CHATTANOOGA – Chattanooga Football Club has announced the club’s preseason plans ahead of the 2023 NISA Regular Season. Chattanooga will play at least six preseason friendlies before it kicks off the regular season in early April. Annual Passes are available now.

Head Coach Rod Underwood returns a lot of talent from the 2022 squad that finished tied for most points at the top of the regular season table. Led by NISA Golden Boot and Golden Ball winner, CFC signed Markus Naglestad for his third season. The Norwegian striker scored 20 goals and accounted for 28 total out of the team’s 56. Some dynamic new players, including 2022 NISA Golden Glove winner Jean Antoine, will also make their debut this month.

“I like where we are right now with this roster,” said Underwood. “Preseason will tell us a lot more though. We have some quality opponents on the schedule to test us. It will also be great to play in front of the home crowd a couple times early.”

Players officially reported to camp on Monday, January 16. The team will play its first of six preseason friendlies against MLS team Atlanta United on Saturday, January 28 (3:00 p.m.) at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga. The match will be open to the media and the public. Tickets to this match are included for Annual Pass holders as part of the 2023 Annual Pass. Fan who do not have the Annual Pass yet or want to purchase tickets for just the Atlanta United match can do so at CFCTIX.com. 

The boys in blue will travel west on February 11 for a rematch with its second round 2022 U.S. Open Cup opponent, Memphis 901 FC. Chattanooga FC will play another USL Championship side on February 25 when it travels to Birmingham Legion FC. These games will be closed to the public. There will not be a live stream. 

Chattanooga FC will host One Knoxville SC from USL League One on Saturday, March 4 (3:00 p.m.) at Finley Stadium. This will be the first meeting between the two and Knoxville’s first season as a professional club, after playing in USL League Two in 2022. This will be the first meeting between Men’s teams from Knoxville and Chattanooga since the two cities faced each other in the 2018 NPSL season. Tickets to this match are included for season ticket holders as part of the 2023 Annual Pass. Single game tickets will be available for purchase at CFCTIX.com. 

CFC will host two closed-door friendlies in Chattanooga: Evansville University on Saturday, February 18 and Beaman United FC on Saturday, March 11.

MLS NEXT Pro side Huntsville City FC will visit Finley Stadium on Saturday, March 18. The match will be open as an added in a limited engagement for Annual Pass holders. It will not be open to the general public and there will be stream. The only way to see it is to have 2023 season tickets.

Chattanooga Football Club is preparing for its 15th season and its third season with a Men’s professional team. All home games are played at Finley Stadium on Chattanooga’s southside. Annual Passes and Flex Ticket bundles are available at CFCTIX.com. 

About Chattanooga Football Club
Chattanooga Football Club was founded in 2009. The CFC Men's team competes in the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA), which is in the third division of professional soccer. The CFC Women's team is a summer amateur team that competes in the Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL). Chattanooga Football Club became the first soccer club to offer true ownership to the fans in 2019 with 3,200+ investors from Chattanooga, all 50 states, and 31 countries. CFC plays all home games in Finley Stadium in Chattanooga.