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News 2006-06-05: No goals at Polo #2! SF City FC ties IFC 0-0, after their first league match against each other. SF City Reserves lose to Oztrakiezen 0-2.
News 2006-05-15: The Reserves take down the self-destructing Overlords who have 2 sent off in the 2nd half, while the Senior boys lose a heartbreaker to Guadalahara and their annoying fans, 3-4...
News 2006-05-08: Boys back to their winning ways! The Reserves take down the old enemy Alameda 2001 2-0, while the Senior team mows over bottom club El Salvador, 4-1, with a brace from Roy Nicholson.
News 2006-05-01: SF City is proud to unvail our new sponsor, See Spot Run!
News 2006-04-30: Club in Crisis! Both teams have a losing record at the moment. Time to turn it around!
News 2006-04-03: Rain Rain Rain. When is this shite going to stop?
News 2006-03-21: Pictures of the first victory from Ace photographer, Victor Wang: here
News 2006-03-20: 2 solid victories to start the season! SF City FC Reserves defeat their nemisis Melchester Rovers 2-0 on goals by Robert Dunlop & Phil DiCorpo. SF City FC mow down Haitain Express 3-0 on goals by new comers Andres Riter, and two by Pasha Ahmad (and one of them a 30 yard blast!).
News 2006-03-12: Rained out again! Is there no end in sight?
News 2006-03-05: Rained out! For the 3rd time in their history, SF City FC gets rained out on the opening day of the season.
News 2006-02-20: SF City FC kicks off their season on March 5th @ 10:30am vs IFC, while the Reserves begin against Ostrakizein @ 3:45pm...
News 2006-02-10: The Bhoys take on the SF Glens and Bosnjaci in 2 friendly matches on Sunday (Seniors and Reserves).
News 2006-02-8: Reserve team promoted to the 2nd division! Due to 3 teams dropping out of the Majors, SF City FC Reserves have moved up to the 2nd division. They will now face tough matchups like Club Marin Reserves or the Cobras...
News 2006-01-29: Tryouts are complete. SF City FC & SF City FC Reserves have 12 new players total, with a roster of 37!
Please see the new rosters here...
News 2006-01-10-19: Tryouts have begun! Thanks to all of you who have interest in the club!
News 2005-12-19: HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU ALL!!! See you at tryouts, starting January 8th, 2006!
News 2005-10-11: We'll have 5 informal practices on a few Sundays between now and January. These practices are not mandatory, but to keep you in honest. The Practice Schedule has been updated!
News 2005-10-01: : Since we are currently in the off season (2006 season starts in March),we will have some bi-weekly informal practices in Oct through Dec 2005, and we get serious again in January 2006 when tryouts start, probabaly the 2nd Sunday in January.
News 2005-10-01: Congratulations to all the following award winners!
Senior Team:
Conor Farrell Award Winner: Blake Lyon
Most Valuable Player: Marco Costantino
Reserve Team:
Conor Farrell Award Winner: Paul Harvey
Most Valuable Player: Kfir Elad
Both Teams:
Goal of the Season: Darren Clark
Rookie of the Year: Dersus Lacayo
News 2005-09-05: City crash out of the Copa Comcast with a 0-2-0 record (W-T-L), losing to Deportivo Jerez and drawing with Chapala, both from the San Jose League, and also tying with Atletico KC from the San Joaquin Valley Soccer League. The tournament served it's purpose though, giving many of SF City's younger players experience against good sides...
News 2005-08-19: 2 Ties! The senior boys tie Bay City 1-1 to end the season, while the Reserves complete thier season with a 0-0 draw and 2nd place finish! vs Dylans.
News 2005-08-19: SF City FC take on the Bay City Rovers in the Champion's last match of the season. SF City FC Reserves go up against Dylan's FC. Join us for a pint after the matches at the Pig & Whistle!
News 2005-08-11: This week's matches have been cancelled! (for 2005-08-14). Rather than face the angry two headed dog SF City, Golden Gate university came up with the ingenious plot of not paying their league fees, thus getting suspended for this weekend's revenge match...
News 2005-08-08: For a glance back, let's take a look at the news entry from 10.5 months ago:
"News 9/26/04: City are again champions!!! A cool 1-2 combination from Robert Hendricks and Chirs David put the seal on City’s league victory, and promotion to the 1 st division. (City defeat Berencie Reserves 2-1!!!) That’s two straight promotions, two straight trophies, and two straight years of victory! Can you top that?"
Less than a year later, City HAS topped themselves by winning THREE straight league titles, gaining three straight years of promotion. An AMAZING accomplishment for any team. City now enter the top division of the SFSFL (Major), with thier sights set on the CPSA as next year's goal.
A big part of the reason for our success this year was our remarkable team defense, including the solid back four of Gabe Zwettler, Darren Clark, Blake Lyon, and Stewart Brown, as well as 2 remakable keepers in Scott Wright & Nick Adams.
News 2005-08-01: SF City Reserves fall to SF Fog 1-4, while SF City FC take down the Chieftains 7-1. The senior boys can take the title this coming Sunday with 3 points vs Star!
News 2005-07-27: The annual SF City FC team dinner will take place on Friday, September 16th, venue TBD...
News 2005-07-25: SF City FC gain promotion to the Major division with a 3-1 win over Haitain Express, on a hat trick by Dersus Lacayo! Meanwhile, the SF City Reserves maintain thier lock on 2nd place, with a 2-0 win over Barbary FC.
News 2005-07-18: SF City FC Reserves fall to Melchester Rovers 1-3 in a hard-fought performance, where we dominated much of the possession of the match. SF City FC crack the 7-game win streak of SF Celtic Reserves, handing them a 5-1 defeat...
