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| Full name | Erie Commodores Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Erie Commodores, Commodores, ECFC | ||
| Founded | 2009 | ||
| Stadium | Saxon Stadium Erie, Pennsylvania | ||
| Owner | John Melody | ||
| Head Coach | Rich Wall | ||
| League | National Premier Soccer League United Women's Soccer | ||
| Website | http://eriecommodores.com/ | ||
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Erie Commodores FC is an American soccer team based in Erie, Pennsylvania, competing in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The team plays its home games at Saxon Stadium, located on the campus of Mercyhurst University. In 2021, the Commodores expanded by adding a pro-am women's team that competes in United Women's Soccer.[1]
The "Commodores" name is a tribute to Oliver Hazard Perry, a U.S. Navy commodore who operated out of Erie's Presque Isle Bay during the Battle of Lake Erie, a flashpoint in the War of 1812. Perry's ship, the USS Niagara, famously flew a flag with the phrase "Don't Give up the Ship" during the battle, both of which are symbolized in the Commodores' logo. The Erie Maritime Museum now preserves the Niagara at Presque Isle Bay.