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Greater Binghamton FC
Full name Greater Binghamton Futbol Club
Nickname(s) GBFC
Founded 2012 (2012)
Stadium Greater Binghamton Sports Complex
Binghamton, New York
Capacity ~2,000
Owner Bahij Kashou
General Manager Al Mydlinski
Head Coach Chris Riley
Website Club website

Greater Binghamton FC (GBFC) is an American soccer team located in Binghamton, New York. The team was established in 2012.[1]

The team plays its home games out of the Greater Binghamton Sports Complex.

History

Greater Binghamton Futbol Club (GBFC) was founded in 2012 in Binghamton, New York to compete in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), the fourth tier of the American soccer pyramid and roughly equivalent with the USL Premier Development League (PDL). The team played their first game on May 13, 2012 a 2-2 draw away against AFC Cleveland.

In their second season, GBFC finished 1st in the Keystone Conference during the regular season with a record of 10-2-2, going on to defeat the New York Red Bulls NPSL squad 2-1 in Binghamton,[2] but ultimately losing to defending NPSL champions, FC LVU Sonic, 1-0 in the Northeast Region finals.[3]

Year-by-year

Year Division League Regular season Playoffs Open Cup
2012 4 NPSL 4th, Great Lakes Division Semi-Final Not eligible
2013 4 NPSL 1st, Keystone Regional Final Did not qualify
2014 4 NPSL 1st, Keystone Regional Final Second round

Players and staff

Current roster

As of May 11, 2014

No. Position Player Nation
— Forward Armin Budnjo  Bosnia and Herzegovina
— Midfielder Ermin Corbic  Bosnia and Herzegovina
— Defender Robbie Dickinson  United States
— Forward Emmanuel Egbosimbah  Nigeria
— Midfielder Matt Guinto  United States
— Forward Cody Healey  United States
— Midfielder Lucas Heffron  United States
— Midfielder Cory Hill  United States
— Forward Bozidar Jelovac  Serbia
— Midfielder Ethan Kutler  United States
— Goalkeeper Devon Lash  United States
— Midfielder Jherrett Maroney  United States
— Midfielder Connor McKnight  United States
— Midfielder Tommy Moon  United States
— Defender Keleenna Onyeaka  England
— Midfielder Chris Riley  United States
— Midfielder Mike Rood  United States
— Defender Jonny Sinclair  England
— Goalkeeper Jason Stenta  United States
— Defender Sean Streb  United States
— Goalkeeper Cory Swarthout  United States
— Defender Patrick Thompson  United States
— Defender Jonathan Thomson
— Forward Alex Varkatzas  United States
— Defender Domenico Vitale  United States
— Defender John Wrona  United States
— Defender Bogdan Yatsishin  Ukraine

Head coaches

  • Hristos Dimitriou (2012)
  • Al Mydlinski (2013–present)

Staff

  • Assistant coach: Andy Davis (2013–present)
  • Technical advisor: Hristos Dimitriou (2013–present)

Stadium

References

  1. ↑ "New Team In Town". WBNG News. March 6, 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "GBFC ADVANCES". NationalPremierSoccerLeague.com. July 21, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  3. ↑ "FC LVU SONIC ADVANCES". NationalPremierSoccerLeague.com. July 22, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2014.


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