2022 Bay Cities FC season
The club's inaugural season in the National Independent Soccer Association
Bay Cities FC 2022 football season
| 2022 season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Anders Perez |
| Sporting director | Eric Bucchere |
| Head coach | Anders Perez |
| Stadium | Sequoia High School Stadium Redwood City, California |
| NISA | [note 1] |
| Playoffs | [note 2] |
| U.S. Open Cup | Third round |
2023 → | |
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] Following participation in the league's 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] After trailing by two goals, Josiah Romero scored twice in the second half with the game ending in a draw, 2–2, in front of over 1,000 spectators.
Season Squad
| Squad No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| 0 | Alonso Lara |  | GK | (1991-10-10) October 10, 1991 (age 32) |
| 1 | Ian McGrane |  | GK | (1995-11-22) November 22, 1995 (age 28) |
| 99 | Alan Cruz-Gomez | | GK | (1998-07-21) July 21, 1998 (age 25) |
| 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 26) |
| 5 | Jacob Penner | | DF | (1998-08-16) August 16, 1998 (age 25) |
| 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 26) |
| 21 | Victor Romero Jr. | | DF | (1999-08-12) August 12, 1999 (age 24) |
| 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 24) |
| 14 | Iván Valencia | | MF | (1999-01-23) January 23, 1999 (age 25) |
| 18 | Andres Jimenez | | MF | (1997-10-10) October 10, 1997 (age 26) |
| 19 | Gabriel Silveira | | MF | (1992-04-28) April 28, 1992 (age 31) |
| 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 25) |
| 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 24) |
| 15 | Kevin Salto Aguilar | | FW | (1999-10-11) October 11, 1999 (age 24) |
| 17 | Josiah Romero | | FW | (1997-09-05) September 5, 1997 (age 26) |
| 77 | Rei Dorwart | | FW | (1998-03-22) March 22, 1998 (age 26) |
Last updated: 15 September 2022.
Source: Bay Cities F.C., NISA
Transfers
Transfers out
| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Details | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 30, 2022 | GK | Ian McGrane | St. Louis City SC 2 | Undisclosed fee | [7][8] |
| June 11, 2022 | DF | Christian Dean | Forward Madison FC | Undisclosed fee | [9] |
| September 6, 2022 | FW | Josiah Romero | FC Tucson | [10] | |
| September 29, 2022 | DF | Jonathan Partida | Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC | [11] |
Friendlies
Sacramento Republic FC v Bay Cities FC
| February 22 Preseason | Sacramento Republic FC | 3–0 | Bay Cities FC | Sacramento, California |
| 4:00 p.m. PST |
| Report | Stadium: Cosumnes River College | |
| Note: Played behind Closed-doors | ||||
Napa Valley 1839 FC v Bay Cities FC
| February 26 Preseason | Napa Valley 1839 FC | 3–0 | Bay Cities FC | Napa, California |
| 4:00 p.m. PST |
| Report | Stadium: Dodd Stadium |
Pacific Tigers v Bay Cities FC
| March 5 Preseason | Pacific Tigers | 3–1 | Bay Cities FC | Stockton, California |
| 2:00 p.m. PST | Report |
| Stadium: Knoles Field |
San Jose Earthquakes II v Bay Cities FC
| March 9 Preseason | San Jose Earthquakes II | 3–1 | Bay Cities FC | San Jose, California |
| 11:00 a.m. PST | Report |
| Stadium: CEFCU Stadium |
Bay Cities FC v Menlo Oaks
| March 12 Preseason | Bay Cities FC | 4–1 | Menlo Oaks | Redwood City, California |
| 2:00 p.m. PST |
| Report | Stadium: Cañada College |
Bay Cities FC 
v 
Club Tijuana U-23
v Club Tijuana U-23 | March 19 Preseason | Bay Cities FC | 2–2 | Club Tijuana U-23 | Redwood City, California |
| 7:00 p.m. PDT |
| Report | Stadium: Sequoia High School Stadium Attendance: 1,000 |
Stanford Cardinal v Bay Cities FC
| May 18 Preseason | Stanford Cardinal | 6–0 | Bay Cities FC | Palo Alto, California |
| 6:00 p.m. PST | Kiil  13'Cilley 31'Adnan 43'Purchase 65', 84'Tingey 70' | Report | Stadium: Maloney Field at Laird Q. Cagan Stadium Attendance: 500 |
Bay Cities FC v 
Guatemala U-20
v 
Guatemala U-20 | August 3 Friendly | Bay Cities FC | 0–1 | Guatemala U-20 | Redwood City, California |
