2022 Bay Cities FC season

Bay Cities FC
2022 season
Owner	Anders Perez
Sporting director	Eric Bucchere
Head coach	Anders Perez
Stadium	Sequoia High School Stadium; Redwood City, California
NISA
Playoffs
U.S. Open Cup	Third round
	2023 →

The 2022 Bay Cities FC season was the club's first professional season and its first in the National Independent Soccer Association, one of the two third divisions in American soccer. The club's first match was on February 22, and on March 26 was the club's first competitive game. The club played in NISA until August 26, when financial difficulties forced the club to prematurely end the season.^[1]

Background

Bay Cities FC announced its intention to play in the National Independent Soccer Association in April 2021.^[2] Following participation in the league's 2021 Independent Cup, finishing with a record of 0-1-1, the team was officially accepted into NISA for the 2022 season.^[3]^[4]

The team's first home game at Sequoia High School Stadium was a preseason friendly against Liga MX side Club Tijuana' Under-23 team.^[5]^[6] After trailing by two goals, Josiah Romero scored twice in the second half with the game ending in a draw, 2–2, in front of over 1,000 spectators.

Season Squad

Squad No.	Name	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)
Goalkeepers
0	Alonso Lara	GK	(1991-10-10) October 10, 1991 (age 33)
1	Ian McGrane	GK	(1995-11-22) November 22, 1995 (age 28)
99	Alan Cruz-Gomez	GK	(1998-07-21) July 21, 1998 (age 26)
Defenders
2	Malik Shaheed	DF	(1998-01-09) January 9, 1998 (age 26)
3	David Kinnear	DF	(1999-01-09) January 9, 1999 (age 25)
4	Danny Turgeon	DF	(1997-07-16) July 16, 1997 (age 27)
5	Jacob Penner	DF	(1998-08-16) August 16, 1998 (age 26)
6	Jacob Goyen	DF	(1999-04-09) April 9, 1999 (age 25)
8	Christian Dean	CB	(1993-03-14) March 14, 1993 (age 31)
20	Jonathan Partida	DF	(1997-09-18) September 18, 1997 (age 27)
21	Victor Romero Jr.	DF	(1999-08-12) August 12, 1999 (age 25)
31	Mumbi Kwesele	DF	(1995-02-26) February 26, 1995 (age 29)
Midfielders
12	Carlos Gomez-Zavala	MF	(1999-07-20) July 20, 1999 (age 25)
14	Iván Valencia	MF	(1999-01-23) January 23, 1999 (age 25)
18	Andres Jimenez	MF	(1997-10-10) October 10, 1997 (age 27)
19	Gabriel Silveira	MF	(1992-04-28) April 28, 1992 (age 32)
23	Antonio Jimenez	MF	(1997-02-06) February 6, 1997 (age 27)
24	Andrew Paoli	MF	(1999-01-06) January 6, 1999 (age 25)
Forwards
7	Marco Silveira	FW	(1998-06-07) June 7, 1998 (age 26)
9	Anthony Orendain	FW	(1998-03-10) March 10, 1998 (age 26)
10	Edson Cardona	FW	(1998-12-08) December 8, 1998 (age 25)
11	Adolfo Trujillo	FW	(1999-09-19) September 19, 1999 (age 25)
15	Kevin Salto Aguilar	FW	(1999-10-11) October 11, 1999 (age 25)
17	Josiah Romero	FW	(1997-09-05) September 5, 1997 (age 27)
77	Rei Dorwart	FW	(1998-03-22) March 22, 1998 (age 26)

Last updated: 15 September 2022.
Source: Bay Cities F.C., NISA

Transfers

Transfers out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Details	Ref.
April 30, 2022	GK	Ian McGrane	St. Louis City SC 2	Undisclosed fee	^[7]^[8]
June 11, 2022	DF	Christian Dean	Forward Madison FC	Undisclosed fee	^[9]
September 6, 2022	FW	Josiah Romero	FC Tucson		^[10]
September 29, 2022	DF	Jonathan Partida	Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC		^[11]