News 2005-07-15: SF City FC Reserves take on the first place team this weekend, Melchester in is what is sure to be the match of the season. Don't miss it! SF City FC take on SF Celtic Reserves who are on a 7 match win streak...
News 2005-07-11: Reserves defeat Garamond 3-1 in a thrilling victlory, where the boys scored 3 straight goals after going down 0-1. Melchester, here we come! SF City FC mows down the SF Kickers 4-0, on a Chris David hat trick!
News 2005-07-04: 6 more points for the weekend, as the Seniors defeat Hyatt RSF 2-1 on 2 goals from newcomer Grant Lyon, while the Reserves take down the unorganized SF Wanderers 7-1.
News 2005-06-27: Winning ways continue! SF City FC get their 10th win of the season on goals by Peter Skinner, Marco Costantino, and Dersus Lacayo, 3-1. SF City FC Reserves continue to crush the weaker opposition, with a 8-2 win over Internacional, with 4 goals from Texas import, Jeff Andrews.
News 2005-06-20: City welcome two new players: Grant Lyon, who comes to us from the Banana Slugs of Santa Cruz, and just happens to be the brother of our faitful trainer Blake. Jose Monroy signs to the reserves, who comes from a family of footballers!
News 2005-06-12: Transfer news! SF City welcome Jeff Andrews, who comes to us on Summer loan from Austin Villa, a Premier divsion club from Austin, Texas in the AMSA (Austin Mens Soccer Association). Welcome Jeff!
News 2005-06-12: SF City Reserves take down Agency 11-0, while the Senior boys get their third draw in a row in the league with Dep. GIMS 1-1 on the FIRST EVER club goal for 4-year veteran Darren Clark.
News 2005-06-06: With half the season over, SF City FC maintain an 8-2-1 record, while the newly formed SF City FC Reserves start off with a 6-2-3 record. Well done, Men!
News 2005-06-05: No goals at Beach Chalet! City draw with the SF Vikings 0-0, while SF City Reserves take down Internacional 5-1...
News 2005-05-22: SFCFC steal a point from Bay City Rovers in the 90th minute, with a quickly taken free kick by Blake Lyon, 1-1. SF City Reserves smash Dylan's FC 5-1!
News 2005-05-20: SFCFC take on the Bay City Rovers at 8:45am this Sunday, followed by the Reserves vs Dylans at 10:30am...
News 2005-05-09: City's unbeaten streak snapped at 16! in a 1-2 loss to the fortunate Golden Gate University. City was in the GGU half for the entire 2nd half, but couldn't overturn the deficit. SF City Reserves also stormed North beach FC's goal for the 2nd half, only to gain a 1-1 draw. Better luck next time, boys!
News 2005-05-02: SFCFC defeat the short-sided Star 6-0, while the reserves fall 0-2 in their 2nd straight match without scoring a goal.
News 2005-04-24: City overcome the dirty tatics of the Chieftains and win the match 2-0 with two from Chris David! Kudos also to Scott Storace for another shutout! Not the prettiest of victories today, but we'll take the points...
SF City Reserves fall 0-1 to the up-and-coming SF Fog. The boys played well today, but just couldn't hit the back of the net...
News 2005-04-17: Victory on both fronts! SF City FC and the Reserves both pull off great wins, as the seniors reverse a 0-2 deficit to come back in the 2nd half and win 3-2 on goals from Sonny Handan, Marco Costantino, and Mike Leahy! The Reserves take it to Barbary FC and win 6-2, featuring two spectacular goals each for Conor Farrell and Brian Lilhanand , as well as a dandy each from Roberto Rose and Sam Ives...
News 2005-04-15: SFCFC face the #2 team, Haitain Express on Sunday at 2pm. The reserves play early at 8:45a vs Barbary FC...
News 2005-04-11: City defeat SF Celtic Reserves 4-0, while the Reserves tie the Melchester Rovers 2-2, in an exciting match.
News 2005-04-09: SF City welcomes their new player, Ted Farrar. City and Reserves take on the hoops this weekend, SF Celtic Reserve and Melchester Rovers...
News 2005-04-03: SF City FC get a solid win against the SF Kickers 2-0, on goals by Robert Hendricks and Roy Nicholson. This is the first time in our 4 year history that we have started the season with 4 straight wins! SF City Reserves fall to a solid performance by FC Garamond 0-3.
News 2005-03-29: SF City FC welcome their newest player, Arturo Garcia to the reserves squad . Welcome Arturo!!!
News 2005-03-28: CITY CRUSH THE OPPOSITION! The senior boys (1st div) only had 11 on Sunday, but put 9 past the hapless Hyatt RSF, who had only 11 as well. The reserves stomped on the SF Wanderers 7-2. That's 3 straight victories for each squad!
News 2005-03-24: A Fond Farewell to Brice-Hauser Kauffmann, who is moving back to the motherland (France) within the next month. So long Pepito!
News 2005-03-20: RAINED OUT!!! For the first time in almost 2 years - SF City get rained out at the Polo Fields...
News 2005-03-15: Carey "Kaiser" Dall & Vladimir Ovodov have removed themselves from SF City FC seniors roster. We wish them all the best!! Good luck Kaiser & Vlad!
News 2005-03-14: THAT'S 2 IN A ROW FOR BOTH SQUADS!!! SF City FC comes from behind to defeat United Soccer Club 3-2, while SF City FC Reserves dump the Orphans 7-0. See the Fixtures section for the goal scorers!
News 2005-03-11: City takes on United Soccer Club this Sunday at 12:15pm, while our reserves play the Orphans at 2pm... See you there!
