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| 2025 season | |||
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| Head coach | Pascal Jansen | ||
| Stadium | Yankee Stadium (The Bronx, New York) Citi Field (Queens, New York) (6 matches) |
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| MLS | Conference: 5th Overall: 9th |
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| MLS Cup Playoffs | Conference Finals | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Round of 32 | ||
| Leagues Cup | League phase | ||
| Average home league attendance | 21,591[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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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.
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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.
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Current technical staff
| Executive | |
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| 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
Ojeda |
Report | Parks
Martínez |
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| Note: Behind Closed Doors. | ||||
| January 27 2 | LA Galaxy | 0–2 | New York City FC | Carson, California |
| 3:00 PM EST | Bakrar
Fernández |
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 0 |
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| 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
Bakrar Romero |
Report | NcNair
Alvarado Tverskov Diop |
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
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Report | Hartel
Becher |
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
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Report | Stadium: Empire Polo Club |
Major League Soccer
League tables
Eastern Conference
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 |
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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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] |
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:
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| 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 | 48.00 |
| 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 | 0.00 |
| Leagues Cup | July 29, 2025 | August 5, 2025 | Matchday 1 | League phase | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 33.33 |
| Total | 29 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 36 | +3 | 44.83 | ||||
Last updated: August 17, 2025
Source: Competitions
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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
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 |
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Report |
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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 |
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Report |
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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 |
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Report |
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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 |
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Report |
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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 |
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Report |
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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 |
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Report |
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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 |
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Report |
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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 |
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Report |
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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 |
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Report |
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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 |
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Report |
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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 |
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Report |
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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 |
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Report |
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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 |
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Report |
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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 |
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Report |
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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 |
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Report |
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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 |
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Report |
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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 |
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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 |
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Report |
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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 |
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Report |
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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 |
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Report |
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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 |
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Report |
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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 |
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Report |
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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 |
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Report |
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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 |
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Report |
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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 |
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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 |
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Report |
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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 |
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Report |
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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 |
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Report |
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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 |
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Report |
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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 |
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Report |
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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 |
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Report |
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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 |
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Report |
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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 |
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Report |
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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 |
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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 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 19,051 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
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| November 7 Round One | Charlotte FC | 1–3 | New York City FC | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:00 pm EST |
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Report |
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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 |
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Report |
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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 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Chase Stadium Attendance: 19,136 Referee: Jon Freemon |
U.S. Open Cup
| May 7 Round of 32 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC |
1–0 | |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 3,661 Referee: Rodrigo Albuquerque |
Leagues Cup
| July 29 Group stage | New York City FC |
0–3 | |
Harrison, New Jersey |
| 8:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report | Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium Attendance: 9,384 Referee: Iván Barton |
| August 1 Group stage | New York City FC |
2–0 | |
Harrison, New Jersey |
| 6:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium Attendance: 12,149 Referee: Reon Radix |
| August 5 Group stage | Toluca |
2–1 | |
New York, New York |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 18,496 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere |
References
- ^ https://www.worldfootball.net/competition/co73/usa-major-league-soccer/se84074/2025/attendance/
- ^ "New York City FC First Team". nycfc.com. New York City FC. Archived from the original on June 27, 2021. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
- ^ "New York City FC Names Leon Hapgood as an Assistant Coach".
- ^ "New York City FC Front Office". nycfc.com. July 3, 2014. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2016.