The Boston Tea Men were an American soccer team based in North Andover, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 2009, the team played in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Northeast Atlantic Division.
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| Full name | Boston Tea Men | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Tea Men | ||
| Founded | 2009 | ||
| Ground | Merrimack College North Andover, Massachusetts | ||
| Owner | Cheryl Stokes | ||
| Head Coach | Tony Martone | ||
The team played its home games in the stadium on the campus of Merrimack College. The team's colors are white, blue and red.
As of February 2011[update] the team appears to have folded, with the NPSL website no longer listing it nor its own website being active. [citation needed]
History
The Tea Men are a quasi-reincarnation of the former New England Tea Men, who played in the old North American Soccer League from 1978 to 1980 and still have a strong recognition in the Boston soccer community.[1]
Players
2010 Roster
Source: [1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | DF |  USA | Grayson Holland[10] |
| — | FW | USA | Jared Joaquin[11] |
| — | FW |  IRL | Christopher Nugent[12] |
| — | MF | USA | Shane O'Neill |
| — | MF | USA | Russell Oost-Lievense[13] |
| — | DF | USA | John O'Reilly[14] |
| — | MF | USA | Vincent Papageorgiou |
| — | FW | USA | Emmanuel Paye |
| — | DF | USA | James Pelletier[15] |
| — | MF | USA | Christian Rodriguez |
| — | FW | USA | Lee Russo[16] |
Year-by-year
| Year | Division | League | Regular Season | Playoffs | Open Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4 | NPSL | 6th, Atlantic | Did not qualify | Did not enter |
Head coaches
Tony Martone (2010–present)
Stadia
- Stadium at Merrimack College; North Andover, Massachusetts (2010–present)