Dakota Fusion FC Joins Midwest Region’s North Conference
Remarkable growth — the NPSL keeps announcing expansion teams. Here is the latest NPSL expansion news:
Dakota Fusion FC will join the NPSL as the latest expansion club set to join the Midwest Region’s North Conference. DFFC had 28 players on their roster during their first year. They played seven friendlies in 2016, winning five of those games.
NPSL Soccer News: The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) welcomes Dakota Fusion Futbol Club (Fargo, ND) as its latest expansion team set to compete in the Midwest Region’s North Conference.
“We are very excited to announce that the NPSL is coming to North Dakota,” NPSL Chairman Joe Barone commented. “This is a special moment for the league as we continue to grow the beautiful game in new markets across the country. I know that our fans and supporters are excited about our North Conference.”
DFFC is led by General Manager Sajid Ghauri and Administrator Rollie Bulock.
Ghauri currently works in the telecommunications industry and has been involved in soccer for the last 40 years. He has sponsored teams in this region for last five years and has coached at the youth level for the last ten. He launched Dakota Fusion Futbol Club in February 2016.
Bulock, a Devils Lake, ND native, established the Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSUM) women’s soccer program in 1995. One year later, he guided the Dragons to their only Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) championship. During his tenure, 33 players received All-NSIC honors in addition to one All-American and two All-Region selections.
He was also honored as NSIC Coach of the Year in both 1996 and 1998. Bulock left MSUM in 2000 and served as an assistant at Northern State in 2000 and 2001 before serving as head coach at Wayne State in 2002 and 2003. He was the NSIC Coach of the Year in 2002. He returned to MSUM in 2004, retired from his position in 2015, and is currently the winningest soccer coach in MSUM history.
“We would like to learn and assist in the growth of soccer in our region,” Ghauri added. “We will also like to seek an opportunity to compete with other regions at higher levels, providing challenges to our players and give them the opportunity to improve their skill set.”
Home matches will be played at Moorhead High School (Moorhead, MN) and Shanley High School (Fargo, ND). Both have artificial turf playing surfaces, locker rooms, and seating for over 2,000 spectators.
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