TAMPA, Fla. – Manhattan Soccer Club has been announced as the ninth expansion side ahead of the 2019 USL League Two season, with the New York-based club set to compete in the Northeast Division.

Manhattan SC will split hosting its home matches at Gaelic Park Field on the campus of Manhattan College in Riverdale, New York and at Randall’s Island, New York during its debut campaign.

With an already-established youth system in place, Manhattan SC is aiming to build off its youth club and immediately translate it into USL League Two success.

“We are pleased to have another ambitious club joining the Northeast Division,” USL League Two Vice President Joel Nash said. “Manhattan SC has exhibited a commitment to growing the game on the youth side in one of the biggest cities in the world, and with the addition of their USL League Two team they can continue that mission by way of another platform.”