Friendlies

February 22 Preseason	Sacramento Republic FC	3–0	Bay Cities FC	Sacramento, California
4:00 p.m. PST	Jauregui López	Report		Stadium: Cosumnes River College
Note: Played behind Closed-doors

February 26 Preseason	Napa Valley 1839 FC	3–0	Bay Cities FC	Napa, California
4:00 p.m. PST	Alcarria 36' Ortiz 40' Manzo 45'	Report		Stadium: Dodd Stadium

March 5 Preseason	Pacific Tigers	3–1	Bay Cities FC	Stockton, California
2:00 p.m. PST		Report	Romero 60'	Stadium: Knoles Field

March 9 Preseason	San Jose Earthquakes II	3–1	Bay Cities FC	San Jose, California
11:00 a.m. PST		Report	Dean 11'	Stadium: CEFCU Stadium

March 12 Preseason	Bay Cities FC	4–1	Menlo Oaks	Redwood City, California
2:00 p.m. PST	Dean 26' Turgeon 30' Cardona 38' Romero 66'	Report		Stadium: Cañada College

March 19 Preseason	Bay Cities FC	2–2	Club Tijuana U-23	Redwood City, California
7:00 p.m. PDT	Romero 60', 78'	Report		Stadium: Sequoia High School Stadium Attendance: 1,000

May 18 Preseason	Stanford Cardinal	6–0	Bay Cities FC	Palo Alto, California
6:00 p.m. PST	Kiil 13' Cilley 31' Adnan 43' Purchase 65', 84' Tingey 70'	Report		Stadium: Maloney Field at Laird Q. Cagan Stadium Attendance: 500

August 3 Friendly	Bay Cities FC	0–1	Guatemala U-20	Redwood City, California
7:30 p.m. PDT		Report	29'	Stadium: Sequoia High School Attendance: 3,500

Competitions

National Independent Soccer Association

Standings — West Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	California United Strikers FC	14	11	2	1	24	6	+18	35	Qualification for the semi-finals
2	Albion San Diego	10	4	4	2	14	12	+2	16	Qualification for the play-offs
3	Bay Cities FC	12	4	3	5	18	18	0	15	Qualification for the play-offs
4	Los Angeles Force	11	2	4	5	7	14	−7	10
5	Valley United FC^[a]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew from the league

Updated to match(es) played on August 20, 2022. Source: nisasoccer.com
Notes:

^ Valley United FC withdrew from the league and their playing record of P9 W1 D1 L7 GF4 GA21 was expunged.^[12]

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
4	0	2	2	3	6	−3	2	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0	2	1	3	4	−1

Last updated: April 24, 2022.
Source: Match reports

Match results

March 26 1	Los Angeles Force	0–0	Bay Cities FC	Pomona, California
7:00 PM PDT	Ramos 52' O'Brien 61' Goñi 89'	Report Broadcast	Penner 50' Valencia 66'	Stadium: Garey High School Stadium

April 2 2	California United Strikers FC	0–0	Bay Cities FC	Irvine, California
7:00 PM PDT	Hogbin 9' Treinen 25' Medina 27' Liborio 87'	Report	Aguilar 16' Orendain 55'	Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium

April 9 3	Bay Cities FC	0–2	Valley United FC	Redwood City, California
7:00 PM PDT	Kinnear 35' Romero 45' 82'	Report	Otoo 1' Lafarge 11' Troncoso 59'	Stadium: Sequoia High School Stadium Attendance: 0

April 23 4	California United Strikers FC	4–3	Bay Cities FC	Irvine, California
7:00 PM PDT	Lopez 7' Nuño 39', 90' Contreras 75'	Report	Penner 11' Orendain 29', 79' Valencia 45' Dean 64'	Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,445

April 30 5	Bay Cities FC	v	Albion San Diego	Redwood City, California
7:00 PM PDT		Report		Stadium: Sequoia High School Stadium

May 7 6	Los Angeles Force	v	Bay Cities FC	TBD
7:00 PM PDT		Report		Stadium: TBD

May 14 7	Bay Cities FC	v	California United Strikers FC	Redwood City, California
7:00 PM PDT		Report		Stadium: Sequoia High School Stadium

