the United Soccer Leagues. The academy has also established partnerships with 17 youth soccer clubs across Central Pennsylvania. The re-branding of the club to Penn FC has also begun the club's partnership with Rush Soccer, an established youth academy system based in Littleton, Colorado representing over 32,000 youth soccer players from 85 clubs around the world. The goal of the partnership was to provide the academy with a professional team to be at the pinnacle of the Rush Soccer development program, drawing from large player pools and international affiliations. Rush soccer became a pioneer by reverse-engineering the pathway from youth soccer to the professional level. Supporters groups As the City Islanders, two supporters groups had formed: the City Island Hecklers (founded by "Them Hecklerz"), and the Sons of the Susquehanna (founded by Tyler Knupp, Kris Ortega, Ian Goldinger, and Raymond Stellhorn former Cedar Cliff High School Students). The two groups would position themselves behind opposing goals on matchdays. During the City Islanders affiliation with the Philadelphia Union, members of the Sons of Ben (supporters of the Philadelphia Union) also provided support. Capital City Crew Ahead of the 2017 season, the newly formed Capital City Crew became the recognized supporters group of the team. Broadcasting and media coverage Most Penn FC home matches were broadcast live on Invica, with tape delay feeds on ABC 27 Weather Channel, Comcast channel 245 and Verizon Fios channel 462. Additionally, many road games were broadcast through USLLive. Michael Bullock covers the team for the Patriot-News, while Derek Meluzio provides commentary and videos from his Upper 90 blog. The column "Confessions of a Soccer Nobody" appears regularly in the Sports' Burger, offering additional coverage and insight. As of the 2014 season, USL began regularly broadcasting all league matches on the USL YouTube channel. Home match broadcasting is provided live by Inivca where play-by-play announcing covered by Brian Keyser with color commentary by Charlie Gerow. Sponsorship Staff Referenced from HCI coaching staff and front office. 1Bill Becher appointed general manager in February 2016. 2Tim Schulz, Rush Soccer President & CEO, appointed general manager in January 2018. Notable former players Head coaches Figures correct . Includes all competitive matches Honors United Soccer Leagues Champions Winners: 2007 Finalists: 2011, 2014 Individual Achievements The following detail individual achievements earn by Penn FC players over the club's history. United Soccer Leagues Coach of the Year 2005: Bill Becher USL Rookie of