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.

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
Current season

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 edit

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 edit

2011 roster edit

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

Year-by-year edit

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 edit

Stadia edit

References edit

  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.