New York City FC II
American soccer team
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New York City FC II is an American professional soccer team based in New York City. It is the reserve team and minor league affiliate of New York City FC, and plays in MLS Next Pro, the third tier of the United States soccer league system.
The Baby Blues
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| Nicknames | Young Pigeons The Baby Blues | ||
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| Short name | NYCFC II | ||
| Founded | December 6, 2021 | ||
| Stadium | Belson Stadium Queens, New York City | ||
| Capacity | 2,168 | ||
| Owners | New York City FC (City Football Group) | ||
| Head coach | Matt Pilkington | ||
| League | MLS Next Pro | ||
| 2025 | 12th, Eastern Conference Playoffs: Did not qualify | ||
| Website | www | ||
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History
When NYCFC entered MLS in 2015, the league had no reserve competition. For their first few seasons NYCFC affiliated with Wilmington Hammerheads FC[1] and then with San Antonio FC[2] but these partnerships were little used and the club continued with no minor league affiliate for several seasons afterwards.
MLS Next Pro
On December 6, 2021, Major League Soccer announced the formation of a new league, MLS Next Pro, which would be a competitive development league for reserves and younger players. It would be placed in the third tier of the United States soccer league system below the USL Championship, which had previously hosted affiliated and reserve teams.[3] NYCFC was among the first teams to announce their participation in MLS Next Pro.[3] The name of the team—New York City FC II (abbreviated as "NYCFC II")—was announced in January 2022 alongside the signing of the first three homegrown players to stock the nascent team's roster.[4]
Players and staff
Roster
- As of may 9, 2026[5]
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | DF |  USA |
Nico Cavallo ([A]) |
| 15 | DF | USA |
Kevin Pierre Jr. ([A]) |
| 23 | DF | USA |
Max Murray ([A]) |
| 27 | MF | USA |
Cooper Flax |
| 29 | MF | USA |
Máximo Carrizo ([A]) |
| 30 | GK |  SLV |
Tomás Romero ([A]) |
| 31 | GK | USA |
Mac Learned |
| 32 | MF | USA |
Jonathan Shore ([A]) |
| 38 | DF | USA |
Drew Baiera ([A]) |
| 44 | MF | USA |
Luka Sunjic |
| 45 | DF | USA |
Kamram Acito |
| 46 | MF | USA |
Gil de Souza |
| 52 | DF |  JAM |
Kieran Smith |
| 53 | DF |  BRA |
João Loiola |
| 57 | MF | USA |
Joe Suchecki |
| 58 | DF | USA |
Eóin Martin |
| 59 | DF | USA |
Dylan Randazzo |
| 68 | FW | USA |
Henrik Hvatum |
| 71 | MF | USA |
Peter Molinari |
| 75 | MF | USA |
Drew Kerr |
| 77 | DF | USA |
Jonny Lopez ([B]) |
| 79 | FW |  GHA |
Caleb Danquah |
| 80 | GK | USA |
Brennan Klein |
| 81 | MF |  ITA |
Sebastiano Musu |
| 82 | DF | SLV |
Adonis Campos |
| 83 | MF | USA |
Camilo Ponce |
| 87 | FW |  ESP |
Arnau Farnós ([A]) |
| 88 | FW |  SLE |
Malachi Jones ([A]) |
| 90 | GK | USA |
Dylan McDermott |
| 91 | MF | USA |
Uriel Zeitz |
| 92 | FW | USA |
Lucas De Pinho |
| 93 | MF | USA |
El Haji Samb |
| 97 | MF | USA |
David Duque ([B]) |
| 99 | FW | JAM |
Seymour Reid ([A]) |
| — | MF | ESP |
Arnau Rabassa |
- ^ New York City FC MLS roster player
- ^ New York City FC academy player
Technical Staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Matt Pilkington |
| Assistant coach | Michael Dal Pra |
| Goalkeeper coach | Santiago Restrepo |
| Analyst | Gustavo Mahana |
| Athletic Trainer | Camilo Hurtado-Cortes |
| Performance Coach | Casey Colon |
Records
Year-by-year
| Season | MLS Next Pro | Playoffs | Top Scorer | ||||||||||
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| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Conference | Overall | Player | Goals | |||
| 2022 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 49 | 35 | 37 | 5th, Eastern | 10th | Did not qualify | John Denis | 14 | |
| 2023 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 60 | 55 | 41 | 8th, Eastern | 16th | Did not qualify | MD Myers | 19 | |
| 2024 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 60 | 58 | 46 | 6th, Eastern | 11th | Conference Quarterfinals | Taylor Calheira | 14 | |
| 2025 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 53 | 61 | 35 | 12th, Eastern | 24th | Did not qualify | Seymour Reid | 13 | |
Head coaches record
- As of September 24, 2023
| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Pilkington[6] |  England |
February 9, 2022 | present | 52 | 21 | 10 | 21 | 109 | 90 | 40.38 |
Stadium
On February 24, 2022, it was announced that NYCFC II would play its home matches at Belson Stadium on the campus of St. John's University.[7]
On July 15, 2024, NYCFC II announced that would play a portion of its schedule at Icahn Stadium on Randalls Island in Manhattan.[8] The club made a $3 million donation to fund upgrades to bring the pitch up to professional soccer standards.