Brooklyn FC (2024)
Professional soccer club in New York City
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Brooklyn Football Club is an American professional soccer club based in Brooklyn, New York City, that competes in the USL Super League (USLS). Founded in 2023, the club began playing in 2024 and also fields a men's team in the USL Championship (USLC).
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| Full name | Brooklyn Football Club | ||
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| Nicknames | Brooklyn FC, BKFC | ||
| Short name | BKFC | ||
| Founded | June 8, 2023 | ||
| Ground | Maimonides Park Brooklyn, New York | ||
| Capacity | 7,000 | ||
| Owner | North Sixth Group | ||
| Chairman | Morgan Harris | ||
| Sporting Director | Brian McBride | ||
| Coach | Tomás Tengarrinha | ||
| League | USL Super League | ||
| Website | brooklynfootballclub.com/women | ||
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History
On June 8, 2023, the United Soccer League announced that North Sixth Group had been granted a USL League One expansion team in Brooklyn, to start play in the 2025 season, with a women's and youth team to follow.[1][2][3]
USMNT International Timothy Weah joined the ownership group on May 28, 2024.[4]
At its founding, the club announced that in addition to its men's team, it intended to field a women's team in the USL Super League.[2] The Super League is a Division One league, representing the top level of women's soccer in the United States, and began play in August 2024. It was reported in late 2023 that a women's team would be established in 2025, which would be for the Super League's second season.[5] However, on February 9, 2024, the USL announced that Brooklyn FC's women's team would be one of the Super League's inaugural eight teams.[6]
Inaugural season
The league released its season schedule on May 30, 2024, establishing the club's inaugural match would be on Saturday, August 31, a home game against Carolina Ascent FC.[7]
Brooklyn FC announced on May 17, 2024, that they had signed the first-ever player in club history, Puerto Rican national team goalkeeper Sydney Martinez.[8]
Due to unspecified issues with the playing surface being laid down at Maimonides Park, the club postponed its inaugural match, announcing that the club's first home match would instead be September 25, 2024, against Dallas Trinity FC.[9]
Colors and badge
The club's name and logo, designed by British-based designer Christopher Payne, were unveiled on November 9, 2023. The limestone color is a reference to the Brooklyn Bridge which is represented in the logo, and the brown color reflects the brownstone buildings seen across the borough.[10][11]
The badge and identity will be used by all Brooklyn FC teams.[12] The club originally announced a kit deal with Kappa, but after the ownership group acquired a stake in manufacturer Diaza, the contract was transferred.[13]
Sponsorship
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | Back sponsor | Sleeve sponsor |
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| 2024–2025 | Diaza[14] | Liquid Death[15] | The Perecman Firm[16] | N/A |
| 2026-Present | New Balance | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Players and staff
Roster
- As of March 18, 2025[17]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Former players
For details of former players, see Category:Brooklyn FC players and List of Brooklyn FC (women) players.
Coaching staff
- As of October 14, 2025
| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach |  Tomás Tengarrinha |
Records
Year-by-year
- As of April 30, 2025
| Season | League | Regular season | Playoffs | Avg. attendance | Top Goalscorer | ||||||||
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| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | Name(s) | Goals | ||||
| 2024–25 | USLS | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 34 | 39 | 6 | No | 1,208 | Jessica Garziano | 6 |
^1. Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in League, and USL Super Cup Playoffs, and other competitive matches.
Head coaching record
- As of August 5, 2025
Only competitive matches are counted.*
| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win% |
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| Kristen Sample (interim) |  United States |
September 8, 2024[18] | September 23, 2024 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 75.00 |
| Jessica Silva |  Canada |
September 23, 2024[19] | April 16, 2025[20] | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 50.00 |
| Kevin Tenjo (interim) |  Colombia |
April 18, 2025 | May 17, 2025 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 25.00 |
| Tomás Tengarrinha | Portugal |
August 5, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Team records
- As of July 2, 2025.[21][22] Current players in bold. Statistics are updated once a year after the conclusion of the USL Super League season.
| Player | Appearances | ||||||
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| # | Name | Nat. | Pos. | Brooklyn career | USLS | Playoffs | Total |
| 1 | Jessica Garziano |  |
FW | 2024– | 28 | 0 | 28 |
| Mackenzie George | |
FW | 2024– | 28 | 0 | 28 | |
| Samantha Kroeger | |
MF | 2024– | 28 | 0 | 28 | |
| Allison Pantuso | |
DF | 2024–2025 | 28 | 0 | 28 | |
| 5 | Luana Grabias |  |
FW | 2024–2025 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| Kelsey Hill | |
DF | 2024– | 27 | 0 | 27 | |
| 7 | Hope Breslin | |
MF | 2024– | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| Leah Scarpelli | |
DF | 2024– | 24 | 0 | 24 | |
| 9 | Sasha Pickard | |
DF | 2024–2025 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| Mackenzie Pluck | |
FW | 2024– | 23 | 0 | 23 | |
| Player | Goals scored | ||||||
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| # | Name | Nat. | Pos. | Brooklyn career | USLS | Playoffs | Total |
| 1 | Jessica Garziano | |
FW | 2024– | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Luana Grabias | |
FW | 2024–2025 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Mackenzie George | |
FW | 2024– | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Isabel Cox | |
FW | 2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Dana Scheriff | |
FW | 2024–2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 6 | Caroline Kelly | |
FW | 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Academy
On December 7, 2023, Brooklyn FC announced that Two Bridges Football Club, a New York City-based youth soccer organization, would become the club's official youth academy and would start playing in the USL Academy League in 2024. Maximilian Mansfield, the executive director of Two Bridges, was named president and CEO of Brooklyn FC.[3] As of October 2024, Mansfield is no longer the CEO nor President of Brooklyn FC.
The academy's U23 team started play in the semi-professional United Premier Soccer League (UPSL) 2024 as Brooklyn FC II.[23]
On June 12, 2024, the club announced that its U20 academy side would play an exhibition match against Ecuadorian Serie A club C.D. Cuenca on July 13.[24]
Stadium
On January 19, 2024, it was reported that Brooklyn FC plan to play their matches at Maimonides Park in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn.[25] That was confirmed by the league on January 31, announcing that the team had signed a multi-year deal.[26]
Maimonides Park is a 7,000-seat stadium on the Coney Island Boardwalk. It had briefly been the home of the second New York Cosmos in 2017, prior to that club going on hiatus. Brooklyn FC intends to use a different field orientation than the Cosmos previously used, leaving the pitcher's mound intact and "maximiz(ing) a lot of the space around the field".[27]
Before the women's opener in 2024, the club cited issues with the soccer turf installation that necessitated moving their first seven home matches to Rocco B. Commisso Soccer Stadium at Columbia University.[28]
