Erie Commodores FC
Erie Commodores FC is an American soccer team based in Erie, Pennsylvania which competes in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a nationwide amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The team plays its home matches at Saxon Stadium on the campus of Mercyhurst University. In 2021, the Commodores added a pro-am women's team to play in United Women's Soccer. They also added men's and women's teams to the Ohio Valley Premier League for the 2022 season.
| Full name | Erie Commodores Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Erie Commodores, Commodores, ECFC | ||
| Founded | 2009 | ||
| Stadium | Saxon Stadium Erie, Pennsylvania | ||
| Owner | John Melody | ||
| Head Coach | Ashley Phillips | ||
| League | National Premier Soccer League United Women's Soccer Ohio Valley Premier League | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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The "Commodores" name alludes to Oliver Hazard Perry, a United States Navy commodore who based his operations at Erie's Presque Isle Bay during the Battle of Lake Erie, a flashpoint in the War of 1812. The "Don't Give up the Ship" motto on the crest also derives from Commodore Perry.