New Jersey Teamsterz FC

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| fullname = New Jersey Teamsterz Football Club

| nickname = Teamsterz FC

| founded = {{start date|2017}}

| stadium = Don Ahern Veterans Memorial Stadium
Bayonne, New Jersey

| capacity = 7,000{{cite web |last1=Girard |first1=Wayne |title=Descending the Pyramid: The New Jersey Teamsters Are Building a Soccer Institution |url=https://urbanpitch.com/new-jersey-teamsters/ |website=Urban Pitch |access-date=17 August 2020 |date=17 August 2020 |quote=The Don Ahern Veterans Stadium can fill 7,000 — we want to set our attendance at 2,500, and from there we will be able to expand.}}

| owner = Sibrena Geraldino
Alex Geraldino

| chrtitle = President

| chairman = Alex Geraldino

| mgrtitle = Head coach

| manager = Javier Romero

| league = NISA Nation

| season = 2019

| position = UPSL, 2nd, Northeast Conf.

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New Jersey Teamsterz FC (known as New Jersey Teamsters FC until 2021) is an American professional soccer club based in Bayonne, New Jersey that plays in NISA Nation from 2021 and that will join the National Independent Soccer Association in 2022. The team formerly played in the United Premier Soccer League.

History

The Teamsterz were announced as a new member of the United Premier Soccer League (UPSL) on February 28, 2017.{{cite web |title=UPSL Announces Northeast Expansion with New Jersey Teamsterz FC - United Premier Soccer League |url=http://www.upslsoccer.com/news/united-premier-soccer-league-announces-northeast-e |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708172921/http://www.upslsoccer.com/news/united-premier-soccer-league-announces-northeast-e |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 July 2017 |publisher=United Premier Soccer League |access-date=4 April 2020 |date=8 July 2017}}{{cite web |last1=Pasquariello |first1=Rory |title=Bayonne to host region's first semipro soccer team |url=https://hudsonreporter.com/2018/04/11/bayonne-to-host-regions-first-semipro-soccer-team/ |website=Hudson Reporter |access-date=4 April 2020 |date=11 April 2018}}{{cite web |last1=McDonald |first1=Corey W. |title=N.J. city welcomes semi-professional soccer team during kickoff event |url=https://www.nj.com/hudson/2018/04/nj_city_county_welcomes_semi-professional_soccer_t.html |website=NJ |access-date=5 April 2020 |language=en |date=7 April 2018}}

The team began play in the Northeast Conference's American Division during the 2018 Spring UPSL season. In its first home match on April 14, 2018, at Don Ahern Veterans Memorial Stadium, the Teamsterz overcame two one goal deficits and finished with a 2–2 draw to earn its first ever competitive point.{{cite web |title=NJ Teamsters FC vs Screaming Eagles FC - April 14, 2018 |url=https://mycujoo.tv/en/club/nj-teamsters-fc-bmdq6z/matches?id=15424&play=true&tvId=830 |website=MyCujoo |access-date=5 April 2020 |language=en}}{{cite web |last1=Ralph |first1=Matthew |title=Junior Lone Star II edges Upper Darby FC in first local UPSL match |url=https://www.brotherlygame.com/2018/4/17/17249032/junior-lone-star-2-upper-darby-fc-united-premier-soccer-league |website=Brotherly Game |access-date=5 April 2020 |language=en |date=17 April 2018 |quote="The Stars are alone at the top of the Northeast Conference American Division standings, but only one other game was on the schedule last weekend. That match between the New Jersey Teamsterz FC and Screaming Eagles FC ended in a 2-2 draw."}} The group went on to finish third in its division, clinching a postseason spot before falling in the semifinals of the American Division playoffs to Junior Lone Star FC II.{{cite web |last1=Pasquariello |first1=Rory |title=NJ Teamsters defy the odds, make playoffs |url=https://hudsonreporter.com/2018/07/18/nj-teamsters-defy-the-odds-make-playoffs-2/ |website=Hudson Reporter |access-date=4 April 2020 |date=18 July 2018}}{{cite web |title=Junior Lone Star FC Releases 2018 Annual Report |url=https://www.philadelphialonestarfc.com/2018/08/31/junior-lone-star-fc-releases-2018-annual-report/ |website=Philadelphia Lone Star F.C. |access-date=5 April 2020 |date=31 August 2018 |quote="Finalists, UPSL American Division Playoffs"}} The following Spring, New Jersey finished second within the conference, now playing within a single table, but failed to make the national playoffs.

