FC Bascome Bermuda

Last updated

Bascome Bermuda
FC Bascome Bermuda badge.svg
Full nameFootball Club Bascome Bermuda
Founded2005;18 years ago (2005)
GroundNational Sports Centre
Bermuda
Owner Andrew Bascome
Henrik Schroder
General managerRichard Calderon
Head coach Andrew Bascome
League USL League Two
2021 Did not play (COVID-19)
Website Club website

Football Club Bascome Bermuda is a Bermudian football club based in Bermuda, that is set to play in the American USL League Two. The club was established 2005 and was scheduled to begin their first USL League Two season in 2020, before it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] The club did not take part in the 2021 and 2022 seasons due to ongoing travel restrictions between Bermuda and the USA.

Contents

History

On 22 January 2020, it was announced by USL League Two, the American semi-professional soccer league, that Bascome Bermuda would be joining the competition for the 2020 season. [2] The club was entered into USL League Two with the idea of providing a platform for young Bermudian footballers to eventually make it professionally. [2] The club was entered into the league's Mid Atlantic Division for 2020. [2] In joining the league, Bascome Bermuda became the first club to participate in the United Soccer League's from Bermuda since Bermuda Hogges played in the league in 2012. [2] However, their debut has been delayed, as the 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [3] and then the club opted out of the 2021 season, due to continued travel restrictions from the pandemic. [4] The club did not take part to the 2022 season neither.

Ownership

The club is jointly owned by former Bermudian international Andrew Bascome and Henrick Schroder. [2]

Coaching staff

PositionName
Head coach Flag of Bermuda.svg Andrew Bascome

Statistics and records

Season-by-season

As of 22 July 2021
Season USL League Two FinalsCup CONCACAF Top Scorer
PWDLGFGAPtsPositionPlayerGoals
2020 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Did not play due to COVID-19 pandemic

Head Coaches record

As of 22 January 2020
NameNationalityFromToPWDLGFGAWin%
Andrew Bascome Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 22 January 2020Present000000!

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bermuda Hogges F.C.</span> Association football club in Bermuda

Bermuda Hogges were a Bermudian football team based in Hamilton, Bermuda. Founded in 2006, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Mid Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. On 28 May 2013, the club announced it pulled out of the USL's Premier Development League due to financial difficulties.

Association football is one of the biggest sports in Bermuda, along with the sport of cricket.

Keith Jennings is a retired Bermudian professional football player, who represented the Bermuda national football team on 6 occasions from 2006 to 2007.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Freddy Hall</span> Bermudian footballer (1985–2022)

Frederick Michael George Hall was a Bermudian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">FC Manitoba</span> Football club

FC Manitoba is a Canadian soccer team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada that plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the United States soccer league system. The club was founded in 2010 as WSA Winnipeg. In 2020, the club was acquired by a new ownership group and re-organized and branded as FC Manitoba.

Kwame Steede is a Bermudian football coach and former player. He was appointed head coach of the Devonshire Cougars in 2015.

The Caribbean Professional Football League was a short-lived association football competition spanning several Caribbean nations. The aim of the competition was to introduce professional standard football to the Caribbean region.

Zeiko Troy Jahmiko Lewis is a Bermudian footballer who plays for USL Championship club Sacramento Republic FC and the Bermuda national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Toronto FC II</span> Football club

Toronto FC II is a Canadian professional soccer team based in Toronto, Ontario, who play in MLS Next Pro, a third tier league of the United States soccer league system. It is the reserve team and minor league affiliate of Toronto FC as well as in partnership with Toronto FC Academy.

Andrew Bascome is a Bermudian professional football coach who is currently the owner and head coach of USL League Two side FC Bascome Bermuda.

Wendell Tre' Ming, commonly known as Tre Ming, is a Bermudian professional footballer who currently plays for Bermudian Premier Division side PHC Zebras.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Mexico United</span> American soccer team in USL Championship

New Mexico United is an American professional soccer team based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Founded in 2018, the team currently plays in the USL Championship, the second division of American soccer.

The 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was planned to be the 107th edition of the U.S. Open Cup, a knockout cup competition in American soccer. Atlanta United FC were the defending champions after defeating Minnesota United FC in the 2019 final. The competition was suspended on March 13, 2020, before the first round fixtures, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and later canceled on August 17. Despite the tournament's cancelation, the spot for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League was awarded to the defending champions, Atlanta United FC.

The 2020 North Carolina FC season is the 14th season for North Carolina FC and its second in the USL Championship, the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States.

The 2020 USL League Two season was to have been the 26th season of the USL League Two, the top pre-professional soccer league in the United States, since its establishment in 1995. Flint City Bucks were the defending champions after defeating Reading United in the National Championship the previous season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fort Wayne FC</span> Association football team

Fort Wayne Football Club is a pre-professional soccer club in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. The club currently competes in the Valley Division of the USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. Fort Wayne FC played home games in its first two seasons at Shields Field Stadium at Bishop Dwenger High School. On January 10, 2023, the club announced it would play home games in the 2023 and 2024 seasons at Bishop John M. D’Arcy Stadium on the campus of the University of Saint Francis.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on association football</span> Global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on association football

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused disruption to association football across the world, mirroring its impact across all sports. Across the world and to varying degrees, leagues and competitions have been cancelled or postponed.

The 2021 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was planned to be the 107th edition of the U.S. Open Cup, a knockout cup competition in American soccer. After the 2020 competition was suspended and ultimately canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States Soccer Federation announced that qualification for the 2021 Open Cup would be canceled and all 100 teams that had qualified for that competition would be invited back. On February 8, 2021, the U.S. Soccer Federation backtracked and stated that only 24 teams would be allowed to participate in a new abbreviated tournament, with the exact qualification details still being determined.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bermuda First Division</span> Football league

The Bermuda First Division is the second level of professional football in Bermuda.

References

  1. "United Soccer League Provides Update on 2020 Seasons". United Soccer League. April 30, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Thompson, Colin (22 January 2020). "FC Bascome welcomed to USL D2". Royal Gazette. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  3. Hojnacki, Jenny (April 30, 2020). "USL cancels 2020 League Two season, extends pro league suspensions". sbisoccer.com. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  4. "FC Bascome Bermuda Withdraws From 2021 USL League Two Season". USL League Two . December 29, 2020.