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Baltimore City Football Club is an American amateur soccer team based in Baltimore, Maryland.[1] The club plays in the amateur Maryland Major Soccer League and the Mid-Atlantic Division of the Eastern Premier Soccer League.[2]
Full name | Baltimore City F.C. |
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Nickname(s) | BCFC |
Founded | 2023 |
Ground | Middle Branch Fitness Center Baltimore, Maryland |
Head Coach | Joseph Nixon |
League | Maryland Major Soccer League Eastern Premier Soccer League |
History
editFounded by a collective of local soccer players and up and local businesses, the club has aimed and been successful in keep its operations and outreach network within the city itself, with plans for a grassroots approach for sustainable success of the sport in the city.
The club, in its first season, won the Spring season of the Maryland Major Soccer League in penalties vs Columbia F.C. This was followed up with a further undefeated run of 12 games ending towards the end of the summer 2023 season despite having won the title already.[3]
In the fall of 2023, Baltimore City F.C. again reached the season final again versus Columbia F.C but this time, Columbia won the title on penalties.[4] Nonetheless, the following week Baltimore City F.C. received an invitation to join the expanding Mid-Atlantic Division of the Eastern Premier Soccer League.[5]
Club
editRoster
edit- As of March 14, 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching staff
edit- Head coach: Joseph Nixon
References
edit- ^ "New soccer club in Baltimore offers positive outlet to residents". 6 April 2023.
- ^ "Baltimore City FC".
- ^ "Baltimore's New Amateur Soccer Club Makes its Home at Latrobe Park in Locust Point". 9 May 2023.
- ^ "Under the Lights: Baltimore City FC (Maryland Major Soccer League)". 24 July 2023.
- ^ "x.com".