The Charlotte Eagles is an American professional soccer team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1991, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The team plays its home games at the Sportsplex at Matthews. The team's colors are orange, white and blue. History Founded in 1991 as the Charlotte Eagles Soccer Club, the team turned professional when it entered the USISL in 1993. The Eagles enjoyed a brief spell in the A-League before financial troubles caused them to return to the lower level. The Eagles are a division of Missionary Athletes International (MAI), an organization which undertakes sports ministry to share the message of Christianity through the environment of soccer. They are a sister organisation of the USL League Two side Southern California Seahorses, and also field a women's team – the Charlotte Lady Eagles – in the Women's Premier Soccer League. Back to the PDL In 2016 The Charlotte Eagles were profiled by Britain's The Guardian newspaper. The piece highlighted the team's policy of discrimination against openly gay and bisexual players. Stadiums Media The Eagles receive written coverage from Charlotte's major daily newspaper The Charlotte Observer. Highlights are often shown on local news broadcasts. All games are shown live on the Charlotte Eagles official YouTube page. Harrison Raby is the play-by-play voice for home broadcasts. Players and staff Staff David Urban – president Cliff Wright – executive director Michael Kovach – head coach Drew Yates – assistant coach Notable former players Head coaches Brian Davidson (1993–1996) Mark Steffens (1997–2014) Dave Dixon (2014–2017) Luke Helmuth (2017–2018) Garrett Bireline (2018-2020) Michael Kovach (2020–present) Achievements USISL Pro League South Atlantic Division Champions: 1996 USL D-3 Pro League Champions: 2000 Atlantic Division Champions: 1999 USL Pro Soccer League Southern Division Champions: 2004 USL Second Division Champions: 2005 Regular Season Champions: 2008 USL PRO Championship Finalist: 2013 Premier Development League Champions: 2017 Eastern Conference Champions: 2017 South Atlantic Division Champions: (2) 2015, 2016 Hank Steinbrecher Cup Runner-up: 2018 Southern Derby Champions: (4) 2001, 2012, 2013, 2014 Record Year-by-year References External links Association football clubs established in 1991 Soccer clubs in North Carolina Former USL Championship teams Former USL Second Division teams A-League (1995–2004) teams USISL teams 1991 establishments in North Carolina USL League Two teams Christian sports organizations