New York City FC

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New York City FC
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Basic data
Surname New York City Football Club
Seat New York City , New York , USA
founding 2013
Colours Blue , white , orange
owner City Football Group
Yankee Global Enterprises
president Brad Sims
Website nycfc.com
First soccer team
Head coach Ronny Deila
Venue Yankee Stadium
Places 52,000
league Major League Soccer
2019 Eastern Conference: 1st place
Overall table: 2nd place
Play-offs: Conference semifinals
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The New York City Football Club , in short New York City FC or just NYCFC , is a franchise of professional football - League Major League Soccer (MLS) from New York City in the same state . It was founded in 2013 and has been participating in Major League Soccer (MLS) matches since 2015.

The initiators and owners are the City Football Group (as majority owners ) and the New York Yankees (as minority owners ). In addition to the New York Red Bulls , which are based in neighboring Harrison , New Jersey , it is the second team from the New York Metropolitan Area to participate in the MLS.

history

Don Garber, the commissioner of the MLS, had already announced in 2010 that a twentieth team would be included in the game operations and that they would be based in New York City. He was also very interested in attracting large European clubs as investors. One of the potential candidates was a start-up of the legendary New York Cosmos . So they spoke to the owner of the New York Mets , Fred Wilpon, and the owners of the New York Cosmos. After a scandal over the former head of NASDAQ , Bernard Madoff , Wilpon withdrew from the discussion about his own franchise in the MLS.

Garber had already contacted FC Barcelona in 2008 to promote the support of a team from Miami . However, this could not be achieved. When the then Vice President, Ferran Soriano, moved to Manchester City , Garber tried to persuade Manchester to take over - which was successful. For the time being, Soriano also took over the CEO position of the new franchise.

The NYCFC was awarded the contract on May 21, 2013. The franchisees paid a $ 100 million fee to the MLS. Previously, New York City Football Club, LLC was officially registered in the commercial register on May 7, 2013.

First season (2015)

In preparation for the New Yorkers' first season, the team played their first game on February 1, 2015, against the Jacksonville Armada . The game ended 2-1 for the MLS newcomer. More test games followed and a. against the Scottish football club FC St. Mirren and the Danish first division club Brøndby IF . At the Carolina Challenge Cup, a traditional tournament that is held every year before the start of the season, the team achieved second place.

On March 8, 2015, the team made their playing debut in the MLS. Here it came to a clash with Orlando City , which is also new to the league. The game ended 1-1. The first scorer for the New Yorkers was Mikkel Diskerud . The game took place in the Citrus Bowl in Orlando and reached the second highest audience with 62,510 spectators at a premiere game of the MLS.

The NYCFC celebrated its first win at the first home game on March 15, 2015 against New England Revolution from Foxborough . The game ended 2-0. In the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup 2015 , the team was eliminated in the fourth round against New York Cosmos . The game ended 4-3 on penalties.

The NYCFC only reached 8th place in the Eastern Conference of the MLS in the 2015 season. So you could not qualify for the play-offs. As a result, coach Jason Kreis was sacked.

Second season (2016)

For the season 2016 the Frenchman took Patrick Vieira the team. He was joined by the Spaniard Javier Perez as assistant coach. He has already looked after various youth national teams in the USA. The team won their first game 4: 3 away against Chicago Fire . This trend did not continue in the first few games. Nevertheless, the team was able to finish the regular season in 2nd place in the Eastern Conference, as there were repeatedly winning streaks later in the season. In the play-offs, they met Toronto FC in the Conference semifinals . After two defeats, the New Yorkers were eliminated 7-0 overall. In the US Open Cup they lost in the 4th round against New York Cosmos .

Stadion

A dedicated stadium for the NYCFC is to be built in Flushing Meadows Park in the New York borough of Queens . The decision on this has not yet been finalized. Alternatively, a stadium could be built in the Bronx . Until then, the team will play at Yankee Stadium with the start of the 2015 season .

organization

Ownership and Management

The main owner is the City Football Group with a share of 80% . The Anglo-Arab company is a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi United Group and also the owner of the English football club Manchester City. Furthermore, other soccer teams belong to this company. The group's chairman is Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan .

The US company Yankee Global Enterprises , which owns the major league baseball team New York Yankees , holds the remaining 20% ​​of NYCFC . Owners are the descendants of George Steinbrenner , Hal and Hank Steinbrenner.

The chief executive officer of the NYCFC is the Spaniard Ferran Soriano . As Chief Executive Officer, he is also in charge of Manchester City and Melbourne City FC . On September 6, the former director of athletics department was Rutgers University , Tim Pernetti , obliged as Chief Business Officer. Before that, he worked in various administrative positions at several television stations.

Sponsors

On November 13, 2014, Etihad Airways was presented as the team's shirt sponsor. The supplier is the company Adidas . The Heineken Brewery was introduced as the second main sponsor.

media

On October 3, 2013, the first media partner was found in the New York radio station WFAN (AM). On December 18, 2014, it was confirmed that all of the New Yorkers' home and away games will be broadcast on the YES Network .

partner

In addition to the City Football Group teams, there has been a partnership with the United Soccer League franchise Wilmington Hammerheads since the beginning of the 2015 season . This runs under the MLS-USL agreements. The NYCFC has the opportunity to loan players to the third division club for a short or long term during a season.

