New York City FC II

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New York City FC II
New York City FC II.png
Nickname(s)Young Pigeons
The Baby Blues
Short nameNYCFC II
FoundedDecember 6, 2021;2 years ago (2021-12-06)
Stadium Belson Stadium
Queens, New York City
Capacity2,168
Owners New York City FC
(City Football Group)
Head coach Matt Pilkington
League MLS Next Pro
2023 8th, Eastern Conference
Playoffs: Did not qualify
Website Club website
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

New York City FC II is an American professional soccer team based in New York City. It is the reserve team and minor league affiliate of New York City FC, and plays in MLS Next Pro, the third tier of the United States soccer league system.

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History

When NYCFC entered MLS in 2015, the league had no reserve side. For their first few seasons NYCFC affiliated with Wilmington Hammerheads FC [1] and then with San Antonio FC [2] but these partnerships were little used and the club continued with no minor league affiliate for several seasons afterwards.

MLS Next Pro

On December 6, 2021 Major League Soccer announced the formation of a new league, MLS Next Pro, which would be a combination of a development league and a competitive tournament sitting on the third tier of the United States soccer league system. [3] Amongst the teams listed as having signed up to participate in the first season was NYCFC. [3] The name of the team – New York City FC II (abbreviated as "NYCFC II") – was revealed when the club announced the signing of three players to stock the nascent team's roster. [4] On February 24, 2022, it was announced that NYCFC II would play its home matches at Belson Stadium on the campus of St. John's University.

Players and staff

Roster

As of July 30, 2023 [5]
No.Pos.PlayerNation
2 DF Rio Hope-Gund ( [A] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
18 DF Christian McFarlane ( [A] )Flag of England.svg  England
20 MF Jacob Arroyave Flag of the United States.svg  United States
29 MF Máximo Carrizo ( [A] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
30 GK Tomás Romero ( [A] )Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
31 MF Samuel Owusu Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
32 MF Jonny Shore ( [A] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
36 FW El Mahdi Youssoufi Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
37 MF Stevo Bednarsky Flag of the United States.svg  United States
38 MF Drew Baiera ( [A] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
41 FW Julián Gómez Flag of the United States.svg  United States
42 MF Piero Elias Flag of the United States.svg  United States
44 GK Alex Rando ( [A] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
45 MF Brian Flores Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
47 DF Klevis Haxhari Flag of Albania.svg  Albania
50 GK Kofi Hope-Gund Flag of the United States.svg  United States
61 DF Alexander Hauschild ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
63 DF Matthew Leong Flag of the United States.svg  United States
67 DF Adam Basse ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
68 MF Christopher Tiao Flag of the United States.svg  United States
70 MF Jake Rozhansky Flag of the United States.svg  United States
74 FW Ronald Arévalo Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
75 GK Will Meyer Flag of the United States.svg  United States
77 FW Jonathan Jimenez Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
88 FW Malachi Jones ( [A] )Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
91 MF David Duque ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
99 FW Taylor Calheira Flag of the United States.svg  United States
— MF Peter Molinari Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1. ^
    New York City FC MLS roster player
  2. ^
    New York City FC academy player

Technical Staff

PositionName
Head coach Matt Pilkington
Assistant coach Danny Cepero
Analyst Marina Schachowskoj

Records

Year-by-year

Season MLS Next Pro PlayoffsTop Scorer
PWDLGFGAPtsConferenceOverallPlayerGoals
2022 249694935375th, Eastern10thDid not qualify Flag of the United States.svg John Denis 14
2023 28124126055418th, Eastern16thDid not qualify Flag of the United States.svg MD Myers 19

Head coaches record

As of September 24, 2023
NameNationalityFromToPWDLGFGAWin%
Matt Pilkington [6] Flag of England.svg  England February 9, 2022present5221102110990040.38

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References

  1. ↑ "NYCFC Announce Affiliation with Wilmington Hammerheads". nycfc.com. January 16, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  2. ↑ "NYCFC Announce Affiliation with San Antonio FC". nycfc.com. February 9, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  3. 1 2 Straus, Brian (December 6, 2021). "MLS Next Pro Adds Another Element to U.S. Soccer's Ever-Evolving Lower Club Tier". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  4. ↑ "New York City Football Club Sign Three Players to Homegrown Contracts". nycfc.com. January 19, 2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  5. ↑ NYCFC II -Roster
  6. ↑ "New York City Football Club Name Matt Pilkington and Danny Cepero Head Coach and Assistant Coach for NYCFC II". nycfc.com. February 9, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
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