Inter Nashville FC Becomes Latest NPSL Expansion Side
Inter Nashville FC will join the NPSL for the 2017 season as the league’s latest expansion club. The International Indoor Soccer Complex (IISC) will serve as Inter’s home venue, with Richard Askey leading the club as General Manager and head coach.
NPSL Soccer News: The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) has announced Inter Nashville FC (Nashville, TN) as its latest expansion side set to compete in the South Region’s Southeast Conference.
“The NPSL is thrilled to continue in Nashville, Tennessee,” NPSL Chairman Joe Barone commented. “The NPSL’s Southeast Conference has strong regional rivalries, and we look forward to working with Pedro, Richard, and Jomo as new members.”
Inter Nashville FC is led by Pedro Reyes, Richard Askey and Jomo Cromwell. Reyes, majority owner and President of Inter Nashville FC, is a local businessman from the region. He is the founder of the International Indoor Soccer Complex and formed a TSSA youth travel soccer club called International Soccer Club.
Askey served as assistant and head coach for the Nashville Metros (2004-2009) and Assistant Coach at Nashville FC (2015-2016). He will serve as the General Manager and head coach of Inter Nashville FC.
Cromwell has worked for both Rocket City United and Nashville Metros, bringing a variety of contacts and knowledge to the club.
“We want to be competitive in the conference and create an exciting and hard-working team for the whole of Nashville to get behind,” Askey added. “We will bring passionate fans and a professionally-run organization to the NPSL.”
The International Indoor Soccer Complex (IISC), based in Antioch, Tennessee, will serve as Inter’s home venue. The IISC consists of three full-size grass fields with lights, one stadium turf field, three indoor fields, a club pro shop and a restaurant. The complex opened in 2012, beginning with outdoor fields, and the indoor facility added in 2014. A new futsal complex is currently under construction at IISC.
“The local competition and being able to have our fans travel to away games is huge for us,” Askey concluded. “We also align with the NPSL values of inclusion and spreading the world’s game.”
More information about Inter Nashville FC can be found here.
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