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| Full name | New York City Football Club[1] | |||
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| Founded | May 21, 2013 | |||
| Stadium | Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, New York Citi Field, Queens, New York[10] | |||
| Capacity | Yankee Stadium: 28,743[11] (expandable to 47,422) Citi Field: 41,922[12] | |||
| Owner | City Football Group (80%) Yankee Global Enterprises (20%)[13] | |||
| CEO | Brad Sims | |||
| Head coach | Nick Cushing | |||
| League | Major League Soccer | |||
| 2023 | Eastern Conference: 11th Overall: 22nd Playoffs: Did not qualify | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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| 2008 | Manchester City F.C.* |
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| 2009–2012 | |
| 2013 | New York City FC§ |
| 2014 | Melbourne City FC* |
| Yokohama F. Marinos*§ | |
| 2015–2016 | |
| 2017 | Montevideo City Torque* |
| Girona FC*§ | |
| 2018 | |
| 2019 | Shenzhen Peng City F.C.*§ |
| Mumbai City FC*§ | |
| 2020 | Lommel S.K.* |
| ES Troyes AC* | |
| 2021 | |
| 2022 | Palermo F.C.*§ |
| 2023 | Bahia*§ |
New York City Football Club, also known as New York City FC and shortened as NYCFC, is an American professional soccer club based in New York City. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The club is co-owned by City Football Group, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi United Group, and Yankee Global Enterprises, owners of the New York Yankees.
New York City played its first league game in the 2015 MLS season, as the twentieth expansion team of the league;[14] it is the first franchise based in the city, and the second in the New York metropolitan area, after the New York Red Bulls, with whom they contest the Hudson River Derby.[15] Since 2015, the club have primarily played their home games at Yankee Stadium (shared with baseball's New York Yankees) in the Bronx; several alternative venues have been used when Yankee Stadium is unavailable, such as Citi Field in Queens, and Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey. Since the 2022 season, NYCFC has played at least six of its 17 home matches at Citi Field, across the street from the site of its planned soccer-specific stadium scheduled to open in 2027.[16][17][10]
Jason Kreis was the club's first coach, before being replaced by Patrick Vieira, who guided New York City to their first MLS Cup playoff appearance and second-place finishes in the MLS Supporters' Shield standings. After five years of performing well in the regular season but falling short in the playoffs, Norwegian coach Ronny Deila won the club's first trophy, the 2021 MLS Cup.[18] The club then won its first international trophy when they defeated Atlas at the 2022 Campeones Cup, becoming the first New York–based club to win an international trophy.[19][20]
Based on attendance from the 2022 regular season and valuations by Forbes, New York City was the eighteenth best attended club in the league,[21] and the fourth most valuable, worth $800 million.[22]
- ^ Padilla, Janine. "Manchester City and the New York Yankees partner to launch New York City FC". NYCFC.com. MLS Digital. Archived from the original on August 29, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
The new team will be named New York City Football Club (NYCFC) and expects to begin play in 2015.
- ^ Schieferdecker, Alex (December 3, 2016). "Opinion: Unimaginative Club Identities are the New Scourge of US Soccer". FiftyFive.One. Archived from the original on December 11, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
- ^ "MLS Power Rankings, Week 17: NYCFC skyrocket after finally beating rivals". MLSSoccer.com. July 6, 2016. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
A three-game winning streak – including two straight at Yankee Stadium – seems to have banished the early-season frustrations of NYCFC fans
- ^ Araos, Christian (January 12, 2017). "NYCFC 2017 Calendar: What's old is new again". Empire of Soccer. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
After facing the Rapids, the Bronx Blues head home to face the Houston Dynamo on September 23 which starts a three-game, seven-day stretch that includes a trip to Montreal on the 27th and ends in Chicago on the 30th.
- ^ Dickinson, Dan (June 29, 2015). "Red Bulls Light Up NYCFC 3–1 at Yankee Stadium". Gothamist. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
Despite that match going to the team in Harrison, the narrative had since flipped, with the Bronx Blues riding a three game win streak that had ESPN analyst Taylor Twellman calling them "the hottest team in MLS"...
- ^ Lewis, Michael (October 31, 2016). "OFFSIDE REMARKS". Big Apple Soccer. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
The Blues will welcome the Canadian club to Yankee Stadium for a 6:30 pm. Sunday match-up.
- ^ Weisinger, Jeff (November 4, 2016). "MLS Playoff Preview: NYCFC out to make history vs. Toronto FC". SBI Soccer. Archived from the original on April 29, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
Just a week after they earned a 4–1 win against the Columbus Crew at home to clinch the second seed in the Eastern Conference, the Blues were shut out and beat up by Toronto FC.
- ^ Clayton, Andy (November 6, 2016). "NYCFC's first-ever home playoff game at Yankee Stadium features uphill battle vs. Toronto FC". The New York Daily News. Archived from the original on June 28, 2018. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
Scoring goals hasn't been the problem for Lampard (12), MVP candidate David Villa (23) and the rest of the Boys in Blue.
- ^ "MatchDay". nycfc.com. New York City Football Club. March 12, 2015. Archived from the original on February 9, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
Be in your seats by 6:25 pm for special playoff programming and to welcome your Boys in Blue back home for their first ever playoff match at Yankee Stadium.
- ^ a b "New York City Football Club Announces 2024 MLS Regular Season Schedule". NYCFC.com. Major League Soccer. December 20, 2023. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
NYCFC will play nine matches at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx and six at Citi Field in Queens. The venue for the Club's last two home matches of the regular season will be determined later in the year depending on MLB Playoffs.
- ^ Booth, Mark (March 9, 2017). "What's New for NYCFC This Season?". NYCFC.com. Archived from the original on February 10, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
- ^ Red, Christian (May 26, 2017). "Yankees front office paints optimistic financial outlook despite decline in ticket sales". Daily News. New York. Archived from the original on August 30, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
The overall seating capacity has been reduced by nearly 5,000 seats, from 52,325 to 47,422.
- ^ Stock, Kyle (May 22, 2013). "Comcast, the Mets, and Other Winners in the New Man City-Yankees MLS Franchise". Bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ^ "Club Statement 21 May" (Press release). Manchester City FC. May 21, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
- ^ "Yanks, Manchester City awarded MLS expansion team". Major League Baseball. May 21, 2013. Archived from the original on June 8, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
- ^ "New York City FC Announce 2022 MLS Regular Season Schedule". NYCFC.com. Major League Soccer. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
The Boys in Blue will play ten home matches at Yankee Stadium, with six fixtures to be played at Citi Field in Queens
- ^ "New York City Football Club Announces 2023 MLS Regular Season Schedule". NYCFC.com. Major League Soccer. December 20, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
The 2023 schedule features 28 matches against Eastern Conference opposition and six matches against teams from the Western Conference. NYCFC will play nine matches at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx and six at Citi Field in Queens. The venue for the Club's last two home matches of the regular season will be determined later in the year.
- ^ "New York City FC win MLS Cup 2021". MLS Soccer. Archived from the original on May 14, 2022. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
- ^ "Campeones Cup champs! NYCFC knock off Atlas FC, 2-0". MLS. Archived from the original on September 15, 2022.
- ^ "Mark of a champion: NYCFC lay groundwork for another MLS Cup run". MLS. Archived from the original on September 20, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Major League Soccer Attendance". Soccer Stadium Digest. Archived from the original on May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ "Major League Soccer's Most Valuable Clubs 2023: LAFC Is The First Billion-Dollar Franchise". Forbes. Retrieved May 7, 2023.