Kingston Stockade FC

Kingston Stockade FC

Kingston Stockade FC crest
Full name	Kingston Stockade Football Club
Founded	2015;9 years ago (2015)
Stadium	Tenney Stadium Poughkeepsie, New York
Capacity	5,000
Chairman	Dennis Crowley
Head coach	Jamal Lis-Simmons
League	National Premier Soccer League
Website	Club website
Home colors Away colors

Kingston Stockade Football Club is an American soccer team based in Kingston, New York. The team was founded in November 2015, ^{[1] [2]} and began its first season in May 2016. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]} The team's usual home is Dietz Stadium in Kingston, ^{[1] [6]} however the team will be playing the 2023 season at Tenney Stadium in Poughkeepsie due to ongoing renovations at Dietz. ^[7]

The team plays in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national semi-professional league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. ^[8] The team competes in the North Atlantic conference of the NPSL's Northeast region.

History

In February 2016, George Vizvary was named head coach, Rory Becker was named assistant coach, and Chuck Wilder was named goalkeeper coach for the club's inaugural season. Dan Hoffay and Nick Hoffay were named the club's lead scouts. ^{[9] [10]}

In January 2017, management announced that David Lindholm, a coach for Bard College's soccer team, would replace Vizvary as the new head of the coaching staff. ^[11] In February of the same year, Lindholm announced his coaching staff. Rory Becker and Charles Wilder will continue as assistant coach and goalkeeper coach respectively. Newcomer Ben Walsh will serve as a second assistant coach to Lindholm. ^[12]

The team is named after the stockade fortification that protected the original Dutch settlement of Kingston back in the 1600s. ^[13] Dietz Stadium is a short walk from the historic Kingston Stockade District. The stockade fortification is also referenced in the team's crest. The name of the team's first supporters group, Dutch Guard, ^[14] is also a reference to this historical period.

In its second season, the team qualified for its first playoff match finishing at the top of the table. It played in the conference final against Hartford City FC on July 15. After regular time, the score was 1–1, and the game went into overtime. Michael Creswick scored the winning goal in the 94th minute, giving Stockade its first ever conference championship. ^[15] On May 9, 2018, it played its first U.S. Open Cup game against the Long Island Rough Riders losing 6–3. ^[16] On September 18, the club announced that head coach Lindholm stepped down from his position, citing "work in the athletic department at Bard College required his full dedication" ^[17] with former captain, Jamal Lis-Simmons, named head coach on September 24, 2018. ^[18]

Record

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Stadium	Head Coach	Record	Regular Season	Playoffs	Open Cup
2016	4	NPSL	Dietz Stadium	George Vizvary	5-8-3	7th, Atlantic Conference	did not qualify	Ineligible
2017	4	NPSL	Dietz Stadium	David Lindholm	7-4-1	1st, Atlantic White Conference	Regional semifinal	qualified
2018	4	NPSL	Dietz Stadium	David Lindholm	3-5-2	7th, North Atlantic Conference	did not qualify	did not qualify
2019	4	NPSL	Dietz Stadium	J. Lis-Simmons	7-3-4	3rd, North Atlantic Conference	did not qualify	did not qualify
2020	4	NPSL	Dietz Stadium	J. Lis-Simmons	—	Cancelled due to Covid 19	—	—
2021	4	NPSL	Dietz Stadium	J. Lis-Simmons	5-1-4	3rd, North Atlantic Conference	Conference final
2022	4	NPSL	Dietz Stadium	J. Lis-Simmons	2-5-3	5th, North Atlantic Conference	did not qualify
2023	4	NPSL	Dietz Stadium	J. Lis-Simmons	7-1-2	1st, North Atlantic Conference	Conference Final

Personnel

Management

Position	Name
Chairman	Dennis Crowley [19]
Technical director	Dan Hoffay [20]
Director of scouting	Nick Hoffay [21]

Dan Hoffay was named Technical Director of Stockade FC on September 20, 2018, replacing departing general manager Randy Kim in that role. He had previously served as the team's player personnel director. Nick Hoffay was promoted to Director of Scouting on October 4, 2018, having previously served as the team's head scout. Dennis Crowley has served as chairman of Stockade FC since its founding in 2016.

