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Greater Binghamton FC

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Greater Binghamton FC
Full nameGreater Binghamton Futbol Club
Nickname(s)GBFC
Founded2012; 12 years ago (2012)
Dissolved2018; 6 years ago (2018)
StadiumGreater Binghamton Sports Complex
Binghamton, New York, U.S.
Capacity~2,000
OwnerBahij Kashou
General ManagerAl Mydlinski
Head CoachAl Mydlinski
WebsiteClub website

Greater Binghamton FC (GBFC) was an American soccer team located in Binghamton, New York. The team was established in 2012.[1]

The team played its home games out of the Greater Binghamton Sports Complex.

History

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Greater Binghamton Futbol Club (GBFC) was founded in 2012 in Binghamton, New York to compete in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), the fourth tier of the American soccer pyramid and roughly equivalent with the USL Premier Development League (PDL). The team played their first game on May 13, 2012 a 2-2 draw away against AFC Cleveland.

In their second season, GBFC finished 1st in the Keystone Conference during the regular season with a record of 10-2-2, going on to defeat the New York Red Bulls NPSL squad 2-1 in Binghamton,[2] but ultimately losing to defending NPSL champions, Lehigh Valley United, 1-0 in the Northeast Region finals.[3]

Year-by-year

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Year Division League Regular season Playoffs Open Cup
2012 4 NPSL 4th, Great Lakes Division Semi-Final Not eligible
2013 4 NPSL 1st, Keystone Regional Final Did not qualify
2014 4 NPSL 1st, Keystone Regional Final Second round

Stadium

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References

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  1. ^ "New Team In Town". WBNG News. March 6, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-04-21. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  2. ^ "GBFC ADVANCES". NationalPremierSoccerLeague.com. July 21, 2013. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  3. ^ "FC LVU SONIC ADVANCES". NationalPremierSoccerLeague.com. July 22, 2013. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
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