FC Buffalo (women)

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FC Buffalo
FC Buffalo logo.png
Full nameFC Buffalo
Founded2021;3 years ago (2021)
Stadium All-High Stadium
Buffalo, New York
OwnersNick Mendola
Scott Frauenhofer
Head CoachNikki Bartholomew [1]
League United Women's Soccer
Website Club website

FC Buffalo is an American women's soccer club based in Buffalo, New York, United States. Founded in 2021, the team plays in United Women's Soccer (UWS), a pro-am league at the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the East Conference. FC Buffalo is the sister club of NPSL club FC Buffalo.

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The team plays its home games at Dobson Field on the campus of D'Youville University in the Front Park neighborhood of Buffalo. [2] The team's colors are blue, gold and white.

History

In 2021, club owner Nicholas Mendola announced the launch of a women's soccer team, which started play in May. On March 5, the club announced Nikki Bartholomew as the first manager of FC Buffalo. In their first UWS season, FC Buffalo finished in first place in the Eastern Conference, with a record of 7–2–1. [3] FC Buffalo hosted the East Conference playoffs, winning their first match against Lancaster Inferno FC 3–2. In the Eastern Conference Final FC Buffalo lost 2–0 against CT Fusion. [4]

On May 9, 2022, the team announced that they would play their home games for the 2022 season at Dobson Field on the campus of D'Youville University while All-High Stadium is renovated. [5] The club again only lost once in the regular season, then winning a pair of playoff games to reach the National Championship weekend. After the renovations at All High were completed, Buffalo Public Schools initially declined to have the team play its matches there for the 2023 season, which forced an emergency field location at Williamsville South High School. Then in April of 2024, the club were welcomed back to All-High ahead of the upcoming season.

Players and staff

Current squad

As of 27 July 2022 [6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
0 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jessica Jones
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emily Kelly
3 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Emily Lazenby
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Erin Weir
5 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Gurjeena Jandu
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Julia Schurr
8 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Carissima Cutrona
9 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Waniya Hudson
10 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Hope Balling
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Katherine Camper
16 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Danielle Vis
18 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Maya Palmer
20 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Bizzy Moore
21 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Victoria Colotti
22 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tess Ford
No.Pos.NationPlayer
- MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Hannah Callaghan
- FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cashlin Copley
- MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nicole Grichen
- DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alexis Horwedel
- MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Maddie Keister
- DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emma Klein
- MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Abby Pearson
- MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Payton Robertson
- FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tatyjana Scalisi
- DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Rory Schaeffer
- MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ella Rudney
- FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Djeynaba Thiam
- MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sarah Woods
- MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Morgan Kulniszewski

Management and staff

As of 16 June 2021
Executive Staff
PositionStaff
Owner Flag of the United States.svg Nick Mendola
Director of Women's Soccer Flag of the United States.svg Liz Mantel
Director of Operations Flag of Libya.svg Rasha Elghorour
Technical Staff
PositionStaff
Head coach Flag of the United States.svg Nikki Bartholomew
Assistant coach Flag of the United States.svg Gabrielle Wilson

All-time record

YearLeagueW-L-DGFGAGDRegular SeasonPlayoffs
2021 United Women's Soccer7-2-12314+91st, East DivisionLost East Conference Finals
2022 United Women's Soccer7-1-2237+161st, Penn-NY DivisionLost National Semi-Finals
2023 United Women's Soccer8-0-0435+381st, East DivisionLost Second Round
2024 United Women's Soccer0-0-0000TBD, East DivisionTBC
Total3 Seasons22-3-38926+630 Championships

Playoff results

SeasonGameVisitingHome
2021 East Conference Semi-Finals Lancaster Inferno 2FC Buffalo 3
East Conference FinalsCT Fusion 2FC Buffalo 0
2022 East Conference Semi-FinalsFC Buffalo 2New England Mutiny 1
East Conference FinalsFC Buffalo 3Coppermine United 2
National Semi-FinalsCalgary Foothills 4FC Buffalo 1
2023 First Round(E1)FC Buffalo 1(E8) Albany Rush 0
Second Round(E1)FC Buffalo 2(E4)Lancaster Inferno 4

Honors

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