On February 26, 2020, the Teamsterz announced it had been accepted into the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA), a professionally sanctioned division 3 league, with plans to begin professional play in Spring 2021,{{cite web |title=BREAKING NEWS: NJ Teamsters FC Joins NISA |url=https://www.njteamstersfc.com/news/breaking-news |website=www.njteamstersfc.com |access-date=4 April 2020}}{{cite web |title=A TEAM IN BAYONNE: NJ Teamsters FC joins NISA for 2021 |url=https://www.frontrowsoccer.com/2020/02/26/a-team-in-bayonne-nj-teamsters-fc-joins-nisa-for-2021/ |website=www.frontrowsoccer.com |date=February 26, 2020 |access-date=4 April 2020}}{{cite web |last1=Milani |first1=Jerry |title=Bayonne Couple Becomes 1st African American Principal Owners of U.S. Pro Soccer Team |url=https://www.nysportsday.com/2020/02/28/bayonne-couple-becomes-1st-african-american-principal-owners-of-u-s-pro-soccer-team/ |website=NY Sports Day |access-date=4 April 2020 |date=28 February 2020}} though this was later pushed back to Fall due to then on-going COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web |last1=Gueye |first1=Ahmadou |title=NJTFC to join NISA Nation Spring 2021 |url=https://www.njteamstersfc.com/news/njtfc-to-begin-development-with-nisa-nation-join-n |website=New Jersey Teamsters FC Homepage |access-date=12 November 2020}} The organization further stated that it would not be fielding a UPSL team in 2020.{{cite web |last1=FC |first1=NJ Teamsters |title="No sir. We do have our B-squad playing in GSSL + our development academy has starts 5-wk clinics" |url=https://twitter.com/NjTeamstersfc/status/1232806102569553926 |website=@NjTeamstersfc |access-date=4 April 2020 |language=en |date=26 February 2020}}

In 2020, team owners Sibrena and Alex Geraldino were featured on Discovery Channel's series "I Quit," which followed entrepreneurs who quit their jobs in order to launch new businesses.{{cite web |title=NO RISK, NO REWARD: ALL NEW DISCOVERY SERIES "I QUIT" PREMIERES TUESDAY, AUGUST 18 – Discovery, Inc. |url=https://corporate.discovery.com/discovery-newsroom/no-risk-no-reward-all-new-discovery-series-i-quit-premieres-tuesday-august-18/ |website=corporate.discovery.com |access-date=14 September 2020}} The team announced that they were changing the spelling of the team name from Teamsters to Teamsterz.{{cite web |title=NJ Teamsterz New Crest and Spelling Unveiled |url=https://www.njteamsterzfc.com/news/nj-teamsterz-unveil-new-crest-spelling |website=NJTFC Homepage |access-date=1 January 2021}}

On 23rd August 2021, the Teamsterz announce that they would join NISA newly born amateur league, the NISA Nation as founding member for the 2021 Fall season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.njteamsterzfc.com/news/nisa-nation-welcomes-nj-teamsterz-fc|title = NISA Nation Welcomes NJ Teamsterz FC}}

