Kingston Stockade FC

Kingston Stockade FC
Kingston Stockade FC crest
Full name Kingston Stockade Football Club
Founded 2015 (2015)
Stadium Dietz Stadium
Kingston, NY
Capacity 1,500
Chairman Dennis Crowley
Head coach David Lindholm [1]
League National Premier Soccer League, North Atlantic conf
Website Club website

Kingston Stockade Football Club is an American soccer team based in Kingston, New York. The team was founded in November 2015,[2][3] and began its first season in May 2016.[4][5][6][7] The team plays its home games at Dietz Stadium in Kingston.[2][7]

The team plays in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national semi-professional league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid.[8] The team competes in the North Atlantic conference of the NPSL's Northeast region.

History

In February 2016, George Vizvary was named head coach, Rory Becker was named assistant coach, and Chuck Wilder was named goalkeeper coach for the club's inaugural season. Dan Hoffay and Nick Hoffay were named the club's lead scouts.[9][10]

In January 2017, management announced that David Lindholm, a coach for Bard College's soccer team, would replace Vizvary as the new head of the coaching staff.[11] In February of the same year, Lindholm announced his coaching staff. Rory Becker and Charles Wilder will continue as assistant coach and goalkeeper coach respectively. Newcomer Ben Walsh will serve as a second assistant coach to Lindholm.[12]

The team is named after the stockade fortification that protected the original Dutch settlement of Kingston back in the 1700s.[13] Dietz Stadium is a short walk from the historic Kingston Stockade District. The stockade fortification is also referenced in the team's crest. The name of the team's first supporters group, Dutch Guard,[14] is also a reference to this historical period.

In its second season, the team qualified for its first playoff match finishing at the top of the table. It played in the conference final against Hartford City FC on July 15. After regular time, the score was 1–1, and the game went into overtime. Michael Creswick scored the winning goal in the 94th minute, giving Stockade its first ever conference championship.[15]

On May 9, 2018, it played its first U.S. Open Cup game against the Long Island Rough Riders losing 6–3.[16]

On September 18, 2018, the club announced that head-coach Lindholm stepped down from his position, citing "work in the athletic department at Bard College require[d] [his] full dedication"[17]

As of September 24, 2018, former captain Jamal Lis-Simmon will be the new head-coach for the Stockade team.[18]

Current roster

As of April 25, 2018[19]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
0 GK Lucas Valillo
0 GK TJ Zehner returning player
1 GK Steve Skonieczny returning player
3 FW David Nkansah-Siriboe returning player
4 MF Ross Macklin returning player
5 DF Moosah Khanat
6 MF Juan Parada
7 FW Mike Corbi returning player
8 MF Matt Koziol returning player
9 FW Michael Creswick returning player
10 FW Pedro Espindola returning player
11 FW Eric Fortier returning player
12 GK Svyatoslav Kozak
13 MF Christian Henry
14 DF Joe Bogart returning player
15 DF Steve da Fonte
16 MF Justin Jaime
17 DF Jamal Lis-Simmons returning player
18 MF Mikey Lanzetta returning player
19 MF Victor Giurma returning player
No. Position Player
20 DF Phil Barrett returning player
21 DF Tom Steigerwald returning player
22 MF Scott Zobre returning player
23 FW Bruce Jeter returning player
24 DF Matel Anasta returning player
25 DF Juan Gatti returning player
26 MF Josh Maley returning player
26 MF Nick Shenberger
27 DF Bernardo Mattos
29 MF Gino Rossi
30 DF AJ Kmiec
31 DF Kevin Davis
32 DF Sean Ormsby
32 MF Marco Kloster returning player
33 MF Reid Conde
34 MF Hugo Guerra
35 FW Owen Fingar
36 MF Jed Sass
99 GK Andreas Queen

Up-arrow Returning player

Current staff

As of May 3, 2018
Position Name
Head coach Jamal Lis-Simmons
Assistant coach Rory Becker
Assistant coach Ben Walsh
Goalkeeping coach Charles Wilder
Director of player personnel Dan Hoffay
Lead scout Nick Hoffay
Personal trainer and fitness coach John Nunez

All-time top scorers

As of May 19, 2018[20][21][22]
Rank Player Position Seasons played Goals
1 Michael Creswick FW 2016–2018 13
Mateusz Koziol MF 2016–2018
2 Pedro Espindola FW 2017–2018 11
4 Eric Fortier FW 2016–2018 5
5 Corey Phillips FW 2016 4
6 Marco Kloster MF 2017-2018 3
7 Patrick Alvarez MF 2016 2
Matel Anasta DF 2016–2018
Anthony Barone FW 2016
Matthew Daum FW 2016
Victor Guirma MF 2017–2018
Bruce Jeter FW 2017–2018
Jamal Lis-Simmons DF 2016–2018
David Nkansah-Siriboe FW 2017–2018
Dylan Williams MF 2016
Scott Zobre FW 2016–2018
16 Joe Bogart FW 2016–2018 1
Mike Corbi FW 2017–2018
Brandon Curtis MF 2017
Josh Maley MF 2017–2018

Active players are marked in bold text.

References

  1. ↑ "Kingston Stockade FC Hires David Lindholm as New Head Coach". stockadefc.com. January 25, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Soccer made in Kingston: Semi-pro Stockade FC starts play at Dietz next year". www.kingstonx.com. Kingston Times. December 1, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Kingston Stockade FC to begin semi-professional soccer play in spring". Daily Freeman. November 27, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Kingston getting expansion team in pro soccer league". Times Herald Record. November 27, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Founder of Foursquare Launches Kingston's First Semipro Soccer Team". Hudson Valley Magazine. March 2016.
  6. ↑ "Dennis Crowley: Foursquare Founder/Soccer Baron". Upstater. March 2016.
  7. 1 2 Vrusho, Spike. "Stockade Supermen: Kingston, NY welcomes its own semi-pro soccer team". Splice Today. www.splicetoday.com. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Kingston Stockade Football Club Joins the NPSL". www.nationalpremiersoccerleague.com. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  9. ↑ "George Vizvary named head coach of new Stockade semi-pro team". Daily Freeman. February 24, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Stockade FC taps local soccer giant Vizvary to coach team". Kingston Times. February 27, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Kingston Stockade FC Hires David Lindholm as New Head Coach". Retrieved May 25, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Kingston Stockade FC Announces Technical Staff; Rory Becker and Chuck Wilder Returning for 2017, Ben Walsh Joins Staff as Assistant". Retrieved May 25, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Stockade FC "About" page". Stockade FC.
  14. ↑ "Dutch Guard Facebook Page". Dutch Guard.
  15. ↑ "Official Game Report Page".
  16. ↑ "LIRR Report". May 10, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Stockade FC News Release". September 18, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Jamal Lis-Simmons Named Stockade FC Head Coach". September 24, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Kingston Stockade FC Releases 2018 Player Roster". Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  20. ↑ "NPSL 2016 Standings".
  21. ↑ "NPSL 2017 Standings".
  22. ↑ "NPSL 2017 Standings".
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