New Jersey Copa FC

New Jersey Copa FC
Full name	New Jersey Copa Football Club
Founded	2015
Stadium	St. Joseph High School; Metuchen, New Jersey
Capacity	1,000
General Manager	Jef Thiffault
Coach	TBD
League	United Women's Soccer
Website	Club website

New Jersey Copa FC
Full name	New Jersey Copa Futbol Club
Founded	2004; 20 years ago
Stadium	St. Joseph High School; Metuchen, New Jersey
Capacity	1,000
Owner	Roberto Aguas
General Manager	Jef Thiffault
Coach	TBD
League	USL League Two
2023	4th, Metropolitan Division; Playoffs: DNQ
Website	Club website
Home colors	Away colors

New Jersey Copa FC are an American pro-am

soccer club fielded by the soccer academy FC Copa Academy from Metuchen, New Jersey. It was founded in 2004 and fields men's, women's, and youth teams in a number of different amateur and semi-professional leagues, in addition to yearly academy teams which compete in various state, regional, and national competitions sanctioned by United States Adult Soccer Association

(USASA).

One team competes in USL League Two, one of two fourth-tier soccer league in the United States, within the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference.^[2]

It formerly competed in the National Premier Soccer League between 2016 and 2019. The organization also field's a women's team in the Eastern Conference of United Women's Soccer (UWS).

USL League Two team

New Jersey Copa FC finished 2nd in the NPSL's Keystone Conference in

Clarkstown SC Eagles, 0–2, in the next round.^[6]

The team qualified via an at-large bid for the U.S. Open Cup tournament in 2017 based on its 2016 league results. In the first round, the team fell to local qualifier FC Motown, 2–0, at home.^[7]

Year by year

Year	League	Regular Season	Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup
2016	NPSL	2nd, Keystone	Regional semifinals	Did not enter
2017		1st, Keystone	Conference Final	First round
2018		5th, Keystone	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2019		9th, Keystone	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2020	USL League Two	Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021		6th, Metropolitan	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2022		4th, Metropolitan	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2023		4th, Metropolitan	Did not qualify	Did not qualify

United Women's Soccer team

New Jersey Copa FC Women's Team reached the inaugural 2016 UWS National Championship, hosted in California, in their first year competing in the league, where they eventually fell to Santa Clarita Blue Heat 1–2 in double-overtime.

The UWS is the second-tier of professional women's soccer in the United States, below the NWSL.

Year by year

Year	League	Regular Season	Playoffs
2016	UWS	1st, East Conference	Championship Final
2017		1st, East Conference	Conference Playoff
2018		8th, East Conference	Did not qualify
2019		7th, East Conference	Did not qualify
2020		Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic^[8]
2021		6th, East Conference	Did not qualify
2022		3rd, Mid-Atlantic Division	Did not qualify
2023		12th, East Conference	Did not qualify

References

^ http://fccopa.com/Page.asp?n=144924&org=fccopa.cottp://www.npsl.com/news_article/show/605247?referrer_id=2168389^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Academy, FC Copa (December 16, 2020). "FC Copa Joins USL 2 and USL Academy". FC Copa Academy. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
^ "National Premier Soccer League". npsl.bonzidev.com. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
^ "National Premier Soccer League". npsl.bonzidev.com. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
^ NPSL (July 21, 2016). "NEW JERSEY COPA FC STUNS DEFENDING NATIONAL CHAMPION COSMOS B IN REGION SEMIFINALS". National Premier Soccer League. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
^ Hargett, Joshua (July 24, 2016). "CLARKSTOWN SC EAGLES MARCH INTO NATIONAL SEMIFINALS WITH 2-0 WIN OVER NEW JERSEY COPA FC". National Premier Soccer League. Archived from the original on August 21, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
^ Fido, Austin (May 11, 2017). "Motown rolls on, Nor'easters gather strength in USOC 2017". Once A Metro. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
^ "UWS Provides Update on 2020 Season". United Women's Soccer. June 9, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.

External links

Official site

[1] ttp://fccopa.com/Page.asp?n=144924&org=fccopa.cottp://www.npsl.com/news_article/show/605247?referrer_id=2168389^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] Academy, FC Copa (December 16, 2020). "FC Copa Joins USL 2 and USL Academy". FC Copa Academy. Retrieved December 16, 2020.

[3] "National Premier Soccer League". npsl.bonzidev.com. Retrieved February 2, 2017.

[4] "National Premier Soccer League". npsl.bonzidev.com. Retrieved February 2, 2017.

[5] NPSL (July 21, 2016). "NEW JERSEY COPA FC STUNS DEFENDING NATIONAL CHAMPION COSMOS B IN REGION SEMIFINALS". National Premier Soccer League. Retrieved February 2, 2017.

[6] Hargett, Joshua (July 24, 2016). "CLARKSTOWN SC EAGLES MARCH INTO NATIONAL SEMIFINALS WITH 2-0 WIN OVER NEW JERSEY COPA FC". National Premier Soccer League. Archived from the original on August 21, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2017.

[7] Fido, Austin (May 11, 2017). "Motown rolls on, Nor'easters gather strength in USOC 2017". Once A Metro. Retrieved December 16, 2020.

[8] "UWS Provides Update on 2020 Season". United Women's Soccer. June 9, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.

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