May 21 8	Maryland Bobcats FC	v	Bay Cities FC	Germantown, Maryland
7:00 PM EDT		Report		Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex

May 25 9	Michigan Stars FC	v	Bay Cities FC	Romeo, Michigan
7:00 PM EDT		Report		Stadium: Romeo High School Stadium

May 28 10	Chattanooga FC	v	Bay Cities FC	Chattanooga, Tennessee
7:30 PM EDT		Report		Stadium: Finley Stadium

June 1 11	Bay Cities FC	v	Flower City Union	Redwood City, California
7:00 PM PDT		Report		Stadium: Sequoia High School Stadium

June 5 12	Albion San Diego	v	Bay Cities FC	San Diego, California
3:00 PM PDT		Report		Stadium: Canyon Crest Academy Stadium

June 18 13	Bay Cities FC	v	Chattanooga FC	Redwood City, California
7:00 PM PDT		Report		Stadium: Sequoia High School Stadium

July 1 14	Bay Cities FC	v	Valley United FC	TBD
7:00 PM MST		Report		Stadium: TBD

July 9 15	Bay Cities FC	v	Los Angeles Force	Redwood City, California
7:00 PM PDT		Report		Stadium: Sequoia High School Stadium

August 10 16	Bay Cities FC	v	AC Syracuse Pulse	Redwood City, California
7:00 PM PDT		Report		Stadium: Sequoia High School Stadium

August 13 17	Valley United FC	v	Bay Cities	TBD
7:00 PM MST		Report		Stadium: TBD

August 20 18	Bay Cities FC	v	Maryland Bobcats FC	Redwood City, California
7:00 PM PDT		Report		Stadium: Sequoia High School Stadium

August 27 19	Bay Cities FC	—	California United Strikers FC	Redwood City, California
7:00 PM PDT		Report		Stadium: Sequoia High School Stadium
Note: Match canceled following Bay Cities FC suspending operations.

September 4 20	AC Syracuse Pulse	—	Bay Cities FC	Syracuse, New York
7:00 PM EDT		Report		Stadium: Lazer Stadium
Note: Match canceled following Bay Cities FC suspending operations.

September 7 21	Flower City Union	—	Bay Cities FC	Rochester, New York
8:30 PM EDT		Report		Stadium: Marina Auto Stadium
Note: Match canceled following Bay Cities FC suspending operations.

September 14 22	Bay Cities FC	—	Michigan Stars FC	Redwood City, California
7:00 PM PDT		Report		Stadium: Sequoia High School Stadium
Note: Match canceled following Bay Cities FC suspending operations.

September 17 23	Bay Cities FC	—	Valley United FC	Redwood City, California
7:00 PM PDT		Report		Stadium: Sequoia High School Stadium
Note: Match canceled following Bay Cities FC suspending operations.

September 24 24	Albion San Diego	—	Bay Cities FC	San Diego, California
6:00 PM PDT		Report		Stadium: Canyon Crest Academy Stadium
Note: Match canceled following Bay Cities FC suspending operations.

October 1 25	Bay Cities FC	—	Los Angeles Force	Redwood City, California
7:00 PM PDT		Report		Stadium: Sequoia High School Stadium
Note: Match canceled following Bay Cities FC suspending operations.

October 15 26	Bay Cities FC	—	Albion San Diego	Redwood City, California
7:00 PM PDT		Report		Stadium: Sequoia High School Stadium
Note: Match canceled following Bay Cities FC suspending operations.

U.S. Open Cup

As a National Independent Soccer Association club, Bay Cities FC made its Open Cup debut in the Second Round.^[13]

April 6 Second Round	Bay Cities FC (NISA)	2–1	Monterey Bay FC (USLC)	San Jose, California
7:30 pm PDT	Rei Dorwart 55' Edson Cardona 90+1'	Report	Crawford 87'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 1,754 Referee: Turan Özdemir

19 April Third round	San Jose Earthquakes (MLS)	5–0	Bay Cities FC (NISA)	San Jose, California
7:30 pm PDT	Skahan 25' Marie 36' Cowell 59' (pen.) Taskiris 83' Bouda 88'	Report	Turgeon 16'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 6,598 Referee: Malik Badawi

