New York Cosmos B

New York Cosmos B
Full name New York Cosmos B
Nickname(s) Cosmos B
Founded 2015
Stadium James M. Shuart Stadium
Ground Capacity 11,929
Owners New York Cosmos
Head Coach Fernando Barboto
League National Premier Soccer League

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]

Players

Current roster

No. Position Player Nation
— Midfielder Addison, EdmondEdmond Addison      Ghana
— Midfielder Andersson, Carl-OscarCarl-Oscar Andersson      Sweden
— Midfielder Bover Izquierdo, RubenRuben Bover Izquierdo      Spain
— Goalkeeper Broome, KeaselKeasel Broome (on loan from New York Cosmos)     Barbados
— Defender Cáceres, SamuelSamuel Cáceres (on loan from New York Cosmos)     Paraguay
— Midfielder Caicedo, JamesJames Caicedo      United States
— Midfielder Chirishian, HagopHagop Chirishian (on loan from New York Cosmos)     United States
— Forward Cunningham, BrianBrian Cunningham      United States
— Forward Diaby, IbrahimIbrahim Diaby      United States
— Forward Diosa, DavidDavid Diosa (on loan from New York Cosmos)     Colombia
— Midfielder Hernández, CristhianCristhian Hernández      Mexico
— Defender Iraheta, MarvinMarvin Iraheta      El Salvador
— Forward Jenison, Jenison      Brazil
— Defender Neeskens, JohnJohn Neeskens      Spain
— Defender Preciado, KelvinKelvin Preciado      United States
— Midfielder Sangary, MorikenMoriken Sangary      Liberia
— Forward Wright, HajiHaji Wright (on loan from New York Cosmos)     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 TBD

Honors

League

Honor Champions Runners-up
NPSL National Final 2015
Northeast Region 2015
North Atlantic Conference 2015

See also

References

  1. ↑ "New York Cosmos B Join The Npsl". Nationalpremiersoccerleague.com. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
  2. ↑ "Oops! Sorry, something went wrong | New York Cosmos". 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.

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