2021 New York City FC season

New York City FC
2021 season
Head coach	Ronny Deila
Stadium	Yankee Stadium; (The Bronx, New York); Red Bull Arena (Temporary); (Harrison, New Jersey)
MLS	Conference: 4th; Overall: 8th
MLS Cup Playoffs	Champions
U.S. Open Cup	Canceled
Leagues Cup	Quarter-finals
Biggest win	NYC 6–0 DC (10/23)
Biggest defeat	NSH 3–1 NYC (9/3)
Home colors	Away colors
	← 2020 2022 →

The 2021 New York City FC season was the club's seventh season of competition and its seventh in the top tier of American soccer, Major League Soccer. New York City FC usually played its home games at Yankee Stadium in the New York City borough of The Bronx. Like the 2020 MLS season, the club also played several of their home games at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey due to scheduling conflicts with Yankee Stadium and its backup stadium, Citi Field.^[1]^[2] New York City FC won the clubs' first MLS Cup title by defeating the Portland Timbers 2–4 in penalty shoot-outs with a 1–1 score before going into extra time, in which neither of the teams scored.

In addition to the MLS season, the club also competed in the Leagues Cup for the first time, finishing up in the quarter-finals after losing to UNAM in a penalty shoot-out.

Player movement[]

In[]

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred From	Fee/Notes	Date	Source
12	DF	Malte Amundsen	Vejle BK	Signed on permanent transfer	February 12, 2021	^[3]
21	MF	Andres Jasson	Yale Bulldogs	Homegrown Contract	November 19, 2020	^[4]
25	GK	Cody Mizell	New Mexico United	Transfer	March 4, 2021	^[5]
23	MF	Gedion Zelalem	New York City FC	Re-sign	March 8, 2021	^[6]
2	DF	Chris Gloster	Jong PSV	Transfer	March 22, 2021	^[7]
7	MF	Alfredo Morales	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Transfer	April 7, 2021	^[8]
8	FW	Thiago Andrade	Esporte Clube Bahia	Transfer	April 10, 2021	^[9]
32	DF	Vuk Latinovich	Chicago FC United	2021 MLS SuperDraft	May 1, 2021	^[10]
43	MF	Talles Magno	CR Vasco da Gama	Transfer	May 19, 2021	^[11]
42	MF	Santiago Rodríguez	Montevideo City Torque	Loan	June 10, 2021	^[12]

Out[]

Pos.	Player	Transferred To	Fee/Notes	Date	Source
DF	Joe Scally	Borussia Mönchengladbach	$2 million	September 9, 2020	^[13]
MF	Alexander Ring	Austin FC	$1.25 million in General Allocation Money	December 17, 2020	^[14]
DF	Rónald Matarrita	FC Cincinnati	$500,000 of General Allocation Money	December 29, 2020	^[15]
FW	Gary Mackay-Steven	Heart of Midlothian	Free transfer	January 8, 2021	^[16]
GK	Brad Stuver	Austin FC	Free transfer	December 28, 2020	^[17]
FW	Alexandru Mitriță	Al-Ahli	Loan	October 8, 2020	^[18]
GK	Mason Stajduhar	Orlando City	Loan return	November 20, 2019	^[19]

Current roster[]

