New Jersey Copa FC are an American pro-am soccer club fielded by the soccer academy FC Copa Academy from Metuchen, New Jersey. It was founded in 2004 and fields men's, women's, and youth teams in a number of different amateur and semi-professional leagues, in addition to yearly academy teams which compete in various state, regional, and national competitions sanctioned by United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA).
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| Full name | New Jersey Copa Futbol Club | ||
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| Founded | 2004 | ||
| Stadium | St. Joseph High School Metuchen, New Jersey | ||
| Capacity | 1,000 | ||
| Owner | Roberto Aguas[1] | ||
| General Manager | Jef Thiffault | ||
| Coach | TBD | ||
| League | USL League Two | ||
| 2024 | 10th, Metropolitan Division Playoffs: DNQ | ||
| Website | https://www.fccopa.com | ||
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One team competes in USL League Two, one of two fourth-tier soccer league in the United States, within the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference.[2]
It formerly competed in the National Premier Soccer League between 2016 and 2019. The organization also field's a women's team in the Eastern Conference of United Women's Soccer (UWS).
USL League Two team
editNew Jersey Copa FC finished 2nd in the NPSL's Keystone Conference in 2016 and reached the regional semifinals with a 1–0 win over defending National Champions New York Cosmos B.[3][4][5] The team fell to eventual National semifinalist Clarkstown SC Eagles, 0–2, in the next round.[6]
The team qualified via an at-large bid for the U.S. Open Cup tournament in 2017 based on its 2016 league results. In the first round, the team fell to local qualifier FC Motown, 2–0, at home.[7]
Year by year
edit| Year | League | Regular Season | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | |
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| 2016 | NPSL | 2nd, Keystone | Regional semifinals | Did not enter | |
| 2017 | 1st, Keystone | Conference Final | First round | ||
| 2018 | 5th, Keystone | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | ||
| 2019 | 9th, Keystone | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | ||
| 2020 | USL League Two | Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2021 | 6th, Metropolitan | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | ||
| 2022 | 4th, Metropolitan | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | ||
| 2023 | 4th, Metropolitan | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | ||
| 2024 | 10th, Metropolitan | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | ||
United Women's Soccer team
edit| Full name | New Jersey Copa Football Club |
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| Founded | 2015 |
| Stadium | St. Joseph High School Metuchen, New Jersey |
| Capacity | 1,000 |
| General Manager | Jef Thiffault |
| Coach | TBD |
| League | United Women's Soccer |
| Website | https://www.fccopa.com/uws |
New Jersey Copa FC Women's Team reached the inaugural 2016 UWS National Championship, hosted in California, in their first year competing in the league, where they eventually fell to Santa Clarita Blue Heat 1–2 in double-overtime.
The UWS is the second-tier of professional women's soccer in the United States, below the NWSL.
Year by year
edit| Year | League | Regular Season | Playoffs |
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| 2016 | UWS | 1st, East Conference | Runner up |
| 2017 | 1st, East Conference | Conference Playoff | |
| 2018 | 8th, East Conference | Did not qualify | |
| 2019 | 7th, East Conference | Did not qualify | |
| 2020 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic[8] | ||
| 2021 | 6th, East Conference | Did not qualify | |
| 2022 | 3rd, Mid-Atlantic Division | Did not qualify | |
| 2023 | 12th, East Conference | Did not qualify | |
| 2024 | 8th, East Conference | Did not qualify | |
References
edit- ^ http://fccopa.com/Page.asp?n=144924&org=fccopa.cottp://www.npsl.com/news_article/show/605247?referrer_id=2168389[permanent dead link]
- ^ Academy, FC Copa (December 16, 2020). "FC Copa Joins USL 2 and USL Academy". FC Copa Academy. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- ^ "National Premier Soccer League". npsl.bonzidev.com. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
- ^ "National Premier Soccer League". npsl.bonzidev.com. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
- ^ NPSL (July 21, 2016). "NEW JERSEY COPA FC STUNS DEFENDING NATIONAL CHAMPION COSMOS B IN REGION SEMIFINALS". National Premier Soccer League. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
- ^ Hargett, Joshua (July 24, 2016). "CLARKSTOWN SC EAGLES MARCH INTO NATIONAL SEMIFINALS WITH 2-0 WIN OVER NEW JERSEY COPA FC". National Premier Soccer League. Archived from the original on August 21, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
- ^ Fido, Austin (May 11, 2017). "Motown rolls on, Nor'easters gather strength in USOC 2017". Once A Metro. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- ^ "UWS Provides Update on 2020 Season". United Women's Soccer. June 9, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
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