Christos FC
Full nameChristos Football Club
Founded1997; 27 years ago (1997)
GroundMoose Athletic Club
Glen Burnie, Maryland
General ManagerJody Haislip
CoachEric Bathras
LeagueUSL League Two
Maryland Major Soccer League and NESL
USASA
20233rd, Chesapeake Division
Playoffs: DNQ
WebsiteClub website

Christos FC is an American soccer team based in Baltimore, Maryland, that competes in the Maryland Major Soccer League, an affiliated league of United States Adult Soccer Association.

History

Founded in 1997, the team is composed of ex-professionals and local college players in the Greater Baltimore area. The team colors are green, gold and black. The team takes its name from Christos Discount Liquors.

The club received national recognition for advancing past fourth-division sides Fredericksburg FC[1] and Chicago FC United and the second-division side Richmond Kickers in the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.[2][3] The team reached the fourth round, before they lost to Major League Soccer's D.C. United. Christos opened the scoring, which received national attention.[4][5]

The team qualified again in 2018, losing in the first round to Reading United AC in a penalty kick shootout, and in 2020.[6][7]

In November 2018, the team launched a partnership with FC Baltimore of the National Premier Soccer League.[8] The two teams began to share resources while the newly named "FC Baltimore Christos" continued to compete in the NPSL.

In April 2021, it was announced that the team would join USL League Two for the 2022 season.[9]

The club is also two-time Werner Fricker National Open Cup champions (2016, 2018) and won the USASA National Amateur Cup in 2016.[10][11][12]

Year-by-year

Year Division League Regular Season Playoffs Open Cup
2022 4 USL League Two 2nd, Chesapeake Conference Quarterfinals did not enter
2023 4 USL League Two 3rd, Chesapeake Did not qualify Second qualifying round

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United States USA Phil Saunders
24 GK United States USA Mike Zierhoffer
5 MF United States USA Daniel Baxter
6 MF United States USA Kaoru Forbess
7 FW United States USA Jamie Merriam
8 DF Mali MLI Mamadou Kansaye
11 MF Ivory Coast CIV Levi Houapeu
15 DF United States USA Jake Dengler
16 MF United States USA David Harris
19 DF United States USA Joseph Glos
22 MF United States USA Brian Graham
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 DF United States USA Cody Albrecht
80 FW Italy ITA Geaton Caltabiano
92 FW United States USA Pete Caringi III
23 DF United States USA Kyle Saunderson
— MF United States USA Malcolm Harris
— MF Scotland SCO Michael Scott
— FW United States USA Christopher Panian
— FW United States USA Khalid Balogun
— DF United States USA Oumar Ballo
— MF United States USA Tyler Rudy
— MF United States USA Jacob Bender

Club honors

References

  1. ^ Fontela, Jonah. "Christos FC - Baltimore's Sunday-League Superstars". United States Soccer Federation. ussoccer.com. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  2. ^ Bromley, Ben (May 17, 2017). "Christos FC upset Richmond Kickers in the US Open Cup". Black and Red United. SB Nation. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  3. ^ Culler, Adam (May 17, 2017). "Kickers offensive woes continue in 1-0 loss to Christos FC". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Berkshire Hathaway. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  4. ^ "The fascinating story behind Christos FC". ESPN. espnfc.com. June 14, 2017. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  5. ^ ESPN Staff (June 14, 2017). "D.C. United end Cinderella run of Christos FC in U.S. Open Cup". ESPN. espnfc.com. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  6. ^ Ralph, Matthew (2018-05-10). "Reading United advance to second round of U.S. Open Cup on penalties". Brotherly Game. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  7. ^ "2020 US Open Cup Qualifying Win & You're In: Christos FC qualifies for third time in last four years". Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  8. ^ "FC BALTIMORE LAUNCHES PARTNERSHIP WITH CHRISTOS FC". FC Baltimore. FC Baltimore. Archived from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Christos FC Set to Join USL League Two for the 2022 Season". uslleaguetwo.com. USL League Two. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  10. ^ "Werner Fricker Cup - National Open Championship Final". United States Adult Soccer Association. usasaregion1.com. July 30, 2016. Archived from the original on July 13, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  11. ^ says, Jody Haislip (2016-08-08). "Christos FC comes full circle with U.S. Amateur and WF Open Cup Championships". US Amateur Cup Media. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  12. ^ FC, Christos (2018-08-18). "CHRISTOS FC ARE USASA OPEN CUP NATIONAL CHAMPIONS !!!pic.twitter.com/WuUmXqkyBq". @ChristosFC. Retrieved 2019-12-17.

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