Squad No.	Name	Position(s)	Since	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from	Games Played^[a]	Goals Scored
Goalkeepers
1	Sean Johnson	GK	2017	(1989-05-31) 31 May 1989 (age 32)	Chicago Fire	116	0
13	Luis Barraza	GK	2019	(1996-11-08) November 8, 1996 (age 25)	Chicago FC United	0	0
Defenders
3	Anton Tinnerholm	RB	2018	(1991-02-26) 26 February 1991 (age 30)	Malmö	84	9
4	Maxime Chanot	CB	2016	(1989-11-21) 21 November 1989 (age 32)	Kortrijk	94	3
6	Alexander Callens	CB	2017	(1992-05-04) 4 May 1992 (age 29)	Numancia	111	5
20	Guðmundur Þórarinsson	LB	2020	(1992-04-15) 15 April 1992 (age 29)	IFK Norrköping	19	0
24	Tayvon Gray	CB	2017	(2002-08-19) 19 August 2002 (age 19)	New York City Academy	0	0
5	Sebastien Ibeagha	CB	2021	(1992-01-21) January 21, 1992 (age 30)	San Antonio	56	0
	Malte Amundsen	CB	2018	(1998-02-11) 11 February 1998 (age 23)	Vejle	0	0
Midfielders
10	Maximiliano Moralez	AM	2017	(1987-02-27) 27 February 1987 (age 34)	León	103	21
14	Juan Pablo Torres	DM	2019	(1999-07-26) July 26, 1999 (age 22)	Lokeren	3	0
15	Tony Rocha	CM	2019	(1993-08-21) August 21, 1993 (age 28)	Orlando City	28	1
16	James Sands	DM	2017	(2000-07-06) July 6, 2000 (age 21)	New York Soccer Club	39	0
26	Nicolás Acevedo	DM	2020	(1999-04-14) 14 April 1999 (age 22)	Liverpool Montevideo	12	0
55	Keaton Parks	CM	2019	(1997-08-06) August 6, 1997 (age 24)	Benfica	23	3
80	Justin Haak	CM	2019	(2001-09-12) September 12, 2001 (age 20)	New York Soccer Club	3	0
Forwards
9	Héber	CF	2019	(1991-08-10) 10 August 1991 (age 30)	Rijeka	34	16
11	Valentín Castellanos	CF	2018	(1998-10-03) 3 October 1998 (age 23)	Montevideo City Torque	52	17
19	Jesús Medina	RW / AM	2018	(1997-04-30) 30 April 1997 (age 24)	Libertad	68	14
21	Andres Jasson	LW	2020	(2002-01-17) January 17, 2002 (age 20)	New York Soccer Club	0	0
17	Ismael Tajouri-Shradi	RW	2018	(1994-03-28) 28 March 1994 (age 27)	Austria Wien	61	19

^ Regular season only

Non-competitive[]

Preseason[]

March 13	Chicago Fire	2–1	New York City FC	Citrus Ridge, Florida
12:00 EST	Berić 14' Collier 54'	Report	Calvo 1' (o.g.)	Stadium: Attendance: 0

March 18	Orlando City	2–3	New York City FC	Kissimmee, Florida
11:00 EDT	Jansson 43' Pato 65'	Report	Castellanos 7' (pen.), 67' Medina 39' (pen.)	Stadium: Osceola County Stadium Attendance: 0

March 24	Columbus Crew	0–3	New York City FC	St. Petersburg, Florida
19:00 EDT		Report	Medina 3' Moralez 65' Tajouri-Shradi 86'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 0

March 27	New York City FC	Cancelled	Nashville SC	St. Petersburg, Florida
13:00 EDT		Report		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Note: The match was cancelled due to health and safety concerns.

April 4	D.C. United	1–2	New York City FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
15:00 EDT	Smith 29' (Flores) Moreno 44'	Report	Castellanos 25' (Þórarinsson), 44' Jasson 50'	Stadium: Power Training Complex

April 10	New York City FC	2–0	Hartford Athletic	Orangeburg, New York
12:00 EDT	Medina 40', 44'	Recap		Stadium: Etihad City Football Academy

Competitive[]

Major League Soccer[]

Standings[]

Eastern Conference[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
2	Philadelphia Union	34	14	8	12	48	35	+13	54	Qualification for the Playoffs first round and Leagues Cup
3	Nashville SC	34	12	4	18	55	33	+22	54	Qualification for the Playoffs first round and Leagues Cup
4	New York City FC (C)	34	14	11	9	56	36	+20	51	Qualification for the Playoffs first round and CONCACAF Champions League^[a]
5	Atlanta United FC	34	13	9	12	45	37	+8	51	Qualification for the Playoffs first round
6	Orlando City SC	34	13	9	12	50	48	+2	51	Qualification for the Playoffs first round

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
(C) Champion
Notes:

^ As MLS Cup 2021 champions

Overall table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
6	Philadelphia Union	34	14	8	12	48	35	+13	54	2022 Leagues Cup^[a]
7	Nashville SC	34	12	4	18	55	33	+22	54	2022 Leagues Cup^[b]
8	New York City FC (C)	34	14	11	9	56	36	+20	51	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions League^[c]
9	Atlanta United FC	34	13	9	12	45	37	+8	51
10	Orlando City SC	34	13	9	12	50	48	+2	51

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
(C) Champion
Notes:

^ As 2nd, Eastern Conference (MLS3)
^ As 3rd, Eastern Conference (MLS4)
^ As MLS Cup 2021 champions (USA1)

Results summary[]

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
13	15	4	6	3	21	17	+4	2	3	1	12	8	+4	2	3	2	9	9	0

Source: MLS standings
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results by round[]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	A
Result	L	W	W	D	D	L	W	L	W	W	L	L

Source: NYCFC schedule
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results[]

April 17 1	D.C. United	2–1	New York City FC	Washington, D.C.
8:00 PM EDT	Brillant 9' Hines-Ike 39' Canouse 44' Gressel 77'	Report	Castellanos 15', 74' Tinnerholm 82'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Ted Unkel

