Williamsburg International F.C.
Williamsburg International F.C. is an American amateur football club based in Brooklyn, New York. Established in 2011, the club has two teams in the Cosmopolitan Soccer League. Williamsburg International F.C. are the current Metro Division 1 Champions[1]
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| Full name | Williamsburg International Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Doylies WIFC | ||
| Founded | 2011 as "Doyle's Corner Football Club" | ||
| Ground | McCarren Park, Bushwick Inlet Park | ||
| President | John Erganian | ||
| Head Coach | Mark Gallagher | ||
| League | Cosmopolitan Soccer League | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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History
Williamsburg International Football Club was founded in 2011 as "Doyle's Corner Football Club" in New York City. The club initially played in the weeknight leagues of Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn before joining the Cosmopolitan Soccer League in August 2013. The club plays home matches at Bushwick Inlet Park in the Fall and at McCarren Park in the Spring.
2017-2018 Season
After winning the Metro 1 Division in the previous season, Williamsburg International will begin the 2017/2018 season in the CSL Division 2. Williamsburg will also field a team in the Division 2 Reserves.[2]
2016-2017 Season
Having earned another promotion, this time to the Cosmopolitan Soccer League's Metro 1 Division, Williamsburg International kept rolling in their season opener against Lansdowne Bhoys Metro at Bushwick Inlet Park on September 11, 2016, winning 4-2. Kevin Ruppel got the first goal of the year and was aided by strikes from Mark Gallagher and Nicolas Mikolenko (2).
With a surge of interest in the club, Williamsburg International formed a second team to compete in the Cosmopolitan Soccer League's Metro 2 division. The side took on Flushing FC away at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park. Neither side could break through and the match finished in a 0-0 draw, Yann Micuta hit the post for the Doylies.
Williamsburg won the Metro 1 Division in the 2016/2017 season, earning promotion to CSL's Division 2 for the 2017/2018 season.[3]
2015-2016 Season
With an influx of new teams, the Cosmopolitan Soccer League's Metro 2 Division was split into two groups of ten teams. Williamsburg International (WIFC) kicked off the 2015-2016 season on September 13, 2014 against rivals FC Partizani at Bushwick Inlet Park. The home team came away with a 7-3 victory to continue their undefeated streak in home openers. With only one tie and one loss in the run up to the Winter Break, WIFC found themselves in second position in the league. Following a tie with league Leaders BW Gottschee, WIFC finished the season with seven consecutive wins to clinch the Metro Division 2 West Conference.
In the final game of the season, WIFC faced off against the Metro Division 2 Western Conference Champions Shamrock 1960 SC. Through a Mark Gallagher goal and an Andreas Moudatsos brace, WIFC won the game 3-0 to be crowned the Metro Division 2 Champions.[4]
2014-2015 Season
On September 9, 2014, Williamsburg International kicked off the 2014-2015 season with a resounding 5-2 victory over FC Partizani at Bushwick Inlet Park. Their winning ways continued in the following weeks with a 15-2 dismantling of Metro City Fury FC and a 10-2 drubbing of NY Galicia. The streak came to a grinding halt with a 2-1 loss to Barnstonworth Rovers Metro at the Red Hook Playground. After a rough stretch to start 2015, the team finished off the season with victories over SC Eintracht 5-2 at Randall's Island and over FC Partizani 4-1 at Staten Island's Greenbelt Recreational Center. The team finished the 2014-15 in eighth place in the Cosmopolitan Soccer League's Metro 2 Division.[5]
At the Cosmopolitan Soccer League's Annual Meeting in August 2015, Williamsburg International F.C. were awarded the Cosmopolitan Soccer League 2014-15 Metro 2 Division Fair Play Award for the second consecutive year.
2013-2014 Season
On September 8, 2013, Williamsburg International played its first competitive match in the Cosmopolitan Soccer League's Metro 2 division. The Doylies came from behind to defeat Brishna 5-4 at Bushwick Inlet Park, with Andrew Hilland knocking in the winner in the closing minutes. An up and down Fall campaign was followed by a fantastic stretch of seven straight victories in the Spring. The team finished in fourth place with nine wins, five losses, and two draws in its first season.[6] The team's leading scorer on the season was Andreas Moudatsos, who finished with 11 goals in all competitions. Esteban Garcia led the team appearing in all 18 competitive matches, including both the State and League cup.
