NYCFC Academy and Other Affiliates

All we have heard so far was that they are looking into all options. This was from about a week ago:
LOOKING AT ALL THEIR OPTIONS
NYC FC taking to several USL PRO teams
http://www.bigapplesoccer.com/teams/nycfc2.php?article_id=39701

 

It's basically official! Wilmington it is.

http://nycfcwatch.sportsblog.com/posts/1599740/nycfc_to_partner_with_wilmington_hammerheads_fc.html

 

Here is the original Wilmington Star News article. Hope it's a done deal.

http://www.starnewsonline.com/artic.../1005?Title=Hammerheads-near-affiliation-deal

 

http://www.nycfc.com/post/2015/01/16/nycfc-announce-affiliation-wilmington-hammerheads

 

I would love it if they put the team out on Long Island!

 

http://www.empireofsoccer.com/nycfc-academy-to-play-at-st-johns-for-2016-48838/

New York City FC‘s academy teams will play and train at Belson Stadium for the upcoming season, the club announced today.
The team will train four days a week and host matches at St. John’s University. Last season, the academy trained throughout the area using some of their youth affiliates’ facilities and played their matches at the First Team Training Center within SUNY Purchase

 

http://www.empireofsoccer.com/usls-wilmington-hammerheads-to-move-to-pdl-54113/

The PDL announced it has awarded the Hammerheads an expansion team for next season. The Hammerheads will retain the same owner, George Altirs, but will now be operated by the Wilmington Hammerheads FC Youth Board of Directors. As a result, their partnership with NYCFC will end and City will have to enter a partnership with another team in the USL or launch its own.

 

http://www.empireofsoccer.com/expansion-nycfc-adds-four-academy-teams-57642/

New York City FC will add four academy teams for the upcoming 2017-18 US Soccer Development Academy season, the club announced Saturday.

There will be teams at the U12, U13, U15 and U19 levels to accompany the already existing U14 and U16 teams.

 

http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/...-york-city-fc-advance-premier-division-finals

GA Cup, Matchday 4:
New York City FC advance to Premier Division finals
April 13, 2017
10:15PM EDT

 

https://www.socceramerica.com/article/73037/giovanni-reyna-leads-nycfc-u-16s-to-a-generation-a.html

Giovanni Reyna scored on penalty kick to decide the Generation adidas Cup Premier Division final, 1-0, in NYCFC's favor over Mexico's Tigres. In the final of the top flight GA Champions Division, River Plate beat Flamengo, 2-1

The 14-year-old Reyna, son of Hall of Famer Claudio Reyna, also won the tournament Golden Ball (MVP) while NYCFC keeper Johan Penaranda won the Golden Glove.

NYCFC, coached by Matt Pilkington, did not concede a goal in its five games in Frisco, Texas.

 

https://www.socceramerica.com/artic...-u-17-world-cup-qualifying.html?edition=17094

U.S. U-17 boys national team
GOALKEEPERS (2): Carlos Joaquim Dos Santos (Benfica; Philadelphia, Pa.), Justin Garces (Kendall SC; Miami, Fla.).
DEFENDERS (5): Christopher Gloster (New York Red Bulls; Montclair, N.J.), Jaylin Lindsey (Sporting Kansas City; Charlotte, N.C.), James Sands (New York City FC; Rye, N.Y.), Arturo Vasquez (FC Golden State; Mira Loma, Calif.), Akil Watts (IMG Academy; Fort Wayne, Ind.).
MIDFIELDERS (7): George Acosta (Weston FC; Hollywood, Fla.), Taylor Booth (Real Salt Lake AZ; Eden, Utah), Christopher Durkin (D.C. United; Glen Allen, Va.), Blaine Ferri (Solar Chelsea SC; Southlake, Texas), Christopher Goslin (Atlanta United FC; Locust Grove, Ga.), Indiana Vassilev (IMG Academy; Savannah, Ga.), Adrian Villegas (Portland Timbers; Hood River, Ore.).
FORWARDS (6): Ayomide Akinola (Toronto FC; Brampton, Ont.), Andrew Carleton (Atlanta United FC; Powder Springs, Ga.), Zyen Jones (Atlanta United FC; Clarkston, Ga.), Bryan Reynolds, Jr. (FC Dallas; Little Elm, Texas), Joshua Sargent (Scott Gallagher Missouri; O'Fallen, Mo.) Timothy Weah (Paris Saint-Germain; Rosedale, N.Y.)

 

http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/04/18/baer-breaking-down-top-five-players-ga-cup

Giovanni Reyna, New York City FC
Reyna was one of the youngest players participating, but that didn’t stop him from winning the Golden Ball in the Premier Division and and leading NYCFC to the title. You can read more about him here.

 

Ironbound SC to Host La Liga Promises 2017!
Premier International Under 12 Boys Tournament to be held June 23rd-25th in Newark, NJ

The United States Soccer Federation today granted Final approval for the Ironbound SC to host the La Liga Promises 2017 International Under 12 Boys Soccer Tournament! The tournament is organized by La Liga and the Jose Ramon De la Morena Foundation both of whom are based in Spain, with Ironbound SC providing all necessary local support as Host. The event is widely considered the Premier U12 Tournament in the World, and this year will feature 12 teams from 6 countries and be held on June 23rd-25th in the Ironbound
Section of Newark.

