Robert Palmer, owner of Jacksonville Armada FC, announced the sale of the professional soccer club to a Jacksonville-based business owner, marking a new chapter for the team.
It came down to the goalkeepers in penalty kicks and Jacksonville's Nick Rulle got the better of Miami United's Peterson Occenat to give the Armada the win in the first round of the U.S. Open Cup Thursday at UNF's Hodges Stadium.
By a unanimous 16-0 vote in the Jacksonville city council, the Jacksonville Armada have taken another step toward building a soccer stadium near the sports complex.
Back-to-back goals in the second half powered the Tulsa Athletic past the Jacksonville Armada 2-0 in the National Premier Soccer League South Region final Saturday night.
The Armada are the hottest team in Jacksonville as they continued their winning ways on Wednesday night in the National Premier Soccer League playoffs.
The Jacksonville Armada U-23 will open the post-season Wednesday evening with something to prove. Despite a regular season that resulted in 11 wins, no losses, and one draw, the best record of the 95 teams in the National Premier Soccer League, the Armada U-23s still remember how last year ended.
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After going from the second-highest league in the country, to a 4th division league, to no season because of the pandemic, the Armada look to turn things around as they prepare for a season in the NPSL under former Armada FC player Tommy Krizanovic.
