Boston Bolts
Full nameBoston Bolts
Nickname(s)Bolts
Founded1986
StadiumAlumni Field
Newton, Massachusetts
Capacity2,000[1]
CEOBrian Ainscough
Head CoachAidan Byrne
LeagueUSL League Two
20235th Northeast Division
Playoffs: DNQ
WebsiteClub website

Boston Bolts is an American soccer club based in Newton, Massachusetts. The club's men's team plays in USL League Two, using Alumni Field at Mount Ida College, with capacity of 2,000, as their home field.

In 2021, the Boston Bolts finished the season 2nd in the Northeast Division of USL2 and qualified for the playoffs.

Club history

The Boston Bolts started with four girls teams in 1986. Now the oldest soccer club in Massachusetts, the Bolts attracted the finest coaches and players in the Boston area, and rapidly grew to a coed club of national recognition. In 1994, the girls U19 Bolts captured the USYSA National Championship title, becoming the first and only girls team from Massachusetts to win the prestigious national title. In 2005, the boys U15 Bolts became the first and only Massachusetts boys team to win the title. In its tenure, Bolts teams have earned a spot of national prominence winning more state, regional and national cup competitions, and also other national and international showcase tournaments such as Score at the Shore, the Disney Showcase, Dallas Cup and Surf Cup, than any other Massachusetts team.

The club has been led by a series of recognized soccer figures, such as John Burrill, past executive director of Mass Youth Soccer; Ed Kelly, Head Men's Coach at Boston College; John Kerr, Head Men's Coach at Duke University; John Willet, former president; and current CEO, Brian Ainscough.

Players

Notable former players

This list of notable former players comprises players who went on to play professional soccer after playing for the team in the Premier Development League, USL2, or those who previously played professionally before joining the team.[2]

Year-by-year

Year Level League Regular Season Playoffs U.S. Open Cup
2016 4 USL PDL 4th, Northeast did not qualify did not enter
2017 4 USL PDL 4th, Northeast did not qualify did not qualify
2018 4 USL PDL 4th, Northeast did not qualify did not qualify
2019 4 USL League Two 4th, Northeast did not qualify did not qualify
2020 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 4 USL League Two 2nd, Northeast Conference Quarterfinals did not qualify
2022 4 USL League Two 6th, Northeast did not qualify did not qualify
2023 4 USL League Two 5th, Northeast did not qualify did not qualify

References

  1. ↑ "Fields & Facilities | FC Boston". Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Join The Nutz and Boltz fan group". Retrieved October 13, 2019.


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