Christos FC is an American soccer team based in

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, that competes in the Maryland Major Soccer League, an affiliated league of

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History

Founded in 1997, the team is composed of ex-professionals and local college players in the Greater Baltimore area. The team colors are green, gold and black. The team takes its name from Christos Discount Liquors. The club received national recognition for advancing past fourth-division sides Fredericksburg FC and Chicago FC United and the second-division side Richmond Kickers in the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The team reached the fourth round, before they lost to Major League Soccer's

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. Christos opened the scoring, which received national attention. The team qualified again in

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, losing in the first round to Reading United AC in a penalty kick shootout, and in

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. In November 2018, the team launched a partnership with

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of the

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. The two teams began to share resources while the newly named "FC Baltimore Christos" continued to compete in the NPSL. In April 2021, it was announced that the team would join

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for the 2022 season. The club is also two-time

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National Open Cup champions (2016, 2018) and won the USASA National Amateur Cup in 2016.

Year-by-year

Roster

Club honors

* USASA National Amateur Cup (1): Champions 2016 *USASA Werner Fricker National Open Cup (2): Champions 2016, 2018 *

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, commonly known as the U.S. Open Cup (USOC), is a knockout cup competition in men's soccer in the United States of America. It is the oldest ongoing national soccer competition in that country. The 2023 U.S. O ...

4th Round 2017 *

1st Round 2018 *USASA Over-30 Gerhard Mengel National Cup (3): Champions 2012, 2013, 2014 *USASA U-23 National Champions (1): Champions 2002 *Maryland Major Soccer League (7): Champions 1997, 2001, 2003, 2007*, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 *

References

External links

* Association football clubs established in 1997 Soccer clubs in Maryland Sports teams in Baltimore 1997 establishments in Maryland Works soccer clubs in the United States {{Maryland-footyclub-stub