| 7:30 p.m. PDT | Report |
| Stadium: Sequoia High School Attendance: 3,500 |
Competitions
National Independent Soccer Association
Standings — West Division
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California United Strikers FC | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 6 | +18 | 35 | Qualification for the semi-finals |
| 2 | Albion San Diego | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 16 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 3 | Bay Cities FC | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 15 | |
| 4 | Los Angeles Force | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 10 | |
| 5 | Valley United FC[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew from the league |
Updated to match(es) played on August 20, 2022. Source: nisasoccer.com
Notes:
Notes:
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 |
Last updated: April 24, 2022.
Source: Match reports
Match results
Los Angeles Force v Bay Cities FC
| March 26 1 | Los Angeles Force | 0–0 | Bay Cities FC | Pomona, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT |
| Report Broadcast |
| Stadium: Garey High School Stadium |
California United Strikers FC v Bay Cities FC
| April 2 2 | California United Strikers FC | 0–0 | Bay Cities FC | Irvine, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Hogbin  9'Treinen 25'Medina 27'Liborio 87' | Report | Aguilar 16' Orendain 55' | Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium |
Bay Cities FC v Valley United FC
| April 9 3 | Bay Cities FC | 0–2 | Valley United FC | Redwood City, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Kinnear 35' Romero 45'  82' | Report | Otoo 1' Lafarge 11'Troncoso 59' | Stadium: Sequoia High School Stadium Attendance: 0 |
California United Strikers FC v Bay Cities FC
| April 23 4 | California United Strikers FC | 4–3 | Bay Cities FC | Irvine, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Lopez 7' Nuño 39', 90'Contreras 75' | Report | Penner 11' Orendain 29', 79'Valencia 45'Dean 64' | Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,445 |
Bay Cities FC v Albion San Diego
| April 30 5 | Bay Cities FC | v | Albion San Diego | Redwood City, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: Sequoia High School Stadium |
Los Angeles Force v Bay Cities FC
| May 7 6 | Los Angeles Force | v | Bay Cities FC | TBD |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: TBD |
Bay Cities FC v California United Strikers FC
| May 14 7 | Bay Cities FC | v | California United Strikers FC | Redwood City, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: Sequoia High School Stadium |
Maryland Bobcats FC v Bay Cities FC
| May 21 8 | Maryland Bobcats FC | v | Bay Cities FC | Germantown, Maryland |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex |
Michigan Stars FC v Bay Cities FC
| May 25 9 | Michigan Stars FC | v | Bay Cities FC | Romeo, Michigan |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Romeo High School Stadium |
Chattanooga FC v Bay Cities FC
| May 28 10 | Chattanooga FC | v | Bay Cities FC | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Finley Stadium |
Bay Cities FC v Flower City Union
| June 1 11 | Bay Cities FC | v | Flower City Union | Redwood City, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: Sequoia High School Stadium |
Albion San Diego v Bay Cities FC
| June 5 12 | Albion San Diego | v | Bay Cities FC | San Diego, California |
| 3:00 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: Canyon Crest Academy Stadium |
Bay Cities FC v Chattanooga FC
| June 18 13 | Bay Cities FC | v | Chattanooga FC | Redwood City, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: Sequoia High School Stadium |
Bay Cities FC v Valley United FC
| July 1 14 | Bay Cities FC | v | Valley United FC | TBD |
| 7:00 PM MST | Report | Stadium: TBD |
Bay Cities FC v Los Angeles Force
| July 9 15 | Bay Cities FC | v | Los Angeles Force | Redwood City, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: Sequoia High School Stadium |
