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| Full name | Brooklyn Football Club | ||
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| Short name | BKFC | ||
| Founded | June 8, 2023; 2 years ago (2023-06-08) | ||
| Ground | Maimonides Park Brooklyn,New York | ||
| Capacity | 7,000 | ||
| Owner | North Sixth Group | ||
| Chairman | Matt Rizzetta | ||
| Head coach | Marlon LeBlanc | ||
| League | USL Championship | ||
| Website | brooklynfootballclub.com | ||
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| Departments ofBrooklyn FC | ||||||||
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Brooklyn Football Club is an American professionalsoccer club based inBrooklyn, New York City, that competes in theUSL Championship (USLC). Founded in 2023, the club began play in 2026, and has fielded a women's team in theUSL Super League (USLS) since 2024.
On June 8, 2023, theUnited Soccer League announced that North Sixth Group had been granted aUSL League One expansion team in Brooklyn, to start play in the 2025 season, with a women's and youth team to follow.[1][2][3]
North Sixth Group specializes in purchasing and developing lower-tier soccer clubs. In addition to Brooklyn FC, it owns fifth-tier Swiss clubFC Locarno,Serie C sideASD Campobasso 1919, and a stake in Serie C clubAscoli Calcio.[4][5] Among the minority owners in North Sixth Group are television personalityKelly Ripa and actorMark Consuelos.[6]USMNT InternationalTimothy Weah joined the ownership group on May 28, 2024.[7]
The men's team was announced to begin in the third divisionUSL League One in 2025, with an option to move up to the second-divisionUSL Championship by 2028, if certain benchmarks were met.[2][3] On March 7, 2024, New York City-based soccer outletHudson River Blue reported that the team would, in a change of plans, begin directly in the USL Championship for the 2025 season,[8] which was confirmed by USL a week later.[9] In December 2024, that debut was pushed back to the 2026 season.[10]
On 8 December 2025, the club announced the appointment ofMarlon LeBlanc, formerly head coach withPhiladelphia Union II, as first head coach of its men's team for the inaugural season.[11]
The club's name and logo, designed by British-based designer Christopher Payne, were unveiled on November 9, 2023. The limestone color is a reference to theBrooklyn Bridge which is represented in the logo, and the brown color reflects thebrownstone buildings seen across the borough.[12][13]
The badge and identity will be used by all Brooklyn FC teams.[14] The club originally announced a kit deal with Kappa, but after the ownership group acquired a stake in manufacturer Diaza, the contract was transferred.[15]
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | Back sponsor | Sleeve sponsor |
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| 2024–present | Diaza[16] | Liquid Death[17] | The Perecman Firm[18] | N/A |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach |  Marlon LeBlanc |
On December 7, 2023, Brooklyn FC announced that Two Bridges Football Club, a New York City-based youth soccer organization, would become the club's official youth academy and would start playing in the USL Academy League in 2024.Maximilian Mansfield, the executive director of Two Bridges, was named president and CEO of Brooklyn FC.[3] As of October 2024, Mansfield is no longer the CEO nor President of Brooklyn FC.
The academy's U23 team started play in the semi-professionalUnited Premier Soccer League (UPSL) 2024 asBrooklyn FC II.[19]
On June 12, 2024, the club announced that its U20 academy side would play an exhibition match against EcuadorianSerie A clubC.D. Cuenca on July 13.[20]
On January 19, 2024, it was reported that Brooklyn FC plan to play their matches atMaimonides Park in theConey Island neighborhood ofBrooklyn.[21] That was confirmed by the league on January 31, announcing that the team had signed a multi-year deal.[22]
Maimonides Park is a 7,000-seat stadium on theConey Island Boardwalk. It had briefly been the home of thesecond New York Cosmos in 2017, prior to that club going on hiatus. Brooklyn FC intends to use a different field orientation than the Cosmos previously used, leaving the pitcher's mound intact and "maximiz(ing) a lot of the space around the field".[23]
Before the women's opener in 2024, the club cited issues with the soccer turf installation that necessitated moving their first seven home matches toRocco B. Commisso Soccer Stadium atColumbia University.[24]
Club chairman Matt Rizzetta has indicated that the club has had preliminary conversations with city officials and private developers on a location for a permanent stadium, which had been one of the required benchmarks before the club can move up to the second division.[23][2]
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