FC Monmouth are a soccer club based in
Monmouth County, New Jersey. They play in the Northeast Region's
Keystone Conference of the
National Premier Soccer League, the fourth division of the
American soccer pyramid
The United States soccer league system is a series of professional and amateur soccer leagues based, in whole or in part, in the United States. Sometimes called the American soccer pyramid, teams and leagues are not linked by the system of prom ...
. The team plays its home games at Count Basie Park in
Red Bank
History
FC Monmouth was founded in 2017 by Jacco de Bruijn, Simon Nynens, Mattia Buffolino, John Kiely, Corbett Donato, Stavros Memtsoudis (all Monmouth County locals), and Federico Girardi. FC Monmouth was assigned to compete in the
National Premier Soccer League, the fourth tier of the
American Soccer Pyramid
The United States soccer league system is a series of professional and amateur soccer leagues based, in whole or in part, in the United States. Sometimes called the American soccer pyramid, teams and leagues are not linked by the system of prom ...
, roughly equal to the
USL Premier Development League, starting in 2018. On February 7, 2018, it was announced that Brian Woods, the head coach for
William Paterson University's men's soccer team, would be the head coach for FC Monmouth's inaugural season. FC Monmouth concluded their first season unbeaten at their home stadium, Count Basie Stadium in Red Bank, New Jersey. They advanced into the playoffs of the Keystone Conference, only to lose against eventual National Cup finalists FC Motown. The inaugural season was widely viewed as a success, as it brought communities in Monmouth County together around the sport of soccer. An official supporters club, "The 732 SC" was founded with its base in Rumson, New Jersey.
FC Monmouth returned to play for the
2021 National Premier Soccer League season
The 2021 National Premier Soccer League season is the 19th season of the National Premier Soccer League and part of the 109th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States. The 2020 season was cancelled after five weeks of play due to the C ...
after the 2020 season was cancelled due to
COVID-19. After completing the regular season with a 4th-place finish in the Keystone Conference, FC Monmouth advanced to their first ever Keystone Conference final, eventually losing to
FC Motown.
Year-by-year
References
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National Premier Soccer League teams
Soccer clubs in the New York metropolitan area
2017 establishments in New Jersey
Association football clubs established in 2017
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