News 2005-03-06: Victory on both fronts! Agency FC was frieghtened, and didn't show up to play our Reserves today, so they forfeited and gave City a 1-0 win. The seniors pull off a scrappy win agasint Deportive GIMS 2-1, on two goals from the "Poaching Predator" Robert Hendricks.
Way to start the season!!!
News 2005-03-04: Thanks to all of you who attended the fundraiser. SF City kicks off their season this weekend vs Deportivo GIMS (Senior team) and Agency FC (reserves). See you there!
News 2005-03-03: The fundraiser is tonight! See you there!
News 2005-02-27: Rained out again! Darren "Chopper" Clark asks: Will we start the season on time next week?
News 2005-02-25: SF City FC take on Martin Mack and FAS in Sunday's last friendly matches before the season!
News 2005-02-11: SF City FC lose to Celtic 3-4, but play well!
News 2005-02-11: SF City FC takes on SC Bosnjaci (9am) and SF Celtic (11am) this Sunday at Youngblood-Coleman.
News 2005-02-08: City Welcomes their new players!!! Please see our squad profiles!
News 2005-02-07: SF City Reserves take down Bay City Rovers 2-1, while our Seniors get taught a lesson by Club Marin, 2-6.
News 2005-02-04: SF City FC takes on the Bay City Rovers (9am) and Club Marin (11am) this Sunday at Youngblood-Coleman. Let the friendlies begin!
News 2005-01-25: Friendlies confirmed! Please see the times/field for our 1st team and Reserves friendly matches for Sunday Feb 6th and 13th here.
News 2005-01-19: SF City has arranged friendly matches with Club Marin, SF Celtic and FAS (All SFSFL Major division), as well as the Bay City Rovers, Martin Mack, and Bosjaci in February, for both our senior and reserve sides. Click on the Fixtures/Results link on the left...
News 2005-01-19: NEW! Click on our Practice Schedule link on the left to see all upcoming practice times and fields!
News 2005-01-19: The website has been re-designed!
News 2005-01-17: Tryouts are in full swing for the 1st and 3rd division sides! Will City find those 3-4 players that can take them to the Major division?
News 2005-01-14: Game on! Tryouts start this Sunday at Franklin Square at 1pm. See you there!
News 1/7/05: We are rained out this Sunday at Beach Chalet, but will have a pickup practice on Wednesday next week. Official tryouts now start on Sunday, Jan 16 th at Franklin Square
News 1/1/05: Happy New Year!
News 12/23/04: H a p p y C h r i s t m a s an d Hanukkah to all!
News 12/9/04: We were presented with the 2 nd division trophy last night at the league annual general meeting.
News 11/16/04: SF City FC will host 3 off-season pick up matches on Nov 21 st, Dec 5 th, and Dec 19 th.
News 11/3/04: The Team Dinner was again a huge success. You can see the photos: here. A big thanks to Jung Yun for her photography skills!
News 10/28/04: Congratulations to the winners of MVP – Robert Hendricks, Rookie of the year - Gabe Zwettler,and the Conor Farrell Award - Rob Johnson. We’re all proud of you!
Top 10 SF City FC Goals in 2004
10. Marco Costantino’s 1 st against vs Martin Mack crossed in from the end line!
9. Blake Lyon’s cheeky touch off a long ball from Zach over Academy, 1-0
8. Chris David’s precise strike that puts the seal on our championship vs Berenice!
7. Brice Hauser-Kauffmann’s 2 poacher-extraordinaire goals vs Turducken
6. Rob Johnson sacficicing his body vs Turducken (1 st goal for club!) breaking the 0-0 deadlock!
5. Andy Capote’s 2-goal trickery against Tornado in a 5-2 win
4. Peter Skinner’s cracker against Bosnjaci making it 3-0
3. Robert Hendricks incredible hat trick vs Bosnjaci
2. Gabe Zwettler’s 25 yard rocket against the hapless Tornado
1. Vladimir Ovodov’s amazing volley against Academy of Art that ties the match!
News 10/20/04: The Fall Team Dinner will take place at Julie’s Supper Club on Friday, October 22 nd at 8pm. The awards for MVP, Rookie of the year, and the Conor Farrell award will be presented then…
News 10/20/04: City end the season with a 16-3-3 record. A BIG thanks to all of you who contributed to our victorious season, no matter how small!
News 9/26/04: City are again champions!!! A cool 1-2 combination from Robert Hendricks and Chirs David put the seal on City’s league victory, and promotion to the 1 st division. (City defeat Berencie Reserves 2-1!!!) That’s two straight promotions, two straight trophies, and two straight years of victory! Can you top that?
News 9/22/04: City can take the title with 3 points on Sunday…
News 9/20/04: The boys defeat a short-sided Tornado 7-0, on a hat trick by Andy Capote. We are now 4 points clear of the 2 nd place team with 2 left to play!
News 9/18/04: There’s a change in the field for our October 3 rd match up – it’s now at West Sunset. City take on Tornado tomorrow at Beach Chalet.
News 9/13/04: CITY SURGES INTO 1 st PLACE!!! City go top of the tableafter going down 1-0 in the first half, only to come back to score 4 goals, on a hat trick by Robert Hendricks, and 1 more from Rob Johnson. 3 matches left to go! Is there silverware at the end of the tunnel?
A Special fond farewell to Paul de Lumen, who leaves us to attend school in the City of Angles. Good luck, P!
News 8/23/04: CITY WINS 1-0 in a very ugly match with the Overlords. Good to get the 3 points, while the other teams in the top half of our division all dropped points. We are now only 2 points off the top!
