Williamsburg International F.C.

Williamsburg International F.C.
Full name Williamsburg International Football Club
Nickname(s) The Doylies
Founded 2011 (2011) as "Doyle's Corner Football Club"
Ground McCarren Park, Bushwick Inlet Park
President John Erganian
Head Coach Bennett Grubbs
League Cosmopolitan Soccer League
Website Club home page

Williamsburg International F.C. is an American amateur football club based in Brooklyn, New York. Established in 2011, the club plays in the Metro 2 Division of the Cosmopolitan Soccer League.[1]

History

Williamsburg International Football Club was founded in 2011 as "Doyle's Corner Football Club" in New York City. The club initially played in the weeknight leagues of Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn before joining the Cosmopolitan Soccer League in August 2013. The club plays home matches at Bushwick Inlet Park in the Fall and at McCarren Park in the Spring.

2015-2016 Season

With an influx of new teams, the Cosmopolitan Soccer League's Metro 2 Division was split into two groups of ten teams. Williamsburg International kicked off the 2015-2016 season on September 13, 2014 against rivals FC Partizani at Bushwick Inlet Park. The home team came away with a 7-3 victory to continue their undefeated streak in home openers.

2014-2015 Season

On September 9, 2014, Williamsburg International kicked off the 2014-2015 season with a resounding 5-2 victory over FC Partizani at Bushwick Inlet Park. Their winning ways continued in the following weeks with a 15-2 dismantling of Metro City Fury FC and a 10-2 drubbing of NY Galicia. The streak came to a grinding halt with a 2-1 loss to Barnstonworth Rovers Metro at the Red Hook Playground. After a rough stretch to start 2015, the team finished off the season with victories over SC Eintracht 5-2 at Randall's Island and over FC Partizani 4-1 at Staten Island's Greenbelt Recreational Center. The team finished the 2014-15 in eighth place in the Cosmopolitan Soccer League's Metro 2 Division.[2]

At the Cosmopolitan Soccer League's Annual Meeting in August 2015, Williamsburg International F.C. were awarded the Cosmopolitan Soccer League 2014-15 Metro 2 Division Fair Play Award for the second consecutive year.

2013-2014 Season

On September 8, 2013, Williamsburg International played its first competitive match in the Cosmopolitan Soccer League's Metro 2 division. The Doylies came from behind to defeat Brishna 5-4 at Bushwick Inlet Park, with Andrew Hilland knocking in the winner in the closing minutes. An up and down Fall campaign was followed by a fantastic stretch of seven straight victories in the Spring. The team finished in fourth place with nine wins, five losses, and two draws in its first season.[3] The team's leading scorer on the season was Andreas Moudatsos, who finished with 11 goals in all competitions. Esteban Garcia led the team appearing in all 18 competitive matches, including both the State and League cup.

At the Cosmopolitan Soccer League's Annual Meeting in August 2014, Williamsburg International F.C. were awarded the Cosmopolitan Soccer League 2013-14 Metro 2 Division Fair Play Award.

State Cup

Williamsburg International competes in the Strumpf Cup, Eastern New York State Soccer Association's Division 3 State tournament.

2014-2015

On October 19, 2014, Williamsburg International defeated Barnstonworth Rovers Metro in a penalty kick shootout 3-2 after a 1-1 draw in regulation at Bushwick Inlet Park. Logan Roos scored the only goal for the Doylies in regular time, assisted by Fraser Campbell.

In the second round, on November 16, 2014, Williamsburg International again went to penalty kicks, this time losing 4-5 to the NYC Metro Stars after a 2-2 draw in regulation at Randall's Island. Sergio Garcia and Benjamin Bryden scored for the Doylies in regular time.

2013-2014

On October 20, 2013, Williamsburg International was defeated 4-0 at Martin Van Buren High School by OFI Crete of the Long Island Soccer Football League and the Hellenic American Soccer League in the first round of the Strumpf Cup.

