Christos FC

Further information: FC Baltimore Christos

Christos FC is an American soccer team based in Baltimore, Maryland, that competes in USL-2 & the American Premier Soccer League, an affiliated league of United States Adult Soccer Association. They formerly competed in the Maryland Major Soccer League & NPSL.

Christos FC

Full name	Christos Football Club
Founded	1997; 28 years ago (1997)
Ground	Plevyak Field Mount Saint Joseph High School
General Manager	Jody Haislip
Coach	Michael St. Martin
League	USL League Two Eastern Premier Soccer League USASA
2024	5th, Chesapeake Division Playoffs: DNQ
Website	christosfc.com
Home colors Away colors

History

Founded in 1997, the team is composed of ex-professionals and local college players in the Greater Baltimore area. The team colors are green, gold and black. The team takes its name from Christos Discount Liquors.

The club received national recognition for advancing past fourth-division sides Fredericksburg FC^[1] and Chicago FC United and the second-division side Richmond Kickers in the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.^[2][3] The team reached the fourth round, before they lost to Major League Soccer's D.C. United. Christos opened the scoring, which received national attention.^[4][5]

The team qualified again in 2018, losing in the first round to Reading United AC in a penalty kick shootout, and in 2020.^[6][7]

In November 2018, the team launched a partnership with FC Baltimore of the National Premier Soccer League.^[8] The two teams began to share resources while the newly named "FC Baltimore Christos" continued to compete in the NPSL.

In April 2021, it was announced that the team would join USL League Two for the 2022 season.^[9]

The club is also two-time Werner Fricker National Open Cup champions (2016, 2018) and won the USASA National Amateur Cup in 2016.^[10][11][12]

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Regular Season	Playoffs	Open Cup
2022	4	USL League Two	2nd, Chesapeake	Conference Quarterfinals	Did not enter
2023	4	USL League Two	3rd, Chesapeake	Did not qualify	Second qualifying round
2024	4	USL League Two	5th, Chesapeake	Did not qualify	Did not qualify

Roster

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 1 GK  USA Ethan Fesner 24 GK  USA Kenny Prince 5 MF  USA Cyrus Burgess 6 MF  USA Steve Webb 7 FW  USA Cosimo Manuzzi 8 DF  USA Clive Pennock 11 MF  USA Tom Danvers 15 DF  USA Elijah Butler 16 MF  USA Jesse O'Brian 19 DF  USA Noriaki Maeno 22 MF  USA Festus Jefferson

No. Pos. Nation Player 25 DF  USA Curtis Hoover 80 FW  USA Kyle Clayton 92 FW  USA Stan Cohen 23 DF  USA Jimmy Doe Jr. — MF  USA Gonzalo Cardenas — MF  USA Jayden Griffiths — FW  USA Danny Leigh — FW  USA Lee Hilton — DF  USA Kieran Stevens — MF  USA Luke Whitemore — MF  USA Adam Márquez

Club honors

• USASA National Amateur Cup (1): Champions 2016
• USASA Werner Fricker National Open Cup (2): Champions 2016, 2018
• Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup 4th Round 2017
• Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup 1st Round 2018
• USASA Over-30 Gerhard Mengel National Cup (3): Champions 2012, 2013, 2014
• USASA U-23 National Champions (1): Champions 2002
• USASA Over-50 Giacomo Testani National Champions 2024
• United States Adult Soccer Association

USASA National Amateur Cup Champions 2016 & Werner Fricker Open Cup Champions 2016, 2018 USASA Region 1 Open Cup Champions 2016, 2018 & Amateur Cup Champions 2016 Maryland Rowland Cup Champions 2000, 2009, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 Maryland Stewart Cup Champions 2001, 2002, 2006, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025 Maryland State Cup 0-30 Champions 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 Maryland State Cup O-40 Champions 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 Maryland State Cup O-50 Champions 2023, 2024 USASA Region 1 & Gerhard Mengel O-30 National Champions 2012, 2013, 2014 -->