Christos FC

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Christos FC
Christos FC logo (2020).png
Full nameChristos Football Club
Founded1997;28 years ago (1997)
GroundPlevyak Field
Mount Saint Joseph High School
General ManagerJody Haislip
CoachEric Bathras
League USL League Two
Eastern Premier Soccer League
USASA
2024 5th, Chesapeake Division
Playoffs: DNQ
Websitechristosfc.org

Christos FC is an American soccer team based in Baltimore, Maryland, that competes in USL-2 & the American Premier Soccer League, an affiliated league of United States Adult Soccer Association. They formerly competed in the Maryland Major Soccer League & NPSL.

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History

Founded in 1997, the team is composed of ex-professionals and local college players in the Greater Baltimore area. The team colors are green, gold and black. The team takes its name from Christos Discount Liquors.

The club received national recognition for advancing past fourth-division sides Fredericksburg FC [1] and Chicago FC United and the second-division side Richmond Kickers in the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. [2] [3] The team reached the fourth round, before they lost to Major League Soccer's D.C. United. Christos opened the scoring, which received national attention. [4] [5]

The team qualified again in 2018, losing in the first round to Reading United AC in a penalty kick shootout, and in 2020. [6] [7]

In November 2018, the team launched a partnership with FC Baltimore of the National Premier Soccer League. [8] The two teams began to share resources while the newly named "FC Baltimore Christos" continued to compete in the NPSL.

In April 2021, it was announced that the team would join USL League Two for the 2022 season. [9]

The club is also two-time Werner Fricker National Open Cup champions (2016, 2018) and won the USASA National Amateur Cup in 2016. [10] [11] [12]

Year-by-year

YearDivisionLeagueRegular SeasonPlayoffsOpen Cup
2022 4 USL League Two 2nd, ChesapeakeConference QuarterfinalsDid not enter
2023 4 USL League Two 3rd, ChesapeakeDid not qualify Second qualifying round
2024 4 USL League Two 5th, ChesapeakeDid not qualifyDid not qualify

Roster

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 the United States.svg  USA Ethan Fesner
24 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kenny Prince
5 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cyrus Burgess
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Steve Webb
7 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cosimo Manuzzi
8 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Clive Pennock
11 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tom Danvers
15 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Elijah Butler
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jesse O'Brian
19 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Noriaki Maeno
22 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Festus Jefferson
No.Pos.NationPlayer
25 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Curtis Hoover
80 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kyle Clayton
92 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Stan Cohen
23 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jimmy Doe Jr.
— MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Gonzalo Cardenas
— MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jayden Griffiths
— FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Danny Leigh
— FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lee Hilton
— DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kieran Stevens
— MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Luke Whitemore
— MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Adam Márquez

Club honors

References

  1. ↑ Fontela, Jonah. "Christos FC - Baltimore's Sunday-League Superstars". United States Soccer Federation . ussoccer.com. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  2. ↑ Bromley, Ben (May 17, 2017). "Christos FC upset Richmond Kickers in the US Open Cup". Black and Red United. SB Nation . Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  3. ↑ Culler, Adam (May 17, 2017). "Kickers offensive woes continue in 1-0 loss to Christos FC". Richmond Times-Dispatch . Berkshire Hathaway . Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  4. ↑ "The fascinating story behind Christos FC". ESPN . espnfc.com. June 14, 2017. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  5. ↑ ESPN Staff (June 14, 2017). "D.C. United end Cinderella run of Christos FC in U.S. Open Cup". ESPN . espnfc.com. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  6. ↑ Ralph, Matthew (2018-05-10). "Reading United advance to second round of U.S. Open Cup on penalties". Brotherly Game. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  7. ↑ "2020 US Open Cup Qualifying Win & You're In: Christos FC qualifies for third time in last four years" . Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  8. ↑ "FC BALTIMORE LAUNCHES PARTNERSHIP WITH CHRISTOS FC". FC Baltimore. FC Baltimore. Archived from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  9. ↑ "Christos FC Set to Join USL League Two for the 2022 Season". uslleaguetwo.com. USL League Two. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Werner Fricker Cup - National Open Championship Final". United States Adult Soccer Association . usasaregion1.com. July 30, 2016. Archived from the original on July 13, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  11. ↑ says, Jody Haislip (2016-08-08). "Christos FC comes full circle with U.S. Amateur and WF Open Cup Championships". US Amateur Cup Media. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  12. ↑ FC, Christos (2018-08-18). "CHRISTOS FC ARE USASA OPEN CUP NATIONAL CHAMPIONS !!!pic.twitter.com/WuUmXqkyBq". @ChristosFC. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
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