League Cup

Williamsburg International competes in the Saunder's Cup, the Cosmopolitan Soccer League's second tier League tournament.

2015

On March 30, 2015, Williamsburg International took on North Brooklyn rivals New York Ukrainians Reserves at their shared grounds McCarren Park. The Doylies were defeated 2-1 with Esteban Garcia grabbing a consolation goal late in the second half.

2014

On March 9, 2014, Williamsburg International was defeated by the defending champion Manhattan Celtic Legends by a score of 4-1 on Randall's Island. Noah Beaudette scored the team's only goal on an assist by Josh Roos.

Doylie Derby

Doylie Derby Trophy

Since 2013 Williamsburg International has fielded at least two teams competing against each other in weeknight leagues in New York City. Going by historical club names such as Doyle's Corner, Real Brooklyn, and Cripplebush, the teams that face off head-to-head every season to compete for the Doylie Derby Trophy.

Winners

Season Winner Score Runner-up Other teams?
Summer 2013 Real Brooklyn3-0Doyle's CornerN/A
Fall 2013 Doyle's Corner10-2Real BrooklynN/A
Spring 2014 Real Brooklyn4-3Doyle's CornerN/A
Summer 2014 Doyle's Corner5-1Real BrooklynN/A
Fall 2014 Real Brooklyn3-1Doyle's CornerN/A
Spring 2015 Real Brooklyn 1W-1D-0L2-2Cripplebush 0W-2D-0LDoyle's Corner 0W-1D-1L
Summer 2015 Doyle's Corner1-0Real BrooklynN/A

Players

Current squad

As of 9 September 2015[4]

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

No. Position Player
1 United States GK John Erganian
2 United States DF Charles von Rosenberg
3 United States DF Jason Roos (captain)
4 United States FW Sergio Garcia
5 Colombia MF Esteban Garcia
6 United States MF Nunzio Moudatsos
7 United States FW Andreas Moudatsos
8 Scotland FW Benjamin Bryden
9 United States MF Josh Roos
10 United States MF Bennett Grubbs
11 United States MF Logan Roos
14 England MF Mark Gallagher
15 England MF Sean Lightbown
17 United States MF Gerald van den Berg
19 United States MF Nicolas Mikolenko
20 United States MF Christopher Jee
21 United States MF Daniel Ochoa
22 United States DF Steven Stone
23 United States DF Sumeet Patel

Reserves

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

No. Position Player
00 England GK Benjamin Hanbury-Aggs
18 United States DF Benjamin Reichner
23 United States DF Oscar Navarro-Perez
24 United States MF Will Crum
13 United States MF Darren Ornitz
16 Argentina MF Armando Braun
12 United States FW Dimitri Saad

Past Players

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

No. Position Player
-- Greece GK Vasilios Markou
-- New Zealand GK Pouria Zolfaghari
-- United States DF Nathan Butler
-- Scotland DF Fraser Campbell
-- Portugal DF Fabio Cruz
-- Poland DF Radek Czarneki
-- United States DF Eric Kemenes
-- Colombia DF Pablo Lopez-Serrato
-- Switzerland DF Gaspard Nemec
-- United States DF Niall Rouse
-- United States MF Noah Beaudette
-- Italy MF Salvatore D'Alia
-- England MF Jimmy Driscoll
-- Germany MF Jonas Ganzemuller
-- United States MF Ryan Kampe
-- Nigeria MF Jonathan Lawoyin
-- Brazil MF Julio Radesca
-- United States MF Slava Rar
-- United States MF Bennett Stein
-- United States MF Jeff Yoches
-- Nigeria FW Emmanuel Emekeme
-- Scotland FW Andrew Hilland
-- United States FW Jeff Peer

References

  1. ↑ Standings
  2. ↑ "CSL team history". Cosmopolitan Soccer League.
  3. ↑ "CSL team history". Cosmopolitan Soccer League.
  4. ↑ "Current Roster". Williamsburg International FC. Retrieved 28 April 2015.

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