At the Cosmopolitan Soccer League's Annual Meeting in August 2014, Williamsburg International F.C. were awarded the Cosmopolitan Soccer League 2013-14 Metro 2 Division Fair Play Award.
State Cup
Williamsburg International competes in the Strumpf Cup, Eastern New York State Soccer Association's Division 3 State tournament.
2016-2017
October 16, 2016, Williamsburg International kicked off their 2016 State Cup run with a convincing 11-2 victory over newcomers S.S. Lazio on Randall's Island. Meanwhile, the newly formed Williamsburg International second team suffered a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Missile FC in Sloatsburg, NY.
In the second round, on November 13, 2016, Williamsburg International bested the Port Jefferson Fusion 2 of the Long Island Soccer Football League by the score of 8-1 on Randall's Island.
On December 4, 2016, again at Randall's Island, Williamsburg punched their ticket to the semi-final with a 9-1 thrashing of another Long Island Soccer Football League side, Hicksville American SC.
2015-2016
On October 16, 2015, Williamsburg International defeated Gotham City F.C. 3-1 on goals from Esteban Garcia, Nicolas Mikolenko, and Mark Gallagher to advance to the round of 16.
In the second round, on November 15, 2015, Williamsburg International were defeated 3-0 by NY FC Iliria and knocked out of the State Cup.
2014-2015
On October 19, 2014, Williamsburg International defeated Barnstonworth Rovers Metro in a penalty kick shootout 3-2 after a 1-1 draw in regulation at Bushwick Inlet Park. Logan Roos scored the only goal for the Doylies in regular time, assisted by Fraser Campbell.
In the second round, on November 16, 2014, Williamsburg International again went to penalty kicks, this time losing 4-5 to the NYC Metro Stars after a 2-2 draw in regulation at Randall's Island. Sergio Garcia and Benjamin Bryden scored for the Doylies in regular time.
2013-2014
On October 20, 2013, Williamsburg International was defeated 4-0 at Martin Van Buren High School by OFI Crete of the Long Island Soccer Football League and the Hellenic American Soccer League in the first round of the Strumpf Cup.
League Cup
Williamsburg International competes in the Saunder's Cup, the Cosmopolitan Soccer League's second tier League tournament.
2017
Williamsburg International took on Flushing FC at McCarren Park on March 12, 2017 earning a thrilling victory 1-0 on an Arturo Bello PK. In the quarterfinal match against Sporting Astoria SC Reserves on April 9, 2017 Williamsburg came back from an early deficit on goals from Richard Clements and Yann Micuta to lead 2-1 before conceding two late goals in a 3-2 loss.
2016
Williamsburg International thumped NY Shamrock SC 6-0 in the first round of the league cup on March 15, 2016 before bowing out to eventual champions Barnstonworth Rovers Metro on penalty kicks on April 10, 2016. Andreas Moudatsos scored an extra time goal to tie the match 3-3.
2015
On March 30, 2015, Williamsburg International took on North Brooklyn rivals New York Ukrainians Reserves at their shared grounds McCarren Park. The Doylies were defeated 2-1 with Esteban Garcia grabbing a consolation goal late in the second half.
2014
On March 9, 2014, Williamsburg International was defeated by the defending champion Manhattan Celtic Legends by a score of 4-1 on Randall's Island. Noah Beaudette scored the team's only goal on an assist by Josh Roos.
Players
- As of 9 April 2017[7]
Metro 1
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Metro 2
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Reserves
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Past Players
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References
- http://www.cosmosoccerleague.com/standings
- http://www.cosmosoccerleague.com/_element_display/#%2F74021%2Fschedules%2F20162017%2F84882757.html%3Fdummy%3D1504976828444
- "2015-16 CSL team history". Cosmopolitan Soccer League.
- "2014-15 CSL team history". Cosmopolitan Soccer League.
- "2013-14 CSL team history". Cosmopolitan Soccer League.
- "Current Roster". Williamsburg International FC. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
External links
- Official website
- Williamsburg International F.C. at Cosmopolitan Soccer League