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Full name | Brooklyn Italians | ||
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Nickname(s) | Italians | ||
Founded | 1949 | ||
Stadium | John Dewey High School Brooklyn, New York City | ||
Capacity | ~1,000 | ||
President | John Saia | ||
Head Coach | Dominic Casciato | ||
League | National Premier Soccer League | ||
Brooklyn Italians is an American soccer team based in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States. Founded in 1949, the team last played in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Northeast Atlantic Division during its 2019 season.
The team plays its home games at the stadium on the campus of John Dewey High School. The team's colors are white and blue.
The Brooklyn Italians are generally regarded as one of the most successful semi-pro teams in the United States, with a linear history that now stretches back over 60 years. Founded in 1949 by John DeVivo, an Italian immigrant to the New York area, the team was originally part of the Metropolitan Soccer League in the early 1950s, before joining the American Soccer League prior to the 1956–57 season. The Italians finished seventh in their first season in the ASL behind champions New York Hakoah. [1]
The Italians changed their name to the Inter-Brooklyn Italians when they merged with a local rival club in 1961, became Inter SC in 1962, and before the 1963 season the team changed its name again and became Boca Juniors, named after the famous club in Argentina, but played just one season with this name before resigning from the ASL in 1964.
For the next 20 years or so the team continued to play in amateur leagues under various names – at one time or another were they known as Palermo Football Club and the Brooklyn Dodgers (after the former Brooklyn baseball team) – before reverting to their original name in 1991. [2] They were also regular participants in the U.S. Open Cup, winning the title twice during the pre-MLS all-amateur era, in 1979 (when they were still called the Dodgers) and 1991, and reaching the final in 1981 and 1990.
As a result of their success in the 1990 tournament, the Italians played in the qualifying rounds of the 1991 CONCACAF Champions' Cup. In April 1991, they beat Bermudian side Dandy Town Hornets 4–3 on aggregate; they withdrew before the second round of the tournament. In November 1991 they lost 6–1 on aggregate to Club Universidad de Guadalajara in the first round of the 1991 CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup.
The Italians joined the National Premier Soccer League in 2010, with head coach Joe Barone calling it "a new adventure". [3]
In addition to the new NPSL side, the Italians continue to field a number of teams in the New York-based Cosmopolitan Soccer League. The Italians also regularly compete in various amateur tournaments world-wide, including the Memorial Claudio Sassi in Italy, the Dallas Cup, the President's Day Tournament in Phoenix, and college showcases across the country. International travel is encouraged, and teams have trained with many of the elite teams from Italy.
In 2020, the team was not listed among the clubs taking part in the 2020 NPSL season.
On May 5, 2021, the New York Red Bulls announced the Italians as an official Academy Affiliate.
Year | Division | League | Regular Season | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup |
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1956–57 | 1 | ASL | 7th | ||
1957–58 | 10th | ||||
1958–59 | 4th | ||||
1959–60 | 4th | Did not qualify | |||
1960–61 | 8th | Did not qualify | |||
1961–62 | 2nd | ||||
1962–63 | 2nd | ||||
1963–64 | 4th | ||||
1979 | Exhibition club | Champions | |||
1981 | Runner-up | ||||
1990 | N/A | NESSL | 2nd, North Division | Champion | Runner-up |
1991 | 1st, North Division | Runner-up | Champions | ||
2010 | 4 | NPSL | 2nd, Atlantic | Did not qualify | First Round |
2011 | 1st, Atlantic | Divisional Final | First Round | ||
2012 | 2nd, Atlantic | Divisional Semi-Final | Second Round | ||
2013 | 1st, Atlantic | Divisional Semi-Final | First Round | ||
2014 | 2nd, North Atlantic | Regional Semi-Final | Third Round | ||
2015 | 4th, North Atlantic | Did not qualify | First Round | ||
2016 | 6th, Atlantic | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | ||
2017 | 2nd, Atlantic Blue | Conference Semi-Final | Did not qualify | ||
2018 | 2nd, North Atlantic | Conference Final | First Round | ||
2019 | 2nd, North Atlantic | Conference Final | Did not qualify |
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