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Jamal Lis-Simmons [22]

Jamal Lis-Simmons was hired as the 3rd head coach of Stockade FC on September 24, 2018. Lis-Simmons previously played for Stockade FC serving as captain since 2016. He replaced David Lindholm who stepped down from the club at the conclusion of the 2018 season. ^[23] Lindholm served as coach for the 2017 and 2018 seasons, winning the NPSL Atlantic-White Conference in 2017. His predecessor was George Vizvary who coached one season with the team. ^[24]

All-time top scorers

As of May 19, 2018 ^{[25] [26] [27]}

Rank	Player	Position	Seasons played	Goals
1	Michael Creswick	FW	2016–2018	15
	Mateusz Koziol	MF	2016–2018	13
2	Pedro Espindola	FW	2017–2018	11
4	Eric Fortier	FW	2016–2018	5
5	Corey Phillips	FW	2016	4
6	Marco Kloster	MF	2017–2018	3
7	Patrick Alvarez	MF	2016	2
	Matel Anasta	DF	2016–2018
	Anthony Barone	FW	2016
	Matthew Daum	FW	2016
	Victor Guirma	MF	2017–2018
	Bruce Jeter	FW	2017–2018
	Jamal Lis-Simmons	DF	2016–2018
	David Nkansah-Siriboe	FW	2017–2018
	Dylan Williams	MF	2016
	Scott Zobre	FW	2016–2018
16	Joe Bogart	FW	2016–2018	1
	Mike Corbi	FW	2017–2018
	Brandon Curtis	MF	2017
	Josh Maley	MF	2017–2018

Active players are marked in bold text.

References

1. "Soccer made in Kingston: Semi-pro Stockade FC starts play at Dietz next year". www.kingstonx.com. Kingston Times. December 1, 2015.
2. "Kingston Stockade FC to begin semi-professional soccer play in spring". Daily Freeman. November 27, 2015.
3. "Kingston getting expansion team in pro soccer league". Times Herald Record. November 27, 2015.
4. "Founder of Foursquare Launches Kingston's First Semipro Soccer Team". Hudson Valley Magazine. March 2016.
5. "Dennis Crowley: Foursquare Founder/Soccer Baron". Upstater. March 2016.
6. Vrusho, Spike. "Stockade Supermen: Kingston, NY welcomes its own semi-pro soccer team". Splice Today. www.splicetoday.com. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
7. "Stockade FC Set to Kickoff 2023 Season at Marist College in Poughkeepsie". StockadeFC.com. Kingston Stockade. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
8. "Kingston Stockade Football Club Joins the NPSL". www.nationalpremiersoccerleague.com. Archived from the original on November 30, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
9. "George Vizvary named head coach of new Stockade semi-pro team". Daily Freeman. February 24, 2016.
10. "Stockade FC taps local soccer giant Vizvary to coach team". Kingston Times. February 27, 2016.
11. "Kingston Stockade FC Hires David Lindholm as New Head Coach" . Retrieved May 25, 2017.
12. "Kingston Stockade FC Announces Technical Staff; Rory Becker and Chuck Wilder Returning for 2017, Ben Walsh Joins Staff as Assistant" . Retrieved May 25, 2017.
13. "Stockade FC "About" page". Stockade FC.
14. "Dutch Guard Facebook Page". Dutch Guard.
15. "Official Game Report Page".
16. "LIRR Report". May 10, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
17. "Stockade FC News Release". September 18, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
18. "Jamal Lis-Simmons Named Stockade FC Head Coach". September 24, 2018.
19. "About". Kingston Stockade FC. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
20. "Stockade FC appoints Dan Hoffay as Technical Director" . Retrieved November 20, 2018.
21. "Nick Hoffay named Director of Scouting for Stockade FC" . Retrieved November 20, 2018.
22. "Jamal Lis-Simmons named Stockade FC Head Coach" . Retrieved November 20, 2018.
23. "Lindholm steps down as Stockade FC Head Coach" . Retrieved November 20, 2018.
24. McMillan, Ken. "Vizvary out in Stockade shakeup" . Retrieved November 20, 2018.
25. "NPSL 2016 Standings".
26. "NPSL 2017 Standings".
27. "NPSL 2017 Standings".

External links

• Official website