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| Short name | FCB | |||
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| Founded | 2017; 8 years ago (2017) | |||
| Stadium | Coyer Field,Buffalo State College | |||
| Capacity | 2,000 | |||
| Owners | Santiago Almada Gabriel Almada | |||
| Head Coaches | Santaigo Almada(UPSL) Santiago Almada(UWS) | |||
| League | UPSL (men) United Women's Soccer (women) | |||
| 2024 | UPSL Spring: 6th, Western NY Division (men) UWS: 15th, East Division (women) | |||
| Website | http://www.berlinfa.com/ | |||
FC Berlin is a Canadian and Americansoccer club based inKitchener, Ontario, Canada andBuffalo, New York, U.S. The senior men's team competes inUnited Premier Soccer League and the senior women's team competes inUnited Women's Soccer.
The Berlin Football Academy was founded in 2017 inKitchener, Ontario, Canada as a youth development soccer academy aimed at preparing players for university and professional soccer opportunities.[1][2] 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.[1] 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 asBerlin, and changed its name after the First World War, following a1916 referendum.[3]
After joining theOntario Soccer Association in 2018, the club successfully achieved its first U21 Regional Championship in theOntario 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-basedUnited Premier Soccer League in 2021 and would operate out ofBuffalo, New York.[4][5] 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 onChantilly Forever FC, another Canadian club that would operate out of the United States in the league.[6]In January 2021, they announced their intention to join theWomen's Premier Soccer League, where they would operate out of Buffalo like the men's team while fielding a roster of all-Canadian players.[7][8] However, they ultimately joinedUnited Women's Soccer for the 2022 season.[9]
In 2023, FC Berlin's Canadian-based U17 Girls team won the MilkUPOntario Cup, beating London Alliance by 4–2 in penalty kicks after a 2–2 tie and qualified to the National Championship.[10][11]
As of 26 Jun 2024[12]
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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As of 30 May 2024[12]
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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As of 08 Jul 2024[12]
| Position | Name |
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| Technical Director |  Santiago Almada |
| General Manager | Gabriel Almada |
| UPSL Head Coach | Santiago Almada |
| UWS Head Coach |  Vacant |
| UPSL Assistant Coach | Jamie Ward |
| Visual Media Director | Juan Almada |
| 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 | [13] |
| 2022 Spring | Western NY Division | 10 | 6–1–3 | 3rd | Conference Semi-finals | [14] | |
| 2022 Fall | Midwest East Division | 9 | 4–2–2 | 5th | did not qualify | [15] | |
| 2023 Spring | Western NY Division | 12 | 6–1–4 | 6th | Conference Quarter-finals | [16] | |
| 2023 Fall | Midwest East Division | 6 | 1–4–5 | 6th | did not qualify | [17] | |
| 2024 Spring | Western NY Division | 10 | 3–2–5 | 6th | Conference Semi-finals | [18] |
| Season | League | Division | Teams | Record | Rank | Playoffs | Ref |
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| 2022 | United Women's Soccer | Penn-NY Division | 5 | 0–3–7 | 4th | did not qualify | [19] |
| 2022 Spring | United Premier Soccer League | Western NY Division | 4 | 2–0–4 | 3rd | did not qualify | [20] |
| 2023 | United Women's Soccer | East Division | 17 | 0–0–6 | 17th | did not qualify | [21] |
| 2024 | United Women's Soccer | East Division | 18 | 1–0–7 | 15th | did not qualify | [22] |
| 2025 | Major Arena Soccer League | Great Lakes North Division | 4 | - | - | - | [23] |