=Year-by-year=

class="wikitable"
Year !Tier !League !Regular Season (W–L–T) !Playoffs !U.S. Open Cup
2018 Spring \|align=center\|5 \|align=center\|UPSL \|3rd of 8, Northeast Conference, American Division (9–1–4){{cite web \|title=United Premier Soccer League Spring 2018 Standings \|url=http://www.upslsoccer.com/standings \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710162107/http://www.upslsoccer.com/standings \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=10 July 2018 \|access-date=4 April 2020 \|date=10 July 2018}} \|Divisional Semifinal \|Not eligible
2019 Spring \|align=center\|5 \|align=center\|UPSL \|2nd of 8, Northeast Conference (6–1–1) \|did not qualify \|did not enter
align=center\|2020 \| colspan="5" style="text-align:center;" \|*No team fielded*
2021 Fall \|align=center\|4 \|align=center\|NISA Nation \|4th of 6, Northeast Conference

class="wikitable"

Year

!Tier

!League

!Regular Season (W–L–T)

!Playoffs

!U.S. Open Cup

2018 Spring

|align=center|5

|align=center|UPSL

|3rd of 8, Northeast Conference, American Division (9–1–4){{cite web |title=United Premier Soccer League Spring 2018 Standings |url=http://www.upslsoccer.com/standings |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710162107/http://www.upslsoccer.com/standings |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 July 2018 |access-date=4 April 2020 |date=10 July 2018}}

|Divisional Semifinal

|Not eligible

2019 Spring

|align=center|5

|align=center|UPSL

|2nd of 8, Northeast Conference (6–1–1)

|did not qualify

|did not enter

align=center|2020

| colspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |No team fielded

2021 Fall

|align=center|4

|align=center|NISA Nation

|4th of 6, Northeast Conference

=Logo history=

File:New Jersey Teamsters FC Logo 2018.png|2017–2019

File:New Jersey Teamsters FC Logo.png|2019–2020

File:NJTFC 2021logo low res.png|2021–

Honors

Atlantic Cup Champions: 2019{{cite web |title=NJ Teamsters FC Win UPSL Atlantic Cup |url=https://www.njteamstersfc.com/news/nj-teamsters-fc-win-upsl-x-hydroone-atlantic-cup |website=www.njteamstersfc.com |access-date=4 April 2020}}

NJ Teamsterz FC Reserves

The Teamsterz field a reserve team in the fully amateur Garden State Soccer League (GSSL), which is sanctioned by the United States Adult Soccer Association within USASA Region I.{{cite web |title=NJ Teamsters FC's B-Squad To Play in Garden State Soccer League |url=https://www.njteamstersfc.com/news/nj-teamsters-fc-s-b-squad-play-in-garden-state-soc |website=www.njteamstersfc.com |access-date=4 April 2020}} The reserves play their home fixtures at Stephen R. Gregg Park in Bayonne, NJ, located a mile and a half north of Veterans Stadium.