Fan groups and rivals

Fans

In March 2014, the team's first fan club was founded under the name The Third Rail . As of September 20, 2014, the fan club already had 1,000 members, although the team had not yet participated in the MLS game. The Third Rail has exclusive access to two blocks at Yankee Stadium .

Furthermore, the NYCFC was able to sell around 14,000 season tickets in its first season.

Rivals

Geographically, the New York Red Bulls are the closest rivals. Traditionally, teams from New York also have rivalries with teams from the greater Washington, DC , Philadelphia and Boston areas .

Youth and player development

New York City FC Academy

The franchise's youth work is pooled in the New York City FC Academy. A player development structure of its own, as with other MLS clubs, does not yet exist. The NYCFC has a total of 11 partner clubs where young players can be trained. In addition, so-called soccer festivals and talent centers are organized where the best players of the respective age groups can play. The partner youth teams play in the newly created NYCFC Affiliate Development League. The NYCFC Academy also works with Manchester City Academy and the Wilmington Hammerheads. Players can be exchanged here.

Players and staff

Current squad

Status: July 14, 2020

No. Nat. Surname birthday in the team since MLS player status
goal
01 AmericansAmericans Sean Johnson May 31, 1989 2017
13 AmericansAmericans Luis Barraza 0Nov 8, 1996 2019
41 AmericansAmericans Brad Stuver Apr 16, 1991 2018
Defense
03 SwedeSwede Anton Tinnerholm Feb 26, 1991 2018
04th LuxembourgerLuxembourger Maxime Chanot Nov 21, 1989 2016
06th PeruvianPeruvian Alexander Callens 0May 4th 1992 2017
20th IcelandersIcelanders Gudmundur Thórarinsson Apr 15, 1992 2020
22nd Costa RicansCosta Ricans Rónald Matarrita 0July 9, 1994 2016
24 AmericansAmericans Tay by Gray Aug 19, 2002 2019 HGP
25th AmericansAmericans Joe Scally Dec 31, 2002 2018 HGP
33 AmericansAmericans Sebastien Ibeagha Jan. 21, 1992 2018
midfield
08th finfin Alexander Ring 0Apr 9, 1991 2017
10 ArgentiniansArgentinians Maximiliano Moralez Feb. 27, 1987 2017 DP
12 GhanaiansGhanaians Ebenezer Ofori 0July 1, 1995 2018
14th AmericansAmericans Juan Torres July 26, 1999 2019
15th AmericansAmericans Tony Rocha Aug 21, 1993 2019
16 AmericansAmericans James Sands 0July 6, 2000 2015 HGP
19th ParaguayansParaguayans Jesus Medina Apr 30, 1997 2018 DP
23 AmericansAmericans Gedion Zelalem Jan. 26, 1997 2020
26th UruguayanUruguayan Nicolás Acevedo Apr. 14, 1999 2020
55 AmericansAmericans Keaton Parks 0Aug 6, 1997 2019
80 AmericansAmericans Justin Haak Sep 12 2001 2019 HGP
Storm
09 BrazilianBrazilian Héber Aug 10, 1991 2019
11 ArgentiniansArgentinians Valentin Castellanos 0Oct 3, 1998 2018
17th BulkheadsBulkheads Gary Mackay-Steven Aug 31, 1990 2019
28 RomanianRomanian Alexandru Mitriță 0Feb 8, 1995 2019 DP
29 LibyansLibyans Ismael Tajouri-Shradi 27 Mar 1994 2018

Previous players

Employee

Status: July 14, 2020

statistics

Seasonal balance

season Regular season Play-offs Lamar Hunt
U.S. Open Cup 		CONCACAF
Champions League
2015 8th place, East not qualified 4th round not qualified
2016 2nd place, East Conference semifinals 4th round not qualified
2017 2nd place, East Conference semifinals 4th round not qualified
2018 3rd place, East Conference semifinals 4th round not qualified
2019 1st place, East Conference semifinals Quarter finals not qualified


Player statistics

As of November 24, 2018

Web links

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ mlssoccer.com: MLS focused on making NY club its 20th team , November 16, 2010
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  14. ^ NYCFC to Kick Off at Yankee Stadium
  15. ↑ Tim Pernetti appointed as CBO . In: nycfc.com , September 9, 2013. 
  16. ↑ New York City Football Club Takes Flight with Etihad Airways Partnership ( English ) nycfc.com. November 13, 2014. Archived from the original on November 13, 2014. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  17. ↑ New York City FC Adds adidas as Official Partner ( English ) nycfc.com. November 10, 2014. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  18. ↑ New York City FC Joins Heineken Roster ( English ) nycfc.com. November 12, 2014. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  19. ↑ NYCFC and YES Announce Multi-Year Agreement ( English ) In: nycfc.com . December 18, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  20. ^ NYCFC Announce Affiliation with Wilmington Hammerheads . nycfc.com. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  21. ↑ 1000! . www.ThirdRailNYC.com. Archived from the original on October 10, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
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