Boston City FC
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Boston City FC is a men's soccer club based in Boston, Massachusetts that competes in the Northeast Division of USL League Two. The club was founded in 2015; their inaugural season was 2016. The club's colors are red, navy, and white, and plays its home matches at Brother Gilbert Stadium.
History
Boston City FC was founded in 2015 by Renato Valentim and Jorge Ferreira da Silva (Palhinha). In their inaugural season (2016), the club placed second in NPSL's 9-team Northeast Atlantic Conference.
With its inaugural season results, City qualified for the 2017 U.S. Open Cup via an At-Large berth. The team won its first tournament game on May 10, defeating PDL side Western Mass Pioneers via penalty kicks. The Lions lost 2-1 at home to GPS Omens of the BSSL in the second round.
In early 2018, the organization announced a second team that would compete within the Bay State Soccer League, a fully amateur state run league affiliated within Region I of the United States Adult Soccer Association. The team, initially called Boston City FC Under 20s and later simply Boston City FC II, competed within Division 3 North in both 2018 and 2019. The second team also entered 2019 U.S. Open Cup qualification in late 2018, reaching the second round before falling to Safira FC.
Having not played in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Boston City FC returned in 2021 under new head coach and former defender Gabriel De Souza, finishing fifth in the NPSL North Atlantic Conference with a 3-6-1 record.
Boston City FC moved to USL League Two on January 24, 2022.
Domácím stadionem Boston City FC je stadion Veterans Memorial Stadium s kapacitou 6 000 diváků. Klub vlastní a provozuje skupina soukromých investorů v čele s předsedou klubu Johnem Henrym, který je také majitelem anglického klubu Liverpool FC.
Trenérem Boston City FC je Bruce Arena, bývalý trenér amerického národního týmu. V kádru klubu je řada talentovaných hráčů, včetně amerických reprezentantů Tajona Buchanana a Matt Turnera.
Boston City FC je ambiciózní klub s cílem stát se jedním z nejlepších týmů v USA. Klub má silnou základnu fanoušků a těší se na to, až bude hrát před vyprodaným domácím publikem.