Crowley’s determination to be transparent with Stockade F.C., he said, stemmed from having worked at Google and feeling “shut out” from decisions he felt he should have included his voice.

In Kingston, Stockade F.C. has been welcomed as another sign of the town’s revival, alongside new brick-and-mortar stores, an enhanced dining scene and second-home purchases by New Yorkers in the wake of IBM’s departure in the mid-1990s. (Crowley lives in Manhattan’s East Village but also has a home near Kingston, in Marbletown, N.Y.)

“The soccer team embodies the transition that is going on,” said Zach Lewis, 30, a real estate developer and a member of Stockade F.C.’s drum corps, known as the Dutch Guard. “It ties up with the age demographic of people who are into soccer.”

Against Boston City, Stockade F.C. took a 2-0 lead on a penalty kick and a deft shot chipped over Boston’s goalkeeper from 35 yards. When the match ended at 2-1, Stockade claimed first place in the Atlantic White Division. Crowley hugged Kim, his general manager, and said, “We’re going streaking!”

The crowd, though, topped out at 992, eight short of the 1,000 threshold that Crowley had hoped to reach.

“Couldn’t you have grabbed random people off the street?” Skonieczny, the goalkeeper, asked with a laugh.

Not when a club’s aim is transparency, Crowley said.

“If we get 1,000, we earn 1,000,” he said. “We’re not there yet.”