# 2022 Bay Cities FC season

The 2022 Bay Cities FC season was the club's first professional season and its first in the National Independent Soccer Association, one of the two third divisions in American soccer. The club's first match was on February 22, and on March 26 was the club's first competitive game. The club played in NISA until August 26, when financial difficulties forced the club to prematurely end the season.

## Background

Bay Cities FC announced its intention to play in the National Independent Soccer Association in April 2021. Following participation in the league's 2021 Independent Cup, finishing with a record of 0-1-1, the team was officially accepted into NISA for the 2022 season.
The team's first home game at Sequoia High School Stadium was a preseason friendly against Liga MX side Club Tijuana' Under-23 team. After trailing by two goals, Josiah Romero scored twice in the second half with the game ending in a draw, 2–2, in front of over 1,000 spectators.

## Season Squad

| Squad No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) |
| Goalkeepers |||||
| 0 | Alonso Lara | GK | (1991-10-10) October 10, 1991 (age 32) |
| 1 | Ian McGrane | GK | (1995-11-22) November 22, 1995 (age 28) |
| 99 | Alan Cruz-Gomez | GK | (1998-07-21) July 21, 1998 (age 26) |
| Defenders |||||
| 2 | Malik Shaheed | DF | (1998-01-09) January 9, 1998 (age 26) |
| 3 | David Kinnear | DF | (1999-01-09) January 9, 1999 (age 25) |
| 4 | Danny Turgeon | DF | (1997-07-16) July 16, 1997 (age 27) |
| 5 | Jacob Penner | DF | (1998-08-16) August 16, 1998 (age 26) |
| 6 | Jacob Goyen | DF | (1999-04-09) April 9, 1999 (age 25) |
| 8 | Christian Dean | CB | (1993-03-14) March 14, 1993 (age 31) |
| 20 | Jonathan Partida | DF | (1997-09-18) September 18, 1997 (age 27) |
| 21 | Victor Romero Jr. | DF | (1999-08-12) August 12, 1999 (age 25) |
| 31 | Mumbi Kwesele | DF | (1995-02-26) February 26, 1995 (age 29) |
| Midfielders |||||
| 12 | Carlos Gomez-Zavala | MF | (1999-07-20) July 20, 1999 (age 25) |
| 14 | Iván Valencia | MF | (1999-01-23) January 23, 1999 (age 25) |
| 18 | Andres Jimenez | MF | (1997-10-10) October 10, 1997 (age 26) |
| 19 | Gabriel Silveira | MF | (1992-04-28) April 28, 1992 (age 32) |
| 23 | Antonio Jimenez | MF | (1997-02-06) February 6, 1997 (age 27) |
| 24 | Andrew Paoli | MF | (1999-01-06) January 6, 1999 (age 25) |
| Forwards |||||
| 7 | Marco Silveira | FW | (1998-06-07) June 7, 1998 (age 26) |
| 9 | Anthony Orendain | FW | (1998-03-10) March 10, 1998 (age 26) |
| 10 | Edson Cardona | FW | (1998-12-08) December 8, 1998 (age 25) |
| 11 | Adolfo Trujillo | FW | (1999-09-19) September 19, 1999 (age 25) |
| 15 | Kevin Salto Aguilar | FW | (1999-10-11) October 11, 1999 (age 24) |
| 17 | Josiah Romero | FW | (1997-09-05) September 5, 1997 (age 27) |
| 77 | Rei Dorwart | FW | (1998-03-22) March 22, 1998 (age 26) |
Last updated: 15 September 2022. Source: Bay Cities F.C., NISA

## Transfers
### Transfers out

| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Details |
| April 30, 2022 | GK | Ian McGrane | St. Louis City SC 2 | Undisclosed fee |
| June 11, 2022 | DF | Christian Dean | Forward Madison FC | Undisclosed fee |
| September 6, 2022 | FW | Josiah Romero | FC Tucson | |
| September 29, 2022 | DF | Jonathan Partida | Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC | |

## Competitions
### National Independent Soccer Association
#### Standings — West Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | California United Strikers FC | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 6 | +18 | 35 | Qualification for the semi-finals |
| 2 | Albion San Diego | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 16 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 3 | Bay Cities FC | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 15 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 4 | Los Angeles Force | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 10 | |
| 5 | Valley United FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew from the league |
* ↑ Valley United FC withdrew from the league and their playing record of P9 W1 D1 L7 GF4 GA21 was expunged.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: April 24, 2022. Source: Match reports

#### Match results
### U.S. Open Cup

As a National Independent Soccer Association club, Bay Cities FC made its Open Cup debut in the Second Round.