Armada FC Public Relations | March 2, 2016

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Armada FC will host two matches this week against United Soccer League competition at its training facility, Patton Park.

The Armada is 2-1-1 so far in the preseason, highlighted with wins over Major League Soccer sides Philadelphia Union and Orlando City SC. Jacksonville has also displayed many positive moments in a scoreless draw with the University of North Florida and a loss to 2015 MLS Supporters' Shield winners, the New York Red Bulls.

Jacksonville will first take on the Tulsa Roughnecks at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday in the first meeting between the side. The Roughnecks just missed the USL playoffs in 2015 with a seventh-place finish in the Western Conference and have won both of their preseason games so far. Tulsa recorded a 5-1 win over NCAA Division I team Florida Gulf Coast University on Monday and drew 3-3 with NPSL side Miami Fusion FC on Tuesday. Before the afternoon match on Thursday, NASL expansion club Miami FC will take on the Charleston Battery at 10:30 a.m.

Charleston, which finished third in the USL Eastern Conference in 2015, will then face Jacksonville at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. The Battery finished its 2015 season with a 2-0 loss to Louisville City FC in the Eastern Conference semifinals in October. Armada forward Matt Fondy scored both goals for Louisville City.

Below is a breakdown of each team and each match.

WHEN & WHERE

vs. Tulsa Roughnecks

Thursday, March 3 at 12:30 p.m. ET | Patton Park

Free and Open to the Public | Weather

vs. Charleston Battery

Saturday, March 5 at 12:30 p.m. ET | Patton Park

Free and Open to the Public | Weather



THE TEAMS

Jacksonville Armada FC (8W-7D-15L, 31 pts., 11th NASL Combined in 2015; 2-1-1 preseason in 2016)

Tulsa Roughnecks (11W-6D-11L, 39 pts., 7th USL Western Conference in 2015, 2-0-0 preseason in 2016)

Charleston Battery (12W-10D-6L, 46 pts., 3rd USL Eastern Conference in 2015)

SERIES HISTORY

First meeting between Jacksonville and Tulsa

Charleston leads Jacksonville, 2-0

CLUB QUICK LINKS

Armada FC: News | Roster | Schedule

Roughnecks: News | Roster | Schedule

Battery: News | Roster | Schedule

FOLLOW LIVE

- Live Twitter updates on @ArmadaFCgameday – #JAXvTUL and #JAXvCHS

LOOKING AHEAD

Following its two matches against USL sides, the Armada will travel to South Florida for a three-day training retreat, which will culminate in a friendly with NASL expansion club Miami FC at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, March 9 at St. Thomas University in Miami Gardens, Fla.