New York Pancyprian-Freedoms
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| Full name | New York Pancyprian Freedoms |
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| Founded | 1974 |
| Stadium |
Belson Stadium Jamaica, New York |
| Capacity | 2,600 |
| General Manager |
 George Halkidis
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| Head Coach |
Stratis Mastrokyriakos
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| League | Cosmopolitan Soccer League, USASA |
| Website | Club home page |
New York Pancyprian-Freedoms is an American amateur soccer team based in Astoria, New York, United States. Founded in 1974, the team plays in Region I of the United States Adult Soccer Association, a network of amateur leagues at the fifth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid.
The team plays its home games at Belson Stadium on the campus of at St. John's University. The team's colors are white and blue.
LEAGUE PLAY (C.S.L. - Cosmopolitan Soccer League) The Pancyprian-Freedoms were founded in 1974, and have competed in New York City’s Cosmopolitan Soccer League, a well-respected league which dates back to the 1920s and which is a member of the United States Adult Soccer Association Region I group of leagues, since that inaugural season. The Freedoms have won seven Cosmopolitan League titles in their history, in 1979, 1980, 1982, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2010 and 2011.
U.S. OPEN CUP (Lamar Hunt Trophy) The Pancyprian-Freedoms are also one of the all-time great National Challenge Cup clubs, and have qualified, or have attempted to qualify, for the Open Cup every year of their existence. They won the cup three times in the pre-Major League Soccer era, in 1980, 1982 and 1983, and following their triumph in 1983 they reached the semi-finals of the CONCACAF Champions' Cup in 1984, beating Mexican powerhouse Puebla on penalties, and overcoming Honduran champions Vida, before they and their semi-final opponents CD Guadalajara were disqualified after failing to agree on the dates of the matches.
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