Full name | Brooklyn Knights | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Knights | ||
Founded | 1999 | ||
Dissolved | 2013 | ||
Ground | Metropolitan Oval Maspeth, New York | ||
Owner | Jim Vogt | ||
Head Coach | Andreas Lindberg | ||
League | USL Premier Development League | ||
2011 | 9th, Mid Atlantic Playoffs: DNQ | ||
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Brooklyn Knights were an American soccer club based in New York City. Founded in 1999, the Knights currently field youth teams in the United Soccer Leagues Super-20 League and Super Y-League.[1] The team also previously field a team in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Mid Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The Knights decided to cease fielding a team in the PDL in January 2013.[2]
The club plays its home games at the Metropolitan Oval in Maspeth, Queens, where they have played since 2004. Brooklyn's team colors are white and blue.