New Jersey Copa FC are an American pro-am soccer club fielded by the soccer academy "Fútbol Club Copa Academy" from Metuchen, New Jersey. It was founded in 2004 and fields men's, women's, and youth teams in a number of different amateur and semi-professional leagues, in addition to yearly academy teams which compete in various state, regional, and national competitions sanctioned by United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA).
One team competes in USL League Two, one of two fourth-tier soccer league in the United States, within the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference.
It formerly competed in the National Premier Soccer League between 2016 and 2019. The organization also field's a women's team in the Eastern Conference of United Women's Soccer (UWS).
USL League Two team
New Jersey Copa FC finished 2nd in the NPSL's Keystone Conference in 2016 and reached the regional semifinals with a 1–0 win over defending National Champions New York Cosmos B. The team fell to eventual National semifinalist Clarkstown SC Eagles, 0–2, in the next round.
The team qualified via an at-large bid for the U.S. Open Cup tournament in 2017 based on its 2016 league results. In the first round, the team fell to local qualifier FC Motown, 2–0, at home.
Year by year
YearLeagueRegular seasonPlayoffsU.S. Open Cup2016NPSL2nd, KeystoneRegional semifinalsDid not enter20171st, KeystoneConference FinalFirst round20185th, KeystoneDid not qualifyDid not qualify20199th, KeystoneDid not qualifyDid not qualify2020USL League TwoSeason canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic20216th, MetropolitanDid not qualifyDid not qualify20224th, MetropolitanDid not qualifyDid not qualify20234th, MetropolitanDid not qualifyDid not qualify202410th, MetropolitanDid not qualifyDid not qualify20258th, MetropolitanDid not qualifyDid not qualify20267th, MetropolitanDid not qualifyDid not qualify
United Women's Soccer team
New Jersey Copa FC Women's Team reached the inaugural 2016 UWS National Championship, hosted in California, in their first year competing in the league, where they eventually fell to Santa Clarita Blue Heat 1–2 in double-overtime.
The UWS is the second-tier of professional women's soccer in the United States, below the NWSL.
Year by year First team YearLeagueRegular seasonPlayoffs2016UWS1st, East ConferenceRunner up20171st, East ConferenceConference Playoff20188th, East ConferenceDid not qualify20197th, East ConferenceDid not qualify2020Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic20216th, East ConferenceDid not qualify20223rd, Mid-Atlantic DivisionDid not qualify202312th, East ConferenceDid not qualify20248th, East ConferenceDid not qualify2025USL W League7th, Metropolitan DivisionDid not qualify2026USL W League5th, Metropolitan DivisionDid not qualify
Second team YearLeagueRegular seasonPlayoffs2025UWS11th, East Conferencedid not qualify
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