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| Full name | The Town FC | ||
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| Founded | December 6, 2021 as San Jose Earthquakes II | ||
| Stadium | Saint Mary's Stadium Moraga, California | ||
| Capacity | 5,500 | ||
| Owners | The Town Group | ||
| Head coach | Dan DeGeer | ||
| League | MLS Next Pro | ||
| 2024 | 6th, Western Conference Playoffs: Conference Semifinals | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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The Town FC is an American professional soccer team that is located in Moraga, California. It is the reserve team of San Jose Earthquakes and participates in MLS Next Pro.
History
On December 6, 2021, the San Jose Earthquakes were named as one of 21 clubs that would field a team in the new MLS Next Pro league beginning in the 2022 season.[1][2]
On March 11, 2024, the Earthquakes announced that "commercial operations" of their MLS Next Pro team would be taken over by the East Bay-based The Town Group. Earthquakes II was subsequently renamed The Town FC, with the majority of home matches to be played at Saint Mary's Stadium on the campus of Saint Mary's College of California in Moraga, and three home matches in the 2024 season to be played at the team's previous home of PayPal Park in San Jose, California.[3]
Players and staff
Roster
- As of March 15, 2024
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | DF | Jamar Ricketts ([A]) |  United States
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| 20 | FW | Will Richmond ([A]) | United States
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| 31 | GK | Mikołaj Biegański ([A]) |  Poland
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| 33 | DF | Oscar Verhoeven ([A]) | United States
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| 38 | MF | Edwyn Mendoza ([A]) | United States
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| 41 | GK | Emmanuel Ochoa ([A]) | United States
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| 50 | DF | Aaron Edwards | United States
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| 52 | MF | Julian Donnery |  Scotland
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| 54 | FW | Jermaine Spivey ([B]) | United States
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| 56 | MF | Roka Tsunehara ([B]) | United States
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| 57 | DF | Christian Metelitsa ([B]) | United States
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| 59 | MF | Daniel Fregoso ([B]) | United States
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| 60 | FW | Eduardo Blancas |  Mexico
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| 61 | DF | Samuel Navarette ([B]) | United States
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| 62 | DF | Kevin Oseguera ([B]) | United States
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| 63 | DF | Sean Bilter | United States
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| 64 | MF | Beau Leroux | United States
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| 66 | DF | Alejandro Cano | United States
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| 68 | GK | John Nicolson ([B]) | United States
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| 71 | FW | Riley Lynch | United States
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| 72 | DF | Ricardo Ibarra | United States
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| 75 | MF | Alex Chow ([B]) | United States
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| 77 | DF | Casey Walls ([A]) | United States
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| 78 | DF | Joel Garcia | United States
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| 99 | MF | Cruz Medina ([A]) | United States
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- ^ Signed to first team contract with the San Jose Earthquakes.
- ^ San Jose Earthquakes academy player.
Staff
- Dan DeGeer – head coach
- Jordan Stewart – assistant coach
- Jeremy Clark – goalkeeper coach
Team record
Year-by-year
- As of September 18, 2022
| Season | MLS Next Pro | Playoffs | Top Scorer | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Conf. | Overall | Player | Goals | |||
| 2022 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 41 | 5th | 6th | Did not qualify | Rudi Castro |
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| 2023 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 45 | 6th | 11th | Western Conference Semifinals | Eduardo Blancas |
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Head coaches record
- As of September 18, 2022
| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Covelo |  Spain
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February 9, 2022 | April 18, 2022 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 33.33 |
| Dan DeGeer |  United States
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April 18, 2022 | present | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 46 | 35 | 52.38 |
See also
References
- ^ "MLS NEXT Pro unveils 21 clubs for inaugural season starting March 2022". Retrieved December 6, 2021.
- ^ "NEWS: Earthquakes Unveil Second Team Information". Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ^ "THE TOWN FC PARTNERS WITH SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES TO BRING MLS NEXT PRO AFFILIATE TO EAST BAY". Retrieved March 11, 2024.
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