South Carolina’s first Charlotte FC supporters group · now riding for two clubs
Southbound & Crown is the member-run supporters group founded in Rock Hill, S.C. Tailgating, traveling, and singing for two clubs across the Carolinas and beyond.
Mile 1Before every home match · Royal Family Tailgate Lot
“The best tailgate in the South.”
— SEC Quarterly
Pull in early. South Carolina tents go up, the grills get going, and the Kenny Powers flags start flying. Ping pong, Biñho, cornhole, card games and video games until it’s time to march.
Good food, good beer, good company, and family-friendly on purpose. Bring the whole crew. The kids eat free, and somebody will hand them a Lego set before you’ve found parking.
Royal Family Tailgate Lot
Field plan · not to scale
Mile 2Who we ride for
We’re one organization with one membership home, not two fan pages stitched together. Charlotte FC is the founding identity. Greenville Triumph is the newest chapter. The badge on the shirt changes; the people in the lot don’t.
North on I-77 · Bank of America Stadium
Where it started. When MLS named Charlotte its 30th club, we built South Carolina’s first Charlotte FC supporters group, on purpose, from outside the city limits. We’ve been driving north ever since.
Charlotte membershipSouthwest to the Upstate · Greenville, S.C.
The road runs southwest now, too. Full Triumph memberships, season parking, and a matchday home base in the Upstate. Same scarves, same songs, different shade of gold.
Triumph membershipMile 32026 memberships are open
Every membership starts with the kit (scarf, sticker, clear drawstring bag) and ends with a vote. This club is member-run: elections, referendums, and a board any member can stand for.
$60.00 / 2026 season
This membership will cover all members of your immediate family. You will receive:
Additional perks of being a member:
$30.00 / 2026 season
One year of Southbound & Crown membership for one person.
Every lane carries SBC voting rights. Vote in official elections and referendums, nominate yourself, run for the board. This is a democratically-run club, not a brand with customers.
Mile 4Beyond matchday
A supporters group that only exists on Saturdays isn’t much of one. Between matches, this club keeps rolling:
Away trip sign-ups
Every road trip gets a roster. Sign up, see the headcount, and know exactly who's on the annual capacity-capped bus to Atlanta before it fills up.
Rec soccer
SBC fields its own sides for the Queen City Cup and adult league play. Come support Charlotte on Saturday, play like them on Sunday.
Game nights
Member-led weekly and monthly sessions: Catan, D&D, Phasmophobia, Warzone, plus ping pong brackets and, yes, mesmerizing karaoke.
Community & charity
Fundraising drives and volunteer campaigns across the Carolinas. The crest means something off the pitch, too.
“Come on in, pull up a chair, and be a part of our continuing story.”
Mile 5Matchday
Home matches start at the Royal Family Tailgate Lot. Away matches start with a convoy, or the bus.
No public events are scheduled yet.
Open the calendarMile 6How we got here
Southbound & Crown started with a handful of Tottenham Hotspur supporters in Rock Hill, South Carolina. When MLS named Charlotte its 30th club, Michael Gallemore and Matt Burris pointed that fandom up I-77 and built South Carolina’s first Charlotte FC supporters group, deliberately, from outside the city limits.
The membership now stretches across the Carolinas and beyond. Somewhere along the way we picked up a second club, a rec soccer team, an annual bus to Atlanta, and a Lego habit. The story’s still going. Pull up a chair.
Mile 7Souvenirs
Scarves, flags, and Season 3 gear. Members take 15% off everything.
The shop is being stocked — check back soon.
Mile 8The archive
One for every season. Click to turn one over.
Join for the 2026 season, from $15. The scarf’s already got your name on it, and there’s a seat at the table in the lot.
Become a member 2026Visit the lot first
No hard sell. Come by the tailgate and meet everybody. That usually does it.