April 24 2	New York City FC	5–0	FC Cincinnati	The Bronx, New York
8:00 PM EDT	Medina 7', 83' Hagglund 54' (o.g.) Thórarinsson 50', 57' Castellanos 60', 67'	Report	Harris 10' Cruz 56'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 9,000 Referee: David Gantar

May 1 3	Philadelphia Union	0–2	New York City FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM EDT	Martínez 16' Monteiro 38'	Report	Medina 5' Morales 18' Ibeagha 25' Moralez 45+2' Castellanos 65'	Stadium: Subaru Park Referee: Ismail Elfath

May 8 4	Orlando City SC	1–1	New York City FC	Orlando, Florida
6:00 PM EDT	Smith 34' Nani 52'	Report	Sands 64' Castellanos 77'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 11,503 Referee: Robert Sibiga

May 15 5	New York City FC	1–1	Toronto FC	The Bronx, New York
1:00 PM EDT	Acevedo 30' Jasson 42' Medina 53'	Report	Mavinga 65' Shaffelburg 74'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Referee: David Gantar

May 22 6	New York City FC	1–2	Columbus Crew	Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 PM EDT	Tajouri-Shradi 18' Chanot 89' Ibeagha 90+4'	Report	Santos 25' Artur 46' Zelarayán 82', 90+5'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 3,154 Referee: Drew Fischer

May 29 7	Los Angeles FC	1–2	New York City FC	Los Angeles, California
6:00 PM EDT	Atuesta 48' Baird 56'	Report	Medina 53', 70' Acevedo 65' 86' Tajouri-Shradi 90'	Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 10,703 Referee: Kevin Stott

June 19 8	New York City FC	2–3	New England Revolution	Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 PM EDT	Castellanos 39' Thiago 55', 56' Sands 77' Tajouri-Shradi 85'	Report	Polster 19' Bou 27' Maciel 53' Bell 78' McNamara 88'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 4,929 Referee: Allen Chapman

June 23 9	New York City FC	1–0	Atlanta United	Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 PM EDT	Tajouri-Shradi 69'	Report	Sosa 12' Barco 45' López 55'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 3,564 Referee: Ismail Elfath

June 27 10	New York City FC	2–1	DC United	Harrison, New Jersey
6:00 PM EDT	Parks 84' Andrade 90+5'	Report	Robertha 9', 70' Mora 52' Najar 78'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 4,533 Referee: Robert Sibiga

July 7 11	CF Montréal	2–1	New York City FC	Orlando, Florida
7:30 PM EDT	Toye 43' Brault-Guillard 57'	Report	Parks 29' Ibeagha 70' Moralez 77'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
Note: Due to travel restrictions, Montreal, at the time, was using DRV PNK Stadium as their home field. However, due to scheduling conflicts with DRV PNK Stadium with the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification, the match was played at Exploria Stadium instead. CF Montréal played as the home team for this match.

July 17 12	Columbus Crew	2–1	New York City FC	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EDT	Abdul-Salaam 9' Hairston 37' Nagbe 45+3' Zelarayán 62' Santos 77' Francis 79'	Report	Chanot 31' Medina 34', 47' Acevedo 39' Thórarinsson 51'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 19,113 Referee: Ramy Touchan

July 21 13	New York City FC	1–0	CF Montréal	Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 PM EDT	Tajouri-Shradi 29' Chanot 62'	Report	Waterman 42' Hamdi 76'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 2,873 Referee: Ted Unkel

July 25 14	New York City FC	5–0	Orlando City SC	The Bronx, New York
6:00 PM EDT	Medina 40' Tajouri-Shradi 53' Moralez 65' Acevedo 74' Amundsen 79' Castellanos 82'	Report	Carlos 40' Schlegel 87'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 13,503 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

July 30 15	New York City FC	4–1	Columbus Crew SC	The Bronx, New York
6:00 PM EDT	Castellanos 14', 55' Rodríguez 22' Thiago 35', 36' Thórarinsson 41' Parks 51' Medina 69'	Report	Santos 49', 90+7' (pen.)	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Referee: Alan Kelly

August 4 16	Chicago Fire FC	0–0	New York City FC	Chicago, Illinois
8:00 PM EDT	Kappelhof 90'	Report	Parks 42' 73' Tajouri-Shradi 84'	Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 8,371 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

August 7 17	Toronto FC	2–2	New York City FC	Toronto, Ontario
8:00 PM EDT	Soteldo 25' Laryea 36', 49' Pozuelo 55' Priso 63'	Report	Rodríguez 12' Ismael Tajouri-Shradi 21' Morales 90+2'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 9,331 Referee: Robert Sibiga

