Brooklyn Knights is an American soccer team based in New York, New York, United States. Founded in 1999, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference.
The team plays its home games at the Metropolitan Oval, and at Aviator Field on Floyd Bennett Field, where they have played since 2004 and 2007 respectively. The team's colors are white and blue.
The team also fields a team in the USL’s Super-20 League, a league for players 17 to 20 years of age run under the United Soccer Leagues umbrella.
History
Players
Current roster
as at June 20, 2009
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 1 |
 |
GK |
Chris Antonino |
| 2 |
|
DF |
Arman Osooli |
| 3 |
 |
DF |
Tomasz Groch |
| 4 |
|
MF |
Jeffrey Matteo |
| 5 |
 |
DF |
Javier Gonzalez |
| 6 |
|
MF |
Steven Reyes |
| 7 |
 |
MF |
Hemir Neibles |
| 8 |
 |
MF |
Matia Damiani |
| 9 |
 |
FW |
Sebastian Alvarado |
| 10 |
 |
FW |
Tarik Smith |
| 11 |
|
FW |
Szymon Hryszczyk |
| 12 |
|
GK |
John Ciano |
| 13 |
|
MF |
David Panchano |
| 14 |
|
GK |
Joseph Jorge |
| 15 |
|
DF |
Daniel Belke |
|
|
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 16 |
 |
MF |
Mohammad Mashriqi |
| 17 |
|
FW |
Gennaro Ferrante |
| 18 |
 |
DF |
Sotirios Dimtrakopoulos |
| 19 |
|
FW |
Mathias Carrizo |
| 20 |
|
FW |
Panagiotis Halkidis |
| 21 |
|
MF |
Frank Alesci |
| 22 |
|
MF |
Ryan Williams |
| 23 |
|
MF |
Massimo Alessandro |
| 24 |
 |
FW |
Steve Nyarady |
| 25 |
|
DF |
Anthony Matos |
| 26 |
|
DF |
Shea Brown |
| 30 |
|
MF |
Christopher Sanchez |
| 62 |
 |
FW |
Roger Cambridge |
|
|
MF |
Luke Herron |
|
|
FW |
John Sallhag |
|
Notable former players
Year-by-year
| Year |
Division |
League |
Regular Season |
Playoffs |
Open Cup |
| 1999 |
4 |
USL PDL |
3rd, Northeast |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 2000 |
4 |
USL PDL |
4th, Northeast |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 2001 |
4 |
USL PDL |
2nd, Northeast |
Conference Semifinals |
Did not qualify |
| 2002 |
4 |
USL PDL |
5th, Northeast |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 2003 |
4 |
USL PDL |
3rd, Northeast |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 2004 |
4 |
USL PDL |
6th, Northeast |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 2005 |
4 |
USL PDL |
8th, Northeast |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 2006 |
4 |
USL PDL |
5th, Northeast |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 2007 |
4 |
USL PDL |
2nd, Northeast |
National Semifinals |
Did not qualify |
| 2008 |
4 |
USL PDL |
1st, Northeast |
Conference Finals |
1st Round |
| 2009 |
4 |
USL PDL |
4th, Northeast |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 2010 |
4 |
USL PDL |
|
|
|
Honors
- USL PDL Northeast Division Champions 2008
- USL PDL Eastern Conference Champions 2007
Head coaches
Stadia
Average attendance
| Year |
Attendance |
Notes |
| 2005 |
120 |
|
| 2006 |
105 |
|
| 2007 |
251 |
|
| 2008 |
212 |
|
| All Time |
172 |
|
External links
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