Dave Dixon has been hired as the next head coach of the Greenville Triumph.
“I’m really looking forward to working alongside Sporting Director Zach Prince to build a championship caliber team for the community and our great fan base, and to make more history as we move into GE Vernova Park,” Dixon said in a Dec. 17 news release.
Dixon served as assistant coach of Charlotte Independence in 2019 and ’20, and again for the 2024 and ’25 seasons. Charlotte plays in USL League One along with the Triumph. He also served as director of soccer for FC Carolina from 2021-24. He has 29 years of coaching experience at the professional, collegiate and developmental levels. He was a goalkeeper during his playing career at Houghton College and professionally with the Charlotte Eagles, which competes in USL League Two.
Dixon is the Triumph’s third head coach. John Harkes led the team from its founding in 2018 until ’23. Rick Wright coached the club the past two seasons before retiring. The Triumph won the USL League One championship in 202o and finished as runners-up in 2019 and ’21.
Greenville Pro Soccer, owner of the Greenville Triumph SC and the USL W League Greenville Liberty, is currently building a 4,300-seat stadium at BridgeWay Station in Mauldin. Construction is expected to be completed in 2026. It will have a total capacity of 6,300 and serve as home field for the Triumph and Liberty. The club announced GE Vernova as the stadium naming sponsor on Nov. 15.
The club has transitioned leadership on several levels over the past several months. Chris Lewis stepped down as team president Dec. 4 after leading the club since it launched in 2018. Prince was hired Dec. 8 as the club’s general manager and sporting director.
Founder and chairman Joe Erwin stepped down in late summer but retained an ownership stake and remained on the club’s board. Wallace Cheves, part of a group of new investors in the club in 2024, took over as chairman of Greenville Pro Soccer in September.
