Boston City Football Club is an American men's soccer club based in Boston, Massachusetts that competes in the Northeast Division of USL League Two. The club was founded in 2015; their inaugural season was 2016. The club's colors are red, navy, and white, and plays its home matches at Brother Gilbert Stadium.

History

Boston City FC was founded in 2015 by Renato Valentim and Jorge Ferreira da Silva (Palhinha). In their inaugural season (2016), the club placed second in NPSL's 9-team Northeast Atlantic Conference.

With its inaugural season results, City qualified for the 2017 U.S. Open Cup via an At-Large berth. The team won its first tournament game on May 10, defeating PDL side Western Mass Pioneers via penalty kicks. The Lions lost 2-1 at home to GPS Omens of the in the second round.

In early 2018, the organization announced a second team that would compete within the Bay State Soccer League, a fully amateur state run league affiliated within Region I of the United States Adult Soccer Association. The team, initially called "Boston City FC Under 20s" and later simply 'Boston City FC II', competed within Division 3 North in both 2018 and 2019. The second team also entered 2019 U.S. Open Cup qualification in late 2018, reaching the second round before falling to Safira FC.

Having not played in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Boston City FC returned in 2021 under new head coach and former defender Gabriel De Souza, finishing fifth in the NPSL North Atlantic Conference with a 3-6-1 record.

Boston City FC moved to USL League Two on January 24, 2022.

Boston City's home kit typically consists of all red, with two vertical stripes of navy blue and white on the left chest. This design is reminiscent of the home kit worn by Boston Minutemen, the city's former North American Soccer League club during the mid-1970s.

Roster

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.NationPlayer
No. Pos. Nation Player — GK USA Michael Russo-Penta — GK BRA Vitor Scariot — DF USA Guilherme de Souza — DF BRA Gabriel Paganini Almeida — DF BRA Marcelo Lobo Cunha — DF BRA Leonardo Carvalho — DF BRA Jadson — MF COL Leandro Ramírez — MF USA Homero MoraisNo. Pos. Nation Player — MF USA Jonathan Argueta — MF COL Michael Rincón — MF ITA Luca Tarable — MF USA Leandro Bonfim Monteiro — MF USA Kevin Herrera — MF BRA Ronaldo Vieira — MF BRA Gabriel de Souza — FW BRA Jhonata Batista — FW USA Manuel Louro
—GKUSAMichael Russo-Penta
—GKBRAVitor Scariot
—DFUSAGuilherme de Souza
—DFBRAGabriel Paganini Almeida
—DFBRAMarcelo Lobo Cunha
—DFBRALeonardo Carvalho
—DFBRAJadson
—MFCOLLeandro Ramírez
—MFUSAHomero Morais
No.Pos.NationPlayer
—MFUSAJonathan Argueta
—MFCOLMichael Rincón
—MFITALuca Tarable
—MFUSALeandro Bonfim Monteiro
—MFUSAKevin Herrera
—MFBRARonaldo Vieira
—MFBRAGabriel de Souza
—FWBRAJhonata Batista
—FWUSAManuel Louro

Front office

  • Brazil Renato Valentim - Owner
  • Brazil Marcelo Nascimento - Manager
  • Brazil Rubinho Lima - Broadcasting

Year-by-year

YearLeagueRegular seasonPlayoffsU.S. Open CupNotes
2016NPSL2nd, Atlantic ConferenceRegional first roundIneligibleLost in Northeast Regional first round to Legacy 76
20172nd, Atlantic White ConferenceConference SemifinalSecond roundLost in Conference Semifinal to Hartford City FC
20189th, North Atlantic Conferencedid not qualifydid not qualify
20197th, North Atlantic Conferencedid not qualifydid not qualify
2020Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
20215th, North Atlantic Conferencedid not qualifydid not qualify
2022USL League Two4th, Northeast Divisiondid not qualifydid not qualify
20239th, Northeast Divisiondid not qualifydid not qualify
20248th, Northeast Divisiondid not qualifydid not qualify
20259th, Northeast Divisiondid not qualifydid not qualify
202610th, Northeast Divisiondid not qualifydid not qualify

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