New York City Football Club Appoint Nick Cushing as Head Coach

November 10, 2022 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – New York City FC News Release

New York, N.Y. – New York City Football Club (NYCFC) is excited to announce that Nick Cushing has been appointed as Head Coach ahead of the 2023 Major League Soccer (MLS) season.

Cushing took over as the Club’s Interim Head Coach in June after the departure of former Head Coach Ronny Deila. Under Cushing’s guidance, the Boys in Blue finished third in the Eastern Conference and made a run to the Eastern Conference Finals of the Audi 2022 MLS Cup Playoffs, becoming only the third team since 2010 to reach the Conference Finals the season after winning MLS Cup.

Head Coach Nick Cushing said: “From the moment I arrived in New York in 2020, I have been really inspired by this City and by the energy in our Club. To have the responsibility of taking this incredible Football Club forward and lead the team and to continue to be successful is what I am really excited about.

“I want to thank everyone at City Football Group for believing in me and giving me the opportunity to continue to grow and develop as a coach. New York City is such a special place, there are some real special people here at the Club, we feed off our city, we feed off of our fans. We feel like our fans deserve a team that plays good football but also delivers trophies and I have the desire to continue that.”

Cushing also led his team to a Campeones Cup victory in September against Liga MX champions Atlas F.C. in a convincing 2-0 win at Yankee Stadium. In addition, under Cushing, ‘The Pigeons’ swept the regular season matchup against the Red Bulls for the first time in Club history.

Cushing continued: “I want to thank our players, coaches, support staff and everyone in the Front Office for the energy and support they have given me since June. I thank the fans that stayed behind us and supported us. Stay with us, with your unwavering support, as we move onto 2023. I can guarantee that everyone will work incredibly hard to deliver what you deserve, a football team that entertains but also a football team that has a huge desire, a huge hunger, that wants to win. The dream is to host an MLS Cup in New York, it would be amazing.”

Having joined NYCFC ahead of its 2020 season, Cushing had a successful stint as assistant coach helping the Club win its first MLS Cup in 2021 and later helped guide the team to a Concacaf Champions League Semifinal appearance in 2022.

Sporting Director David Lee said: “We are delighted to name Nick…