Bay Area Ambassadors

Bay Area Ambassadors was an American soccer team based in Hayward, California, United States. Active from 2009-2012, 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
Owners Arif Khan
Tony Igwe
Head Coaches Ajit Rana
Roland Tillak
LeagueNational Premier Soccer League
20104th, West-Northern Conference
Playoffs: Divisional Semi Finals

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:

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 (soccer)
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 (soccer)
— FW  SRB Zlatan Kuckovic [7]
— GK  USA Derek Leslie
— MF  CAN Imone Mohanta
—  USA Ricardo Ramirez (soccer)
— GK  SRB Zlatan Sahmanovic
—  USA Avninder Sohal
— MF  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
  • Paul McCallion (2009)
  • Ajit Rana (2010–present)
    • Joao Bule - intern (2010-2011)
  • Roland Tillak (2010–present)
  • Mohammed Mohammed (2010–present)

Stadia

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-12. Retrieved 2014-04-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.lmulions.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/rana_aneesh00.html
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-04-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-04-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2011-04-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. http://smcgaels.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/araujo_mark00.html
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-04-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)



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