New York Cosmos B

New York Cosmos B
Full name New York Cosmos B
Nickname(s) Cosmos B
Founded 2015 (2015)
Stadium Rocco B. Commisso Soccer Stadium
Capacity 3,500
Owners New York Cosmos
Head Coach Carlos Mendes
League National Premier Soccer League
Website Club website

New York Cosmos B are an American soccer team based in the New York metropolitan area who play in the National Premier Soccer League, the fourth tier of the United States soccer league system, as the reserve team of New York Cosmos. The club began play in the 2015 NPSL season.[1]

History

The club was announced on January 15, 2015.[2] On February 10, 2015, Alecko Eskandarian, assistant coach for the senior squad, was named head coach of Cosmos B.[3]

In the club's inaugural season, Cosmos B did not lose a game. On August 8, Cosmos B capped the undefeated season by defeating Chattanooga FC 3-2 at Finley Stadium to win the NPSL National Championship.[4]

On February 2, 2016, Fernando Barboto was named head coach of Cosmos B.[5] He was replaced by Kevin Anderson for the 2017 season[6]

Following the cancellation of the 2018 NASL season and subsequent lawsuit between the league and the USSF, the New York Cosmos main team went on hiatus while fielding a team in the NPSL and exploring options for the 2019 season.[7][8] In the interim, the team named former Cosmos team captain Carlos Mendes as team captain and moved some of the main team's players over to Cosmos B.[9]

The team was originally not permitted to compete in the 2018 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, but following an appeal was allowed to enter through a play-in round with the Jacksonville Armada FC and Miami FC 2.[10] The team fell to the Brooklyn Italians, 3-2, in the play-in round on May 6, 2018.[11]

Players

Current roster

As of 2018 [12]

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Macklin Robinson  United States
2 Defender Jonathan Borrajo  United States
4 Defender Alejandro Penzini  Venezuela
5 Defender John Neeskens  Spain
6 Defender Alexis Velela  United States
12 Forward Wojciech Wojcik  Poland
14 Midfielder Danny Szetela  United States
16 Defender Chris Wingert  United States
20 Forward Darwin Espinal  Honduras
21 Midfielder Garrett Halfhill  United States
23 Midfielder Joey Sanchez  El Salvador
30 Goalkeeper Kevin Tenjo  United States
32 Forward Bljedi Bardic  Montenegro
35 Forward Jalen Brown  United States
— Defender Jesús Alvarez  Spain
25 Midfielder Giuseppe Barone  United States
— Forward Zaire Bartley  Jamaica
— Forward Ivan Berterame  Argentina
— Midfielder Fernando Cortez  United States
— Defender Nick Costa  United States
— Midfielder Reece Dalton  United States
— Midfielder Mateo Durango  Colombia
— Goalkeeper Jermaine Fordah  England
— Defender Armando Guarnera  United States
— Goalkeeper Héctor Guerrero  United States
— Midfielder Donjet Mavraj  Austria
— Defender Teddy Niziolek  United States
— Defender Billy Stevens  United States

Record

Year-by-year

Year Division League Regular Season Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Avg. Attendance
2015 4 NPSL 1st, North Atlantic Conference Champions Did not enter —
2016 4 NPSL 1st, North Atlantic Conference Regional Semifinal Did not enter —
2017 4 NPSL 4th, Atlantic Blue Conference Did not qualify Did not enter —
2018 4 NPSL 1st, North Atlantic Conference Regional Final Play-in round —

Honors

League

HonorChampionsRunners-up
NPSLNational Final2015
Northeast Region20152018
North Atlantic Conference2015, 2016, 2018

See also

References

  1. ↑ "New York Cosmos B Join The Npsl". Nationalpremiersoccerleague.com. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
  2. ↑ "Cosmos announce addition of reserve team". Nycosmos.com. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
  3. ↑ "THE NEW HEAD MAN Eskandarian named Cosmos B head coach". Bigapplesoccer.com. 2015-02-10. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
  4. ↑ "Cosmos B win NPSL Championship". New York Cosmos. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  5. ↑ "Fernando Barboto Named Cosmos B Head Coach". New York Cosmos. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  6. ↑ Bell, Jack (March 27, 2017). "New Coach of B Team at Home With the Cosmos". empireofsoccer.com. Empire of Soccer. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  7. ↑ "North American Soccer League Announces Cancellation Of 2018 Season". New York Cosmos. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  8. ↑ "Anti Trust | Major League Soccer | Sherman Antitrust Act". Scribd. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  9. ↑ "Carlos Mendes Named Head Coach of New York Cosmos B". New York Cosmos. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  10. ↑ "NASL holdovers cleared for U.S. Open Cup". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  11. ↑ "PLAY ON! Late goal boosts Brooklyn Italians over Cosmos B in Open Cup - Front Row Soccer". Front Row Soccer. 2018-05-06. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  12. ↑ http://www.nycosmos.com/cosmos-b-roster


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