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Lafayette Hurricanes
Full name	Lafayette Hurricanes FC
Nickname(s)	The Canes, Red Storm; The Bayou Crew
Founded	2006
Stadium	Hurricane Stadium; Lafayette, LA; (Capacity: 27,000)
Owner	Francis Guillermo
Coach	Michael Packard
League	Major League Soccer
Honors	MLS Cup (2); U.S. Open Cup (2); Supporters' Shield (2); CONCACAF Champions' Cup (1)

Latest revision as of 20:31, 12 March 2013

Lafayette Hurricanes Football Club, or just Lafayette Hurricanes, is an American professional soccer club, based in Lafayette, Louisiana, that plays in Major League Soccer. The club was founded in 2005 by Mexican-American entrepreneur Francis Guillermo, and played one season in the North American Soccer League before moving on up to MLS the following year. The club originally played its home games at Cajun Field on the University of Louisiana-Lafayette campus until 2009, where they moved into the state-of-the-art Hurricane Stadium, and enjoy one of the most loyal and devoted fanbases in MLS today. The Hurricanes are the current reigning MLS Cup champions, and have held onto it for the past two years, defeating the Los Angeles Galaxy both times in 2011 and 2012, and thus securing their place in the CONCACAF Champions League as well.

Current roster

As of March 2, 2013.

No.	Position	Player	Species	Nation
1	Goalkeeper	Corey Nelson (DP) (HGP)	Estuarine Crocodile	United States
2	Defender	Kevin Dalton	Red Fox	United States
3	Defender	Chris Caballero	California Sea Otter	United States
5	Defender	Jared Nolton (Captain) (DP)	Timber Wolf	United States
6	Midfielder	Miguel Ceballos	Coyote	Mexico
7	Midfielder	Joey O'Hare (HGP)	Swamp Rabbit	United States
8	Midfielder	Trey Bramlett	River Otter	United States
10	Forward	Jason Rivera (DP)	Black Jaguar	United States
11	Forward	Abedi Akoussah	Caracal	Togo
12	Goalkeeper	Gabriel Palencia	Jaguar	Mexico
15	Forward	Jerome Jendras (HDP)	Cougar	United States
16	Midfielder	Javier Fuentes	Jaguarundi	Mexico
17	Midfielder	Iguanho	Green Iguana	Brazil
18	Defender	Adam Toler (GA)	Red Fox	United States
19	Defender	Daniel Zaragoza	Mexican Wolf	Mexico
20	Forward	Agu Kukah (GA)	Spotted Leopard	Nigeria
21	Midfielder	Diego Alcaraz	White-nosed Coati	El Salvador
22	Midfielder	Tyler Dunne	Arctic Fox	United States
24	Defender	Jim Karasik	Rottweiler	United States
25	Midfielder	John Quiggins	Black Bear	United States
26	Defender	Nathan Lochridge (HGP)	Alligator	United States
27	Midfielder	Koshiro Kimura	Red Panda	Japan
28	Forward	Adrian Ayala	Ocelot	Chile
29	Goalkeeper	Julian Trepanier	Snow Leopard	Switzerland
30	Goalkeeper	Chris Williams (HGP)	Western Drake	United States
32	Midfielder	Scottie Weitz (HGP)	Siberian Husky	United States
33	Defender	Ethan Lennard	Lion	United States
34	Defender	Joseph Buziak (HGP)	Cougar	United States

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 '''Lafayette Hurricanes Football Club''', or just ''Lafayette Hurricanes'', is an American professional [[Wikipedia:Association football|soccer]] club, based in [[Wikipedia:Lafayette, Louisiana|Lafayette, Louisiana]], that plays in [[Wikipedia:Major League Soccer|Major League Soccer]]. The club was founded in 2005 by Mexican-American entrepreneur Francis Guillermo, and played one season in the [[Wikipedia:North American Soccer League|North American Soccer League]] before moving on up to MLS the following year. The club originally played its home games at [[Wikipedia:Cajun Field|Cajun Field]] on the [[Wikipedia:University of Louisiana at Lafayette|University of Louisiana-Lafayette]] campus until 2009, where they moved into the state-of-the-art [[Hurricane Stadium]], and enjoy one of the most loyal and devoted fanbases in MLS today.  The Hurricanes are the current reigning [[Wikipedia:MLS Cup|MLS Cup]] champions, and have held onto it for the past two years, defeating the [[Wikipedia:Los Angeles Galaxy|Los Angeles Galaxy]] both times in 2011 and 2012, and thus securing their place in the [[Wikipedia:CONCACAF Champions League|CONCACAF Champions League]] as well.
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-''As of March 2, 2013.''
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-{{Football squad end2}}

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