News 8/23/04: No Goals at the Polo Fields! City play to another goalless draw against Star, 0-0. That makes 3x that result in the clubs competitive history. SFCFC still stand at 4 points off the top of the table.
News 8/16/04: City crush Tarimoro 6-0! The boys were in fine form yesterday, and accomplished a much-needed clean-sheet. The Goal Scorers: Robert Hendricks (2), Brice Hauser-Kauffmann, Andy Capote, Mike Leahy, and a beautiful back pass by the Tarimoro defense into their own net!
News 8/9/04: BRICE BRACE! City complete their season double over Turducken, 3-2, on two goals Brice Hauser-Kauffmann, and the winner by Chris David! City had gone behind not once, but twice in this match, only to come from behind for the victory!
News 8/6/04: Please welcome the newest member to SF City FC, Mike White, who will be another option for us on the wing. Welcome Mike! Thanks again to Rob Johnson for his recruiting efforts. City takes on FC Turducken this Sunday at 3:45pm. See you there!
News 8/5/04: H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y to the Mascot, Dalai the Tibetan terrier. The black-n-white critter is now 6 years old! (That’s 42 to you & me.)
News 8/2/04: City loses badly in a poor performance to Martin Mack, 2-5. Not much more to be said about this one…
News 7/30/04: The bhoys are back in action this weekend against Martin Mack, after a 6 week break. Go City!!!
News 7/26/04: City ties IFC 1-1 in a friendly match!
News 7/11/04: The boys start training again today. We may have a friendly match in 2 weeks time…
News 6/13/04: SF City do the double over Union de Tula Reserves this season, wining 3-0 today on goals from Robert Hendricks, Sonny Handan, and Marco Costantino. We now begin our 6 week break, and are back in action on August 1 st.
News 6/5/04: The team dinner will take place on Friday, June 18 th, 8pm, at the incredible Korea House in JapanTown. ( Nippon Machi)
News 6/4/04: City go down to a vastly improved Academy of Art side, 2-1. City went ahead 1-0 on a beautiful volleyed goal by Vladimir Ovodov in the first half, only to lose the lead in the 2 nd.
News 5/23/04: City back to their winning ways! The boys of SFCFC get past Berenice Reserves 1-0 on Robert Hendrick’s 7 th goal of the season.
News 5/9//04: Unbeaten Streak over! The longest unbeaten streak in in club history at 22, comes to a close, as the boys go down 5-1 to Alameda. Had to lose sometime…
News 5/2//04: The Boys of SF City beat down an improving Tornado 5-2, on goals from Robert Hendricks, Chris David, Peter Skinner, and two by Andy Capote. The highlight of the match was when “Pickpocket” Peter Skinner took the ball off right off Zach Kukoy’s boot to strike the 5 th goal. STOP, THIEF !!
News 4/25//04: SF City defeats Bosnjaci 3-0, and its sweet revenge for the boys in yellow. A brace by Peter Skinner and one from Robert Hendricks make 3! The unbeaten streak stands now at 21…
News 4/18//04: The Robert Hendricks Late Show! The Football Whisperer scores two late goals (89 th and 91 st minute) after City trailed the Overlords for most of the match 0-1, on a penalty conceded in the first half. City now go top of the Table by themselves, and now extend their league unbeaten streak to 20!
News 4/11//04: No Goals at Polo Field #4! City extend their league unbeaten streak to 19, with a 0-0 draw with Star S.C. Brilliant performances were put in by Mike Khavul and Zach Kukoy.
News 4/7//04: City earns a 1-0 victory, since Tarimoro was suspended for the match on 4/4. We are now in 2 nd place, behind Bosnjaci on goal differential.
News 3/29/04: The Boys push past a weak Turducken side 2-0, sending City top of the table!
News 3/26/04: City take on FC Turducken this Sunday at 3:45pm. See you there!
News 3/22/04: Costantino Brace: City draws a hard-fought match with Martin Mack 2-2, on two goals from Marco Costantino. The boys played well, but just couldn’t get that third goal today…
News 3/17/04: HAPPY SAINT PATRICK’S DAY! & H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y to our #1 fan: AnnMarie!
News 3/8/04: Sweet Revenge! City deals out a little retribution to Union de Tula Reserves, in a 2-0 win, on goals by Chris David and Robert Hendricks. The boys were in top form, and gave back a little torment for the matches from 2002. Kudos to Khavul for saving yet another penalty!
News 3/8/04: VICTORY! City takes down SF Academy of Art 2-0, on a beautiful late Winter day, to open the season. The goal scorers: Blake Lyon and Robert Hendricks!
News 3/4/04: SF City FC take on Academy of Art this Sunday at 3:45pm, in the first league match of the season. Go City!
News 3/1/04: City ties FAS 2-2 in a hotly contested match, on goals by Paul de Lumen and Blake Lyon. 6 more days until the season starts…
News 2/28/04: The boys of City take on newly-promoted, Major-division side FAS, tomorrow in a friendly match. City is proud to announce a new sponsor: The Dogs Bollix pub on Clement and 5 th Avenue in San Francisco.
News 2/26/04: Have you seen the benefit party pictures here?
News 2/24/04: The League has posted the 1 st half season fixtures, through May 23 rd. You can see them here
News 2/22/04: City just can’t score again, and lose to the SF Kickers, 0-2. A better performance this week, as we are improving as the league season approaches. Thanks to everyone who made our benefit party a huge success. 250 people attended.
