FC Berlin (Canada/United States)

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FC Berlin
FC Berlin logo 2023.jpg
Short nameFCB
Founded2017;7 years ago (2017)
StadiumCoyer Field, Buffalo State College
Capacity2,000
OwnersSantiago Almada
Gabriel Almada
Head CoachesSantaigo Almada(UPSL)
Santiago Almada(UWS)
League UPSL (men)
United Women's Soccer (women)
2024UPSL Spring: 6th, Western NY Division (men)
UWS: 15th, East Division (women)
Website http://www.berlinfa.com/

FC Berlin is a Canadian and American soccer club based in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada and Buffalo, New York, U.S. The senior men's team competes in United Premier Soccer League and the senior women's team competes in United Women's Soccer.

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History

Berlin Football Academy logo Berlin FA logo.jpg
Berlin Football Academy logo

The Berlin Football Academy was founded in 2017 in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada as a youth development soccer academy aimed at preparing players for university and professional soccer opportunities. [1] [2] In the first years, the objective was to provide athletes aged 15–19 with a direct pathway to scholarship opportunities in Canada and the United States. [1] The club's name FC Berlin (Football Club Berlin) pays tribute to the old name of the club's hometown, Kitchener, Ontario (and by extension to its large German community), which was previously known as Berlin, and changed its name after the First World War, following a 1916 referendum. [3]

FC Berlin lines up against Detroit Union in their first-ever UPSL match on September 4, 2021. Detroit Union.jpg
FC Berlin lines up against Detroit Union in their first-ever UPSL match on September 4, 2021.

After joining the Ontario Soccer Association in 2018, the club successfully achieved its first U21 Regional Championship in the Ontario Soccer League, going 12–1–1 with a first-year program.[ citation needed ] From there, the club significantly invested in its professional development by launching FC Berlin in July 2020, to provide professional development opportunities for Canadian and American players, announcing the team would enter in the American-based United Premier Soccer League in 2021 and would operate out of Buffalo, New York. [4] [5] While the team operates out of the United States to play in the UPSL, they were able to play their first UPSL game in Canada on September 29, 2022, when they took on Chantilly Forever FC, another Canadian club that would operate out of the United States in the league. [6]

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FC Berlin logo (2020–2023)

In January 2021, they announced their intention to join the Women's Premier Soccer League, where they would operate out of Buffalo like the men's team while fielding a roster of all-Canadian players. [7] [8] However, they ultimately joined United Women's Soccer for the 2022 season. [9]

In 2023, FC Berlin's Canadian-based U17 Girls team won the MilkUP Ontario Cup, beating London Alliance by 4–2 in penalty kicks after a 2–2 tie and qualified to the National Championship. [10] [11]

Current squad

Men

As of 26 Jun 2024 [12]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
0 GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Luke Ewen
00 GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Sanjit Kang
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Daniel Fiegel II
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jason Hernandez
3 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Gabriel Cavalcante
4 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Sean Burke
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Calvin Kron
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Luca Buscaglia
7 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Ben Calkins
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ben Schmidt
9 FW Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Alfonso Madrigal
10 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Charlie Stewart
12 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Obie Casson
No.Pos.NationPlayer
13 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Sonny Simpson
14 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Malik Watson
15 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chris Cox
16 MF Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Marcos Ortega
19 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Justin Majedski
22 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tyler Butler
23 DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Matheus Spina
24 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Alex Babol
25 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Brett Springer
26 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Dennis Montero Guerrero
28 DF Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Alexander Khademi
99 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Kyrell Kavanagh

Transfers

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
0 GK Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Oliver Alahviukola(returned to his country)
3 DF Flag of the Bahamas.svg  BAH Jean Tilo(returned to his country)
7 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Lucas Fenton(to Scrosoppi FC - League1 Ontario)
8 MF Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Nemanja Simic(released)
15 FW Flag of Kenya.svg  KEN Ramazani Juma(to Kilimanjaro Bandits FC)
17 MF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Sajan Magar(to Kilimanjaro Bandits FC)
19 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Tiago Palhetas(released)
20 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Santiago Almada(to Woodbridge Strikers - League 1 Ontario)
23 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Ethan De Souza-Swan(released)
51 DF Flag of Kenya.svg  KEN Saleman Salim(to FCY New York)
77 MF Flag of Kenya.svg  KEN Abdullahi Hussein(to Kilimanjaro Bandits FC)

Women

As of 30 May 2024 [12]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
0 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nevaeh Franjoine
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Hanna Johnson
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Grace Parker
3 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Olivia Geno
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Baylin Tighe
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Molly Tobin
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Victoria Colotti
7 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Lauren Cuisia
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Eden Palkovic
9 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Faye Panagopoulos
10 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tatyjana Scalisi
11 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sienna Wolf
12 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emalee Szablewski
13 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Grace Zabawa
14 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Baillie Colling
15 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Marissa Birzon
16 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Katelyn Dena
17 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lindsay Lenhard
18 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brooke Amato
19 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ava Thompson
20 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Hannah Callaghan
21 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Grace Stranahan
No.Pos.NationPlayer
22 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lexi Aquilino
23 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Julia Benham
24 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kristin Pickard
25 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sarah Brunskill
26 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Florencia Almada
27 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mary Molloy
28 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ava Plezia
29 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sophia Bernardoni
30 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emma Bough
31 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kellie Brewer
32 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Scarlett D'Amico
33 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Isabella Deachman
34 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emily McLouth
35 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brigid Molloy
36 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Camryn Schiavitti
37 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Julia Stranges
38 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Rosalie Tacaksy
39 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Ramone Trentin
40 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Claudia Scampoli
41 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Madita Zeitz
42 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Anna Bean
43 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Gabrielle Ciambella

Staff

As of 08 Jul 2024 [12]

PositionName
Technical Director Flag of Argentina.svg Santiago Almada
General Manager Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriel Almada
UPSL Head Coach Flag of Argentina.svg Santiago Almada
UWS Head Coach Flag of the United States.svg Vacant
UPSL Assistant Coach Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Ward
Visual Media Director Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Almada

Seasons

Men

SeasonLeagueDivisionTeamsRecordRankPlayoffsRef
2021 Fall United Premier Soccer League Midwest East Division84–2–45thdid not qualify [13]
2022 SpringWestern NY Division106–1–33rdConference Semi-finals [14]
2022 FallMidwest East Division94–2–25thdid not qualify [15]
2023 SpringWestern NY Division126–1–46thConference Quarter-finals [16]
2023 FallMidwest East Division61–4–56thdid not qualify [17]
2024 SpringWestern NY Division103–2–56thConference Semi-finals [18]

Women

SeasonLeagueDivisionTeamsRecordRankPlayoffsRef
2022 United Women's Soccer Penn-NY Division50–3–74thdid not qualify [19]
2022 Spring United Premier Soccer League Western NY Division42–0–43rddid not qualify [20]
2023 United Women's Soccer East Division170–0–617thdid not qualify [21]
2024 United Women's Soccer East Division181–0–715thdid not qualify [22]

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  14. ↑ "UPSL Standings". United Premier Soccer League .
  15. ↑ "UPSL Standings". United Premier Soccer League .
  16. ↑ "UPSL Standings". United Premier Soccer League .
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