2025 New York City FC season

New York City FC
2025 season
Head coachPascal Jansen
StadiumYankee Stadium
(The Bronx, New York)
Citi Field
(Queens, New York)
(6 matches)
MLSConference: 5th
Overall: 9th
MLS Cup PlayoffsConference Finals
U.S. Open CupRound of 32
Leagues CupLeague phase
Average home league attendance21,591[1]
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The 2025 New York City FC season was the club's 11th season in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top division of soccer in the United States. The club played most of its home games at Yankee Stadium and several games at Citi Field. NYCFC began their season on February 22 against Inter Miami CF in Florida; their first home match was on March 15 against the New England Revolution.[citation needed]

Player movement

In

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
10 AM Maximiliano Moralez Free Agent Re-Signed January 13, 2025 (1)
18 GK Greg Ranjitsingh Free Agent Free Transfer January 14, 2025 (2)
23 CB Max Murray Vermont Catamounts men's soccer Picked in the First Round of the February 21, 2025 (3)
2 LB Nico Cavallo UCLA Bruins men's soccer Picked in the Third Round of the February 21, 2025 (4)
21 DM Aiden O'Neill Standard Liège Transfer April 25, 2025 (5)
7 AM Nicolás Fernández Mercau Elche CF Transfer July 11, 2025 (6)
34 CB Raul Gustavo Ferencvárosi TC Transfer August 15, 2025 (7)

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
1 GK Luis Barraza D.C. United $150,000 in General Allocation Money December 9, 2024 (8)
6 DM James Sands FC St. Pauli Loan January 1, 2025 (9)
18 LB Christian McFarlane Manchester City F.C. Transfer January 27, 2025 (10)
7 ST Jovan Mijatović Oud-Heverlee Leuven Loan January 31, 2025 (11)
10 AM Santiago Rodríguez Botafogo FR Transfer February 22, 2025 (12)
5 CB Birk Risa Molde FK Transfer July 14, 2025 (13)
9 ST Monsef Bakrar GNK Dinamo Zagreb Transfer August 1, 2025 (14)

Roster

As of September 14, 2025[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  USA Nico Cavallo
5 DF  NOR Birk Risa
7 MF  ARG Nicolás Fernández
8 MF  USA Andrés Perea
9 FW  ALG Monsef Bakrar
11 FW  ARG Julián Fernández
12 DF  SRB Strahinja Tanasijević
13 DF  BRA Thiago Martins
16 FW  CRC Alonso Martínez
17 FW  AUT Hannes Wolf
18 GK  TRI Greg Ranjitsingh
21 MF  AUS Aiden O'Neill
22 DF  IRL Kevin O'Toole
23 DF  USA Max Murray
24 DF  JAM Tayvon Gray
26 FW  ARG Agustín Ojeda
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 MF  ARG Maxi Moralez
29 MF  USA Máximo Carrizo
30 GK  SLV Tomás Romero
32 MF  USA Jonny Shore
33 DF  USA Prince Amponsah
34 DF  BRA Raul Gustavo
35 DF  SVN Mitja Ilenič
36 FW  USA Zidane Yañez
38 DF  USA Drew Baiera
44 GK  USA Alex Rando
47 MF  USA Jacob Arroyave
49 GK  USA Matt Freese
55 MF  USA Keaton Parks
80 MF  USA Justin Haak
88 FW  SLE Malachi Jones
99 FW  JAM Seymour Garfield-Reid

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
6 MF  USA James Sands (at FC St. Pauli)
7 FW  SRB Jovan Mijatović (at OH Leuven)
43 FW  BRA Talles Magno (at Corinthians)

Current technical staff

Executive
Chief executive officer Brad Sims
Vice president for partnerships Andres Gonzalez
Vice president for communications Sam Cooke
Sporting director David Lee
Coaching staff
Head coach Pascal Jansen
Assistant coach Mehdi Ballouchy
Assistant coach Robert Vartughian
Assistant coach Leon Hapgood[3]
Goalkeeping coach Danny Cepero
Head Athletic Trainer Kevin Christen
Youth technical coordinator Rodrigo Marion

Last updated: November 9, 2022
Source: [4]

