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Annapolis Blues FC

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Soccer club
Annapolis Blues FC
Full nameAnnapolis Blues Football Club
FoundedJune 2022; 3 years ago (June 2022)
StadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Annapolis,Maryland
Capacity34,000
OwnersMichael Hitchcock
Kyle Beckerman
Alex Yi
Head coachesColin Herriot (Men), Ashly Kennedy (Women)
LeagueUSL League Two,USL W League
20241st, Mid-Atlantic Conference
Playoffs: Conference Final (Men)
Websitehttps://annapolisblues.com/
Current season

Annapolis Blues FC is an Americansoccer club founded in 2022. For the 2025 season, Annapolis Blues FC introduced a women's team. The men's team currently competes in the Chesapeake Division ofUSL League Two, considered the fourth tier of theUnited States soccer league system. The men's team previously played in theNational Premier Soccer League. The women's team competes inUSL W League.

The team's home field is theNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium inAnnapolis,Maryland.

History

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In June 2022, theNational Premier Soccer League announced a new expansion team would be placed inAnnapolis for the2023 season.[1] The ownership effort was led by formerDC United front office member Michael Hitchcock, formerUnited States men's national soccer team playerKyle Beckerman, and formerFC Dallas playerAlex Yi.[2] The latter two areMaryland locals while Hitchcock owns multiple NPSL teams includingAppalachian FC and 2021 national championDenton Diablos FC. During the summer the team held an online poll where fans could choose between four potential team names and crests; Annapolis Blues FC, Annapolis Kraken SC, Annapolis Seawolves SC, and Annapolis Yard FC. The nameAnnapolis Blues FC was announced on August 16 after over 1,200 votes had been cast.[3] It was also announced around this time that the team would play its home games at theNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on the campus of theUnited States Naval Academy inAnnapolis,Maryland.[4]

The Blues announced Colin Herriot as the team's first head coach on December 13.[5]

The team's first game was a pre-season friendly againstPhiladelphia Union Development Squad on Wednesday, May 10 at Memorial Stadium. The Community Shield match saw 3,915 fans and raised money to support local charity Rebuilding Together Anne Arundel County.[6] Following three away games to start the season, Annapolis played its first regular season home game on Saturday, June 3 againstFC Frederick and set an NPSL attendance record with 8,368 fans.[7][8] The Blues won the match, 4–2. The next home match againstVirginia Beach City FC drew 7,665 attendees.[9] The following month they broke the conference championship record again as a crowd of 8,480 watched the Blues defeat the Alexandria Reds in the conference final.[10] They once again set the NPSL attendance record during their 2024 home opener with 11,171 fans watching Annapolis defeatDMV Elite FC 6–2.[11] At the end of the 2024 season Annapolis held thetop eight and ten of the top eleven NPSL attendance records.[12]

In November 2024 the team announced it would add a women's team. The women's team competes in theUSL W league.[13] On December 20, 2024, it was announced that the club would be joiningUSL League Two for the upcoming 2025 Season.[14] In May 2025 the Annapolis Blues beatChristos FC in their home opener in front aUSL League Two record crowd of 12,853.[15]

Seasons

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Men's team

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SeasonRecordPositionUSOC
LeagueConf/DivPldWDLGFGAPtsConf/DivOvrPlayoffs
2023NPSLMid-Atlantic10811328251st7thRegional Semi-FinalIneligible
2024NPSLMid-Atlantic109014811271st1stConference FinalDNQ
2025USL League 2Chesapeake147163125224th4thDNQDNQ

Women's team

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SeasonRecordPositionUSOC
LeagueConf/DivPldWDLGFGAPtsConf/DivOvrPlayoffs
2025USL WChesapeake10910345281st5thConference FinalIneligible

Attendance

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Home Attendance
SeasonRegular Season TotalRegular Season AveragePlayoffs TotalPlayoffs AverageHighestCombined TotalCombined AverageRef.
202338,7707,75415,5627,7818,48054,3327,762[10][16][17]
202446,1459,22915,1607,58011,17161,3058,758[18]
202560,9488,707——12,85360,9708,707[note 1]

Players & staff

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Men's Coaches

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  • Scotland Colin Herriot, head coach (2023–present)
  • United States Daniel Louisignau, assistant coach (2023–present)

Women's Coach

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  • United States Ashly Kennedy, head coach (2025–present)

Front office

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  • United States Fred Matthes, general manager (2022–present)
  • United States Steven Hooper, assistant general manager (2022–present)
  • United States Jim Gabarra, Women's general manager (2024–present)

