Prepeliță	8	0	7+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
6	MF	ENG	Callum Watson	6	0	1+4	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
7	MF	USA	Damian Rodriguez	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
8	MF	USA	Andrés Jiménez Aranzazu	8	0	6+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW	FRA	Mehdi Ouamri	8	2	5+2	2	0+1	0	0+0	0
10	MF	MEX	Luis Garcia Sosa	5	0	4+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
11	FW	USA	Taylor Gray	8	2	7+0	2	1+0	0	0+0	0
12	MF	USA	Ethan Koren	4	1	1+2	1	1+0	0	0+0	0
14	DF	ARG	Farid Sar-Sar	4	0	1+2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
15	GK	HAI	Jean Antoine	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
16	MF	USA	Gavin Castle	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	MF	USA	Darwin Ortiz	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	MF	KOR	Min-jae Kwak	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
19	FW	COL	Carlos Rivas	6	0	1+5	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
20	DF	COL	Duvan Viafara	6	0	5+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	DF	USA	Milo Garvanian	8	1	7+0	1	1+0	0	0+0	0
23	DF	TRI	Jesse Williams	5	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
24	DF	USA	Logan Brown	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	MF	GHA	Jude Arthur	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
32	GK	USA	Jon Burke	7	0	6+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
33	MF	ENG	Alex McGrath	7	3	5+1	3	1+0	0	0+0	0
51	GK	USA	Michael Barrueta	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
58	FW	MEX	Jesus Ibarra	7	3	3+3	3	0+1	0	0+0	0
71	MF	USA	Jalen James	7	3	3+3	3	0+1	0	0+0	0

Last updated: May 4, 2024
Source: https://www.mlsnextpro.com/stats/players/#season=2023&competition=mls-next-pro&club=15140&statType=general&position=all

Top scorers[edit]

Rank	Position	Number	Name	MLS Next Pro	Total
1	MF	33	Alex McGrath	3	3
	FW	58	Jesus Ibarra	3
	MF	71	Jalen James	3
4	FW	11	Taylor Gray	2	2
4	FW	9	Mehdi Ouamri	2	2
6	MF	12	Ethan Koren	1	1
6	DF	22	Milo Garvanian	1	1
Total				16	16

Last updated: May 4, 2024
Source: https://www.mlsnextpro.com/stats/players/#season=2023&competition=mls-next-pro&club=15140&statType=general&position=all

Top assists[edit]

Rank	Position	Number	Name	MLS Next Pro	Total
1	FW	11	Taylor Gray	3	3
2	FW	9	Mehdi Ouamri	2	2
3	MF	6	Callum Watson	1	1
	MF	10	Luis Garcia Sosa	1
	FW	19	Carlos Rivas	1
	DF	20	Milo Garvanian	1
	DF	24	Logan Brown	1
	MF	33	Alex McGrath	1
	FW	58	Jesus Ibarra	1
	MF	71	Jalen James	1
Total				13	13

Last updated: May 4, 2024
Source: https://www.mlsnextpro.com/stats/players/#season=2023&competition=mls-next-pro&club=15140&statType=general&position=all

Disciplinary record[edit]

No.	Pos.	Player	MLS Next Pro			U.S. Open Cup			MLSNP Playoffs			Total
No.	Pos.	Player
2	DF	Robert Screen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	Joseph Perez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	Anatolie Prepeliță	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
6	MF	Callum Watson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
7	MF	Damian Rodriguez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	Andrés Jiménez Aranzazu	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
9	FW	Mehdi Ouamri	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF	Luis Garcia Sosa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	FW	Taylor Gray	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	MF	Ethan Koren	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF	Farid Sar-Sar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	GK	Jean Antoine	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF	Gavin Castle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF	Darwin Ortiz	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF	Min-jae Kwak	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW	Carlos Rivas	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
20	DF	Duvan Viafara	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	DF	Milo Garvanian	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
23	DF	Jesse Williams	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
24	DF	Logan Brown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF	Jude Arthur	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
32	GK	Jon Burke	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	MF	Alex McGrath	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
51	GK	Michael Barrueta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
58	FW	Jesus Ibarra	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
71	MF	Jalen James	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total			18	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	0	0

