New York City FC II

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.

New York City FC II
Nickname(s)Young Pigeons
Short nameNYCFC II
FoundedDecember 6, 2021 (2021-12-06)
StadiumBelson Stadium
Queens, New York City
Capacity2,168
OwnersNew York City FC
(City Football Group)
Head coachMatt Pilkington
LeagueMLS Next Pro
WebsiteClub website

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
2 DF Chris Gloster ([A])  United States
13 GK Luis Barraza ([A])  United States
22 FW Kevin O'Toole ([A])  United States
27 FW Jonathan Jimenez ([A])  Mexico
30 DF Samuel Owusu ([A])  Ghana
31 MF Jack Beer  United States
32 DF Vukasin Bulatovic  United States
33 DF Nico Benalcazar ([A])  United States
34 DF Stephen Turnbull  United States
37 MF Stevo Bednarsky  United States
38 MF John Denis  United States
39 MF Andrew Maia  United States
40 MF Kenan Hot ([B])  United States
41 FW Julian Gomez  United States
42 MF Piero Elias  United States
47 DF Klevis Haxhari ([B])  Albania
54 GK Alex Rando  United States
61 DF Diego Rossi ([B])  United States
79 FW Massimo Murania Yankowitz ([B])  United States
80 MF Justin Haak ([A])  United States
— DF Giuliano Santucci  United States
— FW El Mahdi Youssoufi  Morocco
  1. ^
    New York City FC MLS roster player
    2.
  2. ^
    New York City FC academy player
    3.

Staff
Position Name
Head coach Matt Pilkington
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. 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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