Soccer in the New York metropolitan area

Presently, there are four professional soccer clubs in the New York City region, fielding six teams in various leagues.

Brooklyn FC will also field a men's team in the second-division USL Championship in 2025, both playing in Maimonides Park in Coney Island.

The region has also hosted 27 U.S. Open Cup finals at various venues including Starlight Park, Triborough Stadium, Dexter Park, the Metropolitan Oval, the Polo Grounds and Ebbets Field.

Despite this, a New York City-based club has not won the Open Cup since the 1991 final, where the Brooklyn Italians defeated the Richardson Rockets.

The last time a local club reached the final was 2017, where the New York Red Bulls lost to Sporting Kansas City.

Sports Illustrated Stadium is New York metropolitan area's first professional soccer-specific stadium in the modern era of American soccer.