Kingston Stockade Football Club is an American soccer team based in Kingston, New York. The team was founded in November 2015, and began its first season in May 2016.Vrusho, Spike. "Stockade Supermen: Kingston, NY welcomes its own semi-pro soccer team". Splice Today. www.splicetoday.com. Retrieved July 10, 2016. The team's usual home is Dietz Stadium in Kingston, the team played the 2023 season at Tenney Stadium in Poughkeepsie due to ongoing renovations at Dietz.
The team plays in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national semi-professional league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The team competes in the North Atlantic conference of the NPSL's Northeast region.
History In February 2016, George Vizvary was named head coach, Rory Becker was named assistant coach, and Chuck Wilder was named goalkeeper coach for the club's inaugural season. Dan Hoffay and Nick Hoffay were named the club's lead scouts.
In January 2017, management announced that David Lindholm, a coach for Bard College's soccer team, would replace Vizvary as the new head of the coaching staff. In February of the same year, Lindholm announced his coaching staff. Rory Becker and Charles Wilder will continue as assistant coach and goalkeeper coach respectively. Newcomer Ben Walsh will serve as a second assistant coach to Lindholm.
The team is named after the stockade fortification that protected the original Dutch settlement of Kingston back in the 1600s. Dietz Stadium is a short walk from the historic Kingston Stockade District. The stockade fortification is also referenced in the team's crest. The name of the team's first supporters group, Dutch Guard, is also a reference to this historical period.
In its second season, the team qualified for its first playoff match finishing at the top of the table. It played in the conference final against Hartford City FC on July 15. After regular time, the score was 1–1, and the game went into overtime. Michael Creswick scored the winning goal in the 94th minute, giving Stockade its first ever conference championship. On May 9, 2018, it played its first U.S. Open Cup game against the Long Island Rough Riders losing 6–3. On September 18, the club announced that head coach Lindholm stepped down from his position, citing "work in the athletic department at Bard College required his full dedication" with former captain, Jamal Lis-Simmons, named head coach on September 24, 2018.
On 31 July, 2024 Kingston Stockade, alongside Tulsa Athletic, Atlantic City FC, Napa Valley 1839 FC and FC Davis announced plans to launch a new soccer league in 2025, initially named The League for Clubs, and leaving the National Premier Soccer League.
Record
Year-by-year YearDivisionLeagueStadiumHead CoachRecordRegular seasonPlayoffsU.S. Open Cup20164NPSLDietz StadiumGeorge Vizvary5-8-37th, Atlantic Conferencedid not qualifyIneligible20174NPSLDietz StadiumDavid Lindholm7-4-11st, Atlantic White ConferenceRegional semifinalqualified2018 4NPSLDietz StadiumDavid Lindholm3-5-27th, North Atlantic Conferencedid not qualifydid not qualify20194NPSLDietz StadiumJ. Lis-Simmons7-3-43rd, North Atlantic Conferencedid not qualifydid not qualify20204NPSLDietz StadiumJ. Lis-Simmons—Cancelled due to COVID-1920214NPSLDietz StadiumJ. Lis-Simmons5-1-43rd, North Atlantic ConferenceConference finalCancelled due to Covid 1920224NPSLDietz StadiumJ. Lis-Simmons2-5-35th, North Atlantic Conferencedid not qualifydid not qualify20234NPSLTenney StadiumJ. Lis-Simmons7-1-21st, North Atlantic ConferenceConference Finaldid not qualify20244NPSLTenney StadiumJ. Lis-Simmons2-7-15th, North Atlantic Conferencedid not qualifydid not qualify20254TLCDietz StadiumJ. Lis-Simmons5–1–53rd, North Division – Northeast ConferenceRegion Semifinalsdid not qualify20264TLCDietz StadiumJ. Lis-Simmons6–0–21st, North Division – Northeast ConferenceRegion Semifinalsdid not enter
Personnel + Management Position Name Chairman Dennis Crowley Technical director Dan Hoffay Director of scouting Nick Hoffay
Dan Hoffay was named Technical Director of Stockade FC on September 20, 2018, replacing departing general manager Randy Kim in that role. He had previously served as the team's player personnel director. Nick Hoffay was promoted to Director of Scouting on October 4, 2018, having previously served as the team's head scout. Dennis Crowley has served as chairman of Stockade FC since its founding in 2016.
+ Coaching staff Position Name Head coach Jamal Lis-Simmons
Jamal Lis-Simmons was hired as the 3rd head coach of Stockade FC on September 24, 2018. Lis-Simmons previously played for Stockade FC serving as captain since 2016. He replaced David Lindholm who stepped down from the club at the conclusion of the 2018 season. Lindholm served as coach for the 2017 and 2018 seasons, winning the NPSL Atlantic-White Conference in 2017. His predecessor was George Vizvary who coached one season with the team.
All-time top scorers
RankPlayerPositionSeasons playedGoals 1 Michael Creswick FW 2016–2018 15 Mateusz Koziol MF 2016–2018 13 2 Pedro Espindola FW 2017–2018 11 4 Eric Fortier FW 2016–2018 5 5 Corey Phillips FW 2016 4 6 Marco Kloster MF 2017–2018 3 7 Patrick Alvarez MF 2016 2 Matel Anasta DF 2016–2018 Anthony Barone FW 2016 Matthew Daum FW 2016 Victor Guirma MF 2017–2018 Bruce Jeter FW 2017–2018 Jamal Lis-Simmons DF 2016–2018 David Nkansah-Siriboe FW 2017–2018 Dylan Williams MF 2016 Scott Zobre FW 2016–2018 16 Joe Bogart FW 2016–2018 1 Mike Corbi FW 2017–2018 Brandon Curtis MF 2017 Josh Maley MF 2017–2018 Active players are marked in bold text.
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