Atlantic City FC

Atlantic City FC

Full name	Atlantic City Football Club
Nickname(s)	Aces
Founded	2017;8 years ago (2017)
Stadium	Stockton University
Capacity	1,500
Owners	Andrew Weilgus & Nicholas Bilotta
League	NPSL
Website	http://www.atlanticcityfc.com
Home colors Away colors

Atlantic City Football Club (ACFC) is an American soccer team based in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 2017, the team plays in the TLFC . The Club is headquartered inside Tilton Fitness Atlantic City at the Tropicana Hotel and Casino ^[1] The team uses Stockton University's Soccer Stadium in Galloway for home matches. ^[2] The team's colors are purple, black and white. ^[3]

History

ACFC was officially announced as an expansion side in the NPSL on December 21, 2017.” ^[1] Shortly after, former Swansea City player Kristian O'Leary was appointed Head Coach. ^[4] The team played its first season at Stockton University. In 2023, the team announced a return to Stockton University as the full-time home of the team, starting with 5 games in 2023.

Records

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Regular season	Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup	Avg. attendance
2018	4	NPSL	6th, Keystone Conference	did not qualify	—	313
2019	4	NPSL	1st, Keystone Conference	Conference Semifinal	qualified	408
2020	4	NPSL	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [5]
2021	4	NPSL	2nd, Keystone Conference	Conference Semifinal	did not qualify	—
2022	4	NPSL	9th, Keystone Conference	did not qualify	did not qualify	—
2023	4	NPSL	2nd, Keystone Conference	Conference Final	did not qualify	—
2024	4	NPSL	3rd, Keystone East Conference	did not qualify	did not qualify	—
2025	4	TLC	1st, South Division – Northeast Conference	Region Finals	did not qualify	—

Coaching Staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Alexis Mendoza
Technical director	Alex Balog
Assistant coach	Andrew Catalana
Assistant coach	Matt Stellitano
Team manager	Alex Shindler
Team doctor	Dr. Damon Greene

Club Officials

Position	Name
Owner & president	Andrew Weilgus [6] [7]
Owner & chief operating officer	Nicholas Bilotta [7]
Media director	Paul Kelly
General manager	Jim Bohs

References

1. NPSL Staff (December 21, 2017). "Atlantic City Football Club Joins the National Premier Soccer League". National Premier Soccer League. Archived from the original on January 26, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
2. Press, KRISTINE AUBLE For the. "New soccer team Atlantic City FC to begin play in 2018". Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
3. "Atlantic City FC gives NPSL a South Jersey foothold". Brotherly Game. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
4. "Welcome to Atlantic City FC". March 10, 2018.
5. Prince-Wright, Joe (March 26, 2020). "2020 NPSL season cancelled". ProSoccerTalk. NBC Sports. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
6. "Chris Ross announced as ACFC development director". ACFC Staff/NPSL.com. January 12, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
7. Writer, CRAIG THOMPSON Staff. "Welcome to Atlantic City FC". MLS Football. Retrieved March 10, 2018.