News 2/19/04: The team FU N D R AI S E R is Friday, February 20 th at 9pm at the Last Day Saloon. See the evite: here
News 2/17/04: Know of a good cameraman? We can pay them $20-25 per match to video our matches for us. Contact Jonathan and let him know…
News 2/15/04: SFCFC goes down to a very good SF Celtic Reserve side, 0-2. We just couldn’t find the net, due to Celtic keeper and fashion guru, Kiran Gowda, who was outstanding.
News 2/12/04: City takes on SF Celtic Reserves this weekend, in their 2 nd friendly. The fixtures (schedule) have been updated, reflecting the upcoming league matches, and mid-season break.
News 2/11/04: SF City welcomes new players Paul de Lumen, Gabe Zwettler, Chris David, and Zach Kukoy. Welcome aboard!
News 2/9/04: Lots of news to report! See below:
- SF City defeats the Bay City Rovers in the first friendly of the season, 5-1 on goals by Blake Lyon, Marco Costantino, and Hat Trick Hero – Super Sub Brian Kierce. Did you know he had it in him?
- Please click here for new 2004 squad of SF City FC!
- Finally, a fond farewell to Sonny Handan, who has been transferred to the Swiss Amateur side FC Glarus.Knock ‘em dead, Joker!
News 1/27/04: Our first friendly match has been scheduled: SF City FC vs Bay City Rovers, February 8 th, 11am, at Franklin Square
News 1/22/04: Classic Girl T-Shirts are now available in black! Click here or on the store link at the left! Also, I’ve updated the schedule of friendlies for February - see that here.
News 1/10/04: Tryouts begin tomorrow in Burlingame on the all-weather field. What is the weather for tomorrow? Click here
News 1/6/04: The T-Shirts are here! Click here to see them or click on the store link on the left to buy one!
News 1/1/04: HAPPY NEW YEAR! What does 2004 hold for team with the best overall record in the whole of the San Francisco League?
News 12/16/03: Friendly games on the horizon for City: SF Celtic Reserves, Bay City Rovers, Chieftains(all 1 st division) and FAS(Major).
News 12/2/03: SF City Shopping! Click hereor use the link in the frame on the left to buy your sweetie (or friend) something nice for Christmas or Chanukah!
News 11/27/03: Happy Thanksgiving! Things are sizing up for next year, as we have added 8 new players to our mailing list. Competition for spots on the 18 roster will be tough for next season! We will also add a “store” section to the web site, where you may buy T-Shirts, hoodies, and wool caps.
News 10/26/03: City crash out of the Diamond Jubilee Cup, failing to convert several scoring chances, and go down to a decent Santa Clara FC side, 1-0. Just couldn’t hit the target today. For a very strong match at the back, and precise slicing passes, Man of the Match: Darren Clark. City will now enjoy a well-deserved 2-month rest…
News 10/18/03: SF City draws Santa Clara FC from the Peninsula League in the opener of the Diamond Jubilee Cup. The match will take place at San Francisco’s Boxer Stadium on October 26 th, 2003 at 10am. Go City!
News 10/4/03: Yet another fiesta at the team dinner this year. Congratulations to Peter Skinner, Robert Hendricks, and Scott Wright for winning the Conor Farrell Award, MVP, and Most Improved Player. See the top 10 goals of the year below, and the team dinner pictures here.
Top 10 SF City Goals of the year:
10 . Blake’s headed ball to end the season, looping 10 yards over the keeper, into the net vs. Melchester
9. Marco’s stunner against Garamond that puts the seal on our championship
8. Edo’s cool dribble in the box and ball fired in the lower left hand corner against Garamond
7. Brice’s rocket into the top right hand corner in a 4-1 over Internazionale
6. Peter’s bullet winner in a 3-2 victory over Agency
5. Andy’s precision shot into the right hand corner and game winner vs. the Wanderers
4. Mike Leahy’s left-footed rocket into the right hand corner in the 6-4 goal fest vs. Internazionale
3. Vladimir’s dribble through 4 defenders in a 2-0-season opener vs. Agency
2. Super-sub Khavul’s Cantona-like goal struck from the far end of the box into the top corner
1. Sonny’s game winning firecracker against Melchester Rovers, 3-2
News 9/18/03: City looks to play in the “Diamond Jubilee Cup”, to be held in October. Will City gain another trophy?
News 9/\7/03: Championes Championes Championes Ole Ole Ole! San Francisco City Football Club defeat the Melchester Rovers 3-1 on goals by Robert Hendricks, Andy Capote, and Blake Lyon. City finish the season with the best offense and best defense with 53 goals for and 18 against! For an assist, and third goal of the game, Man of the Match: Blake Lyon. Congratulations to Robert Hendricks, for sharing the Golden Boot with Ronan O’Neil from the Rovers, each with 14 goals. 2 nd division, here we come! Sing along: Hendricks, oh Hendricks, oh Hendricks the striker for me, for me!
News 9/2/03: The boys take on Melchester Rovers in the last match of the season this Sunday. There’s only one SF City!
News 8/27/03: The Fall team dinner will be on Friday, October 3 rd, at 8:30pm, venue to be decided. The awards for MVP, Most Improved Player, and the Conor Farrell award will be presented.
News 8/24/03: The Champions continue their winning ways, defeating Internazionale in a 6-4 goal-fest. Amazing goals were scored by Mike Leahy and Andy Capote (See the fixtures section for all of the scorers). For his precision passing, a crafty solo goal, and back-marking defense, Man of the Match: Vladimir Ovodov.
News 8/17/03:
San Francisco City Football Club are champions of the 3A division for the 2003 season!
