Long Island Academy

Long Island Academy

Full name	Long Island Academy
Nickname(s)	The Academy
Founded	2006
Ground	Competition Field Garden City, New York
Capacity	1,600
Owner	Paul Riley
Head Coach	Terry Uellendahl
League	National Premier Soccer League
2010	7th, Atlantic Playoffs: DNQ
Home colors Away colors

Long Island Academy is an American soccer team based in Hempstead, New York, United States. Founded in 2006, 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 Northeast Atlantic Division.

The team plays its home games on the Competition Field on the campus of Adelphi University in nearby Garden City, New York, where they have played since 2007. The team's colors are red, navy blue, and white.

The team also has a sister organization, the Long Island Fury, which plays in the WPSL.

Players

2010 Roster

Source: [1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—		USA	Michael Adamcewicz
—		USA	Joshua Allen
—		USA	Donald Anding
—		USA	Troy Antonacci
—		USA	Mike Aquino
—		USA	Tyler Arnone
—		USA	Matt Avellino
—		USA	Jose Batista
—		USA	Thomas Bekas
—		USA	Nick Bell
—		USA	Adam Bruh
—		USA	Stefan Carter
—		USA	Joseph d'Antonio
—		USA	Michael Daly
—		BRA	Gustavo Dias
—		USA	Prince Eltosam
—		USA	Julian Escobar
—		USA	Paul Ferrandino
—		USA	Adrian Gaitan
—		USA	Mike Gallagher

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—		USA	Christian Gallindo
—		USA	Shaun Higgins
—		USA	Andrew Jean-Batista
—		ECU	Fausto Klinger
—		USA	Zac Kupfer
—		USA	Brendan Lafferty
—		USA	Anthony Laza
—		USA	Thomas Lobben
—		USA	Gregory Mallia
—		USA	Pat McCann
—		USA	Renier Mena
—		USA	Joseph Odunewu
—		USA	Erik Rengifo
—		USA	Nuno Rodrigues
—		USA	Fardad Sabzezari
—		USA	Herrnando Santamaria
—		USA	Zachary Santangelo
—		USA	Rocco Schiaffino
—		USA	Christian Uy
—		USA	Jonathan Velasquez

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Regular Season	Playoffs	Open Cup
2007	4	NPSL	3rd, Northeast	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2008	4	NPSL	1st, Mid Atlantic	Semi Final	Did not qualify
2009	4	NPSL	2nd, Atlantic	Did not qualify	Did not enter
2010	4	NPSL	7th, Atlantic	Did not qualify	Did not enter

Honors

Domestic

• National Premier Soccer League
• Northeast - Atlantic Division (NPSL):
  • Winners (1): 2008

Head coaches

• Paul Riley (2007–2008)
• Adrian Gaitan (2009)
• Terry Uellendahl (2010–present)

Stadia

• Competition Field at Adelphi University; Garden City, New York (2007–present)
• Mitchel Athletic Complex; Uniondale, New York 2 games (2010)

External links

• Long Island Academy