San Francisco Glens

The Glens were founded in 1961 by Dr. Michael McFadden as one of a number of Irish American amateur sides that had emerged in the SFSFL during the 1960s. The emergence of the Glens during this period was based on the coaching of Irishman Neil Hagan coupled with a talented crop of young players like Tom and Steve Ryan, Jim Boyle, and Tom and Tim Harvey, among others.

It was also during these early years when the club struck up a friendship with Celtic F.C. that still endures today, when the European giants visited San Francisco in 1957 to play a friendly match and as legend has it, provided the Glens with their first kits when they debuted four years later.

The result of Hagan's leadership was promotion to the SFSFL's Premier division by the end of the decade. The Glens went on to national prominence by advancing all the way to the National Amateur Cup final in 1979 where they lost 1–0 to Atlanta Datagraphic. Their national success also spilled over into qualification for the prestigious U.S. Open Cup three times in a five-year stretch from 1978–1982.

The untimely death of Hagan in 1981 left a void that might have been the end of other clubs. However, Sean Shannon stepped into the spotlight and quietly remolded the team into a championship-winning outfit by bringing in players such as Paul Mitchell and Mal Roche. By 1984, the Glens captured their first SFSFL championship in 1984—the first by an Irish side. In 1990, they returned to the National Amateur Cup final that season. Unfortunately, they were on the wrong side of another 1–0 result, this time to the St. Petersburg Kickers. Three years later under Shannon, the Glens captured their second SFSFL title.

After a brief hiatus, the SF Glens returned to the SFSFL in 2015 with a Premier Division and reserve team open to all comers. Three years later behind coach Bill Chu, the SFSFL Glens earned a berth in the California Soccer Association North (CSAN) State Cup Final, falling to Club Marin in extra time, 4–2.

In 2018, the Glens announced the establishment of a new franchise in the USL Premier Development League with dual intentions: to create a top of the pyramid for their SF Glens Academy youth program and SFSFL teams, and also to set a foundation to enter the professional ranks in the future. J. Ramon Estevez was hired as the PDL franchise's inaugural team president/general manager and Javier Ayala-Hil as head coach.[4] Mike McNeill, executive director of football for the youth side, doubles as a member of the PDL front office as well.[5]

Though the Glens missed the playoffs in their first PDL season, they closed the campaign on a four-game unbeaten streak and were one of only two teams to take points from eventual Southwest Division champion FC Golden State Force.

In September 2018, the club announced that U.S. World Cup veteran and MLS Cup champion Jimmy Conrad had agreed to become their new technical director and associate head coach.[6] In December 2018, Mike McNeill took on the reins of the team presidency. One month later, the Glens had four players selected in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft--a first for any San Francisco club and the third-most among all clubs in the PDL, now rebranded as USL League Two.

The Glens entered an official partnership with 2. Bundesliga club Holstein Kiel in 2019, as San Francisco and Kiel are sister cities.

In February 2020, the club announced that Ayala-Hil would step down as head coach and named Conrad his successor.[7]

The following 18 players were named in the squad for the USL League Two regular-season game against Southern California Seahorses on May 30, 2019.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 0 GK  USA Dominic Peters 1 GK  USA Javier Santana 2 DF  USA José López 3 DF  USA Aydan Bowers 4 FW  USA Rei Dorwart 7 FW  USA Marco Iubel 8 FW  USA Julio González Ponce 9 FW  USA Stephen Córdova 10 MF  USA Luis López

No. Pos. Nation Player 11 MF  USA Yohannes Harish (loan from Oakland Roots SC) 14 DF  USA Shayan Charalaghi 15 DF  USA Tyler Moss 16 DF  ENG Liam Guest 17 FW  USA Alonzo Del Mundo 18 DF  USA Tariq Pulskamp 19 FW  USA Miles Stray 20 FW  LVA Ilya Golubevs 21 DF  USA Nabilai Kibunguchy

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  USA Eruvey Arceta — MF  USA Brendan Adame — DF  USA Matthew Albert — FW  USA Amir Bashti — FW  USA Arda Bulut — GK  USA Drake Callender — MF  USA Kyle Casey — MF  USA Younes Dayekh — FW  USA Rhys de Sota — FW  USA Kevin Estrada — DF  USA Jean-Julien Foe — DF  USA Dominic Galletti — FW  USA Diego Grande — DF  JAM Christopher Grey

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  USA Adrián Guzmán — GK  USA Andrew Konstantino — FW  USA Simon Lekressner — MF  USA Diego López — MF  USA Adrián Medina — DF  USA Jeremiah Michael — FW  USA Eric Pearce — FW  USA Ranier Plantinos — FW  USA Josiah Romero — FW  USA Zach Ryan — DF  USA Xander Sagatelyan — FW  USA Carlos Trujeque Leal — FW  USA Matt Wiesenfarth