Lafayette Hurricanes
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| 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) |
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 United States |
| 2 | Defender | Kevin Dalton | Red Fox | United States United States |
| 3 | Defender | Chris Caballero | California Sea Otter | United States United States |
| 5 | Defender | Jared Nolton (Captain) (DP) | Timber Wolf | United States United States |
| 6 | Midfielder | Miguel Ceballos | Coyote | Mexico Mexico |
| 7 | Midfielder | Joey O'Hare (HGP) | Swamp Rabbit | United States United States |
| 8 | Midfielder | Trey Bramlett | River Otter | United States United States |
| 10 | Forward | Jason Rivera (DP) | Black Jaguar | United States United States |
| 11 | Forward | Abedi Akoussah | Caracal | Togo Togo |
| 12 | Goalkeeper | Gabriel Palencia | Jaguar | Mexico Mexico |
| 15 | Forward | Jerome Jendras (HDP) | Cougar | United States United States |
| 16 | Midfielder | Javier Fuentes | Jaguarundi | Mexico Mexico |
| 17 | Midfielder | Iguanho | Green Iguana | Brazil Brazil |
| 18 | Defender | Adam Toler (GA) | Red Fox | United States United States |
| 19 | Defender | Daniel Zaragoza | Mexican Wolf | Mexico Mexico |
| 20 | Forward | Agu Kukah (GA) | Spotted Leopard | Nigeria Nigeria |
| 21 | Midfielder | Diego Alcaraz | White-nosed Coati | El Salvador El Salvador |
| 22 | Midfielder | Tyler Dunne | Arctic Fox | United States United States |
| 24 | Defender | Jim Karasik | Rottweiler | United States United States |
| 25 | Midfielder | John Quiggins | Black Bear | United States United States |
| 26 | Defender | Nathan Lochridge (HGP) | Alligator | United States United States |
| 27 | Midfielder | Koshiro Kimura | Red Panda | Japan Japan |
| 28 | Forward | Adrian Ayala | Ocelot | Chile Chile |
| 29 | Goalkeeper | Julian Trepanier | Snow Leopard | Switzerland Switzerland |
| 30 | Goalkeeper | Chris Williams (HGP) | Western Drake | United States United States |
| 32 | Midfielder | Scottie Weitz (HGP) | Siberian Husky | United States United States |
| 33 | Defender | Ethan Lennard | Lion | United States United States |
| 34 | Defender | Joseph Buziak (HGP) | Cougar | United States United States |
