Med City FC, Rochester’s National Premier Soccer League team, will be holding tryouts for its 2020 season on Sunday, February 2 from 12 to 2 PM at Rochester Community & Technical College. The team will be participating for the fourth season in the top amateur league in the United States.
This season, the Mayhem will also be participating in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup for the first time ever. The team earned a spot in the first round thanks to an outstanding 2019 NPSL season that saw the team lose just one regular-season conference game on the way to an 8-1-3 conference season.
That game will take place on March 24 or 25 and Med City FC will learn its first-round opponent on January 22. Mayhem General Manager Frank Spaeth says that this early game will have an affect on what they are looking for at tryouts and how the roster for 2020 may be composed. He says that, due to NCAA rules, players with college eligibility will not be able to play in the U.S. Open Cup until May. That means that Med City FC will be looking to find some players who are current seniors or for whom college eligibility isn’t an issue. There’s a chance the team may even sign a few players short-term just for the Open Cup early round games.
“We’re looking for somewhere around 12 new players for the 2020 season,” Spaeth says. “In the past, we’ve taken several players from the tryouts so it’s definitely a great opportunity for players to show us what they can do and try to earn a spot on the team.”
Registration for the Med City FC tryouts is open now. Cost for the tryouts is $40. Registration can be done on the team’s registration website here:
https://tickets.npsl.com/events/med-city-fc-2020-tryout
In addition, players participating in the tryout will need to complete some forms that will be sent to them before the tryouts via email.
For more information, contact Med City FC at medcityfc@gmail.com.