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Year !League !Regular Season (W–L–T) !Playoffs !State Open Cup !U.S. Open Cup
2018–19 \|align=center rowspan="2"\|GSSL \|bgcolor=#ccccff\|1st of 8, North B Division (10–3–0){{cite web \|title=2018-19 GSSL North Division B 18/19 Standings \|url=http://system.njsasoccer.com/standing_div_ovrall.php?div_id=25&div_group=&button=Show&season=18/19 \|website=system.njsasoccer.com \|access-date=4 April 2020}} \|style="background:gold;"\|Division Champions{{cite web \|title=NJ Teamsters FC Reserve Team Wins GSSL's Champions Division Cup! \|url=https://www.njteamstersfc.com/news/nj-teamsters-fc-reserve-team-wins-gssl-cup \|website=www.njteamstersfc.com \|access-date=4 April 2020}}{{cite web \|title=2018/19 GSSL B Division Playoff Bracket \|url=https://www.facebook.com/NJTeamstersFC/posts/2398560053713498?__tn__=-R \|website=www.facebook.com \|publisher=NJ Teamsters FC \|access-date=4 April 2020 \|language=en}}{{cite web \|title=Wawa United FC's Instagram photo: "Thanks to a tremendous 3-0 away win against Mid-Atlantic FC, the Wa will enter the GSSL B Division playoffs for the first time in the…" \|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/ByFdqn4hN6Z/ \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/ByFdqn4hN6Z \|archive-date=2021-12-24 \|url-access=limited\|website=Instagram \|access-date=4 April 2020 \|language=en}}{{cbignore}} \|Not eligible \|Not eligible
2019–20{{efn\|Season cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic{{cite web \|title=CoronaVirus Update \|url=https://gssl.com/coronavirus/ \|website=Garden State Soccer League \|access-date=5 April 2020}}}} \|3rd of 6, North A Division, Group Y (4–0–1){{cite web \|title=GSSL North Division A 19/20 Standings \|url=http://system.njsasoccer.com/standing_div_ovrall.php?div_id=13&div_group=Y&button=Show \|website=system.njsasoccer.com \|access-date=4 April 2020}} \|Cancelled \|Qualifying Round{{cite web \|title=NJ TEAMSTERS FC RESERVES – SPORT CLUB PORTUG. - New Jersey Soccer Association \|url=http://www.soccernjsa.com/?anwp_match=nj-teamsters-fc-reserves-sport-club-portug-2019-11-03 \|website=New Jersey Soccer Association \|access-date=4 April 2020}} \|did not enter

class="wikitable"

Year

!League

!Regular Season (W–L–T)

!Playoffs

!State Open Cup

!U.S. Open Cup

2018–19

|align=center rowspan="2"|GSSL

|bgcolor=#ccccff|1st of 8, North B Division (10–3–0){{cite web |title=2018-19 GSSL North Division B 18/19 Standings |url=http://system.njsasoccer.com/standing_div_ovrall.php?div_id=25&div_group=&button=Show&season=18/19 |website=system.njsasoccer.com |access-date=4 April 2020}}

|style="background:gold;"|Division Champions{{cite web |title=NJ Teamsters FC Reserve Team Wins GSSL's Champions Division Cup! |url=https://www.njteamstersfc.com/news/nj-teamsters-fc-reserve-team-wins-gssl-cup |website=www.njteamstersfc.com |access-date=4 April 2020}}{{cite web |title=2018/19 GSSL B Division Playoff Bracket |url=https://www.facebook.com/NJTeamstersFC/posts/2398560053713498?__tn__=-R |website=www.facebook.com |publisher=NJ Teamsters FC |access-date=4 April 2020 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Wawa United FC's Instagram photo: "Thanks to a tremendous 3-0 away win against Mid-Atlantic FC, the Wa will enter the GSSL B Division playoffs for the first time in the…" |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/ByFdqn4hN6Z/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/ByFdqn4hN6Z |archive-date=2021-12-24 |url-access=limited|website=Instagram |access-date=4 April 2020 |language=en}}{{cbignore}}

|Not eligible

2019–20{{efn|Season cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic{{cite web |title=CoronaVirus Update |url=https://gssl.com/coronavirus/ |website=Garden State Soccer League |access-date=5 April 2020}}}}

|3rd of 6, North A Division, Group Y (4–0–1){{cite web |title=GSSL North Division A 19/20 Standings |url=http://system.njsasoccer.com/standing_div_ovrall.php?div_id=13&div_group=Y&button=Show |website=system.njsasoccer.com |access-date=4 April 2020}}

|Cancelled

|Qualifying Round{{cite web |title=NJ TEAMSTERS FC RESERVES – SPORT CLUB PORTUG. - New Jersey Soccer Association |url=http://www.soccernjsa.com/?anwp_match=nj-teamsters-fc-reserves-sport-club-portug-2019-11-03 |website=New Jersey Soccer Association |access-date=4 April 2020}}

|did not enter

Notes

References

External links

{{official website|https://www.njteamsterzfc.com/}}

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