Bay Area Ambassadors

Soccer club
Bay Area Ambassadors
Full nameBay Area Ambassadors Football Club
Nickname(s)Ambassadors
Founded2009
GroundGladiator Stadium
Hayward, California
Capacity1,000
OwnersFiji Arif Khan
Nigeria Tony Igwe
Head CoachesNepal Ajit Rana
United States Roland Tillak
LeagueNational Premier Soccer League
20104th, West-Northern Conference
Playoffs: Divisional Semi Finals
Home colors
Away colors
Current season

Bay Area Ambassadors was an American soccer team based in Hayward, California. Active from 2009 to 2012, the team played in National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Northwest Division.

The team played its home games at Gladiator Stadium on the campus of Chabot College, and the team's colors were white, black and red.

History

In 2013 the team moved to Oakland, California, joined the NorCal Division of U.S. Club Soccer's National Premier Leagues, and changed their name to Oakland Ambassadors FC.[1]

Players

2011 roster

Source: [1]

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 Mexico MEX Sergio Valle
2 MF Germany GER Stefan Clemens
4 MF Pakistan PAK Kamran Khan
6 DF United States USA Dannylo Ayllon
7 FW Brazil BRA Pedro Osorio
12 FW Nepal   NEP Aneesh Rana [2]
14 MF United States USA Jordan Keyes [3]
16 DF United States USA Mohammed Samy
14 DF Afghanistan AFG Yusef Samy
18 DF United States USA Jordan Grider [4]
19 MF United States USA Francis Lopez
20 FW Liberia LBR Sylvester Kaar [5]
22 MF United States USA Jasko Begovic
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 DF Pakistan PAK Jadid Khan
00 GK United States USA Harris Smiler
17 FW Russia RUS Igor Charsov
FW United States USA Mark Araujo [6]
MF United States USA Ernesto Benitez
United States USA Jorge Hernandez
FW Serbia SRB Zlatan Kuckovic [7]
GK United States USA Derek Leslie
MF Canada CAN Imone Mohanta
United States USA Ricardo Ramirez
GK Serbia SRB Zlatan Sahmanovic
United States USA Avninder Sohal
MF Japan JPN Ryuji Otsubo

Year-by-year

Year Division League Regular Season Playoffs Open Cup
2009 4 NPSL 3rd, Western Divisional Semi Finals Did not enter
2010 4 NPSL 4th, Northwest Divisional Semi Finals 1st Round
2011 4 NPSL 4th, West-Northern Did not qualify Did not qualify
2012 4 NPSL 1st, West-Northern TBD Did not qualify

Head coaches

  • Scotland Paul McCallion (2009)
  • Nepal Ajit Rana (2010–present)
    • Joao Bule - intern (2010-2011)
  • United States Roland Tillak (2010–present)
  • Mohammed Mohammed (2010–present)

Stadia

References

  1. ^ "Oakland Ambassadors F.C. - Home". Archived from the original on 2014-04-12. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
  2. ^ "Loyola Marymount Official Athletic Site - Men's Soccer". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
  3. ^ "USF Dons". Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
  4. ^ "Jordan Grider - Saint Mary's College". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
  5. ^ "Sylvester Kaar 2005 InfoSport Soccer Player Profile". Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-04-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Zlatan Kuckovic - Men's Soccer - Hornet Sports". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-04-26.


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