Bay Cities FC v AC Syracuse Pulse
| August 10 16 | Bay Cities FC | v | AC Syracuse Pulse | Redwood City, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: Sequoia High School Stadium |
Valley United FC v Bay Cities
| August 13 17 | Valley United FC | v | Bay Cities | TBD |
| 7:00 PM MST | Report | Stadium: TBD |
Bay Cities FC v Maryland Bobcats FC
| August 20 18 | Bay Cities FC | v | Maryland Bobcats FC | Redwood City, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: Sequoia High School Stadium |
Bay Cities FC v California United Strikers FC
| August 27 19 | Bay Cities FC | — | California United Strikers FC | Redwood City, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: Sequoia High School Stadium | ||
| Note: Match canceled following Bay Cities FC suspending operations. | ||||
AC Syracuse Pulse v Bay Cities FC
| September 4 20 | AC Syracuse Pulse | — | Bay Cities FC | Syracuse, New York |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Lazer Stadium | ||
| Note: Match canceled following Bay Cities FC suspending operations. | ||||
Flower City Union v Bay Cities FC
| September 7 21 | Flower City Union | — | Bay Cities FC | Rochester, New York |
| 8:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Marina Auto Stadium | ||
| Note: Match canceled following Bay Cities FC suspending operations. | ||||
Bay Cities FC v Michigan Stars FC
| September 14 22 | Bay Cities FC | — | Michigan Stars FC | Redwood City, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: Sequoia High School Stadium | ||
| Note: Match canceled following Bay Cities FC suspending operations. | ||||
Bay Cities FC v Valley United FC
| September 17 23 | Bay Cities FC | — | Valley United FC | Redwood City, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: Sequoia High School Stadium | ||
| Note: Match canceled following Bay Cities FC suspending operations. | ||||
Albion San Diego v Bay Cities FC
| September 24 24 | Albion San Diego | — | Bay Cities FC | San Diego, California |
| 6:00 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: Canyon Crest Academy Stadium | ||
| Note: Match canceled following Bay Cities FC suspending operations. | ||||
Bay Cities FC v Los Angeles Force
| October 1 25 | Bay Cities FC | — | Los Angeles Force | Redwood City, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: Sequoia High School Stadium | ||
| Note: Match canceled following Bay Cities FC suspending operations. | ||||
Bay Cities FC v Albion San Diego
| October 15 26 | Bay Cities FC | — | Albion San Diego | Redwood City, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: Sequoia High School Stadium | ||
| Note: Match canceled following Bay Cities FC suspending operations. | ||||
U.S. Open Cup
As a National Independent Soccer Association club, Bay Cities FC made its Open Cup debut in the Second Round.[13]
Bay Cities FC (NISA) 
v Monterey Bay FC (USLC)
v Monterey Bay FC (USLC) | April 6 Second Round | Bay Cities FC (NISA) | 2–1 | Monterey Bay FC (USLC) | San Jose, California |
| 7:30 pm PDT | Rei Dorwart 55' Edson Cardona 90+1' | Report | Crawford 87' | Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 1,754 Referee: Turan Özdemir |
San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) v Bay Cities FC (NISA)
v Bay Cities FC (NISA) | 19 April Third round | San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) | 5–0 | Bay Cities FC (NISA) | San Jose, California |
| 7:30 pm PDT | Skahan 25' Marie 36'Cowell 59' (pen.)Taskiris 83'Bouda 88' | Report | Turgeon 16' | Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 6,598 Referee: Malik Badawi |
Notes
References
- ^ a b c "Financial Constraints Force NISA Club Bay Cities FC to Suspend Operations". nisasoccer.com. August 26, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
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- ^ 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). "'Startup Of Soccer': Bay Cities FC Excited For Redwood City Debut". 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.
External links
- Official website
