American football team

New York City FC

Club · United States · Major League Soccer

«The Pigeons»

289 Matches

115 wins

76 draws

98 losses

432–363 Goals

+69 Difference

1.5 Scored per game

Form D D D L W L

New York City FC took its first major trophy on penalties, beating Portland Timbers after a 1-1 draw in the 2021 MLS Cup final. Getting there had not been a straight line: the club lost an Eastern Conference final to Toronto in 2016, and would lose another to Inter Miami in 2025, going down 1-5. The 2021 run was built under Ronny Deila, who took charge in 2019 and stayed through the title before departing the following year; the bench has since passed through Nick Cushing and on to Pascal Jansen, in charge since 2023.

The club was put together in 2013 by Manchester City, through chief executive Ferran Soriano, and Yankee Global Enterprises, the owner of the New York Yankees — a pairing that still shapes who owns it: City Football Group holds 80%, with Marcelo Claure and Yankee Global Enterprises splitting the remaining 20% at 10% each. Without a stadium of its own, NYCFC has played most home games at Yankee Stadium since 2015, added Citi Field to the rotation in 2022, and is due to move into a purpose-built ground, Etihad Park, in 2027.

David Villa signed as the club's first player and left as its record scorer, with 77 goals in 117 appearances and the 2016 MLS MVP award to go with them. Frank Lampard, the club's first captain, was its top scorer in that debut 2015 season, and Andrea Pirlo arrived from Juventus in the same early wave. NYCFC's derby is against New York Red Bulls, played as the Hudson River Derby.

The Supporters' Shield, awarded for the best regular-season record in MLS, is one the club has never won.

Latest results

All matches

19 Sep	Major League Soccer	New York Red Bulls H	0:1	L
13 Sep	Major League Soccer	Real Salt Lake A	2:0	W
10 Sep	Major League Soccer	New England Revolution H	1:2	L
5 Sep	Major League Soccer	Nashville SC H	0:0	D
30 Aug	Major League Soccer	Toronto FC A	1:1	D
23 Aug	Major League Soccer	New England Revolution A	1:1	D

Standing

Major League Soccer

Group stage · Major League Soccer - Eastern Conference

#	Team	M	W	D	L	Goals	Pts
8	New York Red Bulls	26	9	6	11	34:48	33
9	FC Cincinnati	25	8	9	8	54:61	33
10	New York City FC	26	8	8	10	39:34	32
11	DC United	25	6	11	8	31:39	29
12	Toronto FC	26	6	11	9	39:49	29

Full table

Team statistics

matches counted in total: 289

289 Matches

115 wins

76 draws

98 losses

432–363 Goals

+69 Difference

1.5 Scored per game

Match outcomes matches counted in total: 289

115 76 98

wins draws losses

Scored and conceded last matches

scored — above the line conceded — below the line

Metric	Total	Home	Away
Matches	289	138	151
Scored	432	257	175
Conceded	363	154	209
Scored per game	1.5	1.9	1.2
Conceded per game	1.3	1.1	1.4
Difference	+69	+103	−34

Key players

by appearances over the last year

Matthew Andrew Geary Freese Goalkeeper 27 Matches

Axel Agustín Ojeda Midfielder 27 Matches

J. Shore Midfielder 27 Matches

Tomás Líam Romero Keubler Goalkeeper 27 Matches

N. Cavallero Defender 27 Matches

Nicolás Ezequiel Fernández Mercau Midfielder 26 Matches

Tayvon Howard Gray Defender 26 Matches

Raul Gustavo Defender 23 Matches

Squad of New York City FC

by appearances over the last year

Number	Player	Position	Age	Matches
49	Matthew Andrew Geary Freese	Goalkeeper	28	27
26	Axel Agustín Ojeda	Midfielder	22	27
32	J. Shore	Midfielder	19	27
30	Tomás Líam Romero Keubler	Goalkeeper	25	27
2	N. Cavallero	Defender		27
7	Nicolás Ezequiel Fernández Mercau	Midfielder	26	26
24	Tayvon Howard Gray	Defender	24	26
34	Raul Gustavo	Defender		23
13	Thiago Martins Bueno	Defender		21
17	Hannes Wolf	Midfielder	27	21
22	Kevin O'Toole	Defender	27	20
99	Simur Garfield-Reid	Forward	18	20
55	Keaton Alexander Parks	Midfielder	29	19
29	Maximo Carrizo	Midfielder	18	19
88	M. Jones	Forward		18
11	Talles Magno	Forward	24	18
8	Andrés Felipe Perea Castañeda	Midfielder		17
21	Aiden O'Neill	Midfielder		15
19	Strahinja Tanasijević	Defender	29	15
5	Kai Clifton Trewin	Midfielder		15
10	Maximiliano Nicolás Moralez	Midfielder		14
9	Bénie Adama Traoré	Forward	23	12
35	Mitja Ilenič	Defender	21	12
6	James Sands	Defender		12
15	Kevin Pierre	Midfielder	23	12
23	M. Murray	Defender	24	11
20	Luigi Hanri	Forward	20	10
87	Arnau Farnos	Forward		9
18	Gregory Nicholas Ranjitsingh	Goalkeeper	33	5
38	Andrew Bayer	Defender		5
16	A. Martínez	Forward		4
27	Cooper Flax	Midfielder		3
44	Joao Loila	Defender	21	2
27	K. Flex	Midfielder		1
75	E. Samba	Midfielder		1
71	P. Molinari	Midfielder		1
45	Kamran Acito	Defender		1