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FC Buffalo

Full name	FC Buffalo
Founded	2021; 3 years ago (2021)
Stadium	All-High Stadium Buffalo, New York
Owners	Nick Mendola
Head Coach	Nikki Bartholomew
League	United Women's Soccer
Website	http://www.fcbuffalo.org/
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FC Buffalo is an American women's soccer club based in Buffalo, New York, United States. Founded in 2021, the team plays in United Women's Soccer (UWS), a pro-am league at the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the East Conference. FC Buffalo is the sister team of USL League Two club FC Buffalo.

The team plays its home games at All-High Stadium in Buffalo. The team's colors are blue, gold and white.

History

In 2021, club owner Nicholas Mendola announced the launch of a women's soccer team, which started play in May. On March 5, the club announced Nikki Bartholomew as the first manager of FC Buffalo. In their first UWS season, FC Buffalo finished in first place in the Eastern Conference, with a record of 7–2–1. FC Buffalo hosted the East Conference playoffs, winning their first match against Lancaster Inferno FC 3–2. In the Eastern Conference Final FC Buffalo lost 2–0 against CT Fusion.

On May 9, 2022, the team announced that they would play their home games for the 2022 season at Dobson Field on the campus of D'Youville University while All-High Stadium is renovated. The club again only lost once in the regular season, then winning a pair of playoff games to reach the National Championship weekend. FC Buffalo would fall against Calgary Foothills WFC in the semi-finals, ending their playoff run. After the renovations at All High were completed, Buffalo Public Schools initially declined to have the team play its matches there for the 2023 season, which forced an emergency field location at Williamsville South High School. Then in April of 2024, the club were welcomed back to All-High ahead of the upcoming season. The women won the 2024 Iron Division and the right to host the National Championship weekend.

Players and staff

Current squad

As of 14 July 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 0 GK  USA Brigid Mulholland 1 GK  SWE Agnes Stenlund 2 DF  USA Laura Bogner 3 DF  USA Charlie Pawli 4 DF  USA Erin Weir 5 DF  USA Delta Barber 7 MF  USA Skylar Cornell 8 FW  USA Carissima Cutrona 9 DF  USA Claire DeAngelis 11 FW  USA Sarah Woods 12 DF  USA Gwen Jarosz 14 MF  USA Grace Kulniszewski 15 MF  USA Izzy Schmidt 16 MF  CAN Danielle Vis 18 MF  USA Leah Wengender 19 MF  USA Morgan Kulniszewski 20 DF  USA Kam Vanderbosch

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 MF  USA Gianna Tuzzolino 22 DF  USA Tess Ford 23 MF  USA Charlotte Takacsy 24 MF  CAN Kasia Bak 26 MF  USA Eileen Solomon 28 DF  USA Rory Schaeffer 33 MF  USA Dani Martinez - MF  CAN Payton Robertson - GK  USA Sydney Mulka - MF  USA Meredith Donohue - DF  USA Emma Klein - MF  CAN Demi Maroudas - MF  USA Mirann Gacioch - MF  USA Linda Ullmark - FW  CAN Amanda Cripps - GK  USA Shea Vanderbosch - FW  USA Kylie Miranto

Management and staff

As of July 7, 2024

Executive Staff
Position	Staff
Owner	Nick Mendola
Director of Women's Soccer	Liz Mantel
Technical Staff
Position	Staff
Head coach	Nikki Bartholomew
Assistant coach	Trevor Lawler
Assistant coach	Angela Nicholas-Tolsma
Assistant coach	Gabrielle Wilson

All-time record

Playoff results

Honors

• UWS Eastern Conference Regular Season Champions: 2021
• UWS Penn-NY Division Champions: 2022
• UWS Eastern Conference (Playoff) Champions: 2022
• UWS Penn-NY Division Champions: 2023
• UWS Iron Division Champions: 2024

References

1. "Lancaster native, former UB star named first FC Buffalo Women coach". 5 March 2021.
2. "FC Buffalo Women win regular season conference title, will host regional playoffs". Buffalo News. 11 July 2021.
3. "Shorthanded FC Buffalo Women fall in conference final to end sparkling inaugural season". Buffalo News. 19 July 2021.
4. "FC Buffalo + CBW + Dobson Field = Winning Combo". fcbuffalo.org. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
5. Lozanovski, Nick (2022-07-24). "FC Buffalo falls in UWS national semifinal". FC Buffalo. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
6. Buffalo, F. C. (2023-05-15). "Letter: Why FC Buffalo has a new home". FC Buffalo. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
7. "FC Buffalo welcomes new and returning faces into the 716 for 2023 season". WKBW 7 News Buffalo. 2023-05-25. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
8. Buffalo, F. C. (2024-05-02). "FC Buffalo returns to All-High Stadium". FC Buffalo. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
9. Gorski, Adam (18 July 2024). "FC Buffalo Women embracing 'special' opportunity to compete for national title at home". WIVB.com. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
10. "FC Buffalo Women roster".

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