Real Central NJ

Real Central New Jersey is a soccer club from Trenton, New Jersey, United States, founded in 2020. The club's men's First Team competes in the Mid-Atlantic Division of USL League Two, and began playing in the 2021 season. The women's team participates in the Women's Premier Soccer League.

The club marks the first soccer team to play in Mercer County since the Penn-Jersey Spirit of the now-disbanded American Professional Soccer League last played in 1991 and the New Jersey Wildcats which folded in 2012. Like the Spirit, RCNJ intended to play out of The College of New Jersey's Lions Stadium. Due to COVID-19 related issues, the club played its first two seasons at Mercer County Community College. The USL2 team kicked off the season against in-state rivals the Ocean City Nor'easters, losing 3–0.

In its inaugural campaign, Real Central NJ's WPSL team placed second in the Metropolitan Conference South. After besting MatchFit Academy in the semi-finals, the team lost to the NJ/NY Gotham FC Reserve team in the conference finals.

The club's women's program is coached by Brian Thomsen, the Technical Director of Next Level Soccer Academy in Pennington, NJ. The men's first team inaugural coach was Patrick Snyder, former college and PDA Soccer staff coach. Following the 2021 season, retiring William Patterson men's head coach Brian Woods was named to the clubs USL team top job.

In 2022, the RCNJ WPSL team topped the Mid-Atlantic Conference with a record of 6-1-1. The team secured the title on the last matchday of the season with a 3-2 home victory against Lehigh Valley Tempest, earning the club the duty of hosting the Eastern Region Playoffs. The team lost to VT Fusion in the regional semi-final in kicks from the penalty mark after 120 minutes of scoreless play.

The club's USL2 side placed 3rd in the Mid-Atlantic Conference with a 6-6-2 record. Among the season highlights was attacker Stas Korzeniowski's 18 minute hat-trick against Philadelphia Lone Star in the opening match of the season. The club believes this to be the fastest hat-trick in league history.

The RCNJ men's program also participates in the Delaware River Conference of the Eastern Premier Soccer League and fields a team in the Garden State Soccer League.

**Real Central NJ** er et profesjonelt amerikansk fotballag med base i Edinburg, Texas. Laget spiller i United States Football League (USFL) og er medlem av North Division.

**Historie:**

Real Central NJ ble grunnlagt i 2023 som et utvidelseslag for USFL. Laget ble opprinnelig tildelt New York, men ble senere flyttet til Edinburg på grunn av stadiontilgjengelighet.

**Stadion:**

Real Central NJ spiller hjemmekampene sine på HEB Park i Edinburg. Stadionet har en kapasitet på 10 000 tilskuere.

**Draktfarger:**

Real Central NJs draktfarger er rød, svart og hvit. Hjemmedrakten er rød med svarte og hvite detaljer, mens bortedrakten er hvit med røde og svarte detaljer.

**Trener:**

Real Central Njs hovedtrener er Bob Stoops, tidligere hovedtrener for Oklahoma Sooners. Stoops er kjent for sitt vinnende tankesett og sin aggressive angrepstil.

**Spillerstall:**

Real Central NJ har en talentfull spillerstall ledet av quarterback Alex McGough, running back Trey Sermon og wide receiver Lance Lenoir. Laget har også flere erfarne forsvarsspillere, inkludert linebacker Jaylon Smith og cornerback De'Vante Bausby.

**Målsettinger:**

Real Central NJs mål er å være en konkurransedyktig kraft i USFL og vinne mesterskapet. Laget har en talentfull spillerstall og en erfaren trener som de håper kan hjelpe dem med å oppnå dette målet.