Bangor Soccer Club
P.O. Box 772
Bangor, ME 04402
(207) 990-4300


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Club History

In 1993, Kevin Frazier and Jerry Smith organized two teams -- U12 Girls and U12 Boys, respectively. There were 33 players on those two teams. The teams played 3 weekends in October and participated in a regional tournament.

In 1994 the Club was officially formed. It was incorporated as a not for profit. The initial meeting was held on July 17, 1994. That fall, the Club had 74 players on 5 teams - U10 Boys, U12 Boys, U12 Girls, U14 Boys and U14 Girls.

In 1995 the Club continued to grow. There were 100 players on 7 teams. 2 U10 Boys teams, U11 Boys, U12 Boys, U12 Girls, U14 Boys and U14 Girls.

In 1996 the Club sponsored its first Spring Recreation Program. 335 players played at Union Street. The fall program continued to grow. There were 126 players on 9 teams. 3 U10 Boys teams, U11 Boys, U12 Boys, U12 Girls, U13 Boys, U14 Boys and U14 Girls.

In 1997 the Club's spring program exploded to 525 players. The program was held a Union street. The Fall Travel program had 116 players on 8 teams. 2 U10 Boys, U11 Boys, U12 Boys, U12 Girls, U13 Boys, U14 Boys and U14 Girls.

In 1998 the Spring Program had 350 players and was held at the Cohen School. The Union Street #2 field was being renovated necessitating the move to Cohen. The Fall travel program started growing again with 136 players on 10 teams. U10 Girls, 3 U10 Boys teams, 2 U11 Boys teams, U12 Boys, U12 Girls, U14 Boys and U14 Girls.

In 1999 the Spring Program moved to the Down East School with 375 players. The #2 Union Street field was still being rebuilt. The fall travel program grew to 165 players and 12 teams. U10 Girls, 4 U10 Boys teams (2 teams were true U9 teams, but played a U10 schedule), 2 U11 Boys, U12 Boys, U12 Girls, U13 Boys, U14 Boys and U14 Girls.

In 2000 the Spring program had 354 players at Down East School. The Fall Program grew to 174 players and 13 teams. U10 Girls, 4 U10 Boys teams, 2 U11 Boys, U11 Girls, U12 Boys, U12 Girls, U13 Boys, U14 Boys and U14 Girls. The Club hired Gary Walker and Susan Day to coach U14 Boys and U14 Girls respectively. The U11 Girls were Northern District Champions and State runners-up. The Club established their web site - bangorsoccerclub.org.

In 2001 the Spring Program returned to Union Street with 462 players behind the strength of aggressive "advertising". The Fall travel program had 178 players on 13 teams. 2 U10 Girls teams, 3 U10 Boys teams, 2 U11 Boys, U11 Girls, U12 Boys, U12 Girls, U13 Boys, U14 Boys and U14 Girls. The U14 Boys were champions at the Falmouth Fall Classic. The U14 Girls and U13 Boys each advanced to the championship round. The Frazier U11 Boys were Northern District Champions and the Ross U11 Boys were runners up after a sudden death penalty kick shoot-out. The U13 Girls were Northern District Champions and State runners-up. The Club initiated "Club Practice" on weekday evenings at Bass Park. Gary Walker provided coaching assistance.

In 2002 the Spring Program continued to have strong participation with 501 players at Union Street. The Spring Program went "Clean Clothes" with the t-shirts for the first time. The Fall program had a very strong year with 188 players on 14 teams. For the first time, the Club fielded teams in each age group. 2 U10 Girls teams, 3 U10 Boys teams, 2 U11 Boys, U11 Girls, U12 Boys, U12 Girls, U13 Boys, U13 Girls, U14 Boys and U14 Girls. The Fall Program changed uniforms in favor of a more up to date style. The new fall uniforms also met "Clean Clothes" guidelines. The U13 Girls and U14 Girls advanced to the championship round at the Falmouth Fall Classic. The Club began sponsoring a Track Camp at the Cohen School with 50 participants. Mark Lech, assistant track and field coach for UMO, provided the coaching expertise.

In 2003, the Spring Program had 491 participants at Union Street. The Spring Program upgraded to full soccer uniforms for the participants (jersey, shorts and socks) and team pictures were added. The Fall travel program had 181 participants on 13 teams - 2 U10 Girls teams, 2 U10 Boys teams, 2 U11 Boys, U11 Girls, U12 Boys, U12 Girls, U13 Boys, U13 Girls, U14 Boys and U14 Girls. The U12 Boys and U13 Boys won the Northern Districts Championships. The U12 Boys advanced to the finals of the Challenge Cup (state tournament). Track camp continued at Cohen with 42 participants.

In 2004, the Spring Program had 523 participants at Union Street. There were 52 teams. The Fall travel program had 172 participants on 12 teams - 2 U10 Girls teams, 2 U10 Boys teams, U11 Boys, U11 Girls, U12 Boys, U12 Girls, U13 Boys, U13 Girls, U14 Boys and U14 Girls. The U13 Boys and U14 Boys won the Northern District Championships. The U14 Boys were state runners-up in the Challenge Cup. The U13 Girls advanced to the semi-finals at the Falmouth Tournament. Track camp continue with 45 participants.

In 2005 the Spring Program had 509 participants on 56 teams. Games were at the Union Street athletic complex.


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