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New York City FC II
Nickname(s)Young Pigeons
The Baby Blues
Short nameNYCFC II
FoundedDecember 6, 2021; 2 years ago (2021-12-06)
Stadium Belson Stadium
Queens, New York City
Capacity2,168
Owners New York City FC
( City Football Group)
Head coach Matt Pilkington
League MLS Next Pro
20238th, Eastern Conference
Playoffs: Did not qualify
Website Club website
Current season

New York City FC II is an American professional soccer team based in New York City. It is the reserve team and minor league affiliate of New York City FC, and plays in MLS Next Pro, the third tier of the United States soccer league system.

History

When NYCFC entered MLS in 2015, the league had no reserve competition. For their first few seasons NYCFC affiliated first with Wilmington Hammerheads FC [1] and then with San Antonio FC [2] but these partnerships were little used and the club continued with no minor league affiliate for several seasons afterwards.

MLS Next Pro

On December 6, 2021 Major League Soccer announced the formation of a new league, MLS Next Pro, which would be a combination of a development league and a competitive tournament sitting on the third tier of the United States soccer league system. [3] Amongst the teams listed as having signed up to participate in the first season was NYCFC. [3] The name of the team – New York City FC II (mentioned as "NYCFC II") – was revealed when the club announced the signing of three players to stock the nascent team's roster. [4] On February 24, 2022, it was announced that NYCFC II would play its home matches at Belson Stadium on the campus of St. John's University.

Players and staff

Roster

As of July 30, 2023 [5]
No. Pos. Player Nation
2 DF Rio Hope-Gund ( [A])   United States
20 MF Jacob Arroyave   United States
29 MF Máximo Carrizo ( [A])   United States
30 GK Tomás Romero ( [A])   United States
31 MF Samuel Owusu   United States
32 MF Jonny Shore ( [A])   United States
36 FW El Mahdi Youssoufi   Morocco
37 MF Stevo Bednarsky   United States
38 MF Drew Baiera ( [A])   United States
41 FW Julián Gómez   United States
42 MF Piero Elias   United States
45 MF Brian Flores   Puerto Rico
50 GK Kofi Hope-Gund   United States
61 DF Klevis Haxhari   Albania
63 DF Matthew Leong   United States
64 DF Alexander Hauschild ( [B])   United States
67 DF Adam Basse ( [B])   United States
68 MF Christopher Tiao   United States
74 FW Ronald Arévalo   El Salvador
77 FW Jonathan Jimenez   Mexico
88 FW Malachi Jones ( [A])   Sierra Leone
91 MF David Duque ( [B])   United States
99 FW Taylor Calheira   United States
MF Peter Molinari   United States
  1. ^
    New York City FC MLS roster player
  2. ^
    New York City FC academy player

Technical Staff

Position Name
Head coach Matt Pilkington
Assistant coach Danny Cepero
Analyst Marina Schachowskoj

Records

Year-by-year

Season MLS Next Pro Playoffs Top Scorer
P W D L GF GA Pts Conference Overall Player Goals
2022 24 9 6 9 49 35 37 5th, Eastern 10th Did not qualify United States John Denis 14
2023 28 12 4 12 60 55 41 8th, Eastern 16th Did not qualify United States MD Myers 19

Head coaches record

As of September 24, 2023
Name Nationality From To P W D L GF GA Win%
Matt Pilkington [6]   England February 9, 2022 present 52 21 10 21 109 90 040.38

References

  1. ^ "NYCFC Announce Affiliation with Wilmington Hammerheads". nycfc.com. January 16, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "NYCFC Announce Affiliation with San Antonio FC". nycfc.com. February 9, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Straus, Brian (December 6, 2021). "MLS Next Pro Adds Another Element to U.S. Soccer's Ever-Evolving Lower Club Tier". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  4. ^ "New York City Football Club Sign Three Players to Homegrown Contracts". nycfc.com. January 19, 2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  5. ^ NYCFC II -Roster
  6. ^ "New York City Football Club Name Matt Pilkington and Danny Cepero Head Coach and Assistant Coach for NYCFC II". nycfc.com. February 9, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2022.

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