2022 Bay Cities FC season
The club's inaugural season in the National Independent Soccer Association
Bay Cities FC 2022 football season
The 2022 Bay Cities FC season was the club's first professional season and its first in the National Independent Soccer Association , one of the two third divisions in American soccer. The club's first match was on February 22, and on March 26 was the club's first competitive game. The club played in NISA until August 26, when financial difficulties forced the club to prematurely end the season.[ 1]
Background
Bay Cities FC announced its intention to play in the National Independent Soccer Association in April 2021.[ 2] 2021 Independent Cup , finishing with a record of 0-1-1, the team was officially accepted into NISA for the 2022 season.[ 3] [ 4]
The team's first home game at Sequoia High School Stadium was a preseason friendly against Liga MX side Club Tijuana ' Under-23 team.[ 5] [ 6]
Season Squad
Squad No.
Name
Nationality
Position(s)
Date of birth (age)
Goalkeepers
0
Alonso Lara
GK
(1991-10-10 ) October 10, 1991 (age 33)
1
Ian McGrane
GK
(1995-11-22 ) November 22, 1995 (age 28)
99
Alan Cruz-Gomez
GK
(1998-07-21 ) July 21, 1998 (age 26)
Defenders
2
Malik Shaheed
DF
(1998-01-09 ) January 9, 1998 (age 26)
3
David Kinnear
DF
(1999-01-09 ) January 9, 1999 (age 25)
4
Danny Turgeon
DF
(1997-07-16 ) July 16, 1997 (age 27)
5
Jacob Penner
DF
(1998-08-16 ) August 16, 1998 (age 26)
6
Jacob Goyen
DF
(1999-04-09 ) April 9, 1999 (age 25)
8
Christian Dean
CB
(1993-03-14 ) March 14, 1993 (age 31)
20
Jonathan Partida
DF
(1997-09-18 ) September 18, 1997 (age 27)
21
Victor Romero Jr.
DF
(1999-08-12 ) August 12, 1999 (age 25)
31
Mumbi Kwesele
DF
(1995-02-26 ) February 26, 1995 (age 29)
Midfielders
12
Carlos Gomez-Zavala
MF
(1999-07-20 ) July 20, 1999 (age 25)
14
Iván Valencia
MF
(1999-01-23 ) January 23, 1999 (age 25)
18
Andres Jimenez
MF
(1997-10-10 ) October 10, 1997 (age 27)
19
Gabriel Silveira
MF
(1992-04-28 ) April 28, 1992 (age 32)
23
Antonio Jimenez
MF
(1997-02-06 ) February 6, 1997 (age 27)
24
Andrew Paoli
MF
(1999-01-06 ) January 6, 1999 (age 25)
Forwards
7
Marco Silveira
FW
(1998-06-07 ) June 7, 1998 (age 26)
9
Anthony Orendain
FW
(1998-03-10 ) March 10, 1998 (age 26)
10
Edson Cardona
FW
(1998-12-08 ) December 8, 1998 (age 25)
11
Adolfo Trujillo
FW
(1999-09-19 ) September 19, 1999 (age 25)
15
Kevin Salto Aguilar
FW
(1999-10-11 ) October 11, 1999 (age 25)
17
Josiah Romero
FW
(1997-09-05 ) September 5, 1997 (age 27)
77
Rei Dorwart
FW
(1998-03-22 ) March 22, 1998 (age 26)
Transfers
Transfers out
Friendlies
Competitions
National Independent Soccer Association
Updated to match(es) played on August 20, 2022. Source:
nisasoccer.com Notes:
^ Valley United FC withdrew from the league and their playing record of P9 W1 D1 L7 GF4 GA21 was expunged.[ 12]
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
4
0
2
2
3
6
−3
2
0
0
1
0
2
−2
0
2
1
3
4
−1
Match results
U.S. Open Cup
As a National Independent Soccer Association club, Bay Cities FC made its Open Cup debut in the Second Round.[ 13]
Notes
^ The club was 5th in the league overall, and 3rd in the Western Conference at the time of them suspending their season.[ 1]
^ The club suspended their season before the playoffs were held.[ 1]
References
^ a b c "Financial Constraints Force NISA Club Bay Cities FC to Suspend Operations" . nisasoccer.com . August 26, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2022 .^ "Bay Cities F.C. brings professional soccer to Sequoia High stadium" . Climate Online . July 19, 2021. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022 .^ Koenig, Michael (July 13, 2021). "Bay Area Soccer: Bay Cities tie first match, NPSL roundup" . SFGATE . San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022 . ^ Iracheta, Michelle (December 13, 2021). "Bay Cities FC becomes San Mateo County's first professional sports team" . paloaltoonline.com . Archived from the original on March 26, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2022 . ^ He, Eric (February 28, 2022). " . Redwood City-Woodside, CA Patch . Archived from the original on March 21, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2022 . ^ "Bay Cities FC kicks off preseason for inaugural year in NISA" . Climate Online . February 22, 2022. Archived from the original on February 23, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2022 .^ Bay Cities FC (April 30, 2022). "Bay Cities FC Twitter" . Twitter . Retrieved September 15, 2022 . ^ "Goalkeeper Ian McGrane moves on to St. Louis City SC" . www.baycitiesfc.com . Retrieved September 15, 2022 .^ "Defender Christian Dean Moves To USL League One side Forward Madison FC" . www.baycitiesfc.com . Retrieved September 15, 2022 .^ "Josiah Romero Joins FC Tucson For Playoff Push" . FC Tucson . Retrieved September 15, 2022 .^ "Northern Colorado Signs Partida" . Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC . Retrieved September 29, 2022 .^ "UPDATE TO NISA / VUFC STATEMENT" . Retrieved July 26, 2022 .^ Battista, Michael (December 27, 2021). "2022 US Open Cup: Format, schedule finalized for 107th edition of tournament" . TheCup.us . Archived from the original on January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 12, 2022 .
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