August 14 18	New York City FC	2–0	Inter Miami CF	Harrison, New Jersey
3:30 PM EDT	Amundsen 10' Castellanos 20', 45+1' (pen.) Parks 66'	Report	Gregore 41' Leerdam 45+1' Gibbs 54'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Referee: Alex Chilowicz

August 18 19	Philadelphia Union	1–0	New York City FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM EDT	Bedoya 67' Elliott 78'	Report	Medina 25' Sands 36'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 15,263 Referee: Drew Fischer

August 21	New York Red Bulls	Postponed	New York City FC	Harrison, New Jersey
8:00 PM EDT		Report		Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Note: The match was originally schedule to kick off at 8:00 PM EDT and was delayed up to 10:42 PM EDT due to a rain delay. After the referees determined that the pitch was unplayable, the match was postponed and was later rescheduled to September 22.

August 28 20	New York City FC	2–0	New England Revolution	The Bronx, New York
7:30 PM EDT	Castellanos 31', 55' Rodríguez 37' Sands 40' Chanot 45+2' Þórarinsson 87' Jasson 90+3'	Report	Farrell 45+3' Polster 86'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Referee: Kevin Stott

September 3 21	Nashville SC	3–1	New York City FC	Nashville, Tennessee
8:30 PM EDT	Mukhtar 30', 68', 73' McCarty 45' Muyl 71' Haakenson 89'	Report	Latinovich 32' (o.g.) Medina 38' Moralez 45' Castellanos 64', 90' Acevedo 73'	Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 20,126 Referee: TImothy Ford

September 11 22	New England Revolution	2–1	New York City FC	Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:00PM EDT	Boateng 21' Kessler 63' Buksa 64' Buchanan 65' Polster 90' Gil 90+3'	Report	Rodríguez 11' Morales 45+2' 53' Castellanos 52' Thiago 74'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 19,481 Referee: Chris Penso

September 14 23	New York City FC	3–3	FC Dallas	Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 PM EDT	Moralez 20' Medina 57' Magno 67' Andrade 90+2'	Report	Obrian 4', 73' Ferreira 63'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Referee: Joseph Dickerson

September 18 24	FC Cincinnati	1–2	New York City FC	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 PM EDT	Brenner 4' Cameron 48' Barreal 74', 85' Atanga 90+5'	Report	Tajouri-Shradi 26' Parks 37' Castellanos 60' (pen.) Morales 69' Jasson 77' Johnson 83' Callens 90+7'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 21,978 Referee: Ted Unkel

September 22 25	New York Red Bulls	1–1	New York City FC	Harrison, New Jersey
8:00 PM EDT	Davis 45' Reyes 61' Klimala 80', 90+12' (pen.) Duncan 82' Clark 85'	Report	Callens 24' Castellanos 31' Tinnerholm 44' Parks 73' Chanot 84' 90+1'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 16,072 Referee: Ismail Elfath
Note: This match was originally scheduled on August 21 which was postponed due to unsafe pitch conditions after a rain delay.^[20]

September 25 26	New York City FC	0–1	New York Red Bulls	The Bronx, New York
8:00PM EDT	Sands 62' Castellanos 75'	Report	Tolkin 13' Fernandez 43' Duncan 85'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Referee: Armando Villarreal

September 29 27	Chicago Fire FC	2–0	New York City FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
8:00 PM EDT	Navarro 16' Beric 48' Gimenez 59' Navarro 66'	Report	Medina 10' Acevedo 27'	Stadium: Seatgeek Stadium Attendance: 5593 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

October 3 28	New York City FC	0–0	Nashville SC	Harrison, New Jersey
6:00 PM EDT	Moralez 70' Gray 88'	Report		Stadium: Red Bull Arena Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

October 17 29	New York Red Bulls	1–0	New York City FC	Harrison, New Jersey
1:00 PM EDT	Cásseres 3' Nealis 16' Davis 21'	Report	Chanot 34' Amundsen 82'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 18,613 Referee: Jair Marrufo

October 20 30	Atlanta United FC	1–1	New York City FC	Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT	Moreno 17' Franco 60' Robinson 85'	Report	Moralez 24' Þórarinsson 90' Sands 90+3'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,511 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

October 23 31	New York City FC	6–0	DC United	The Bronx, New York
7:30 PM EDT	Andrade 1' Castellanos 7', 11' Sands 33' Moralez 43' Callens 52' Medina 74'	Report	Canouse 3' Birnbaum 54'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Referee: Joseph Dickerson