Notes

^ The club was 5th in the league overall, and 3rd in the Western Conference at the time of them suspending their season.^[1]
^ The club suspended their season before the playoffs were held.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Financial Constraints Force NISA Club Bay Cities FC to Suspend Operations". nisasoccer.com. August 26, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
^ "Bay Cities F.C. brings professional soccer to Sequoia High stadium". Climate Online. July 19, 2021. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
^ Koenig, Michael (July 13, 2021). "Bay Area Soccer: Bay Cities tie first match, NPSL roundup". SFGATE. San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
^ Iracheta, Michelle (December 13, 2021). "Bay Cities FC becomes San Mateo County's first professional sports team". paloaltoonline.com. Archived from the original on March 26, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
^ He, Eric (February 28, 2022). "'Startup Of Soccer': Bay Cities FC Excited For Redwood City Debut". Redwood City-Woodside, CA Patch. Archived from the original on March 21, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
^ "Bay Cities FC kicks off preseason for inaugural year in NISA". Climate Online. February 22, 2022. Archived from the original on February 23, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
^ Bay Cities FC (April 30, 2022). "Bay Cities FC Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
^ "Goalkeeper Ian McGrane moves on to St. Louis City SC". www.baycitiesfc.com. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
^ "Defender Christian Dean Moves To USL League One side Forward Madison FC". www.baycitiesfc.com. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
^ "Josiah Romero Joins FC Tucson For Playoff Push". FC Tucson. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
^ "Northern Colorado Signs Partida". Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
^ "UPDATE TO NISA / VUFC STATEMENT". Retrieved July 26, 2022.
^ Battista, Michael (December 27, 2021). "2022 US Open Cup: Format, schedule finalized for 107th edition of tournament". TheCup.us. Archived from the original on January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 12, 2022.

External links

Official website

[table_note_VAL0.96371694140309-15] Valley United FC withdrew from the league and their playing record of P9 W1 D1 L7 GF4 GA21 was expunged.^[12]

[2] The club was 5th in the league overall, and 3rd in the Western Conference at the time of them suspending their season.^[1]

[3] The club suspended their season before the playoffs were held.^[1]

[suspended_season-1] "Financial Constraints Force NISA Club Bay Cities FC to Suspend Operations". nisasoccer.com. August 26, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2022.

[4] "Bay Cities F.C. brings professional soccer to Sequoia High stadium". Climate Online. July 19, 2021. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.

[5] Koenig, Michael (July 13, 2021). "Bay Area Soccer: Bay Cities tie first match, NPSL roundup". SFGATE. San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.

[6] Iracheta, Michelle (December 13, 2021). "Bay Cities FC becomes San Mateo County's first professional sports team". paloaltoonline.com. Archived from the original on March 26, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2022.

[7] He, Eric (February 28, 2022). "'Startup Of Soccer': Bay Cities FC Excited For Redwood City Debut". Redwood City-Woodside, CA Patch. Archived from the original on March 21, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2022.

[8] "Bay Cities FC kicks off preseason for inaugural year in NISA". Climate Online. February 22, 2022. Archived from the original on February 23, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2022.

[9] Bay Cities FC (April 30, 2022). "Bay Cities FC Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved September 15, 2022.

[10] "Goalkeeper Ian McGrane moves on to St. Louis City SC". www.baycitiesfc.com. Retrieved September 15, 2022.

[11] "Defender Christian Dean Moves To USL League One side Forward Madison FC". www.baycitiesfc.com. Retrieved September 15, 2022.

[12] "Josiah Romero Joins FC Tucson For Playoff Push". FC Tucson. Retrieved September 15, 2022.

[13] "Northern Colorado Signs Partida". Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC. Retrieved September 29, 2022.

[withdrawn-14] "UPDATE TO NISA / VUFC STATEMENT". Retrieved July 26, 2022.

[16] Battista, Michael (December 27, 2021). "2022 US Open Cup: Format, schedule finalized for 107th edition of tournament". TheCup.us. Archived from the original on January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 12, 2022.

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