FC JAX Destroyers

The team was founded in 2010 by FC JAX Soccer to fill a gap in organized men's and women's soccer in Jacksonville. The organization was officially announced on April 21, 2011 with plans for men's and women's franchises in the United Soccer Leagues, both playing under the FC JAX Destroyers name.{{Cite web |url=http://pdl.uslsoccer.com/home/519636.html |title=FC JAX Announces New PDL Team |access-date=2011-04-21 |archive-date=2012-08-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120818074152/http://pdl.uslsoccer.com/home/519636.html |url-status=dead }}

The men's team played from 2011–2012 in the USL Premier Development League, the fourth tier of soccer in the United States and Canada, in the Southeast Division of the Southern Conference.{{cite web |url=http://jaxdestroyers.com/blog/fc_jax_soccer_appoints_2011_mens_head_coach/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818210620/http://jaxdestroyers.com/blog/fc_jax_soccer_appoints_2011_mens_head_coach/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 18, 2011 |title=FC JAX Soccer Appoints 2011 Men's Head Coach |author= |date= |work=jaxdestroyers.com |publisher= |access-date=April 18, 2011 }}{{cite news |title= New Jax soccer team will play at JU |author= Ashley Gurbal|url= http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2011/04/14/jax-pro-soccer-team-will-play-at-ju.html|newspaper= Jacksonville Business Journal|date= April 14, 2011|accessdate=April 18, 2011}}{{cite news |title= Team in men's soccer developmental league will play home games at JU |author= Jeff Elliott|url= http://jacksonville.com/sports/2011-04-19/story/team-mens-soccer-developmental-league-will-play-home-games-ju#ixzz1Jz6om7u1 |newspaper= The Florida Times-Union |date= April 19, 2011|accessdate=April 19, 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/501584.html |title=PDL Regular Season Schedule Released |author= |date=February 17, 2011 |work=uslsoccer.com |publisher=United Soccer Leagues |access-date=February 22, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120818061806/http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/501584.html |archive-date=August 18, 2012 }}{{cite web|url= http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/|title= Teams|author= |date= February 18, 2011|work= uslsoccer.com|publisher= |accessdate= February 22, 2011|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110610105312/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/|archive-date= June 10, 2011|url-status= dead}} They played their home games at the newly renovated soccer field at Jacksonville University. Their first competitive game was on May 13, 2011, a 3–1 loss to Mississippi Brilla. The first goal in franchise history was an own goal scored by Mississippi's Thomas Shannon;{{Cite web |url=http://pdl.uslsoccer.com/stats/2011/2214274.html |title=United Soccer Leagues (USL) |access-date=2011-05-21 |archive-date=2011-05-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517101237/http://pdl.uslsoccer.com/stats/2011/2214274.html |url-status=dead }} the first JAX player to score a goal was Isaac Kinman, in a 2–0 victory over the Nashville Metros two days later.{{Cite web |url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2011/2214297.html |title=United Soccer Leagues (USL) |access-date=2011-05-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110603130006/http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2011/2214297.html |archive-date=2011-06-03 |url-status=dead }}

The women's team played in the W-League, the second tier of women's soccer in the American Soccer Pyramid, in the 2012 season. Their first game was on May 19.{{cite web |url=http://www.soccernation.com/w-league-announces-2012-schedule-cms-2355 |title=W-League Announces 2012 Schedule |author= |date=February 15, 2012 |work=soccernation.com |publisher= |access-date=March 5, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225052410/http://www.soccernation.com/w-league-announces-2012-schedule-cms-2355 |archive-date=February 25, 2012 }}{{cite web|url=http://wleague.uslsoccer.com/teams/2012/43121169.html#MAIN |title=FC JAX Destroyers |author= |year=2012 |work=wleague.uslsoccer.com |publisher=W-League |access-date=March 5, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120530214223/http://wleague.uslsoccer.com/teams/2012/43121169.html |archive-date=May 30, 2012 }} However, FC Jax Destroyers withdrew from the United Soccer Leagues before the 2013 season.{{cite web |url= http://www.socceramerica.com/article/50131/vancouver-whitecaps-not-back-for-2013-season.html |title= Vancouver Whitecaps not back for 2013 season |date= January 28, 2013 |work= socceramerica.com |publisher= Soccer America |accessdate=February 18, 2013}}

• {{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} Aidan Davison[http://jaxdestroyers.com/blog/webcom_fc_jax_destroyers_name_new_head_coach Web.com FC JAX Destroyers Name New Head Coach]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (July 2011 – 2012)
• {{flagicon|USA}} Eric Dutt{{Cite web |url=http://www.fcjaxsoccer.com/details/fc_jax_soccer_appoints_2011_mens_head_coach |title=FC Jax Soccer appoints 2011 Men's Head Coach |access-date=2011-03-15 }}{{dead link|date=January 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} (April 2011 – June 2011)
• {{flagicon|USA}} Marc Osterberger Women's coach (March 2012 – July 2012)

• D. B. Milne Field at Jacksonville University; Jacksonville, Florida (2011–2012)

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20120428203753/http://jaxdestroyers.com/ Official site]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20110317021319/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2011/33862321.html#MAIN Official PDL site]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20110419082105/http://www.mantheguns.org/ The Gunners (Official Supporters Club)]

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