SFCFC defeats Garamond 2-0 on goals by Blake Lyon and Marco Costantino to gain promotion to the 2 nd division. A hard-fought match saw City again victorious, although Garamond played well and hung on till the end. For scoring the first goal, incredible defense, and a bicycle-kick clear off the line: Man of the Match: Blake Lyon
News 8/15/03: Three points on Sunday vs Garamond will give SF City the title, and promotion to the 2 nd division!
News 8/10/03: SF City FC defeats bottom-of-the-table Dylan’s FC 3-0 on goals by Robert Hendricks, Vladimir Ovodov, and Brice Hauser-Kauffmann. For his never ending penetration of the opponent’s defense, Man of the Match: Marco Costantino.
News 8/5/03: H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y to the Mascot, Dalai the Tibetan terrier. Our girl turns 5 today!
News 8/3/03: 2-0 Win for city! Robert Hendricks scores his 10 th & 11 th goals of the season to put city back up to a six-point lead in the division. Darren “Chopper” Clark was sent off after his 2 nd yellow card at the end of the 1 st half due to a dubious judgment by the referee, but City held their defense tight in the 2 nd to go on to victory. 2 more wins for the championship! Man of the Match: Robert Hendricks.
News 7/29/03: City will take on the only team to beat them this Sunday, South City F.C. Revenge is on the books.
News 7/20/03: SFCFC defeats the SF Wanderers 2-1!!! City triumphs over their nemesis on goals by Robert Hendricks and Andy Capote. The Wanderers barraged the City goal in the last 15 minutes, but to no avail. Since the Melchester Rovers lost today, SF City FC are now 6 points clear at the top of the table. For his movement off the ball, and defensive cover, Man of the Match: Carey Dall.
News 7/15/03: Welcome our new player, Roberto Mejia. Roberto comes to us from Garden City, Long Island, New York.
News 7/13/03: City buries the shorthanded Blue Wave, 9-0. For his team leadership, and constant work in the back - Man of the Match: Blake Lyon. Special mention also goes to Scott Wright for securing the shutout, and stuffing the opposing attackers on 2 breakaways. What about the goals? Who will forget Peter Skinner’s cracker into the bottom left hand corner, or Andy Capote’s deft back flick - which, in excruciating pain to the other team, rolled slowly over the line. Most of all, I’ll remember Khavul’s Cantona-like goal, shot from the far corner of the box into the top corner. Yes, Khavul is one of our two star keepers. Stunning! News
News 6/29/03: Another win for the boys! City holds on to a 3-2 win, after Agency equalizes not once, but twice. Brice scores his 4 th of the season, while Blake Lyon and Peter Skinner score their first. For not giving up a rebound and scoring the winning goal, Men of the Match: Scott Wright and Peter Skinner
News 6/29/03: See the pictures from Vlad’s birthday party at Brice’s and Carolyn’s here
News 6/23/03: City ends up with a 0-0 draw vs Star. The 2 nd half of the season kicks off next Sunday, June 29 th…
News 6/17/03: The team dinner is this Friday! See Jonathan for details. We play Star S.C. from the 2 nd division this weekend in a friendly. Did you know the stars in our logo come from Star S.C.?
News 6/9/03: City blow a 2-0 lead, drawing with a decent Wanderers side, 2-2. Kudos to Brian Kierce and Khavul for having great games in the back. For picking up his game in the 2 nd half, and playing like 5 players, Man of the Match: Peter Skinner!
News 6/4/03: We take on the SF Wanderers this Sunday at 11:15am. Should be a great matchup!
News 5/20/03: The schedule will be erratic over the next month, so please be sure to check the fixtures section, as well as this special calendar for June. The Spring team dinner, along with a tour of the Anchor Steam Brewery will be held on June 20 th! The match against the SF Wanderers has been re-scheduled for June 8 th, at 11:15am.
News 5/11/03: City is victorious over FC Garamond, 4-2! Andy Capote opened the scoring in the 16 th minute, followed by two excellent goals from our Man of the Match: Robert Hendricks. The result finished off with a beauty, by way of a cool dribble and finish in the box by Edo Handan. Special mention goes to our defense today, who were solid in the back: Peter, Blake, Darren, Sam, and Brian Kierce. Well done, lads…
News 5/3/03: Rained out again!
News 5/2/03: The match vs FC Garamond has been re-scheduled for 5/11. We take on the SF Wanderers this Sunday, weather allowing…
News 4/28/03: In the most exciting match of the club’s history, City overcomes a 0-2 deficit, to defeat Melchester Rovers 3-2. A poor start saw City go down 0-2 to a side that played a strong, scrappy defense, but City clawed their way back into the match on goals by Sonny Handan and Robert Hendricks. With 3 minutes left in regulation, Sonny grabbed his second goal of the day by picking up a loose ball on the top of the box, and firing home a cracker into the top corner. If that wasn’t enough, the ref awarded Melchester a penalty in the dying seconds of injury time, only to be thwarted by Mike Khavul in goal, who made an incredible diving save to his left. Man of the Match: Sonny Handan.
News 4/20/03: Another 4-1 win! City is victorious over Internazionle on goals from Javier Salas, Vladimir Ovodov, Marco Costantino, and Brice-Hauser Kauffmann.
Everyone played well, but exceptional play was seen from Brice, Scott, and Man of the Match: Vladimir Ovodov. Vlad played top notch offensive and defense, scored a brilliant goal, and was the key anchorman on the transition game. Well done, Vladosh!
News 4/6/03: City defeats Dylans FC 4-1, on goals by Andy Capote, Robert Hendricks, Javier Salas, and Brice Hauser-Kauffmann. Well done, lads. For some killer saves and brilliant goalkeeping, Man of the match: Mike Khavul
News 3/21/03: We’re off again this weekend due to Deportivo Nacional dropping out of the league, but we will practice. The ‘Bleep” test is on the agenda.
