Long Island Academy

Long Island Academy

Full name	Long Island Academy
Nickname(s)	The Academy
Founded	2006
Stadium	Competition Field Garden City, New York
Ground 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. Position Player Michael Adamcewicz Joshua Allen Donald Anding Troy Antonacci Mike Aquino Tyler Arnone Matt Avellino Jose Batista Thomas Bekas Nick Bell Adam Bruh Stefan Carter Joseph d'Antonio Michael Daly Gustavo Dias Prince Eltosam Julian Escobar Paul Ferrandino Adrian Gaitan Mike Gallagher

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