The teams that have accepted invitations to participate are:
Spain (6): Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Sevilla, Valencia, Villarreal
Portugal (1): Benfica
Italy (1): Inter Milan
Mexico (1): Club America
Colombia (1): Nacional de Medellin
United States (2): NYCFC, Ironbound SC

The tournament will consist of three groups of four teams each. After preliminary round robin games on Friday and Saturday morning, the top 8 teams advance to the Quarter-finals on Saturday early afternoon. Semi Finals and the Championship Final will be held on Sunday Morning. In between the semi-finals and finals match, there will be an All-Star game amongst players not participating in the Final with the presence of a couple world class Men’s players to be announced.

All games, which will be played 7v7 format, will be held at two Essex County Parks System locations: Independence Park and Riverbank Park in the Ironbound Section of Newark. Riverbank Park will be temporarily transformed into a “mini-stadium” with seating for 3300 people, a LED electronic advertising system around the field, and a giant scoreboard. All games at Riverbank Park (location for preliminary, all Quarter’s, semi’s, and Final) will be televised live in Spain and broadcast to 65 countries! Independence Park will have additional
seating as well for the preliminary games on Friday and Saturday morning.

The moving force behind this event is Mr. Jose Ramon De La Morena, a renowned Radio sports personality in Spain whose Foundation started and has run this tournament for over 20 years. The event gained such a following worldwide, and especially in Spain, that LA Liga, the giant professional sports organization that organizes the Spanish Professional Soccer league with same name, decided to partner with him 3 years ago, and now runs the event from the competition side of things. In addition to the competition, which is intense, all the Spanish Teams, take part in a cultural learning component to the event. This year’s group will take a guided boat tour around Manhattan and visit Essex County’s turtle back zoo. The Morena Foundation intent is to foster sportsmanship and friendship at a young age to youngsters with tremendous talent and who have tremendously “PROMISING” careers ahead of them. World Famous players who have participated in this event in the past include Iker Casillas, Gerard Pique, Juan Mata, Cesc Fabregas, Fernando Torres, and Thomas Mueller to name a few.

Juan Millan, a Spanish American Businessman who is a close friend of Mr. Morena, has served as the Morena Foundation’s representative in the United States and is the de facto “producer” of this year’s event, Mr. Millan said:
“Soccer is an integral part of the fabric of Spanish and Portuguese People lives, it is literally in their DNA. When Jose Ramon asked me to help solve the issue of this year’s tournament given difficulties in finding a NYC location, I knew there was no better place to host this event than in the Ironbound Section of Newark. This community lives and breathes the game! We thank the Ironbound SC and Essex County Government for their assistance in making this year’s event a reality. We are looking forward to a great event.”

Albert Coutinho, Chairman of Ironbound SC said: “It is an Honor for Ironbound SC to host this prestigious event. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for our kids, club, and community. We are humbled by the trust that La Liga, one of the finest professional sports organizations in the world, and the Morena Foundation have placed in us.”

John Soares, Director of Operations for Ironbound SC said: “We have a lot of work ahead of us, and our entire “family” of coaches, managers, players, and parents are fully engaged to make this a memorable event. We simply couldn’t be more excited”

Steven Amorim, Ironbound SC Director of Coaching is coordinating all aspects of the specialized training program put in place to give the Ironbound SC U12 Tournament team the best chance to maximize this historic opportunity. The Ironbound SC technical staff for this event also includes Nick Lavrador (Head Coach), Anthony Tavares (Trainer), and Jorge Gonzalez (Asst. Coach). Amorim said: “The players we have selected from within our club have demonstrated a total commitment to work harder than ever to make the most of this opportunity. They are inspired to represent the proud history of our club, and community against some of the most talented young players in the World.”

Chairman Coutinho added: “At this historic moment, we must thank our local government officials who played a deciding role in making this event possible. We would NOT be hosting this event but for the collaboration of Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo’s office. Phil Alagia, Executive DiVincenzo’s Chief of Staff, immediately and enthusiastically offered to do whatever was necessary to have the event here in Essex County. Mr. Alagia delivered the necessary assurances from the Essex County Parks Department, and Sheriff Armando Fontoura to comfort La Liga and Foundation representatives who had serious problems when trying to host the event in NYC, which was there original plan. Furthermore, we are thankful to Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and Councilman Augusto Amador who are also collaborating with the event”.

Director Soares added : “Sheriff Fontoura’s office will be the lead agency in coordinating security for the event. The Newark Police Department, together with private security hired by the organizers, and Ironbound SC volunteers round out a comprehensive plan that has been put in place from the day that teams arrive in the United States, June 21st till the temporary facilities are cleared on the 26th.”
Soares continued: "A specialized parking plan for the event is being finalized and will be available on Ironbound SC’s websitewww.ironboundsoccer.com prior to the event. Folks traveling from outside the Newark Area are advised to use Mass Transit as the Stadium Field (Riverbank Park) is walking distance from Newark Penn Station."
SPARK, the official citizen friends group of Riverbank Park, and the Ironbound Community Corporation are also working with Ironbound SC to highlight the beauty of the historic facility and to have the event go as smoothly as possible with minimum impact to the neighboring community. Anyone traveling to this historic youth sporting event and needs a place to stay
and is looking for other events to fill out their visit are encouraged to visit the Newark Tourism and visitor’s bureau atwww.newarkhappening.com. For updates on this event, please visit www.ironboundsoccer.com

 

http://www.ussoccerda.com/20180710-NEWS-New-York-City-FC-U1819-Academy-Champions

NYC FC TAKES HOME DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY U-18/19 TITLE IN DRAMATIC PENALTY KICK SHOOTUT

 

Ranked #7:

https://chasingacup.com/2020-ranking-of-mls-academies-final-10-1/