News 3/17/03: RAINED OUT. I guess we’ll have to wait until May to play the Wanderers.
News 3/9/03: City Wins 4-1!!! City dominated possession over the Blue Wave today, and had about 12 scoring chances. Man of the match: Robert Hendricks, for scoring the first 2 goals, followed by Andy Capote and one for Brice Hauser-Kauffmann. Honorable mention to the fullbacks, Sonny and Brian, for playing an outstanding match. Well done!
News 3/7/03: SF City FC faces the Blue Wave on Sunday, one of the better teams from last years “A” group.
News 3/2/03: City Wins 2-0 over Agency on goals from Marco Costantino and Vladimir Ovodov. Marco ran through and scored on the sleeping Agency defense, while Vlad weaved through the entire Agency defense to score a beautiful goal. For his box to box action, Man of the Match: Mike Leahy. Honorable mention goes to Robert Hendricks and Mike Khavul. Well done, boys. An awesome start to the season…
News 2/28/03: City kicks off its league season this Sunday vs Agency FC. See you there!
News 2/23/03: The City late show! 2 goals in the last 7 minutes allows City to tie Persoplis 2-2. City played only average, but had the advantage on the tired and rusty men of Persoplis. Good result for a 3 rd division team vs a Major one.
News 2/20/03: I have posed the league fixtures for the month of March and April! Watch out Group “A”!
News 2/10/03: Where the hell is Siapan, Northern Mariana Islands, USA? You can ask Robert Hendricks, or click here
News 2/10/03: City defeats FC Garamond, 8-1. Marco Costantino: Hat Trick Hero!
News 2/4/03: Blake Lyon is the new SF City trainer. Welcome Blake!
News 2/3/03: City ties the Chieftains 2-2 after taking the lead twice. All in all, a good start to the pre-season.
News 2/1/03: SF City takes on the Chieftains in the first friendly of the pre-season tomorrow.
News 1/27/03: Kaiser in the news! See our very own Carey Dall featured in the SF Weekly here
News 1/20/03: The Fitness test will be on Tuesday, Jan 28 th at 8pm at Kezar Stadium. Are you ready?
News 1/19/03: Wondering if we’ll be rained out for practice? Check the weather here.
News 1/17/03: The new kits have arrived. See our beautiful spokesmodel wearing the jersey.
News 1/10/03: Practice cancelled Sunday due to a rain-out. This just in from Darren: Modern 4-4-2 Formation Theory. Good for a rainy day. Please read it…
News 1/7/03: Training and try-outs start tomorrow for the 2003 season. Are you ready?
News 12/29/02: Check out the new practice regiment section (under the player info section). I have added a standard SF City Practice with options, for those rare times when I am not around.
News 12/18/02: Welcome new recruits! Happy Holidays to you all!
News 12/2/02: Practice will resume on January 8 th, 2003. Players will be expected to pass the 2-mile fitness test in 13.5 minutes.
Here is the link for the Team Dinner photos, if you haven’t seen them yet. You may need to sign up with OFOTO if you haven’t already.
Make sure to check out the club rules, as there have been a few changes…
I added a nickname section to the squad profiles
News 11/4/02: The Season is over! I'll always remember the high points, like the 2-1 victory over the Wanderers, or tying Morelos from the 1st division (a game that we would have won, with a better referee) in the Cup. Perhaps the 3-0 victory over Alameda 2001 was sweet revenge, or the thrilling comeback 1-1 draw in the downpour vs Antioch. It was also nice to see Conor Farrell's raised arms and tumble after his goal in the 7-2 victory over Imperio.
News 10/13/02: City loses again to a well-organized Martin Mack, 4-1. Martin Mack’s #10 was in top form, and was their man of the match. City’s only highlight was Vlad’s awesome solo goal, and Kaiser’s nude scene after the match.
News 10/8/02: City loses big to Union de Tula Reserves, 6-0. You can see why they have the top spot.
News 9/26/02: Tushup farewell dinner tonight! I also updated the players contact info with new numbers, etc.
News 9/23/02: City wins by default. Imperio only had 6 players at check in time by the ref, so City wins by forfeit, 1-0
News 9/16/02: City Wins!!! SF City gains their revenge on Alameda 2001 with a 3-0 victory. Men of the Match: Javier Salas, Mike Hopfinger, and Steve Tushup.
News 8/11/02: City wins their opener of the 2 nd half of the season, 3-2 on goals by Marco, Oscar, and Andy. An exciting match, City was not at the top of their game, but pulled through none the less. For being all over the place, and wreaking havoc down the left hand side of the pitch, our man of the match: Rob Johnson.
News 8/5/02: SF City welcomes their new player, Kevin Headly. Kevin plays at forward and midfield, and was born in Guyana. See the CIA factbook entry on that country. It is also the mascot’s birthday today. Dalai is 4!
News 7/31/02: Since Beach Chalet and West Sunset are closed for the month of August, there will not be any pre-2 nd half friendly matches for SF City. Bummer.
News 7/23/02: I received the league schedule today, and have updated the fixtures section. The mascot also received a bath today.
News 7/16/02: City played courageously on Sunday, but was knocked out of the SF Copa by the major division side, Club Marin, 7-1. Kudos to Philippe, who filled in at the keeper spot for us, and played the entire match without keeper gloves. He also played the entire 2 nd half with a broken finger, and a hand that was fractured in 2 places, from an injury he picked up in the 1 st half. If that’s not dedication, I don’t know what is. Philippe, you are awarded the SF City purple heart! Here’s to a speedy recovery!
