New York City FC II

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New York City FC II
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Short nameNYCFC II
FoundedDecember 6, 2021; 3 months ago (2021-12-06)
StadiumBelson Stadium
Queens, New York City
Capacity2,168
OwnersNew York City FC
(City Football Group)
Head coach
LeagueMLS Next Pro
WebsiteClub website
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.

History[]

When NYCFC entered MLS in 2015, the league had no reserve competition. For their first few seasons NYCFC affiliated first 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 (mentioned 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 March 24, 2022[5]
No. Pos. Player Nation
27 FW ([A])  Mexico
30 DF ([A])  Ghana
33 DF ([A])  United States
— GK Alex Rando  United States
— DF  United States
— DF  United States
— MF  United States
— MF  United States
— MF  United States
— MF  United States
— MF  United States
— FW  United States
— FW  Morocco
  1. ^
    New York City FC MLS roster player
    2.
  2. ^
    New York City FC academy player
    3.

Staff[]

Position Name
Head coach
Assistant coach Danny Cepero

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. ^ a b 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. ^ https://www.mlsnextpro.com/clubs/nycfc-ii/roster/

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