New Jersey Copa FC

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New Jersey Copa FC
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Full nameNew Jersey Copa Futbol Club
Founded2004;19 years ago (2004)
Stadium St. Joseph High School
Metuchen, New Jersey
Capacity1,000
OwnerRoberto Aguas [1]
General ManagerJef Thiffault
CoachTBD
League USL League Two
2023 4th, Metropolitan Division
Playoffs: DNQ
Website Club website

New Jersey Copa FC are an American pro-am soccer club fielded by the soccer/football academy FC Copa Academy from Metuchen, New Jersey. It was founded in 2004 and fields men's, women's, and youth teams in a number of different amateur and semi-professional leagues, in addition to yearly academy teams which compete in various state, regional, and national competitions sanctioned by United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA).

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One team competes in USL League Two, one of two fourth-tier soccer league in the United States, within the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference. [2] It formerly competed in the National Premier Soccer League between 2016 and 2019. The organization also field's a women's team in the Eastern Conference of United Women's Soccer (UWS).

USL League Two team

New Jersey Copa FC finished 2nd in the NPSL's Keystone Conference in 2016 and reached the regional semifinals with a 1–0 win over defending National Champions New York Cosmos B. [3] [4] [5] The team fell to eventual National semifinalist Clarkstown SC Eagles, 0–2, in the next round. [6]

The team qualified via an at-large bid for the U.S. Open Cup tournament in 2017 based on its 2016 league results. In the first round, the team fell to local qualifier FC Motown, 2–0, at home. [7]

Year by year

YearLeagueRegular SeasonPlayoffs U.S. Open Cup
2016 NPSL 2nd, KeystoneRegional semifinalsDid not enter
20171st, KeystoneConference Final First round
20185th, KeystoneDid not qualifyDid not qualify
20199th, KeystoneDid not qualifyDid not qualify
2020 USL League Two Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
20216th, MetropolitanDid not qualifyDid not qualify
20224th, MetropolitanDid not qualifyDid not qualify
20234th, MetropolitanDid not qualifyDid not qualify

United Women's Soccer team

New Jersey Copa FC
Full nameNew Jersey Copa Football Club
Founded2015
Stadium St. Joseph High School
Metuchen, New Jersey
Capacity1,000
General ManagerJef Thiffault
CoachTBD
League United Women's Soccer
Website Club website

New Jersey Copa FC Women's Team reached the inaugural 2016 UWS National Championship, hosted in California, in their first year competing in the league, where they eventually fell to Santa Clarita Blue Heat 1–2 in double-overtime.

The UWS is the second-tier of professional women's soccer in the United States, below the NWSL.

Year by year

YearLeagueRegular SeasonPlayoffs
2016 UWS 1st, East ConferenceChampionship Final
2017 1st, East ConferenceConference Playoff
2018 8th, East ConferenceDid not qualify
2019 7th, East ConferenceDid not qualify
2020Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic [8]
2021 6th, East ConferenceDid not qualify
2022 3rd, Mid-Atlantic DivisionDid not qualify
2023 12th, East ConferenceDid not qualify

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  2. ↑ Academy, FC Copa (16 December 2020). "FC Copa Joins USL 2 and USL Academy". FC Copa Academy. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "National Premier Soccer League". npsl.bonzidev.com. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  4. ↑ "National Premier Soccer League". npsl.bonzidev.com. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  5. ↑ NPSL (2016-07-21). "NEW JERSEY COPA FC STUNS DEFENDING NATIONAL CHAMPION COSMOS B IN REGION SEMIFINALS". National Premier Soccer League. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  6. ↑ Hargett, Joshua (2016-07-24). "CLARKSTOWN SC EAGLES MARCH INTO NATIONAL SEMIFINALS WITH 2-0 WIN OVER NEW JERSEY COPA FC". National Premier Soccer League. Archived from the original on 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  7. ↑ Fido, Austin (11 May 2017). "Motown rolls on, Nor'easters gather strength in USOC 2017". Once A Metro. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  8. ↑ "UWS Provides Update on 2020 Season". United Women's Soccer. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.


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