Burlingame Dragons FC

Burlingame Dragons FC
Full name Burlingame Dragons Football Club
Founded 2014
Stadium Burlingame High School Stadium
Burlingame, California
Capacity 2,667
Owners David Ebersman
Nick Swinmurn
Head Coach Dana Taylor
League Premier Development League
Website Club home page

Burlingame Dragons FC is an American soccer club based in Burlingame, California. Founded in 2014, the team will play in the Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, starting in the 2015 season. The team is owned by Nick Swinmurn, founder of Zappos.com and a minority investor in the NBA’s Golden State Warriors, and David Ebersman, former CFO of Facebook and Genentech. [1]

The team plays its home games at Burlingame High School stadium. BDFC signed an affiliation agreement with the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer to be their official U23 team on December 9, 2014. The Dragons replaced the San Jose Earthquakes U23 squad that played in the PDL in 2014. [2][3] Dana Taylor, former Earthquakes U23 and Cal State Stanislaus coach, was hired as the Dragons first head coach on January 27, 2015. [4]

References

  1. "PDL Welcomes Burlingame Dragons FC". United Soccer Leagues (USL). December 9, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  2. "Dragons FC soccer swoops into Burlingame". Nathan Mollat (The Daily Journal). December 9, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  3. "San Jose Earthquakes announce new USL PDL affiliate: The Burlingame Dragons". Robert Jonas. SB Nation. December 9, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  4. "Burlingame Dragons Name Taylor Head Coach". United Soccer Leagues (USL). January 27, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2015.