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

All matches are in Eastern Time

Preseason

January 24 1 Real Salt Lake 2–2 New York City FC Santa Barbara, California
3:05 PM EST Marczuk 37'
Ojeda 60'
Report Parks 13'
Martínez 14'
Note: Behind Closed Doors.
January 27 2 LA Galaxy 0–2 New York City FC Carson, California
3:00 PM EST Bakrar 2nd half'
Fernández 2nd half' (pen.)
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 0
Note: Behind Closed Doors.
February 5 3 (CVI) New York City FC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City Indio, California
6:00 p.m. EST Report Stadium: Empire Polo Club
February 8 4 (CVI) New York City FC 3–1 San Diego FC Indio, California
3:00 p.m.EST Martinez 28', 65'
Bakrar 39'
Romero Yellow card 88'
Report NcNair 19'
Alvarado Yellow card 35'
Tverskov Yellow card 61'
Diop Yellow card 73'
Stadium: Empire Polo Club
February 12 5 (CVI) New York City FC 1–3 St. Louis City SC Indio, California
6:00 p.m. EST Risa 86' Report Hartel 9'
Becher 67', 79'
Stadium: Empire Polo Club
February 15 6 (CVI) New York City FC 1–0 Minnesota United FC Indio, California
3:00 p.m. EST Martínez 78' Report Stadium: Empire Polo Club

Major League Soccer

League tables

Eastern Conference

MLS Eastern Conference table (2025)
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 Inter Miami CF 34 19 7 8 81 55 +26 65 Qualification for round one
4 Charlotte FC 34 19 13 2 55 46 +9 59
5 New York City FC 34 17 12 5 50 44 +6 56
6 Nashville SC 34 16 12 6 58 45 +13 54
7 Columbus Crew 34 14 8 12 55 51 +4 54
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Overall
Overall MLS standings table (2025)
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
7 Charlotte FC 34 19 13 2 55 46 +9 59
8 Minnesota United FC 34 16 8 10 56 39 +17 58
9 New York City FC 34 17 12 5 50 44 +6 56
10 Seattle Sounders FC (L) 34 15 9 10 58 48 +10 55 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16[a]
11 Nashville SC (U) 34 16 12 6 58 45 +13 54 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round one[b]
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
(L) Leagues Cup winners; (U) U.S. Open Cup winners
Notes:
  1. ^ As winners of Leagues Cup
  2. ^ As winners of 2025 U.S. Open Cup

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Major League Soccer February 22, 2025 October 18, 2025 Matchday 1 TBD 25 12 5 8 36 30 +6 048.00
MLS Cup Playoffs TBD TBD TBD TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
U.S. Open Cup May 7, 2025 May 7, 2025 Round of 32 Round of 32 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Leagues Cup July 29, 2025 August 5, 2025 Matchday 1 League phase 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 033.33
Total 29 13 5 11 39 36 +3 044.83

Last updated: August 17, 2025
Source: Competitions

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
34 56 17 12 5 50 44  +6 11 6 0 28 21  +7 6 6 5 22 23  −1

Last updated: October 4, 2025
Source: MLS Results
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results by round

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StadiumAAHHAAHHAAHHAHHHAHAHAAAAHAHAHHHAAH
ResultDLWWDLLWLWWLDWWLDWLWLWDWWWLWWWLWLL
Points1147888111114171718212424252828313134353841444447505353565656
Position
(East)
5108781011101098109768979777888887435355
Updated to match(es) played on October 4, 2025. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Conference leader;   = Playoffs berth;   = Wild card berth

