Bay Area Ambassadors

Bay Area Ambassadors was an American soccer team based in Hayward, California, United States. Active from 2009-2012, the team played in National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Northwest Division.

Bay Area Ambassadors
Full nameBay Area Ambassadors Football Club
Nickname(s)Ambassadors
Founded2009
GroundGladiator Stadium
Hayward, California
Capacity1,000
Owners Arif Khan
Tony Igwe
Head Coaches Ajit Rana
Roland Tillak
LeagueNational Premier Soccer League
20104th, West-Northern Conference
Playoffs: Divisional Semi Finals

The team played its home games at Gladiator Stadium on the campus of Chabot College, and the team's colors were white, black and red.

History

In 2013 the team moved to Oakland, California, joined the NorCal Division of U.S. Club Soccer's National Premier Leagues, and changed their name to Oakland Ambassadors FC.[1]

Players

2011 roster

Source:

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Sergio Valle
2 MF Stefan Clemens
4 MF Kamran Khan
6 DF Dannylo Ayllon
7 FW Pedro Osorio (soccer)
12 FW Aneesh Rana [2]
14 MF Jordan Keyes [3]
16 DF Mohammed Samy
14 DF Yusef Samy
18 DF Jordan Grider [4]
19 MF Francis Lopez
20 FW Sylvester Kaar [5]
22 MF Jasko Begovic
No. Position Player
24 DF Jadid Khan
00 GK Harris Smiler
17 FW Igor Charsov
FW Mark Araujo [6]
MF Ernesto Benitez
Jorge Hernandez (soccer)
FW Zlatan Kuckovic [7]
GK Derek Leslie
MF Imone Mohanta
Ricardo Ramirez (soccer)
GK Zlatan Sahmanovic
Avninder Sohal
MF Ryuji Otsubo

Year-by-year
Year Division League Regular Season Playoffs Open Cup
2009 4 NPSL 3rd, Western Divisional Semi Finals Did not enter
2010 4 NPSL 4th, Northwest Divisional Semi Finals 1st Round
2011 4 NPSL 4th, West-Northern Did not qualify Did not qualify
2012 4 NPSL 1st, West-Northern TBD Did not qualify

Head coaches
  • Paul McCallion (2009)
  • Ajit Rana (2010–present)
    • Joao Bule - intern (2010-2011)
  • Roland Tillak (2010–present)
  • Mohammed Mohammed (2010–present)

Stadia

References
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  2. http://www.lmulions.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/rana_aneesh00.html
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-04-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-04-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2011-04-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. http://smcgaels.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/araujo_mark00.html
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-04-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)



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