Boston City FC

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Boston City FC
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'Of the People, By The People, For the People'
Full nameBoston City FC
Nickname(s)The Lions
FoundedApril 1, 2015;9 years ago (2015-04-01)
StadiumBrother Gilbert Stadium
Capacity2,250
Owner / CEORenato Valentim
Head Coach Roberto Mazzighy
League USL League Two
2023 9th, Northeast Division
Playoffs: DNQ
Website Club website

Boston City FC is a men's soccer club based in Boston, Massachusetts that competes in the Northeast Division of USL League Two. [1] The club was founded in 2015; their inaugural season was 2016. The club's colors are red, navy, and white, and plays its home matches at Brother Gilbert Stadium. [2]

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History

Boston City FC was founded in 2015 by Renato Valentim and Jorge Ferreira da Silva (Palhinha). In their inaugural season (2016), the club placed second in NPSL's 9-team Northeast Atlantic Conference. [3]

With its inaugural season results, City qualified for the 2017 U.S. Open Cup via an At-Large berth. [4] The team won its first tournament game on May 10, defeating PDL side Western Mass Pioneers via penalty kicks. [5] [6] The Lions lost 2-1 at home to GPS Omens of the BSSL in the second round. [7]

In early 2018, the organization announced a second team that would compete within the Bay State Soccer League, a fully amateur state run league affiliated within Region I of the United States Adult Soccer Association. [8] The team, initially called Boston City FC Under 20s and later simply Boston City FC II, competed within Division 3 North in both 2018 and 2019. The second team also entered 2019 U.S. Open Cup qualification in late 2018, reaching the second round before falling to Safira FC. [9] [10]

Having not played in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Boston City FC returned in 2021 under new head coach and former defender Gabriel De Souza, finishing fifth in the NPSL North Atlantic Conference with a 3-6-1 record. [11]

Boston City FC moved to USL League Two on January 24, 2022. [12]


Roster

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
— GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Michael Russo-Penta
— GK Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Vitor Scariot
— DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Guilherme de Souza
— DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Gabriel Paganini Almeida
— DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Marcelo Lobo Cunha
— DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Leonardo Carvalho
— DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Jadson
— MF Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Leandro Ramírezr
— MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Homero Morais
No.Pos.NationPlayer
— MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jonathan Argueta
— MF Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Michael Rincón
— MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Luca Tarablet
— MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Leandro Bonfim Monteiro
— MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kevin Herrera
— MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Ronaldo Vieira
— MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Gabriel de Souza
— FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Jhonata Batista
— FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Manuel Louro

Front office

Year-by-year

YearLeagueRegular SeasonPlayoffsU.S. Open CupNotes
2016 NPSL 2nd, Atlantic ConferenceRegional first roundIneligibleLost in Northeast Regional first round to Legacy 76
2017 2nd, Atlantic White ConferenceConference Semifinal Second round Lost in Conference Semifinal to Hartford City FC
2018 9th, North Atlantic Conferencedid not qualifydid not qualify
2019 7th, North Atlantic Conferencedid not qualifydid not qualify
2020 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [13]
2021 5th, North Atlantic Conferencedid not qualifydid not qualify
2022 USL League Two 4th, Northeast Divisiondid not qualifydid not qualify
2023 9th, Northeast Divisiondid not qualifydid not qualify

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