San Francisco Glens

Beginnings

The Glens were founded in 1961 by Dr. Michael McFadden as one of a number of Irish amateur sides that had emerged in the SFSFL during the 1960s. The emergence of the Irish-American Glens during this period was based on the coaching of Irishman Neil Hagan coupled with a talented crop of young players like Tom and Steve Ryan, Jim Boyle, and Tom and Tim Harvey, among others.

National Amateur Success

The result was promotion to the SFSFL's Premier division by the end of the decade. The Glens went on to national prominence by advancing all the way to the National Amateur Cup final in 1979 where they lost 1–0 to Atlanta Datagraphic. Their national success also spilled over into qualification for the prestigious U.S. Open Cup three times in a five-year stretch from 1978-1982.

SFSFL Title Teams

The untimely death of Hagan in 1981 left a void that might have been the end of other clubs. However, Sean Shannon stepped into the spotlight and quietly remolded the team into a championship-winning outfit by bringing in players such as Paul Mitchell and Mal Roche. By 1984, the Glens captured their first SFSFL championship in 1984—the first by an Irish side. In 1990, they returned to the Amateur Cup final that season. Unfortunately, they were on the wrong side of another 1–0 result, this time to the St. Petersburg Kickers. Three years later under Shannon, the Glens captured their second SFSFL title.

Return to the SFSFL

After a brief hiatus, the SF Glens returned to the SFSFL in 2015 with a Premier Division and reserve team open to all comers. Three years later behind coach Bill Chu, the SFSFL Glens earned a berth in the California Soccer Association North (CSAN) State Cup Final, falling to Club Marin in extra time, 4-2.

A New Era in the PDL

In 2018, the Glens announced the establishment of a new franchise in the USL Premier Development League with dual intentions: to create a top of the pyramid for their SF Glens Evolution youth program and SFSFL teams, and also to set a foundation to enter the professional ranks in the future. J. Ramon Estevez was hired as the PDL franchise's inaugural team president/general manager and Javier Ayala-Hil as head coach.^[3] Mike McNeill, executive director of football for the youth side, doubles as a member of the PDL front office as well.^[4]

Though the Glens missed the playoffs in their first PDL season, they closed the campaign on a four-game unbeaten streak and were one of only two teams to take points from eventual Southwest Division champion FC Golden State Force.

In September 2018, the club announced that U.S. World Cup veteran and MLS Cup champion Jimmy Conrad had agreed to become their new technical director and associate head coach.^[5]

Current squad

The following 17 players were named in the squad for the PDL season finale against Fresno FC U-23 on July 14, 2018.

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 Andrew Konstantino 1 GK Kevin Peach (captain) 2 DF Matthew Albert 3 MF Yohannes Harish 4 MF Christian Carranza 5 DF Sterling Hancock 6 MF Andrew Paoli 7 DF Rei Dorwart 8 MF Marcus Simmons

No. Position Player 9 FW Arda Bulut 11 MF Diego Lopez 13 FW Stephen Cordova 14 DF Johnny McBeth 16 DF Kyle O'Mahoney 17 FW Tawwab Emiola 19 FW Ranier Plantinos 21 DF Collin Liberty

Recent callups

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

No. Position Player — DF Roy Boateng — DF Isaiah Dargan — FW Guillermo Deal — FW Rajaee Delane — GK Luke Dennison — MF Sam Ebstein — GK Andre Glasnovic — DF Christopher Grey — FW Spencer Held — GK Emmanuel Jimenez — DF Sam Junqua — MF Shinya Kadono

No. Position Player — MF Adrian Medina — MF Jose Mendoza — MF Adam Mickelson — DF Marcus Nordgard — MF Francisco Perez — DF Jesse Rodriguez — DF Evan Sanchez — FW Abdel Sanogo — MF Gabriel Silveira — MF Aravind Sivakumar — FW Minh Vu

SFSFL

USL PDL