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Soccer club
Brooklyn FC
The letter B, stylized to resemble the arches of the Brooklyn Bridge
Full nameBrooklyn Football Club
Short nameBKFC
FoundedJune 8, 2023; 18 months ago (2023-06-08)
GroundMaimonides Park
Brooklyn, New York
Capacity7,000
Coordinates40°34′28″N 73°59′03″W / 40.57444°N 73.98417°W / 40.57444; -73.98417 (Maimonides Park)
OwnerNorth Sixth Group
ChairmanMatt Rizzetta
Head coachesJessica Silva (women)
LeagueUSL Super League (women)
USL Championship (men)
Websitehttps://brooklynfootballclub.com
Current season

Brooklyn Football Club is an American professional women's soccer club based in Brooklyn, New York City, that competes in the USL Super League (USLS). Founded in 2023, the club began play in 2024, and will field a men's team in the USL Championship (USLC) beginning in 2026.

History

On June 8, 2023, the United Soccer League announced that North Sixth Group had been granted a USL League One expansion team in Brooklyn, to start play in the 2025 season, with a women's and youth team to follow.

North Sixth Group specializes in purchasing and developing lower-tier soccer clubs. In addition to Brooklyn FC, it owns sixth-tier Swiss club FC Locarno, Serie D side ASD Campobasso 1919, and a stake in Serie B club Ascoli Calcio. Among the minority owners in North Sixth Group are television personality Kelly Ripa and actor Mark Consuelos.

USMNT International Timothy Weah joined the ownership group on May 28, 2024.

Colors and badge

The club's name and logo, designed by British-based designer Christopher Payne, were unveiled on November 9, 2023. The limestone color is a reference to the Brooklyn Bridge which is represented in the logo, and the brown color reflects the brownstone buildings seen across the borough.

The badge and identity will be used by all Brooklyn FC teams. The club originally announced a kit deal with Kappa, but after the ownership group acquired a stake in manufacturer Diaza, the contract was transferred.

Sponsorship

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Back sponsor Sleeve sponsor
2024–present Diaza Liquid Death The Perecman Firm N/A

Men's team

The men's team was announced to begin in the third division USL League One in 2025, with an option to move up to the second-division USL Championship by 2028, if certain benchmarks were met. On March 7, 2024, New York City-based soccer outlet Hudson River Blue reported that the team would, in a change of plans, begin directly in the USL Championship for the 2025 season, which was confirmed by USL a week later. In December 2024, that debut was pushed back to the 2026 season.

Women's team

At its founding, the club announced that in addition to its men's team, it intended to field a women's team in the USL Super League. The Super League is a Division One league, representing the top level of women's soccer in the United States, and began play in August 2024. It was reported in late 2023 that a women's team would be established in 2025, which would be for the Super League's second season. However on February 9, 2024, the USL announced that Brooklyn FC's women's team would be one of the Super League's inaugural eight teams.

Inaugural season

See also: 2024–25 Brooklyn FC Inaugural Season

The league released its season schedule on May 30, 2024, establishing the club's inaugural match would be on Saturday, August 31, a home game against Carolina Ascent FC.

Brooklyn FC announced on May 17, 2024 that they had signed the first-ever player in club history, Puerto Rican national team goalkeeper Sydney Martinez.

Due to unspecified issues with the playing surface being laid down at Maimonides Park, the club postponed its inaugural match, announcing that the club's first home match would instead be September 25, 2024 against Dallas Trinity FC.

Roster

As of September 7, 2024* Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Puerto Rico PUR Sydney Martinez
2 DF United States USA Samantha Rosette
3 MF United States USA Samantha Kroeger
4 MF United States USA Allison Pantuso
5 DF United States USA Sasha Pickard
6 MF United States USA Allie Long
7 MF Morocco MAR Salma Amani
8 FW United States USA Dana Scheriff
9 MF United States USA Jessica Garziano
10 MF England ENG Kess Elmore
11 DF United States USA Taylor Smith
12 MF United States USA Hope Breslin
13 FW United States USA Isabel Cox
14 DF United States USA Sydney Moore
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF Jamaica JAM Marlo Sweatman
16 DF United States USA Yabeserra Fiesa-Rich
17 DF United States USA Leah Scarpelli (captain)
18 GK United States USA Neeku Purcell
19 FW United States USA Mackenzie Pluck
20 DF United States USA Nikia Smith
21 MF United States USA Emily Yaple
22 DF United States USA Tori Hansen
23 FW Brazil BRA Luana Grabias
24 DF United States USA Kelsey Hill
25 DF United States USA Haley Miller
27 DF United States USA Carlyn Presley
31 FW United States USA Mackenzie George

Records

Year-by-year

As of 30 December 2024
Season League Regular season Playoffs Avg. attendance Top Goalscorer
P W D L GF GA Pts Pos Name(s) Goals
2024–25 USLS 14 9 2 3 19 8 29 1 TBD 751 Luana Grabias

Jessica Garziano

4

1. Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in League, and USL Super Cup Playoffs, and other competitive matches.

Head coaching record

As of 15 October 2024

Only competitive matches are counted.*

All-time Brooklyn FC coaching records
Name Nationality From To P W D L GF GA Win%
Kristen Sample (interim)  United States September 8, 2024 September 23, 2024 2 1 1 0 2 1 75.00
Jessica Silva  Canada September 23, 2024 present 5 2 1 2 4 3 50.0

Academy

On December 7, 2023, Brooklyn FC announced that Two Bridges Football Club, a New York City-based youth soccer organization, would become the club's official youth academy and would start playing in the USL Academy League in 2024. Maximilian Mansfield, the executive director of Two Bridges, was named President and CEO of Brooklyn FC.

The Academy’s U23 team started play in the semi-professional United Premier Soccer League (UPSL) 2024 as Brooklyn FC II.

On June 12, 2024, the club announced that its U20 academy side would play an exhibition match against Ecuadorian Serie A club C.D. Cuenca on July 13.

Stadium

On January 19, 2024, it was reported that Brooklyn FC plan to play their matches at Maimonides Park in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn. That was confirmed by the league on January 31, announcing that the team had signed a multi-year deal.

Maimonides Park is a 7,000 seat stadium on the Coney Island Boardwalk. It had briefly been the home of the second New York Cosmos in 2017, prior to that club going on hiatus. Brooklyn FC intends to use a different field orientation than the Cosmos previously used, leaving the pitcher's mound intact and "maximiz(ing) a lot of the space around the field".

Before the women's opener in 2024, the club cited issues with the soccer turf installation that necessitated moving their first seven home matches to Rocco B. Commisso Soccer Stadium at Columbia University.

Club chairman Matt Rizzetta has indicated that the club has had preliminary conversations with city officials and private developers on a location for a permanent stadium, which had been one of the required benchmarks before the club can move up to the second division.

References

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