Bay Area Ambassadors

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Bay Area Ambassadors
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Full nameBay Area Ambassadors Football Club
Nickname(s)Ambassadors
Founded2009
Ground Gladiator Stadium
Hayward, California
Capacity1,000
Owners Flag of Fiji.svg Arif Khan
Flag of Nigeria.svg Tony Igwe
Head Coaches Flag of Nepal.svg Ajit Rana
Flag of the United States.svg Roland Tillak
League National Premier Soccer League
2010 4th, West-Northern Conference
Playoffs: Divisional Semi Finals
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Bay Area Ambassadors was an American soccer team based in Hayward, California. Active from 2009 to 2012, the team played in National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Northwest Division.

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The team played its home games at Gladiator Stadium on the campus of Chabot College, and the team's colors were white, black and red.

History

In 2013 the team moved to Oakland, California, joined the NorCal Division of U.S. Club Soccer's National Premier Leagues, and changed their name to Oakland Ambassadors FC. [1]

Players

2011 roster

Source: [usurped]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Sergio Valle
2 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Stefan Clemens
4 MF Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Kamran Khan
6 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dannylo Ayllon
7 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Pedro Osorio
12 FW Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Aneesh Rana [2]
14 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jordan Keyes [3]
16 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mohammed Samy
14 DF Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  AFG Yusef Samy
18 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jordan Grider [4]
19 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Francis Lopez
20 FW Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR Sylvester Kaar [5]
22 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jasko Begovic
No.Pos.NationPlayer
24 DF Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Jadid Khan
00 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Harris Smiler
17 FW Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Igor Charsov
FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mark Araujo [6]
MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ernesto Benitez
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jorge Hernandez
FW Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Zlatan Kuckovic [7]
GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Derek Leslie
MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Imone Mohanta
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ricardo Ramirez
GK Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Zlatan Sahmanovic
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Avninder Sohal
MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Ryuji Otsubo

Year-by-year

YearDivisionLeagueRegular SeasonPlayoffsOpen Cup
20094NPSL3rd, WesternDivisional Semi FinalsDid not enter
20104NPSL4th, NorthwestDivisional Semi Finals1st Round
20114NPSL4th, West-NorthernDid not qualifyDid not qualify
20124NPSL1st, West-NorthernTBDDid not qualify

Head coaches

Stadia

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