Boston City FC

Boston City FC
'Of the People, By The People, For the People'
Full nameBoston City FC
Nickname(s)The Lions
FoundedApril 1, 2015; 8 years ago (2015-04-01)
StadiumBrother Gilbert Stadium
Capacity2,250
Owner / CEORenato Valentim
Head CoachRoberto Mazzighy
LeagueUSL League Two
20239th, Northeast Division
Playoffs: DNQ
WebsiteClub website

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.


Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK United States USA Michael Russo-Penta
GK Brazil BRA Vitor Scariot
DF United States USA Guilherme de Souza
DF Brazil BRA Gabriel Paganini Almeida
DF Brazil BRA Marcelo Lobo Cunha
DF Brazil BRA Leonardo Carvalho
DF Brazil BRA Jadson
MF Colombia COL Leandro Ramírezr
MF United States USA Homero Morais
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF United States USA Jonathan Argueta
MF Colombia COL Michael Rincón
MF Italy ITA Luca Tarablet
MF United States USA Leandro Bonfim Monteiro
MF United States USA Kevin Herrera
MF Brazil BRA Ronaldo Vieira
MF Brazil BRA Gabriel de Souza
FW Brazil BRA Jhonata Batista
FW United States USA Manuel Louro

Front office

  • Brazil Renato Valentim - Owner
  • Brazil Marcelo Nascimento - President
  • Brazil Rubinho Lima - Broadcasting

Year-by-year

Year League Regular Season Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Notes
2016 NPSL 2nd, Atlantic Conference Regional first round Ineligible Lost in Northeast Regional first round to Legacy 76
2017 2nd, Atlantic White Conference Conference Semifinal Second round Lost in Conference Semifinal to Hartford City FC
2018 9th, North Atlantic Conference did not qualify did not qualify
2019 7th, North Atlantic Conference did not qualify did not qualify
2020 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 5th, North Atlantic Conference did not qualify did not qualify
2022 USL League Two 4th, Northeast Division did not qualify did not qualify
2023 9th, Northeast Division did not qualify did not qualify

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