News 7/7/02: Another tie for SF City as we drew with Deportivo Nacional 3-3. Kaiser, who took an ass-kicking from AnnMarie after the match at Zeitgeist, wants to know when the lads of Scotland are going to pay him his $80.
News 7/1/02: City tied Morelos yesterday 2-2. We would have had the victory if not for an outrageous dive committed by the other team in the box. Unfortunately, the ref bought it and awarded the penalty, tying the match. Men of the match: Vladimir Ovodov & Marco Costantino.
News 6/25/02: The Manager just returned from the world cup in Japan – many thanks to temporary coach Gary Poole, who did a wonderful job. Pics coming soon.
News 5/25/02: The team dinner was a success. See the pictures: here
News 5/19/02: A wild and wet morning resulted in a 1-1 draw for SF City. City went down 1-0 in the first half, but overwhelmed Antioch United in their end of the field for the entire 2 nd half. Vladimir equalized in the 78th minute, and City had several additional chances, but failed to score. Andrew Williams filled in at goal brilliantly, claiming the entire penalty area and far beyond it. Well done, Andrew! Kudos to Vlad for scoring the tying goal, and to Carey, Mike, and Darren for playing great in the middle of the field. Everyone played well today! Man of the match: Andrew Williams
News 5/12/02: SF City loses to Martin Mack 2-1. We had several chances on goal, but didn’t convert. Man of the match: Javier Sala
News 5/7/02: Check out this action shot of Javier, or as Darren calls him “Xavier”: here
News 5/7/02: Injuries still a big issue for SFCFC: Bryan Williams (finger), Rob Johnson (Hamstring), Rich Long (Hamstring), Gary Poole (Groin), Marco Costantino (Shins), Darren Clark (knee). Get healthy boyz!!!
News 5/5/02: City loses to Union de Tula Reservers, 4-1. A disappointing result. We’ll get them next time…
News 4/28/02: City plays well, but loses 2-0 to Bosnjaci. Just couldn’t find the net today, although we had our chances. Man of the match: Mike Leahy.
News 4/25/02: The Mascot decided to roll in some sewage last night at practice. The end result of that action here
News 4/21/02: City Wins! City thrashed today’s opponents Imperio, 7-2. Goals came from many a person, and everyone played well. See the fixtures section for the scorers. ( In fact, Conor Farrell scored! Hoooraa Mama Hooraa Papa! ) Man of the match: Steve Tushup!
News 4/20/02: I just switched the site over to a new hosting company, so it should be running faster now. Game on for tomrrow vs Imperio!
News 4/14/02: Result: 1-1 . SF City’s match with Alameda 2001 was abandon in the 75 th minute by the referee, due to Alameda 2001 bringing the game in to disrepute. After SF City’s tying goal in the 70 th minute by Vladimir Ovodov, Alameda 2001 decided to take out their frustrations on our French star, Brice Hauser-Kauffmann. That action resulted in a melee, which was ended by the referee. Despite Alameda 2001’s actions, SF City played an excellent match, but were unable to score early despite several chances. Kudos to Rob for filling in at the keeper spot, in which he was top notch! We will be filing an official protest of the match. Details on that later… Man of the match: Rob Johnson
News 4/8/02: I updated the Mascot section, and added a “Pictures” link for photos from yesterday’s match and Friday’s party…
News 4/7/02: City Wins! Although a bit shaky at times, SF city pulled off a win in their first ever league match, 2-1. Andy Capote opened the scoring in the 16 th minute with a touch off his boot from a rocket of a shot from Javier Salas. The Wanderers tied 7 minutes later, to even the score 1-1. A better 2 nd half for City resulted in a beautiful 55 th minute goal by Andrew Williams. Marco Costantino weaved through the Wanderers defense a laid a perfect pass for Andrew on the top of the box – which he first-timed a perfect left-footed bullet in the right hand side of the net. Man of the match: Andy Capote.
News 4/6/02 : Go City! Look for an update after 17:00 PDT (-08:00 GMT) on Sunday for the results. A friendly welcome to our international audience in Scotland, Ireland and Russia !!!
News 4/6/02 : New! Pics from Mike’s Friday night party here!Looks like we’re on for tomorrow’s match!
News 3/27/02 : The uniforms are finished! I’ll be picking them up tomorrow. Look for our Sexy Scotsman to be modeling them on the “Fixture” section soon…
News 3/23/02 : Rained out again! We’ll send a hit man to SF Rec & Park to straighten them out. Look for an update to the fixture and kits sections soon. Injured: Marco (shin splints), Mike (shin splint), Bryan (sprained finger), Oscar (Hamstring), Gary (pulled muscle). Guinness on me if you read this.
News 3/21/02 : Rain is in the forcast again for Sunday. That’s good news for Deportivo Mexico.
News 3/18/02 : We were rained out again yesterday. Is there no end in sight? Injury news: Gary and Brice seemed to have recovered from their respective injuries, as well as Oscar and Andrew. We’ll have a full squad next week, and should have our new uniforms as well.
News 3/15/02 : SF City FC had a good practice on Wednesday in preparation for Sunday’s match. 3-4 people on the roster remain injured, which makes the manager’s selection job a bit easier. Hopefully, we will not get rained out on Sunday, although there is rain in the forecast. Injured: Gary (strained muscle), Marco (shin splints, bruised tibia), Oscar (strained hamstring). Brice has shrugged off his knee injury and should be available for Sunday, as Andrew is questionable with a hamstring strain. Please call 415-609-4846 for the latest updates, including rainoiuts…
