| Clubname: | Boston City FC |
| Upright: | 0.75 |
| Fullname: | Boston City FC |
| Stadium: | Brother Gilbert Stadium |
| Capacity: | 2,250 |
| Owntitle: | Owner / CEO |
| Owner: | Renato Valentim |
| Mgrtitle: | Head Coach |
| Manager: | Roberto Mazzighy |
| League: | USL League Two |
| Season: | 2024 |
| Position: | 8th, Northeast Division Playoffs: DNQ |
| Website: | http://www.bostoncityfc.com/ |
| American: | yes |
| Nickname: | The Lions |
Boston City FC is a men's soccer club based in Boston, Massachusetts that competes in the Northeast Division of USL League Two.[1] The club was founded in 2015; their inaugural season was 2016. The club's colors are red, navy, and white, and plays its home matches at Brother Gilbert Stadium.[2]
Boston City FC was founded in 2015 by Renato Valentim and Jorge Ferreira da Silva (Palhinha). In their inaugural season (2016), the club placed second in NPSL's 9-team Northeast Atlantic Conference.[3]
With its inaugural season results, City qualified for the 2017 U.S. Open Cup via an At-Large berth.[4] The team won its first tournament game on May 10, defeating PDL side Western Mass Pioneers via penalty kicks.[5] [6] The Lions lost 2-1 at home to GPS Omens of the BSSL in the second round. [7]
In early 2018, the organization announced a second team that would compete within the Bay State Soccer League, a fully amateur state run league affiliated within Region I of the United States Adult Soccer Association.[8] The team, initially called Boston City FC Under 20s and later simply Boston City FC II, competed within Division 3 North in both 2018 and 2019. The second team also entered 2019 U.S. Open Cup qualification in late 2018, reaching the second round before falling to Safira FC.[9] [10]
Having not played in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Boston City FC returned in 2021 under new head coach and former defender Gabriel De Souza, finishing fifth in the NPSL North Atlantic Conference with a 3-6-1 record. [11]
Boston City FC moved to USL League Two on January 24, 2022.[12]
Renato Valentim - Owner Marcelo Nascimento - Manager Rubinho Lima - Broadcasting| Year | League | Regular Season | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | NPSL | 2nd, Atlantic Conference | Regional first round | Ineligible | Lost in Northeast Regional first round to Legacy 76 |
| 2017 | 2nd, Atlantic White Conference | Conference Semifinal | Second round | Lost in Conference Semifinal to Hartford City FC | |
| 2018 | 9th, North Atlantic Conference | did not qualify | did not qualify | ||
| 2019 | 7th, North Atlantic Conference | did not qualify | did not qualify | ||
| 2020 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[13] | ||||
| 2021 | 5th, North Atlantic Conference | did not qualify | did not qualify | ||
| 2022 | USL League Two | 4th, Northeast Division | did not qualify | did not qualify | |
| 2023 | 9th, Northeast Division | did not qualify | did not qualify | ||
| 2024 | 8th, Northeast Division | did not qualify | did not qualify | ||