Last updated: April 27, 2024
Source: https://www.mlsnextpro.com/stats/players/#season=2023&competition=mls-next-pro&club=15140&statType=general&position=all

Awards and Honors[edit]

MLSNP Goal of the Week[edit]

Week	Player	Ref
2	Jesus Ibarra	^[12]

References[edit]

^ "Chattanooga FC Claims Steinbrecher Trophy With 3-0 Win". The Chattanoogan. May 30, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
^ "NISA Announces Chattanooga FC, Detroit City FC & Oakland Roots SC". NISA. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
^ "Chattanooga FC to Join MLS NEXT Pro". MLSNextPro.com. MLS Next Pro. November 14, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
^ "Front Office". ChattanoogaFC.com. Chattanooga FC. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
^ "Men Roster". Chattanooga FC. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
^ "Chattanooga FC signs Trinidad and Tobago international Jesse Williams". www.ChattanoogaFC.com. Chattanooga FC. December 15, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
^ "Chattanooga Football Club signs Milo Garvanian". www.ChattanoogaFC.com. Chattanooga FC. January 3, 2024. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
^ "Chattanooga Football Club signs Robert Screen". www.ChattanoogaFC.com. Chattanooga FC. January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
^ "Chattanooga Football Club Signs Columbian Duvan Viafara". The Chattanoogan. January 14, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
^ "Chattanooga Football Club signs defender Logan Brown". www.ChattanoogaFC.com. Chattanooga FC. February 23, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
^ "Chattanooga FC announces year-end roster decisions". ChattanoogaFC.com. Chattanooga VC. November 10, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
^ Chavez, Ramon (March 27, 2024). "MLS NEXT Pro Goal of Matchweek 2: Jesus Ibarra". MLSNextPro.com. MLS Next Pro. Retrieved March 29, 2024.

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Chattanooga FC Academy player.

[12] Chattanooga FC's score written first

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[1] "Chattanooga FC Claims Steinbrecher Trophy With 3-0 Win". The Chattanoogan. May 30, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2024.

[2] "NISA Announces Chattanooga FC, Detroit City FC & Oakland Roots SC". NISA. Retrieved August 15, 2019.

[3] "Chattanooga FC to Join MLS NEXT Pro". MLSNextPro.com. MLS Next Pro. November 14, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2024.

[4] "Front Office". ChattanoogaFC.com. Chattanooga FC. Retrieved January 15, 2023.

[roster-5] "Men Roster". Chattanooga FC. Retrieved January 15, 2023.

[6] "Chattanooga FC signs Trinidad and Tobago international Jesse Williams". www.ChattanoogaFC.com. Chattanooga FC. December 15, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2024.

[7] "Chattanooga Football Club signs Milo Garvanian". www.ChattanoogaFC.com. Chattanooga FC. January 3, 2024. Retrieved January 15, 2024.

[8] "Chattanooga Football Club signs Robert Screen". www.ChattanoogaFC.com. Chattanooga FC. January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 15, 2024.

[9] "Chattanooga Football Club Signs Columbian Duvan Viafara". The Chattanoogan. January 14, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2023.

[10] "Chattanooga Football Club signs defender Logan Brown". www.ChattanoogaFC.com. Chattanooga FC. February 23, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.

[decisions-11] "Chattanooga FC announces year-end roster decisions". ChattanoogaFC.com. Chattanooga VC. November 10, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2023.

[14] Chavez, Ramon (March 27, 2024). "MLS NEXT Pro Goal of Matchweek 2: Jesus Ibarra". MLSNextPro.com. MLS Next Pro. Retrieved March 29, 2024.

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