FC Buffalo
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| Full name | FC Buffalo |
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| Nickname(s) | Blitzers, Wolves |
| Founded | 2009 |
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All-High Stadium Buffalo, New York |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| Owners | Nick Mendola Scott Frauenhofer |
| Head Coach | Frank Butcher |
| League | National Premier Soccer League |
| 2016 | 3rd, Midwest Region, Great Lakes East Conference |
| Website | Club home page |
FC Buffalo is an American soccer team based in Buffalo, New York, United States. Founded in 2009, the team plays in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Midwest Division.
The team plays its home games at All-High Stadium. The team's colors are blue, gold and white.
FC Buffalo participates in the Erie County Derby against Erie Commodores FC, a regional NPSL rivalry pitting Erie County, New York and Erie County, Pennsylvania.
FC Buffalo joined the NPSL as an expansion franchise in 2009 and took part in its first competitive season in 2010. While not a continuation of either franchise, FC Buffalo follows in the footsteps of two other recent Buffalo-based teams that competed in the NPSL: Queen City FC and Buffalo City FC. The team is owned by a group of five Buffalonians: Joshua Batten, Scott Frauenhofer, Donny Kutzbach, Nick Mendola and Ray Siminski.
The club had a contest for fans to submit a nickname and after much debate and thousands of votes cast, "Blitzers" was chosen. The vote was aided by Buffalo native and CNN broadcaster Wolf Blitzer airing an interview with owners Nick Mendola and Scott Frauenhofer discussing the contest.
ESPN correspondent Vincent Thomas commented: "Although the 'Blitzers' nickname has ended up being a pretty deft marketing move, it's more legit than a ploy. The term blitz comes from the German word for lightning, which is all over the team's logo and the city's municipal flag. And, of course, there's a mutual fondness between Blitzer and his hometown."
The Blitzers finished their opening campaign with six wins, two draws and four losses. They were the only team to defeat the Keystone Conference champion FC Sonic.
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