Current squad

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As of June 24, 2023[19][20]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
—MF USAAidan Abril
—GK USAOwen Allegro
—FW USAGordon Bernlohr
—FW JPNToshi Davis
—MF ARGMatias de Jesus
—DF BRAElton De Oliveira Santos
—MF USALuke Dunne
—MF USALuke Eberle
—DF USALiam Giblin
—FW USAEric Gwadz
—MF USAJustin Harris
—GK USAGriffin Hemmendinger
—MF USAMiles Lam
—DF USAJames Lee
—DF USABrian Lenzer
—MF USAMorgan Lussi
No.Pos.NationPlayer
—DF USANathan Macek
—MF USAMyles Mansfield
—MF RSAJade Mesias
—MF USAFrancis Meyer
—GK SCOLucas Muller
—FW USAJacob Murrell
—MF USALeo Palomo
—MF USAEvan Rabush
—MF USAJackson Ruckman
—FW USAManuel Ruiz
—FW USAAndrew Schug
—GK USAConnor Smith
—DF USALaurence Smith
—MF USATJ Walker
—MF USAEthan Wright
—MF USAWebb Kosich

Women's team

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SeasonRecordPosition
LeagueConf/DivPldWDLGFGAPtsConf/DivPlayoffs
2025USL W LeagueEastern Conference – Chesapeake Division10910345281stConference Finals

Notes

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  1. ^Total attendance figures: 9,126 + 7,453 + 8,421 + 7,096 + 7,736 + 8,263 + 12,853

References

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  1. ^"The NPSL is Coming to Annapolis, Maryland in 2023".National Premier Soccer League. June 28, 2022. RetrievedJune 24, 2023.
  2. ^Wagner, Bill (July 6, 2022)."Major League Soccer great Kyle Beckerman helping to bring amateur franchise to Annapolis".Capital Gazette. RetrievedJune 24, 2023.(subscription required)
  3. ^Baumgart, Jacob (August 18, 2022)."New Semi-Pro Soccer Team Coming To Annapolis Announces Name, Home Field".Annapolis, MD Patch. RetrievedJune 24, 2023.
  4. ^"New Annapolis Professional Soccer Team To Play at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in 2023".Eye On Annapolis. August 9, 2022. RetrievedJune 24, 2023.
  5. ^"Colin Herriot Makes Blues History As Clubs First Head Coach".Annapolis Blues FC. December 13, 2022. RetrievedJune 24, 2023.
  6. ^"Community Shield Raises Money for Rebuilding Together Before 3,915 Fans".What's Up? Media. May 19, 2023. RetrievedJune 24, 2023.
  7. ^Wagner, Bill (June 4, 2023)."Annapolis Blues FC soccer club sets NPSL attendance record in home opener; 8,368 watch 4-2 win over FC Frederick".Capital Gazette. RetrievedJune 24, 2023.(subscription required)
  8. ^"Annapolis Blues FC soccer club sets NPSL attendance record in home opener; 8,368 watch 4-2 win over FC Frederick".Annapolis Blues FC. June 5, 2023. RetrievedJune 24, 2023.
  9. ^Vasudevan, Anish (June 12, 2023)."From a record crowd to a signature coffee, Annapolis embraces its new soccer team".The Baltimore Banner. RetrievedJune 24, 2023.
  10. ^ab"CROWD OF 8,480 SEES ANNAPOLIS BLUES DEFEAT ALEXANDRIA REDS IN MID-ATLANTIC CONFERENCE FINAL".NPSL. July 17, 2023. RetrievedDecember 22, 2023.
  11. ^"Crowd of 11,171 Sees Annapolis Blues FC Best DMV Elite FC 6-2".NPSL. RetrievedMarch 19, 2025.
  12. ^"Popular soccer club launches new team".Baltimore Business Journal. RetrievedMarch 19, 2025.
  13. ^"After an Incredible Two Seasons, Annapolis Blues Adding a Women's Team in 2025!".Eye On Annapolis. November 26, 2024. RetrievedJune 8, 2025.
  14. ^"Annapolis Blues FC to join USL League Two in 2025". USLLeagueTwo.com Staff. December 20, 2024. RetrievedDecember 20, 2024.
  15. ^"Annapolis Blues draw record crowd for home opener against Christos".Capital Gazette. RetrievedJuly 8, 2025.
  16. ^"Annapolis Blues limited to one goal by Alexandria, suffer first loss in regular-season finale".The Baltimore Sun. July 10, 2023. RetrievedDecember 22, 2023.
  17. ^Peterson, Sam (July 13, 2023)."Severna Park grad leads Annapolis Blues to first playoff win, 4-1 over Grove United".Capital Gazette. RetrievedJuly 15, 2023.(subscription required)
  18. ^"Annapolis Blues FC".Instagram. RetrievedMarch 19, 2025.
  19. ^"Roster".Annapolis Blues FC. RetrievedJune 24, 2023.
  20. ^"ANNAPOLIS BLUES FC".annapolisbluesfc.bonzidev.com. National Premier Soccer League. RetrievedJune 24, 2023.

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