October 27 32	New York City FC	1–0	Chicago Fire FC	The Bronx, New York
7:30 PM EDT	Castellanos 51' (pen.), 90+1'	Report	Pineda 32'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Referee: Fotis Bazakos

October 30 33	Inter Miami CF	1–3	New York City FC	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
1:30 PM EDT	Shea 29' Gregore 45+4' Figal 56' González Pírez 81'	Report	Castellanos 33', 60' Callens 52' Medina 57' Talles Magno 83'	Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Attendance: 17,595 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

November 7 34	New York City FC	1–1	Philadelphia Union	The Bronx, New York
3:30 PM EST	Zelalem 21' Castellanos 53' Medina 82'	Report	Glesnes 25' Przybyłko 26' Wagner 31' Martínez 50' Bedoya 85'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

MLS Cup Playoffs[]

November 21 First round	New York City FC	2–0	Atlanta United FC	The Bronx, New York
2:00PM EST	Castellanos 49' Callens 53'	Report	Franco 43' 90+3' Moreno 81'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 25,267 Referee: Chris Penso

November 30 Eastern Conference Semifinals	New England Revolution	2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p)	New York City FC	Foxborough, Massachusetts
6:30 PM EST	Buksa 9', 54' Polster 27' Buchanan 118'	Report	Rodríguez 3', 58' Morales 84' Castellanos 109', 18' 113'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 25,509 Referee: Drew Fischer
	Penalties
	Gil Buksa Bunbury Jones		Morales Andrade Tajouri-Shradi Moralez Callens
Note: New York City FC advance on penalties 5–3.

December 5 Eastern Conference Finals	Philadelphia Union	1–2	New York City FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
3:00PM EST	Callens 63' (o.g.) Monteiro 71' Mbaizo 75'	Report	Moralez 41', 65' Magno 88'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 19,487 Referee: Ted Unkel

December 11 MLS Cup 2021	Portland Timbers	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	New York City FC	Portland, Oregon
3:00 PM EST	Mora 90+4'	Report	Castellanos 41'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 25,218 Referee: Armando Villarreal
	Penalties
	Mora Valeri Moreno Paredes		Castellanos Morales Moralez Talles Magno Callens

U.S. Open Cup[]

On July 20, US Soccer finally announced that the tournament would be cancelled for 2021 and would resume in 2022.^[21]

Leagues Cup[]

August 11 Quarterfinals	New York City FC	1–1 (2–3 p)	UNAM	The Bronx, New York
8:00 PM EDT	Castellanos 61'	Report	Rogério 72'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 17,276 Referee: (Jamaica)
	Penalties
	Castellanos Tajouri-Shradi Callens Sands Moralez		Velarde Mozo Lira Saucedo

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[20] Regular season only

[table_note_res_CCL10.78922105710452-21] As MLS Cup 2021 champions

[table_note_res_LC30.5828238430353-22] As 2nd, Eastern Conference (MLS3)

[table_note_res_LC40.5828238430353-23] As 3rd, Eastern Conference (MLS4)

[table_note_res_CCL10.5828238430353-24] As MLS Cup 2021 champions (USA1)

[1] "The key dates ahead of the 2021 Major League Soccer season".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[2] "A Q&A with CEO Brad Sims". Retrieved April 20, 2021.

[3] "New York City FC Acquires Defender Malte Amundsen From Danish Club Vejle BK".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[4] "New York City FC Signs Andres Jasson to Homegrown Contract".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[5] "New York City FC Signs Goalkeeper Cody Mizell".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[6] "NYCFC re-sign midfielder Gedion Zelalem".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[7] "American defender Chris Gloster signs with New York City".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[8] "NYCFC sign USMNT midfielder Alfredo Morales from Fortuna Dusseldorf".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
13	15	4	6	3	21	17	+4	2	3	1	12	8	+4	2	3	2	9	9	0

v t 2021 MLS season by team
SuperDraft All-Star Game Playoffs MLS Cup Transfers
Eastern	Atlanta United FC Chicago Fire FC Cincinnati Columbus Crew D.C. United Inter Miami CF CF Montréal Nashville SC New England Revolution New York City FC New York Red Bulls Orlando City SC Philadelphia Union Toronto FC
Western	Austin FC Colorado Rapids FC Dallas Houston Dynamo FC LA Galaxy Los Angeles FC Minnesota United FC Portland Timbers Real Salt Lake San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders FC Sporting Kansas City Vancouver Whitecaps

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
13	15	4	6	3	21	17	+4	2	3	1	12	8	+4	2	3	2	9	9	0

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
13	15	4	6	3	21	17	+4	2	3	1	12	8	+4	2	3	2	9	9	0