FC Buffalo (women)

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FC Buffalo
FC Buffalo logo.png
Full nameFC Buffalo
Founded2021;3 years ago (2021)
Stadium All-High Stadium
Buffalo, New York
OwnersNick Mendola
Head CoachNikki Bartholomew [1]
League United Women's Soccer
Website Club website

FC Buffalo is an American women's soccer club based in Buffalo, New York, United States. Founded in 2021, the team plays in United Women's Soccer (UWS), a pro-am league at the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the East Conference. FC Buffalo is the sister team of USL League Two club FC Buffalo.

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The team plays its home games at All-High Stadium in Buffalo. The team's colors are blue, gold and white.

History

In 2021, club owner Nicholas Mendola announced the launch of a women's soccer team, which started play in May. On March 5, the club announced Nikki Bartholomew as the first manager of FC Buffalo. In their first UWS season, FC Buffalo finished in first place in the Eastern Conference, with a record of 7–2–1. [2] FC Buffalo hosted the East Conference playoffs, winning their first match against Lancaster Inferno FC 3–2. In the Eastern Conference Final FC Buffalo lost 2–0 against CT Fusion. [3]

On May 9, 2022, the team announced that they would play their home games for the 2022 season at Dobson Field on the campus of D'Youville University while All-High Stadium is renovated. [4] The club again only lost once in the regular season, then winning a pair of playoff games to reach the National Championship weekend. FC Buffalo would fall against Calgary Foothills WFC in the semi-finals, ending their playoff run. [5] After the renovations at All High were completed, Buffalo Public Schools initially declined to have the team play its matches there for the 2023 season, which forced an emergency field location at Williamsville South High School. [6] [7] Then in April of 2024, the club were welcomed back to All-High ahead of the upcoming season. [8] The women won the 2024 Iron Division and the right to host the National Championship weekend. [9]

Players and staff

Current squad

As of 14 July 2024 [10]

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 Brigid Mulholland
1 GK Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Agnes Stenlund
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Laura Bogner
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Charlie Pawli
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Erin Weir
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Delta Barber
7 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Skylar Cornell
8 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Carissima Cutrona
9 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Claire DeAngelis
11 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sarah Woods
12 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Gwen Jarosz
14 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Grace Kulniszewski
15 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Izzy Schmidt
16 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Danielle Vis
18 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Leah Wengender
19 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Morgan Kulniszewski
20 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kam Vanderbosch
No.Pos.NationPlayer
21 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Gianna Tuzzolino
22 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tess Ford
23 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Charlotte Takacsy
24 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Kasia Bak
26 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Eileen Solomon
28 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Rory Schaeffer
33 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dani Martinez
- MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Payton Robertson
- GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sydney Mulka
- MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Meredith Donohue
- DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emma Klein
- MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Demi Maroudas
- MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mirann Gacioch
- MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Linda Ullmark
- FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Amanda Cripps
- GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Shea Vanderbosch
- FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kylie Miranto

Management and staff

As of July 7, 2024
Executive Staff
PositionStaff
Owner Flag of the United States.svg Nick Mendola
Director of Women's Soccer Flag of the United States.svg Liz Mantel
Technical Staff
PositionStaff
Head coach Flag of the United States.svg Nikki Bartholomew
Assistant coach Flag of the United States.svg Trevor Lawler
Assistant coach Flag of the United States.svg Angela Nicholas-Tolsma
Assistant coach Flag of the United States.svg Gabrielle Wilson

All-time record

YearLeagueW-L-DGFGAGDRegular SeasonPlayoffs
2021 United Women's Soccer7-2-12314+91st, East DivisionLost East Conference Finals
2022 United Women's Soccer7-1-2237+161st, Penn-NY DivisionLost National Semi-Finals
2023 United Women's Soccer8-0-0435+381st, East DivisionLost Second Round
2024 United Women's Soccer6-1-1237+161st, Iron DivisionLost National Semi-finals
Total4 Seasons28-4-411233+79

Playoff results

SeasonGameVisitingHome
2021 East Conference Semi-FinalsLancaster Inferno 2FC Buffalo 3
East Conference FinalsCT Fusion 2FC Buffalo 0
2022 East Conference Semi-FinalsFC Buffalo 2New England Mutiny 1
East Conference FinalsFC Buffalo 3Coppermine United 2
National Semi-FinalsCalgary Foothills 4FC Buffalo 1
2023 First Round(E1)FC Buffalo 1(E8) Albany Rush 0
Second Round(E1)FC Buffalo 2(E4)Lancaster Inferno 4

Honors

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References

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  2. ↑ "FC Buffalo Women win regular season conference title, will host regional playoffs". Buffalo News. 11 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Shorthanded FC Buffalo Women fall in conference final to end sparkling inaugural season". Buffalo News. 19 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "FC Buffalo + CBW + Dobson Field = Winning Combo". fcbuffalo.org. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  5. ↑ Lozanovski, Nick (2022-07-24). "FC Buffalo falls in UWS national semifinal". FC Buffalo. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
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