PRESS RELEASE

Albuquerque, NM, December 30, 2014: Albuquerque Sol FC is excited to announce its next stage in the clubs development after a successful first 12 months as a USL-PDL franchise. The new development brings a new organizational structure to the franchise moving in its second year, Chris Cartlidge will move from his position of Head Coach in to a new Technical Director role with Matt Gordon moving from his role as an Assistant Coach in 2014 to Head Coach of the team moving forward. Larry Espinoza, who continues in his role as the clubs General Manager welcomed the new staffing structure, “We are excited to take this next step in development as we strive to become one of the premier PDL franchises in the country.” Chris Cartlidge, who also serves as the Director of Coaching for local youth club Rio Rapids Soccer Club, has an extensive history of building successful organizations. Starting with Rio Rapids SC over 20 years ago, he now serves as one of the most decorated Directors of Coaching in the region. He also has experience working at the University of New Mexico Men’s Soccer Program as an assistant coach to Jeremy Fishbein from 2006-2009, a valued member of the soccer community, Cartlidge is looking forward to his new role at Albuquerque Sol FC “I’m extremely proud and excited to see grow into this role with the club. We demonstrated professionalism in every aspect of the organization last year and that will continue to grow.”  Having served as an assistant to Cartlidge in 2014 and also working alongside him as the Youth Academy Director at Rio Rapids SC, Matt Gordon is in familiar company as he takes his first Head Coaching role in the PDL “I’m honored to be named as the new Head Coach of the Sol. We can’t wait for this next season to start. We just want to help grow the game as much as we can.”  Albuquerque Sol FC’s President Ron Patel also welcomed the changes in his organization as the club looks to build a structure for the future “We have said from the beginning that we are a professional organization and I believe we demonstrated that in our first year. We are now ready to grow even more and with that growth comes these changes that are great for the club. Chris and Matt are vital pieces to our organization and I can’t wait to see them both participating in their new advanced roles. I wish the 2015 season started today!” For more information and the latest news from Albuquerque Sol FC, you can follow them on Facebook and Twitter and can also visit www.abqsolfc.com For further information email General Manager Larry Espinoza at abqsolfc@gmail.com.

2015 Season Schedule

May 2015:

Saturday, May 16 @ 9:00 PM ET – St. Pius X Midland/Odessa @ Albuquerque Sol

Thursday, May 21 @ 9:00 ET – St. Pius X BYU @ Albuquerque Sol

Thursday, May 28 @ 9:00 ET – Shea Stadium Albuquerque Sol @ Real Colorado

Friday, May 29 @ 9:00 ET – Shea Stadium Albuquerque Sol @ Real Colorado

June 2015:

Monday, June 1 @ 9:30 ET – St. Pius X Las Vegas @ Albuquerque Sol

Saturday, June 6 @ 9:00 ET – St. Pius X FC Tucson @ Albuquerque Sol

Thursday, June 11 @ 9:30 ET – BYU South Stadium Albuquerque Sol @ BYU

Saturday, June 13 @ 10:30 ET – Liberty High School Albuquerque Sol @ Las Vegas

Thursday, June 18 @ 9:00 ET – St Pius X Laredo @ Albuquerque Sol

Thursday, June 25 @ 9:15 ET – Texas A&M International University Soccer Complex Albuquerque Sol @ Laredo

July 2015:

Saturday, July 4 @ 10:30 ET – Kino Sports Complex Albuquerque Sol @ FC Tucson

Thursday, July 9 @ 9:30 ET – St. Pius X Real Colorado @ Albuquerque Sol

Saturday, July 11 @ 9:30 ET – St. Pius X Real Colorado @ Albuquerque Sol

Monday, July 13 @ 8:30 ET – Grande Communications Stadium Albuquerque Sol @ Midland/Odessa

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