Newark Ironbound Express entered the PDL in 2007. The senior Express team began life in the PDL with a bang with a 4–1 opening day victory over fellow expansion team
New Jersey Rangers that featured a brace from former
New York Red Bull and current
Haitian international Jerrod Laventure. Ironbound were consistent all year long, enjoying several impressive victories over much more established sides, notably a 3–0 over
Ottawa Fury in early June (in which
Ted Niziolek scored a hat trick), a 4–0 win on the road against
Ocean City Barons (which featured a Laventure hat-trick), a dominant 3–1 win over 2007's unbeatable
Hampton Roads Piranhas, and a battling 4–2 triumph over
Virginia Legacy. By the time the final weekend rolled around, they were still in with a shot at a place in the Eastern Conference playoffs: they enjoyed overpowering 6–2 demolition of
Westchester Flames, in which
Chris Karcz netted three times, and were fortunate to make the playoffs ahead of
Ottawa Fury, who had an exactly equal record, but lost out on head-to-head results. Unfortunately, Ironbound's trip to the playoff was a short one as they fell 4–2 first time out to eventual Conference champions
Reading Rage, but for a young side in their debut season there was much to applaud.
Chris Karcz and
Jerrod Laventure were monsters in front of goal, scoring 10 and 9 goals respectively. In October 2009 the team Owner Mr. Joe Branco Hired Mr. Gali Maimon as new general manager of the organization. The team formally rebranded as Jersey Express on January 6, 2011. == Notable former players ==