Boston Bolts (USL)
Full name | Boston Bolts | |
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Nickname(s) | Bolts | |
Founded | 1986 | |
Stadium | Alumni Field Newton, Massachusetts | |
Capacity | 2,000[1] | |
Head Coach | Aidan Byrne | |
League | USL League Two | |
2021 | 2nd Northeast Division Playoffs: Conference Quarterfinals | |
Website | Club website | |
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Founded in 1986, the Boston Bolts provide a complete player development pathway, offering programming from the Future Elite Program (FEP) where players learn and develop as soccer players, to national level teams in the MLS NEXT program and pre professional competition in USL2.[2] The Club boasts a top level, professional coaching staff, which is recognized and respected nation-wide. Bolts players come from throughout Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Rhode Island. The Boston Bolts USL League Two team sits at the top of their player development pathway and provides a professional and highly-competitive opportunity for Bolts alumni and other talented players who play at top colleges and universities around the country.
In 2021, the Boston Bolts finished the season 2nd in the Northeast Division of USL2 and qualified for the playoffs.
Club history[edit]
The Boston Bolts started with four girls teams in 1986. Now the oldest soccer club in Massachusetts, the Bolts attracted the finest coaches and players in the Boston area, and rapidly grew to a coed club of national recognition. In 1994, the girls U19 Bolts captured the USYSA National Championship title, becoming the first and only girls team from Massachusetts to win the prestigious national title. In 2005, the boys U15 Bolts became the first and only Massachusetts boys team to win the title. In its tenure, Bolts teams have earned a spot of national prominence winning more state, regional and national cup competitions, and also other national and international showcase tournaments such as Score at the Shore, the Disney Showcase, Dallas Cup and Surf Cup, than any other Massachusetts team.
The club has been led by a series of recognized soccer figures, such as John Burrill, past Executive Director of Mass Youth Soccer; Ed Kelly, Head Men’s Coach at Boston College; John Kerr, Head Men’s Coach at Duke University; John Willet, former President; and current CEO, Brian Ainscough.
Players[edit]
Notable former players[edit]
This list of notable former players comprises players who went on to play professional soccer after playing for the team in the Premier Development League, USL2, or those who previously played professionally before joining the team.[3]
Year-by-year[edit]
Year | Level | League | Regular Season | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup |
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2016 | 4 | USL PDL | 4th, Northeast | Did not qualify | Did not enter |
2017 | 4 | USL PDL | 4th, Northeast | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
2018 | 4 | USL PDL | 4th, Northeast | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
2019 | 4 | USL League Two | 4th, Northeast | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
2020 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
2021 | 4 | USL League Two | 2nd, Northeast | Conference Quarterfinals | Did not qualify |
References[edit]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "We Are Bolts". Retrieved October 27, 2021.
- ^ "Join The Nutz and Boltz fan group". Retrieved October 13, 2019.