Syracuse FC is a soccer team based in
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse ( ) is a City (New York), city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States. With a population of 148,620 and a Syracuse metropolitan area, metropolitan area of 662,057, it is the fifth-most populated city and 13 ...
. They debuted in the
National Premier Soccer League in May 2017. The team colors are white, black, gold and maroon.
History
Syracuse FC was announced as a
National Premier Soccer League expansion team on February 8, 2017. On the day of the announcement, the leadership group was announced with former professional player and college men's soccer coach
Jaro Zawislan serving as President and Matt Tantalo acting as both General Manager and the inaugural Head Coach. Former
Major Indoor Soccer League goalkeeper
Joe Papaleo would also serve as the team's Vice President and head of soccer operations.
The team played its inaugural match on May 20, 2017, at home in
Onondaga Community College's David W. Murphy Field (now known as Chuck Wilbur Field) against defending NPSL National Champions
AFC Cleveland
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. Forward Slavisa Ubiparipovic scored the first goal in team history via a penalty kick to tie the game in the 33rd minute, but Syracuse went on to drop the match, 5-1, in front of 2000 fans.
In March 2020, Syracuse was announced as an expansion side in the
United Premier Soccer League, a national amateur league, with plans to begin play in the Northeast Conference's Western N.Y. Division for the 2020 Spring Season.
Staff
Year-by-year
References
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Association football clubs established in 2017
Men's soccer clubs in New York (state)
National Premier Soccer League teams
United Premier Soccer League teams
2017 establishments in New York (state)