Baltimore City F.C.

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Baltimore City F.C.
Full nameBaltimore City F.C.
Nickname(s)BCFC
Founded2023
GroundMiddle Branch Fitness Center
Baltimore, Maryland
Head CoachJoseph Nixon
LeagueMaryland Major Soccer League
Eastern Premier Soccer League

Baltimore City Football Club is an American amateur soccer team based in Baltimore, Maryland. [1] The club plays in the amateur Maryland Major Soccer League and the Mid-Atlantic Division of the Eastern Premier Soccer League. [2]

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History

Founded by a collective of local soccer players and up and local businesses, the club has aimed and been successful in keep its operations and outreach network within the city itself, with plans for a grassroots approach for sustainable success of the sport in the city.

The club, in its first season, won the Spring season of the Maryland Major Soccer League in penalties vs Columbia F.C. This was followed up with a further undefeated run of 12 games ending towards the end of the summer 2023 season despite having won the title already. [3]

In the fall of 2023, Baltimore City F.C. again reached the season final again versus Columbia F.C but this time, Columbia won the title on penalties. [4] Nonetheless, the following week Baltimore City F.C. received an invitation to join the expanding Mid-Atlantic Division of the Eastern Premier Soccer League. [5]

Club

Roster

As of March 14, 2023

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 Amilcar Palacios
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Marlin Estrada
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Taiwo Akano
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jermaine Dakosta
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Javon Dawkins
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Daniel Greiner
7 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ola Egbeniyi
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Johnathan Griffith
10 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Omar Gudiel
11 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jade Oliver
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Joel Serugo
13 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Gaetano Vinaz Meza
14 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Matthew Burns
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nate Hall
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chad Johnson
17 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Garrett Winchilla
18 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jonah Conway
19 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Robert Green
20 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Isaac Payne
21 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kam Swan
FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Steve Proembski
FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Joey Brauer
FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Matt Brauer
DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Rodrigo Valenzuela
MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Paul Catalfamo
MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jayson Cyrus

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References

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  2. "Baltimore City FC".
  3. "Baltimore's New Amateur Soccer Club Makes its Home at Latrobe Park in Locust Point". 9 May 2023.
  4. "Under the Lights: Baltimore City FC (Maryland Major Soccer League)". 24 July 2023.
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