Atlantic City FC

Full name Atlantic City Football Club
Nickname(s) Aces
Founded 2017 (2017)
Stadium Stockton University
Capacity 2,500
Owners Andrew Weilgus & Nicholas Bilotta
Head Coach Kristian O'Leary
League National Premier Soccer League
Website Club website

Atlantic City Football Club (ACFC) is an American soccer team based in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 2017, the team plays in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Keystone Conference.[1] The team uses Stockton University stadium for home matches .[2] The team's colors are purple, black and white.[3]

History

Atlantic City Football Club (ACFC) are a soccer club based in Atlantic City, New Jersey that play in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL).[1] The team currently competes in the Keystone Conference and currently uses Stockton University for home matches. ACFC was officially announced as an expansion side in the NPSL on December 21, 2017.”[1]

On January 11th 2018, Chris Ross was announced as a Director, having previously been at Scottish Premier League side Ross County.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] The team named Kristian O'Leary previously at Swansea City in the English Premier League as Head Coach and Jeremiah White, a former United States international as Technical Director.[3][11]

Records

Year-by-year

Year Division League Regular Season Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Avg. Attendance
2018 4 NPSL 6th, Keystone Conference Did not qualify — —

Honours

The club has yet to win any competitive honours.

Players

As of June 21, 2018
No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Matt Perrella  United States
2 Defender Rich Balchan  United States
6 Midfielder Sean MacLeod  Scotland
8 Forward Mario Mastrangelo  United States
9 Forward Sidney Rivera  United States
12 Forward Noah Blodget  United States
14 Forward Raphael Uiterloo  Netherlands
15 Defender Romario DePalmer  United States
17 Midfielder Ryan J Shields  England
18 Midfielder Joseph Dikmak  United States
19 Defender Seiji Rose  France
20 Forward Oliver Van Veen  Spain
21 Defender Nick Hanuscin  United States
25 Defender Zach Burns  United States
26 Midfielder Correntin Diverres  France
27 Defender Nico Mastrangelo  United States
30 Midfielder Eddie Franzoni  United States
31 Midfielder Aiden Thornell  United States
32 Midfielder Michael Gallulo  United States
33 Defender Julian Van Veen  Isle of Man
34 Midfielder Donald Alex Nicol  United States
36 Midfielder Milan Devuyst  Belgium
44 Defender Gabriel Ganzer  Brazil
53 Defender Tom Tom Johnson  United States
54 Defender Kelly Blidi  United States
55 Midfielder Pedro Luis Neto  Brazil
77 Midfielder Cameron Vickers  United States
98 Goalkeeper Michael Lescano  United States
99 Goalkeeper Matt Broomall  United States

Coaching Staff

PositionName
Head CoachKristian O'Leary[3][11]
Technical DirectorJeremiah White[3][11]
Team DoctorDr. Damon Greene

Club Officials

PositionName
Owner & PresidentAndrew Weilgus[4][11]
Owner & Chief Operating OfficerNicholas Bilotta[11]
DirectorChris Ross[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
Media DirectorPaul Kelly

References

  1. 1 2 3 Staff, NPSL (2017-12-21). "Atlantic City Football Club Joins the National Premier Soccer League". National Premier Soccer League. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  2. ↑ Press, KRISTINE AUBLE For the. "New soccer team Atlantic City FC to begin play in 2018". Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Atlantic City FC gives NPSL a South Jersey foothold". Brotherly Game. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  4. 1 2 3 "Chris Ross announced as ACFC development director". ACFC Staff/NPSL.com. 2018-01-12. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  5. 1 2 Writer, ERIN SERPICO Staff. "Soccer team Atlantic City FC announces development director". Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  6. 1 2 Writer, KEVIN JOHNSTON Staff. "Chris Ross brings breadth of experience to Atlantic City FC". Soc Takes. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  7. 1 2 Writer, MATT POLLARD Staff. "U.S. Soccer Presidential Race and Atlantic City FC with Chris Ross". Big Game Network. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  8. 1 2 Writer, STEVE BAYLEY Staff. "Podcast: Chris Ross, Community Development Director, Atlantic City FC". Non League America. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  9. 1 2 Writer, VINNY RODHAM Staff. "Meet Chris Ross - Director of Atlantic City F.C". British Football Coaches Network. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  10. 1 2 Writer, CHUCK BOOTH Staff. "Chris Ross is eager in his role as development director of Atlantic City FC". Midfield Press. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Writer, CRAIG THOMPSON Staff. "Welcome to Atlantic City FC". MLS Football. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  12. 1 2 Writer, CRAIG THOMPSON Staff. "Atlantic City FC Interview: Chris Ross". By Far The Greatest Team. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
  13. ↑ Writer, DANIEL ROTHAMEL Staff. "Chris Ross of Atlantic City FC on Club, Community, and Making an Impact". The Supporters Show. Retrieved 2018-03-12.


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