Match results

  Win   Draw   Loss   Void   Postponed

February 22 1 Inter Miami CF 2–2 New York City FC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
2:30 PM EST
Report
Stadium: Chase Stadium
Attendance: 21,184
Referee: Alexis Da Silva
March 1 2 Los Angeles FC 1–0 New York City FC Los Angeles, California
10:30 PM EST
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,021
Referee: Chris Penso
March 8 3 New York City FC 2–1 Orlando City SC New York, New York
7:30 PM EST
Report
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 25,846
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
March 15 4 New York City FC 2–1 New England Revolution New York, New York
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 18,892
Referee: Malik Badawi
March 22 5 Columbus Crew 0–0 New York City FC Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EDT Report Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,235
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
March 29 6 Atlanta United FC 4–3 New York City FC Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 42,518
Referee: Filip Dujic
April 6 7 New York City FC 1–2 Minnesota United FC New York, New York
5:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 18,279
Referee: Sergii Boiko
April 12 8 New York City FC 1–0 Philadelphia Union New York, New York
7:30 PM EDT Report
Stadium: Citi Field
Attendance: 19,897
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
April 19 9 New England Revolution 2–0 New York City FC Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 21,081
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
April 26 10 Toronto FC 0–1 New York City FC Toronto, Ontario
2:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 22,699
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
May 4 11 New York City FC 1–0 FC Cincinnati New York, New York
5:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Citi Field
Attendance: 21,611
Referee: Drew Fischer
May 10 12 New York City FC 0–1 CF Montréal New York, New York
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 19,679
Referee: Chris Penso
May 14 13 D.C. United 0–0 New York City FC Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 14,283
Referee: Armando Villarreal
May 17 14 New York City FC 2–0 New York Red Bulls New York, New York
4:30 PM EDT Report
Stadium: Citi Field
Attendance: 30,804
Referee: Allen Chapman
May 25 15 New York City FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC New York, New York
5:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 18,524
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
May 28 16 New York City FC 0–3 Houston Dynamo FC New York, New York
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 17,070
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
May 31 17 Nashville SC 2–2 New York City FC Nashville, Tennessee
4:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Geodis Park
Attendance: 28,351
Referee: Jon Freemon
June 12 18 New York City FC 4–0 Atlanta United FC New York, New York
7:30 PM EDT
Report Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 18,062
Referee: Sergii Boiko
June 28 19 CF Montréal 1–0 New York City FC Montreal, Quebec
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 17,070
Referee: Victor Rivas
July 3 20 New York City FC 3–1 Toronto FC New York, New York
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 19,395
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
July 12 21 Charlotte FC 2–0 New York City FC Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
Attendance: 28,164
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
July 16 22 Orlando City SC 1–2 New York City FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 18,521
Referee: Jair Marrufo
July 19 23 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 New York City FC Kansas City, Kansas
8:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 16,987
Referee: Timothy Ford
July 25 24 FC Dallas 3–4 New York City FC Frisco, Texas
8:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 11,004
Referee: Jon Freemon
August 17 26 New York City FC 2–1 Nashville SC New York, New York
5:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 20,077
Referee: Filip Dujic
August 23 27 FC Cincinnati 0–1 New York City FC Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 PM EDT Report
Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 25,513
Referee: Victor Rivas
August 30 28 New York City FC 1–2 D.C. United New York, New York
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 20,192
Referee: Alexis Da Silva
September 13 29 Chicago Fire FC 1–3 New York City FC Chicago, Illinois
8:30 PM EDT Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 20,636
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
September 17 25 New York City FC 3–2 Columbus Crew New York, New York
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 17,413
Referee: Sergii Boiko
Note: Match originally scheduled for August 9 at Citi Field rescheduled and moved to Yankee Stadium due to field maintenance at the former.
September 20 30 New York City FC 2–0 Charlotte FC New York, New York
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Referee: Timothy Ford
Note: Match originally scheduled for September 19.
September 24 31 New York City FC 0–4 Inter Miami CF New York, New York
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Citi Field
Attendance: 40,845
Referee: Filip Dujic
September 27 32 New York Red Bulls 2–3 New York City FC Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium
Attendance: 25,219
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
October 4 33 Philadelphia Union 1–0 New York City FC Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 19,176
Referee: Jon Freemon
October 18 34 New York City FC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC New York, New York
6:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Citi Field
Attendance: 24,832
Referee: Chris Penso

MLS Cup playoffs

Round One

October 28 Round One Charlotte FC 0–1 New York City FC Charlotte, North Carolina
6:45 pm EDT Report
Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
Attendance: 33,709
Referee: Jon Freemon
November 1 Round One New York City FC 0–0
(6–7 p)
Charlotte FC New York, New York
3:30 pm EDT
Report
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 19,051
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
Penalties
November 7 Round One Charlotte FC 1–3 New York City FC Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00 pm EST
Report
Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
Attendance: 34,473
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière

Conference Semifinals

November 23 Conference Semifinals Philadelphia Union 0–1 New York City FC Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 pm EST
Report
Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 19,210
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

Conference Finals

November 29 Conference Final Inter Miami CF 5–1 New York City FC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
6:00 pm EST
Report
Stadium: Chase Stadium
Attendance: 19,136
Referee: Jon Freemon

U.S. Open Cup

May 7 Round of 32 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Pennsylvania 1–0 New York (state) New York City FC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT
Report Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 3,661
Referee: Rodrigo Albuquerque

Leagues Cup

July 29 Group stage New York City FC United States 0–3 Mexico Puebla Harrison, New Jersey
8:00 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium
Attendance: 9,384
Referee: Iván Barton
August 1 Group stage New York City FC United States 2–0 Mexico León Harrison, New Jersey
6:00 p.m. EDT Report
Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium
Attendance: 12,149
Referee: Reon Radix
August 5 Group stage Toluca Mexico 2–1 United States New York City FC New York, New York
7:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 18,496
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

References

  1. ^ https://www.worldfootball.net/competition/co73/usa-major-league-soccer/se84074/2025/attendance/
  2. ^ "New York City FC First Team". nycfc.com. New York City FC. Archived from the original on June 27, 2021. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
  3. ^ "New York City FC Names Leon Hapgood as an Assistant Coach".
  4. ^ "New York City FC Front Office". nycfc.com. July 3, 2014. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2016.