{{Short description|Former soccer team based in Greensboro, North Carolina}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox football club | nickname = The Generals | ground = Armfield Athletic Center | capacity = 2,200 | clubname = | image = Gate_City_FC.jpg | upright = 0.8 | alt = Gate City FC Logo | fullname = Gate City Football Club | founded = 2013 | dissolved = Hiatus | chrtitle = Chairman/President | chairman = Justin R. Cox | mgrtitle = VP/Head Coach | manager = Brian Japp | league = | website = http://www.gatecityfc.com | }}
'''Gate City FC''' was an American soccer club based in Greensboro, North Carolina fielding a first team along with a reserve and alumni/veteran team in other league play. Gate City FC was established in May 2013 and played one season (2014) in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Mid-Atlantic Conference in 2014. The club was owned by local businessman Justin Cox.{{Update inline|date=March 2017|reason=Does Gate City FC still exist? No}}
The team played its home games at the Armfield Athletic Center at Guilford College in Greensboro.
== History == The club was officially accepted into the National Premier Soccer League on Monday, November 4, 2013.<ref>[http://www.digtriad.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=304680 Greensboro Gets Franchise In The National Premier Soccer League]</ref><ref>[http://www.bizjournals.com/triad/news/2013/11/04/gate-city-fc-to-take-the-field-in.html Gate City FC to take the field in 2014, with future plans for downtown stadium]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.soccernation.com/npsl-adds-gate-city-fc-for-2014-season-cms-4869 |title=NPSL Adds Gate City FC for 2014 Season |access-date=2013-11-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170328200043/https://www.soccernation.com/npsl-adds-gate-city-fc-for-2014-season-cms-4869 |archive-date=2017-03-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref> After playing in the NPSL for a single season, Gate City FC was dropped for the 2015, and could no longer play at Guildford College, for financial reasons.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.greensboro.com/sports/recreation/gate-city-fc-looking-for-new-home/article_241bcc2c-00d1-11e5-8c67-cb0acb083b47.html|title=Gate City FC looking for new home|last=Mills|first=Jeff|work=Greensboro News & Record|access-date=2017-03-27|language=en}}</ref>
The team was the subject of some controversy in 2015 after they posted a schedule including several games against United Soccer League teams. Those teams reported never agreeing to those matches, which were later removed from the Gate City FC website.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.greensboro.com/sports/recreation/gate-city-fc-soccer-team-wipes-out-its-home-schedule/article_5cd55c4c-08a9-11e5-9867-1f191fce485b.html|title=Gate City FC soccer team wipes out its home schedule|last=Mills|first=Jeff|work=Greensboro News & Record|access-date=2017-03-27|language=en}}</ref>
== Stadium == * Armfield Athletic Center; Greensboro, North Carolina
== See also == * List of National Premier Soccer League teams
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20140517125739/http://gatecityfc.com/ Official Site] *[https://www.facebook.com/gatecityfc Club Facebook page] *[https://twitter.com/GateCityFC Club Twitter page]
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Category:Association football clubs established in 2013 Category:Defunct soccer clubs in North Carolina Category:2013 establishments in North Carolina Category:2014 disestablishments in North Carolina Category:Association football clubs disestablished in 2014 Category:Sports in Greensboro, North Carolina