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American amateur soccer team
Soccer club
Christos FC
Full name Christos Football Club Founded 1997; 27 years ago (1997 ) Ground Moose Athletic Club
Glen Burnie ,
Maryland General Manager Jody Haislip Coach Eric Bathras League
USL League Two Maryland Major Soccer League and NESL
USASA
2023 3rd, Chesapeake Division Playoffs: DNQ Website
Club website
Christos FC is an American soccer team based in
Baltimore ,
Maryland , that competes in the Maryland Major Soccer League, an affiliated league of
United States Adult Soccer Association .
History
Founded in 1997, the team is composed of ex-professionals and local college players in the Greater Baltimore area. The team colors are green, gold and black. The team takes its name from Christos Discount Liquors.
The club received national recognition for advancing past fourth-division sides
Fredericksburg FC
[1] and
Chicago FC United and the second-division side
Richmond Kickers in the
2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup .
[2]
[3] The team reached the fourth round, before they lost to
Major League Soccer 's
D.C. United . Christos opened the scoring, which received national attention.
[4]
[5]
The team qualified again in
2018 , losing in the first round to Reading United AC in a penalty kick shootout, and in
2020 .
[6]
[7]
In November 2018, the team launched a partnership with
FC Baltimore of the
National Premier Soccer League .
[8] The two teams began to share resources while the newly named "FC Baltimore Christos" continued to compete in the NPSL.
In April 2021, it was announced that the team would join
USL League Two for the 2022 season.
[9]
The club is also two-time
Werner Fricker National Open Cup champions (2016, 2018) and won the
USASA National Amateur Cup in 2016.
[10]
[11]
[12]
Year-by-year
Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under
FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Club honors
USASA National Amateur Cup (1): Champions 2016
USASA Werner Fricker National Open Cup (2): Champions 2016, 2018
Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup 4th Round 2017
Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup 1st Round 2018
USASA Over-30 Gerhard Mengel National Cup (3): Champions 2012, 2013, 2014
USASA U-23 National Champions (1): Champions 2002
Maryland Major Soccer League (7): Champions 1997, 2001, 2003, 2007*, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
United States Adult Soccer Association
References
^ Fontela, Jonah.
"Christos FC - Baltimore's Sunday-League Superstars" .
United States Soccer Federation . ussoccer.com. Retrieved May 18, 2017 .
^ Bromley, Ben (May 17, 2017).
"Christos FC upset Richmond Kickers in the US Open Cup" . Black and Red United .
SB Nation . Retrieved May 18, 2017 .
^ Culler, Adam (May 17, 2017).
"Kickers offensive woes continue in 1-0 loss to Christos FC" .
Richmond Times-Dispatch .
Berkshire Hathaway . Retrieved May 18, 2017 .
^
"The fascinating story behind Christos FC" .
ESPN . espnfc.com. June 14, 2017. Retrieved June 15, 2017 .
^ ESPN Staff (June 14, 2017).
"D.C. United end Cinderella run of Christos FC in U.S. Open Cup" .
ESPN . espnfc.com. Retrieved June 15, 2017 .
^ Ralph, Matthew (2018-05-10).
"Reading United advance to second round of U.S. Open Cup on penalties" . Brotherly Game . Retrieved 2019-12-17 .
^
"2020 US Open Cup Qualifying Win & You're In: Christos FC qualifies for third time in last four years" . Retrieved 2019-12-17 .
^
"FC BALTIMORE LAUNCHES PARTNERSHIP WITH CHRISTOS FC" . FC Baltimore . FC Baltimore. Archived from
the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019 .
^
"Christos FC Set to Join USL League Two for the 2022 Season" . uslleaguetwo.com . USL League Two. Retrieved April 22, 2021 .
^
"Werner Fricker Cup - National Open Championship Final" .
United States Adult Soccer Association . usasaregion1.com. July 30, 2016. Archived from
the original on July 13, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2017 .
^ says, Jody Haislip (2016-08-08).
"Christos FC comes full circle with U.S. Amateur and WF Open Cup Championships" . US Amateur Cup Media . Retrieved 2019-12-17 .
^ FC, Christos (2018-08-18).
"CHRISTOS FC ARE USASA OPEN CUP NATIONAL CHAMPIONS !!!pic.twitter.com/WuUmXqkyBq" . @ChristosFC . Retrieved 2019-12-17 .
External links
Eastern Conference
Northeast Mid Atlantic Metropolitan Chesapeake South Atlantic
Central Conference
Great Lakes Valley Heartland Deep North
Southern Conference
South Central Southeast South Florida Mid South Lone Star
Western Conference
Mountain Northwest Nor Cal Southwest
Seasons
as USISL Premier League as PDSL as PDL as USL League Two
Miscellaneous