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
The Baby Blues
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
20238th, Eastern Conference
Playoffs: Did not qualify
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 July 30, 2023[5]
No. Pos. Player Nation
18 DF Christian McFarlane ([A])  United States
19 FW Gabriel Segal ([A])  United States
21 FW Andres Jasson ([A])  United States
27 FW Jonathan Jiménez ([A])  Mexico
29 MF Máximo Carrizo ([A])  Argentina
30 DF Samuel Owusu ([A])  Ghana
31 MF Jack Beer  United States
32 MF Jonny Shore ([A])  United States
33 DF Nico Benalcazar ([A])  United States
34 DF Stephen Turnbull ([A])  United States
36 FW El Mahdi Youssoufi  Morocco
37 MF Stevo Bednarsky  United States
38 MF John Denis  United States
39 MF MD Myers  United States
41 FW Julián Gómez  United States
42 MF Piero Elias  United States
44 FW Ronald Arévalo  El Salvador
45 MF Brian Flores  Puerto Rico
47 DF Klevis Haxhari  Albania
50 GK Kofi Hope-Gund  United States
54 GK Alex Rando  United States
56 MF Tyler Morck ([B])  United States
60 GK Alexander Yagudayev ([B])  United States
61 DF Alexander Hauschild ([B])  United States
62 DF Drew Baiera ([A])  United States
64 MF Francesco Di Ponzio ([B])  United States
77 DF Rio Hope-Gund  United States
78 DF Oliver Stafford ([B])  United States
79 FW Massimo Murania ([B])  United States
80 MF Justin Haak ([A])  United States
81 MF Jonny Lopez ([B])  United States
88 MF Jacob Arroyave  United States
91 MF Mateo Ponce-Ocampo ([B])  United States
97 MF David Duque ([B])  United States
  1. ^
    New York City FC MLS roster player
    2.
  2. ^
    New York City FC academy player
    3.

Technical Staff
Position Name
Head coach Matt Pilkington
Assistant coach Danny Cepero
Analyst Gavin Greenberg

Records

Year-by-year
Season MLS Next Pro Playoffs Top Scorer
P W D L GF GA Pts Conference Overall Player Goals
2022 249694935375th, Eastern10thDid not qualifyUnited States John Denis14
2023 28124126055418th, Eastern16thDid not qualifyUnited States MD Myers19

Head coaches record
As of September 24, 2023
NameNationalityFromToPWDLGFGAWin%
Matt Pilkington[6]  United States February 9, 2022 present 52 21 10 21 109 90 040.38

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. NYCFC II -Roster
  6. "New York City Football Club Name Matt Pilkington and Danny Cepero Head Coach and Assistant Coach for NYCFC II". nycfc.com. February 9, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
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