FC Buffalo is an American women's soccer club based in Buffalo, New York, United States. Founded in 2021, the team plays in USL W League (USLW), a pro-am league at the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the East Conference. FC Buffalo is the sister team of USL League Two club FC Buffalo.
The team plays its home games at Coyer Field in Buffalo. The team's colors are blue, gold and white.
History In 2021, club owner Nicholas Mendola announced the launch of a women's soccer team, which started play in May. On March 5, the club announced Nikki Bartholomew as the first manager of FC Buffalo. In their first UWS season, FC Buffalo finished in first place in the Eastern Conference, with a record of 7–2–1. FC Buffalo hosted the East Conference playoffs, winning their first match against Lancaster Inferno FC 3–2. In the Eastern Conference Final FC Buffalo lost 2–0 against CT Fusion.
On May 9, 2022, the team announced that they would play their home games for the 2022 season at Dobson Field on the campus of D'Youville University while All-High Stadium is renovated. The club again only lost once in the regular season, then winning a pair of playoff games to reach the National Championship weekend. FC Buffalo would fall against Calgary Foothills WFC in the semi-finals, ending their playoff run. After the renovations at All High were completed, Buffalo Public Schools initially declined to have the team play its matches there for the 2023 season, which forced an emergency field location at Williamsville South High School. Then in April 2024, the club were welcomed back to All-High ahead of the upcoming season. The women won the 2024 Iron Division and the right to host the National Championship weekend.
Players and staff
Current squad
Management and staff
Executive StaffPositionStaffOwner Nick MendolaDirector of Women's Soccer Liz MantelTechnical StaffPositionStaffHead coach Mike IdlandAssistant coach Dani MartinezAssistant coach Kate Rachwal
All-time record +YearLeagueW-L-DGFGAGDRegular seasonPlayoffs2021United Women's Soccer7-2-12314 +91st, East DivisionLost East Conference Finals2022United Women's Soccer7-1-2237 +161st, Penn-NY DivisionLost National Semi-Finals2023United Women's Soccer8-0-0435 +381st, East DivisionLost Second Round2024United Women's Soccer6-1-1237 +161st, Iron DivisionLost National Semi-finals2025USL W League5-3-22111 +103rd, Great Forest Divisiondid not qualify2026USL W League3-1-62124 –35th, Great Forest Divisiondid not qualifyTotal6 Seasons36-8-1215468 +86
Playoff results +SeasonGameVisitingHome2021East Conference Semi-FinalsLancaster Inferno 2FC Buffalo 3East Conference FinalsCT Fusion 2FC Buffalo 02022East Conference Semi-FinalsFC Buffalo 2New England Mutiny 1East Conference FinalsFC Buffalo 3Coppermine United 2National Semi-FinalsCalgary Foothills 4FC Buffalo 12023First Round(E1)FC Buffalo 1(E8) Albany Rush 0Second Round(E1)FC Buffalo 2(E4)Lancaster Inferno 4
Honors
UWS Eastern Conference Regular Season Champions: 2021 UWS Penn-NY Division Champions: 2022 UWS Eastern Conference (Playoff) Champions: 2022 UWS Penn-NY Division Champions: 2023 UWS Iron Division Champions: 2024
Media
All FC Buffalo home games are streamed live on the club's SportsEngine Play channel.
The club's broadcast team consists of Jeffrey Boyd on play-by-play, and Mike Babcock on color commentary.
References
External links 2026 roster