FC Berlin (Canada/United States)

FC Berlin
Short nameFCB
Founded2017; 6 years ago (2017)
StadiumCoyer Field, Buffalo State College
Capacity2,000
OwnersSantiago Almada
Gabriel Almada
Head CoachesJamie Ward (UPSL)
Santiago Almada (UWS)
LeagueUPSL (men)
United Women's Soccer (women)
2022UPSL Fall: 5th, Midwest East Division (men)
UWS: 4th, PNY Division (women)
WebsiteClub website

FC Berlin is a Canadian and American soccer club based in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada and Buffalo, New York, USA. The senior men's team competes in United Premier Soccer League and the senior women's team competes in United Women's Soccer.

History

Berlin Football Academy logo

The Berlin Football Academy was founded in 2017 in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada as a youth development soccer academy aimed at preparing players for university and professional soccer opportunities. In the first years, the objective was to provide athletes aged 15–19 with a direct pathway to scholarship opportunities in Canada and the United States. The club's name FC Berlin (Football Club Berlin) pays tribute to the old name of the club's hometown, Kitchener, Ontario (and by extension to its large German community), which was previously known as Berlin, and changed its name after the First World War, following a 1916 referendum. FC Berlin aims to be a fully fan-owned club by 2024, with players receiving the ability to become part-owners of the same club they play for.[citation needed]

FC Berlin lines up against Detroit Union in their first-ever UPSL match on September 4, 2021.

After joining the Ontario Soccer Association in 2018, the club successfully achieved its first U21 Regional Championship in the Ontario Soccer League, going 12-1-1 with a first-year program.[citation needed] From there, the club significantly invested in its professional development by launching FC Berlin in July 2020, to provide professional development opportunities for Canadian and American players, announcing the team would enter in the American-based United Premier Soccer League in 2021 and would operate out of Buffalo, New York. While the team operates out of the United States to play in the UPSL, they were able to play their first UPSL game in Canada on September 29, 2022, when they took on Chantilly Forever FC, another Canadian club that would operate out of the United States in the league.

In January 2021, they announced their intention to join the Women's Premier Soccer League, where like the men's team they would operate out of Buffalo, while fielding a roster of all-Canadian players. However, they ultimately joined United Women's Soccer for the 2022 season.

Current squad

Men

As of 25 May 2023

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK Finland FIN Oliver Alaviuhkola
1 GK Canada CAN Luke Ewen
2 MF Canada CAN Matthew Andree
3 DF Canada CAN Shawn McIlwaine
4 DF Canada CAN Aiden Bertoli
5 DF Canada CAN Joshua Oakes
6 FW Colombia COL Camilo Castro
7 MF Serbia SRB Marko Acimovic
8 FW Canada CAN Antonio Hecimovic
9 FW Canada CAN Brett Springer
10 MF Canada CAN Niko Giannopoulos
11 MF Canada CAN Sylvano Lewis
12 MF Canada CAN Alex Christie
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF Scotland SCO Sonny Simpson
14 DF Canada CAN Jordan Carey
15 MF United States USA Wayde Miranda
16 MF Scotland SCO Nathan Gilhooly
17 MF Colombia COL Nickolas Linares
18 FW Canada CAN Marvelous Drumps
19 DF Canada CAN Alex Babol
20 MF Argentina ARG Santiago Almada
21 MF Canada CAN Landon Paton
22 MF Egypt EGY Philopater Milio
23 FW Canada CAN Daniel Keripe
24 MF Canada CAN Bowen Wyminga
25  


Women

As of 25 May 2023

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Canada CAN Hannah Johnson
2 MF United States USA Baylin Tighe
3 DF Canada CAN Kathryn Hoeger
4 FW Canada CAN Kaylee Bruce
5 FW Canada CAN Kylie Miranto
7 DF United States USA AJ Haase
9 DF Canada CAN Paulina Leventis
12 MF Canada CAN Simone Timm
13 MF Canada CAN Claire Di Benedetto
14 DF Canada CAN Tiana Bucknor
15 MF Canada CAN Kay-Lynn McCall
16 FW Canada CAN Gillian Rovers
17 DF Canada CAN Laura Goli
18 DF Canada CAN Jailyn Ward
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF Canada CAN Mya Markewich
20 FW Canada CAN Tegan Morrison
21 MF United States USA Grace Stranahan
26 MF Canada CAN Florencia Almada
34 DF Canada CAN Jada Ward
40 DF Canada CAN Celina Barnard
- MF United States USA Chloe Barrett
- DF United States USA Carly Barrett
- MF United States USA Jordyn Ertel
- DF Canada CAN Machin Chau
- DF Canada CAN Naomi Sharma Tobar
- MF Canada CAN Halley Sprowl
- MF Germany GER Madita Zeitz
- MF Canada CAN Siena Melo Da Silva

Staff

As of 25 May 2023

Nationality Position Name
 Argentina General manager Gabriel Almada
 Argentina UWS Head Coach Santiago Almada
 Canada UPSL Head Coach Jamie Ward
 Canada Creative Director Samuel Menendez
 Argentina Visual Media Director Juan Almada

Seasons

Men

Season League Division Teams Record Rank Playoffs Ref
2021 Fall United Premier Soccer League Midwest East Division 8 4–2–4 5th did not qualify
2022 Spring Western NY Division 10 6–1–3 3rd Conference Semi-finals
2022 Fall Midwest East Division 9 4–2–2 5th did not qualify
2023 Spring Western NY Division 12 6–1–4 6th did not qualify

Women

Season League Division Teams Record Rank Playoffs Ref
2022 United Women's Soccer Penn-NY Division 5 0–3–7 4th did not qualify
2022 Spring United Premier Soccer League Western NY Division 4 2–0–4 3rd did not qualify
2023 United Women's Soccer East Division 17 0–0–6 17th did not qualify

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