The 2021 New York City FC season was the club's seventh season of competition and its seventh in the top tier of American soccer,

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. New York City FC usually played its home games at

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in the New York City borough of

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. Like the

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, the club also played several of their home games at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey due to scheduling conflicts with Yankee Stadium and its backup stadium, Citi Field. New York City FC won the clubs' first

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title by defeating the

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2–4 in penalty shoot-outs with a 1–1 score before going into extra time, in which neither of the teams scored. In addition to the MLS season, the club also competed in the

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for the first time, finishing up in the quarter-finals after losing to

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in a penalty shoot-out.

Player movement

In

Out

Current roster

Non-competitive

Preseason

Competitive

Major League Soccer

Standings

= Eastern Conference

=Overall table

Results summary

Results by round

Results

MLS Cup Playoffs

U.S. Open Cup

On July 20, US Soccer finally announced that the tournament would be cancelled for 2021 and would resume in 2022.

Leagues Cup

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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References

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